XBOX 360 news

While it's clear that nothing is truly recession-proof, video games are doing a heck of a job trying to buck the trend.
that software and hardware combined reached $1.33 billion in revenue for the month, a 13 percent jump over $1.18 billion in January 2008. Nintendo continues to dominate with Xbox 360 making a very impressive showing.
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 777K
2. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 415K
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 292K
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Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this month began offering a free month of Xbox Live with the pre-purchase of
for Microsoft Corp.'s in a members-only promotion.
In the offer, customers in the Reward Zone Gamer's Club can print an in-store coupon at 'myrewardzone.bestbuy.com' for a free 1-Month Xbox Live Gold Card with advanced purchase of
.
The Xbox Live 1-Month Gold Card typically sells for $7.99.
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Any movie, any time. Is that too much to ask?
It’s technically possible. It’s what the people want. It will make the movie companies rich. And yet not a single legal source of movies — hotel, plane, pay-per-view, video store,
TV, Vudu box, Internet downloads, nothing — offers instant delivery of any movie you want.
comes close. It’s got the “any movie” part covered, since it
virtually every movie ever Continue reading »

The video game console wars have been kind of boring lately, with no hot rumors to talk about. But
has kicked off a new round of chatter about which chips are going to be in the PlayStation 4, the Wii 2 and the Xbox 3 (not the official names).
There isn’t any official information on this yet. And it’s pretty early for the console makers to lock down on contracts with chip makers. But Charlie has dragged me, kicking and screaming, into Continue reading »

out in the cold. This decision really makes sense for the U.S.-heavy Xbox 360 market; there aren’t many of North American console owners that know—or care to know—about the world of FIA GT racing. “Give me NASCAR or give me death,” is the main racing credo in these here parts, unfortunately.
Picking up where THQ left off, however, is SimBin’s new partner, Atari—a publisher that’s not afraid of a thorough racing simulator (ie,
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After Sony bashed Microsoft 's Xbox 360, calling it something that "lacks longevity" and stating that it's impossible for their
competitor to sell more Xbox 360 units than the PlayStation 3 due to Microsoft 's tendency to make consoles with short lifespans,
Microsoft has now responded.
In response to Sony's criticisms of the Xbox 360, Microsoft calls Sony both "complacent" and "out of touch," while noting
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by Stevie Smith - Jan 21 2009, 05:20
While resisting the temptation to (once again) lapse into tongue-in-cheek hyperbole surrounding the ‘handbags at dawn’ exchanges that Microsoft and Sony frequently engage in when it comes to their gaming hardware, we thought you may like to know Microsoft has responded to Sony’s latest bout of corporate posturing.
Specifically, comments made this week by Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai have Continue reading »

Sony's PS3 game console is popular among many gamers, but faces significant competition from the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. Much of the pressure placed on the PS3 by the other two major game consoles is one of price.
One of the reasons that the PS3 is still priced well above some versions of the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii is because the components and technology used in the PS3 make it more expensive to build. It's hard for Sony to cut the Continue reading »

Retailer Amazon.com on Tues. discounted a range of Xbox Live products for Microsoft Corp.'s
during the holiday buying period.
On Tues., the retailer price cut the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Card to
, down from a $49.99 MSRP.
Additionally, the Xbox Live 1600 Points Card was dropped to
, down from $19.99 and the Xbox Live 4000 Points Card was discounted to
from $49.99.
Finally, the Xbox Live 60GB Starter Kit was price cut to
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February 16, 2009 11:37 AM PST
Dude, seriously. This isn't the first article you've written about how you don't think the Wii is fun. We get the point. That and you aren't alone. The hard core trad gamers aren't the ones playing the Wii. After Nintendo lost the last console round they looked at that market and basically decided that Sony and Microsoft could fight over the same old gamers all they wanted. Nintendo was going to go get other Continue reading »

December 17, 2008
Video delivery platform provider GridNetworks announced that GridCast TV, its subscription service for on-demand video streaming over the Internet, now supports the PlayStation 3.
Launched last month, the service enables content distributors and owners to stream video directly over the Internet. Users can access the content with an Xbox 360, an Internet-enabled television, and now a PlayStation 3, without requiring a set-top Continue reading »

Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3
in the latest Japan hardware charts. The hardware ranked No. 4 in overall sales.
on the Home online software. The software was updated from ver. 1.03 to 1.04.
to Singstar PS3 to allow for backwards compatibility to PS2 entries of the franchise.
that showcases the video download capabilities of the PS3.
Target Corp. stores this week offered select EA PS3 titles at
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