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March 24th, 2007

Black Xbox 360 Confirmed

Next month Microsoft will debut a black Xbox 360 with HDMI outputs eerily retro to the original Xbox console. I love the black scheme and am torn between whether I like the white or black one better.
The new console is not all looks and will come equipped with the previously mentioned HDMI outputs as well […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

March 24th, 2007

Japanese Sales Numbers

Japan has very different sales trends often times than North America or Europe which makes them all the more interesting to look at. japan has a marked slant towards both Nintendo products as well as handhelds. Here’s the numbers for Japan from March 12th-18th courtesy of Joystiq:
- DS Lite: 121,471 12,959 (11.94%)
- Wii: 67,070 […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2007

Black Xbox 360 Coming?

The authors over at Tweak Town have images of a black Xbox 360 at a Taipei game show. Here is one image from the Tweak Town post:

(via Tweak Town)

No word on whether or not this will market to market or when such a move would hypothetically happen. It would be a logical move for Microsoft […]

By Kris -- 3 comments

February 3rd, 2007

PS3 Defended in Recent Press

Jack Tretton the CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has gone on a PR sprint of sorts defending the PS3 as the dominant console and saying that they are  essentially being rooted against and being put up against unrealistic standards. So lets break down some key parts of the article.
“Because we’re in that […]

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January 27th, 2007

PS3 To Be Released March 23 Overseas

Although the next gen console has already made its debut in the US as well as Japan and other regions the highly advertised system will be released March 23 overseas. Areas for release include Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and biggest of all Europe. Sony is battling for market share with competitors Nintondo and Microsoft […]

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January 26th, 2007

PlayStation 3 to Sell for $835 in Britain

Technology blog is reporting that Sony will debut the PlayStation 3 in Britain with a euro-equivalent price of $835 dollars. The price is more than $200 over what the system costs in the U.S. but it is actually no surprise. Sony could charge nearly any price they wanted to for the system on its debut […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

January 20th, 2007

Gears of War Now Triple Platinum

Gears of War, the hit Xbox 360 game from Epic Games has gone triple platinum. The game was already the fastest selling Xbox 360 game selling 2 million compies in just over 6 weeks after its early November release.
The game overtook Halo 2 as the most popular game on Xbox Live, a spot Halo had […]

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November 3rd, 2006

Lucas Arts and ZeroBoss Giveaway: Thrillville

Jay over at the Zero Boss is partnering with Lucas Arts to giveaway Thrillville, an amusement park sim for the PS2, PSP and XBox. If you have a Nintendo or PC, sorry… But he says to submit anyway and he’ll think of something to give you.
More on the game and the contest:
Thrillville is […]

By Robyn Tippins -- 1 comment

June 8th, 2006

The Making of Halo 3 on YouTube

What starts out as a great “Making of Halo 3″ PR video for Microsoft, turns out to be a cat fight that’s really worth watching. Of course, the fact that I’m blogging about it and that Justin emailed it to me means that their PR is working, I guess.
Viral PR… Microsoft/Bungie really gets […]

By Robyn Tippins -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2006

Microsoft Hires The Burger King

Microsoft is planning on making a game featuring our favorite tv commercial character, the king, the burger king that is. The game will supposedly be a blow-em-up shooter, and a cross between “Halo” and “Destroy all Humans.”
“The games will be created by Microsoft for its popular Xbox systems and will be distributed through its restaurants […]

By Justin -- 2 comments