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Microsoft has called its January sales result a great start to what will be "the biggest and best year in Xbox history." 332,800 Xbox 360 consoles was sold last month, and combined sales of 360 software, hardware and accessories reached $313 million. $158 million was spent on Xbox games alone, …
Read More »Latest ABCs show mixed fortunes
UPDATE: Full comparison to previously reported figures for specialist games and select PC titles added to end of story The latest circulation figures from ABC are out, with readers of Nintendo, PlayStation and PC magazines down. Future’s Official Nintendo Magazine has seen its readership slide 12.8 per cent to 51,271, …
Read More »Ferrari returns to Need for Speed
EA has announced that seven years on from its last appearance in a Need for Speed title, Ferrari is to make a return to the series in the form of an Xbox 360 only DLC pack for NFS: Shift. Ten cars in total will be included as part of the …
Read More »More from Natal at Gamefest 2010
Microsoft's developer conference to lift the veil on Xbox 360's high profile device
Read More »Ghost Recon: Future Soldier revealed
Ubisoft has at last officially confirmed what many suspected – that a new Ghost Recon title will be released this Christmas. It will be called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and is being developed by the same team that made Advanced Warfighter 2. The game will, according to Ubisoft, go beyond …
Read More »The Sims 3 confirmed for consoles
EA has as part of its latest financial report confirmed that massive PC hit The Sims 3 will be heading to consoles this Christmas. To read the full story, follow the link to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Gamefest 2010
Microsoft's European dev account manager looks forward to the Xbox event
Read More »Bungie promises Halo 2 send-off
In a sad post on its official blog, developer Bungie has pledged one last hoorah” for the iconic and genre-defining Halo 2 ahead of Microsoft’s decision to deactivate Xbox Live multiplayer support for original Xbox titles on April 15th. We’re all saddened at the realisation that an era is coming …
Read More »LA Noire goes multiplatform
As has been suspected for some time, Rockstar has confirmed that the long-in-development La Noire is no longer a PS3 exclusive and will in fact be released on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well. After a prolonged period of silence on the game, developer Team Bondi has at last shed some …
Read More »XBLA revenues hit $100m in 09
An annual report from Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) claims that Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade download service generated revenues in excess of $100m in 2009 – a new record for the digital outlet. More precisely, FADE reckons XBLA made $103.4m worldwide in 2009, representing a 34 per cent year-on-year …
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