50 news & feature articles for 'Xbox'
Microsoft has announced a 250GB Xbox 360 with Modern Warfare 2 styling
... upcoming November 10 adds a new special black Xbox 360 with Modern Warfare 2. For $400 you can get the system with the Modern Warfare 2 styling, two wireless controllers, a 250GB hard drive, and a standard ... read more
Published 16 Sep 2009 in news/gamers newsNew Xbox 360 Project Natal's Motion Sensor Blows Wii Away
Microsoft press conference on Monday at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, Microsoft blew the media away with Project Natal, a motion sensing device that allows you to control video games and Xbox ... read more
Published 02 Jun 2009 in news/technology newsXbox 360 Sees Biggest European Sales Month In November
Microsoft says that this November saw the biggest European sales month for Xbox 360 since its 2005 launch, outselling Sony's PlayStation 3 across the territory while making significant gains in Span, France, ... read more
Published 04 Dec 2008 in news/gamers newsWii Sales Over 7 Million Milestone In Japan
... the Xbox 360 around 800,000 units. Although easily the best-selling home console in Japan, the Wii’s dominance in its home country is not quite as total as in the West. The console is regularly ... read more
Published 26 Nov 2008 in news/gamers newsBlockbuster and Netflix gets fiercer On-Demand To TV Service
... TV episodes that can be instantly streamed to the TV via the Xbox 360, at no additional monthly fee for Netflix members who are also Xbox LIVE Gold members. The response? Blockbuster announced a partnership ... read more
Published 26 Nov 2008 in news/technology newsJapan: PS3 and DSi sales slow
... with just under 6,000 sales. DSi - 104,897 PSP - 43,726 Wii - 24,726 PlayStation 3 - 18,354 Xbox 360 - 12,759 DS Lite - 8,381 PS2 - 5,743 ... read more
Published 17 Nov 2008 in news/gamers newsVideo Games Are Good For Kids, Experts Find
... to additional platforms including PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. The other most popular games in order cited in the report are: "Halo 3," "Madden NFL," "Solitaire," ... read more
Published 18 Sep 2008 in news/gamers newsStar Wars Finally Unleashed on Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStations and More
... Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home videogame system from Nintendo, Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer ... read more
Published 17 Sep 2008 in news/gamers newsXbox 360 Barely Outsells PS3 in August
It's back and forth between Microsoft and Sony, while Nintendo trumps both with more Wii sales than Xbox 360 and PS3 combined. Xbox 360 won the latest round in the monthly battle with PlayStation ... read more
Published 14 Sep 2008 in news/gamers newsMicrosoft plans 'Skymarket' apps store for Windows Mobile 7 in 2009
... currently recommends to interested developers. Handango takes a cut from between 40% and 70% of mobile developer's revenues. Microsoft has already established a store for selling games called the Xbox ... read more
Published 02 Sep 2008 in news/technology newsImmersion to pay Microsoft $20.75M of Sony's money
Immersion Corp. has agreed to pay Microsoft Corp. $20.75 million to settle a legal tangle that started with a suit against Microsoft over the "rumble" feature of its Xbox game console controllers. ... read more
Published 27 Aug 2008 in news/technology newsNintendo Hit by Another Wii Lawsuit
... lead over Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox360—making Hillcrest appear to be an opportunity-seeking Johnny-come-lately. In July, Nintendo sold 555,000 Wii consoles in the U.S., ... read more
Published 22 Aug 2008 in news/gamers newsNeed for Speed: Undercover Set for Release Nov. 18
... shelves on November 18, and naturally, it'll be available for every computerized apparatus with a button -- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC (via GameSpot). ... read more
Published 17 Aug 2008 in news/gamers newsJuly video game sales jump 28 percent
... the top-selling gaming system with 608,400 units, followed by the Wii at 555,000. The pricier, fancier consoles, the PlayStation 3 from Sony Corp. and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp., came in ... read more
Published 15 Aug 2008 in news/gamers newsCompression to make Rage uglier on Xbox 360 than PS3
According to Shack News, id's upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter will look worse on Xbox 360 than PS3, given the limited disc space of the former when coupled with surcharges from Microsoft. As ... read more
Published 01 Aug 2008 in news/gamers newsGames for Windows - Live goes totally free
... announced Games for Windows - Live in 2007, the firm said it would offer free PC-to-PC multiplayer gaming and community features, but charge $50 per year (which also included an Xbox Live gold membership) ... read more
Published 23 Jul 2008 in news/gamers newsMicrosoft Xbox 360 Price Cut, Netflix Streaming Deal
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced over the weekend that it has slashed $50 off the price of its basic 20GB Xbox 360 game console, to $299, while also unveiling plans to release a new 60GB ... read more
Published 15 Jul 2008 in news/gamers newsXbox 360 price cut coming July 13
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about rumors that Microsoft was planning to chop the Xbox 360's price in July. Well, that price cut was all but confirmed today by Kotaku. After posting leaked photos ... read more
Published 12 Jul 2008 in news/gamers newsUnreal Tournament 3 Available Now
CHICAGO - Midway Games Inc. a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, and world-renowned developer Epic Games, today announced Unreal Tournament 3, for the Xbox 360® video game ... read more
Published 07 Jul 2008 in news/gamers newsSecond Viva Pinata bash Out in Sept. 2
From the first day Microsoft unveiled Viva Pinata as a Rare-developed Xbox 360 game and a Saturday morning cartoon, it made its intentions to expand the brand undeniably clear. Since then, Microsoft has ... read more
Published 04 Jul 2008 in news/gamers news
