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Read More »Xbox 360 boasts best attach rate
A new analytical study from Gamastutra claims that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 boasts the current highest attach rate of all the next generation consoles – though Nintendo can lay claim to having the highest first party software attach rate. The numbers show that the Xbox 360 can currently claim a ratio …
Read More »JAPAN: PS3 finally outsells 360
After lagging behind Microsoft’s rejuvenated Xbox 360 for a surprising six weeks in the Japanese hardware charts, Sony’s PS3 has finally reversed the tide by outpacing Microsoft’s machine for the week ending November 2nd. Media Create figures show that PS3 shifted a vastly improved 39,587 units last week, far ahead …
Read More »Sega Mega Drive Collection goes HD
Sega has announced that it is to release a 720p enabled 16bit collection entitled Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year. Whether or not this is the rumoured Sonic Collection hinted at in September is unclear. Sonic is included, however, in both his first, …
Read More »Half of NXE features were cut
Ahead of the high-profile Xbox 360 firmware update that will bring with it the New Xbox Experience later this month , Microsoft has admitted that it had to cut half of its plans during the development process. Speaking to CVG, Microsoft’s Jerry Johnson stated: There’s still a lot of stuff …
Read More »Team Ninja sings PS3’s praises
Whilst Team Ninja was one of Xbox 360’s staunchest Japanese allies under the stewardship of the now departed Tomonubu Itagaki , it seems that the new regime at the outfit has found time to feel the love for both PS3 and Wii. To read the story in full, set your …
Read More »Team Ninja targeting PS3 and Wii
It seems the studioâ??s love for all things 360 left with former boss Tomonobu Itagaki
Read More »Sony: 360 ports to be PS3 downgrades
The boss of Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ray Maguire has stated that he believes third party developers will in future use PS3 as their lead platform and then remove elements of their titles when porting across to Xbox 360. To read more, head over to the online home of Develop …
Read More »Sony: Developers will downgrade 360 titles
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire says more third parties will embrace PS3 as lead development platform
Read More »UK CHARTS: Fallout smashes Oblivion sales
Bethesda’s Fallout 3 has blown away the sales impact of its direct predecessor, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with the Xbox 360 version selling 57 per cent more copies than the medieval adventure in its first week. Fallout 3 shot straight to the top of Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 …
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