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It might have enjoyed some eye-watering user numbers in its first week of release, but the hyped Halo Reach beta has failed to topple FPS favourite Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and, perhaps more surprisingly, Halo ODST from the top of the Xbox Live Online Play listings. By default …
Read More »MS partnering with LG for 3D?
A press release from Korean tech giant LG appears to point to a new partnership with Microsoft to promote the still unknown 3D gaming plans of the Xbox 360. Sony has already set out its intentions to lead in the emerging 3D games space, and Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld will …
Read More »Gay Tony gets XBL discount
Microsoft has confirmed that the second expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, called the Ballad of Gay Tony, is on sale for the next seven days on Xbox Live. The premium DLC normally costs 1600 Microsoft Points, or around 13.70. However, this week Microsoft has cut 400 MSP from that …
Read More »US: Sandisk shipping 360 USB drives
PC peripherals firm Sandisk has released its first Xbox 360 branded USB memory drives in North America. As spotted by VG247, the devices come in two flavours – an 8GB variant for $34.99 and a 16GB version for $69.99. Microsoft added the ability to use any USB mass storage device …
Read More »MySims heads to 360 and PS3
The latest instalment of EA’s MySims franchise – SkyHeroes – has been scheduled for release this autumn and is heading to Xbox 360 and PS3 for the first time, as well as the Wii and DS. The MySims series has sold strongly on the casual-focused Wii and DS formats and …
Read More »XBLA sales rise 41%
Sales of digitally downloaded games on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade in the US reached a record high of $10.6m last month, finishing ahead of February’s $6.8m. This caused a 41 per cent year-on-year sales increase, according to a report by Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE). Topping the sales was …
Read More »Global Xbox sales hit 40m
The Xbox 360 has now sold over 40m units worldwide since it was first launched in late 2005. The news comes as Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division reports yet another successful quarter, with the three months ending March 31 delivering profits $165m. Revenue hit $1.67bn – up from $1.63bn in …
Read More »Xbox Live price hike to fund TV channel
Microsoft is allegedly in discussions with Peter Chernin, the former president of News Corp, to launch an Xbox 360-dedicated TV channel. Controversially, however, Chernin wants Microsoft to raise the monthly price of a subscription to Xbox Live by between $1 and $2 to fund the venture. Bloomberg reports that the …
Read More »Gosen leaves Microsoft
Two years on from his return to the games industry as the head of Microsoft’s casual games movement, David Gosen is leaving the Xbox platform holder, MCV can reveal. Gosen, whose former roles include Nintendo Europe MD and I-Play CEO, is to leave his position as VP of strategic marketing …
Read More »The end for (original) Xbox Live
Take heed, original Xbox owners – today is the last day that you’ll be able to take your console online. At midnight tonight Microsoft will permanently turn off the lights for one of the most pioneering online console services the world has ever seen. The move will also see online …
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