Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm On Xbox 360
In further integration of digital media platforms, a firmware update will bring Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console tomorrow. Users must have an Xbox Live Gold membership...
View ArticleVideogame Analyst: PS3 Sees February Growth As Wii, 360 Decline
In advance of the NPD Group’s February sales data (expected this Thursday), Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has issued his own sales preview, which forecasts software sales to be down...
View ArticleXbox 360 Users Top 40 Million Worldwide
Following Microsoft’s announcement that it has surpassed sales of 40 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide, PC World breaks down the platform’s U.S. installed-base relative to the Nintendo Wii and Sony...
View ArticlePlayStation Store Shifts DLC Release Day
Online PlayStation 3 gamers will now have a day’s jump on the Xbox 360 audience for new content, as the Sony-owned digital distribution network moves its release date from Thursday to Tuesday. First...
View ArticleVideogame Software Sales Up in October, says NPD
Videogame software sales for the month of October rose 6% year-over-year to $605 million, while accessory sales for the industry increased 18% on the introduction of Sony’s PlayStation Move motion...
View ArticleActivision Reports “Call of Duty” Gains in Sales, Online Play
Some more datapoints from Activision today on “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” Estimated sales of the game during its first five days topped $650 million, an increase of 18% over the $550 million five-day...
View ArticleNPD: Kinect, ‘Call of Duty’ Lift Game Industry Sales
Sales of Xbox 360 consoles increased 68% year-over-year in November, thanks to Microsoft’s introduction of the Kinect motion sensor accessory, according to new data from the NPD Group (via Information...
View ArticleWii Consoles Most Likely in Living Rooms: Nielsen
Roughly half of the latest-generation videogame consoles sit in living/family rooms, according to a new Nielsen study. Unsurprisingly, the system most likely to be found in family rooms is the Nintendo...
View ArticleMicrosoft To Test ‘Disc Format’ Update for Xbox 360
Microsoft issued on Tuesday an open call for participants in a public preview of “an updated disc format” for its DVD-based Xbox 360 game console. The company did not disclose specifics of the update....
View ArticleGame Software Sales Up 26% in April; Xbox 360 Hardware Outstrips PS3
Packaged video game software sales in April increased 26% year-over-year to $503 million, according to the NPD Group. But Sony’s April 20 shutdown of its PlayStation Network appears to have had some...
View ArticleMicrosoft Pumps Xbox as Pan-Entertainment Brand
Microsoft hints that it has more than just video game announcements in store for next week’s E3 Expo, as it touts its Xbox console as an increasingly popular hub for streaming video and other home...
View ArticleGameStop Offers $50 Gift Cards in Apology for Response to ‘Competitor’s Coupon’
GameStop, seeking to restore goodwill among its customers, is giving away $50 gift cards and running a “buy 2 get 1 free” promotion on pre-owned titles as an apology for its decision to remove coupons...
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