Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 5 million mark in Europe thereby putting it ahead of the PlayStation 3 by some three quarters of a million according to tub-thumping comments from Microsoft’s European VP of strategic marketing David Gosen.
Gosen, who made his name in a five year tenure at Nintendo that saw the launch of […]
Solid Snake as Tom Selleck. Dont believe me? Check out an unofficial US cover art for Metal Gear Solid 4:
The PlayStation 3 isn’t the only system getting some bundle love from Capcom. Microsoft Japan announced today the Xbox 360 Devil May Cry 4 Premium Pack, a hardware bundle that combines the 360 with the latest installment of Capcom’s dramatic action hack-n-slasher.
The Japan-only bundle includes a Xbox 360 Standard Model, which is the Japanese version […]
Despite losing it’s iconic leading man to the upper echelons of US politics, the Terminator franchise moves on. With the first film in a proposed new trilogy hitting cinemas next year, work on the inevitable tie-in game has already begun.
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins focuses on the exploits of now 30-year-old John Connor, and Hollywood […]
Looks like Ninja Gaiden 2 is coming to the Xbox 360 as an exclusive and published by Microsoft, no less.
During Microsoft’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press briefing, Team Ninja’s own Tomonobu Itagaki took center stage to announce Ninja Gaiden 2 and that it will be headed to the Xbox 360 exclusively in 2008. Itagaki then proceeded […]
Roughly nine months after Nintendo first released the Wii, the console is still regularly flying off shleves online and traditional brick and mortar shops. Back in May, Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata apologized for the shortages, blaming them on production bottlenecks. Later that month, Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian told investors the company […]
It’s a good time to “jump in” and buy an Xbox 360. Microsoft has just announced that it has officially dropped the price of the Xbox 360 by $50 U.S. dollars to coincide with the release of Madden NFL 08. Beginning August 8, 2007 the 360 “Premium” system will retail for $349.99 (down from $399.99) […]
The Singaporean semiconductor manufacturer that manufactured Xbox 360’s processor is reportedly developing an improved CPU, most likely as replacement for the current chips in Microsoft’s console.
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has said it will produce a 45-nanometer processor for use in videogame consoles within the next 18 months. The company previously made 90nm and 65nm versions […]
People are working hard (or hardly working) to get their hands on the PS3. Folks are paying, on average, more than $1K to take home the shiny black console.
The Wii and XBox 360 are getting some love as well on eBay, but the PS3 is certainly the darling of the auction site at […]
A new study by Nielson seems to suggest that gamers spend between 5-7 hours per week online playing games (Live! is included).
Even more interesting is the percentage clearly indicated that online gaming is the way of the future (duh):
Nielson found that, as of August, about 117 million people in the U.S. qualified as active gamers, […]
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