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Xbox dashboard update next month

Xbox dashboard update next month

Microsoft’s annual firmware update for its Xbox 360 console will be rolled out on August 11th, according to reports from Joystiq.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 22nd 2009 at 11:36AM in News
Microsoft: Blu-ray threw Sony off strategy

Microsoft: Blu-ray threw Sony off strategy

Xbox 360 group product manager Aaron Greenberg has stated that Sony’s insistence on selling PS3 on its credentials as a Blu-ray player as much as a games console has knocked ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2009 at 2:29PM in News
Microsoft outlines 360 summer update ‘09

Microsoft outlines 360 summer update ‘09

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has outlined the improvements coming to Xbox Live as part of its next major update to the service due out at the end of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2009 at 12:25PM in News
NPD: DS dominates hardware market

NPD: DS dominates hardware market

Amidst the gloom of yet more annual falls in the US video games market, hardware sales for June were better than expected hitting $1.7m – NPD had expected that number ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2009 at 10:48AM in News

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Natal will ‘relaunch’ 360 on release

Natal will ‘relaunch’ 360 on release

Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has told MCV that the new Project Natal controller will effectively relaunch the 360 when it is released.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2009 at 2:52PM in News
Playfish 'unsure' of Facebook Connect

Playfish 'unsure' of Facebook Connect

Speaking in a panel at the Develop Conference 2009, Playfish CEO Kristian Segerstrale as revealed he is yet to be convinced by the prospect of the Xbox 360's forthcoming social ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2009 at 1:42PM in News
Next Fallout 3 DLC dated

Next Fallout 3 DLC dated

The next piece of fresh downloadable content destined for Fallout 3 will be released on Xbox Live on August 3rd, priced at 800 MS Points (£6.80).

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2009 at 12:04PM in News
Pachter predicts PS3 price cut once again

Pachter predicts PS3 price cut once again

Outspoken games industry analyst Michael Pachter has, once again, predicted that Sony is planning to cut the price of its PS3 console in the near future.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2009 at 5:07PM in News

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Exclusive TV shows heading to Xbox 360?

Exclusive TV shows heading to Xbox 360?

Microsoft believes that securing exclusive televised content can be the next step in Xbox 360’s growing domination of UK living rooms.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 10th 2009 at 12:55PM in News
US: New publisher for Way of the Samurai 3

US: New publisher for Way of the Samurai 3

Concerns that Way of the Samurai 3 could end up an Xbox 360 exclusive have been alleviated with the news that Agetec is to handle publishing duties on the PS3 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2009 at 5:48PM in News
Battlefield 1943 arrives on XBL

Battlefield 1943 arrives on XBL

EA’s Battlefield 1943, the latest high-profile brand to try its hand at cutting boxed retail distribution out of the loop, is out now and ready to buy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2009 at 1:57PM in News
Warner outlines new Watchmen roadmap

Warner outlines new Watchmen roadmap

Emerging publisher Warner has dated its upcoming slate of Watchmen game offerings, with Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 heading to Xbox Live Arcade later this month in Europe ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2009 at 11:35AM in News

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Ubisoft grabs Heroes Over Europe

Ubisoft grabs Heroes Over Europe

A third brand has joined Blazing Angels and Tom Clancy’s HAWX in Ubisoft’s flight sim stable – former Atari title Heroes Over Europe.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2009 at 2:40PM in News
Activision excited by Bakugan potential

Activision excited by Bakugan potential

Publisher Activision hopes to be part of the new playground sensation Bakugan with its upcoming video game tie-in.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 6th 2009 at 3:11PM in News
Blood Bowl set for September

Blood Bowl set for September

The video game tie-in of popular Warhammer board game Blood Bowl will arrive in the UK this September.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 6th 2009 at 1:20PM in News
Battlefield 1943 out next week

Battlefield 1943 out next week

The next instalment in DICE’s popular multiplayer war series Battlefield 1943 will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 next week, publisher EA has confirmed.



Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 2nd 2009 at 5:43PM in News

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No more Wii for No More Heroes

No more Wii for No More Heroes

Wii’s hardcore gaming credentials have taken another knock with the news that one of its leading mature brands is unlikely to appear again on the system.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 2nd 2009 at 3:08PM in News
Halo Reach could use Natal

Halo Reach could use Natal

Washington-based indie powerhouse Bungie may soon be turning its attentions to Project Natal, with Studio President Harold Ryan even going as far as saying that an upcoming Halo game could ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2009 at 1:47PM in News
Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015

Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015

As part of his report that outlined the true scale of the North American pre-owned software market, Wedbush Morgan’s analyst Michael Pachter has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2009 at 1:27PM in News
Xbox Community Games market "too small"

Xbox Community Games market "too small"

Daniel Jones, the director of developer Binary Tweed and the man behind Xbox Live Community Games hit Clover has cast doubt on the credentials of Microsoft’s indie publishing platform as ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 24th 2009 at 5:19PM in News
Xbox 360 wireless mics get standalone SKU

Xbox 360 wireless mics get standalone SKU

The motion sensing wireless microphones bundled with Microsoft’s karaoke title Lips are to get their own SKU as the platform holder looks to talk up the benefits of the peripherals ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 24th 2009 at 11:50AM in News
Tekken 6 finally dated

Tekken 6 finally dated

Having first been revealed over four years ago, Namco Bandai has at last named a release date of October 27th for Xbox 360 and PS3 brawler Tekken 6, according to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 23rd 2009 at 11:07AM in News
Microsoft begins autumn update hype machine

Microsoft begins autumn update hype machine

The ability to constantly reinvent how a console works and the functionality it offers has undoubtedly been one of the greatest innovations of the current generation of machines – and ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2009 at 6:05PM in News
Ballmer backtracks on 360 Natal SKU claims

Ballmer backtracks on 360 Natal SKU claims

After a few attempts to cool rising speculation surrounding a new Xbox 360 SKU, Microsoft has turned to its CEO, Steve Ballmer – the very individual who provoked the rumours ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2009 at 3:40PM in News
Importing ‘unlikely’ to spook new Ghostbusters

Importing ‘unlikely’ to spook new Ghostbusters

Following confirmation that the US 360 edition of Ghostbusters will be region free, retail does not expect a rush to cash in on imports owing to the game's UK ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2009 at 12:28PM in News