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North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …
Read More »Elite 360 gets new SKU
North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …
Read More »Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week
The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week’s sales to the highest level of 2007. According to ChartTrack, the system even managed to outsell Nintendo’s Wii for the first time in 26 weeks – a full half year. …
Read More »Xbox 360 enjoys sales spike in Halo release week
The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week’s sales to the highest level of 2007. According to ChartTrack, the system even managed to outsell Nintendo’s Wii for the first time in 26 weeks – a full half year. …
Read More »Next-gen console war: The verdict
PlayStation 3 will be leading the scrap for home console supremacy by 2011, but will have a difficult Christmas thanks to a lack of quality software, according to the exclusive report. He also delivers his verdict on the future of Nintendo and Microsoft formats – read the full, authoritative report …
Read More »Next-gen console war: The verdict
PlayStation 3 will be leading the scrap for home console supremacy by 2011, but will have a difficult Christmas thanks to a lack of quality software, according to the exclusive report. He also delivers his verdict on the future of Nintendo and Microsoft formats – read the full, authoritative report …
Read More »Thompson: Rivals aiding market growth
Senior regional director of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft UK Neil Thompson has cleared up statements reported yesterday on the long-term prospects of Nintendo’s Wii. Maintaining that Microsoft has been the most innovative force” of all three consoles, Thompson said: The gaming market is growing thanks to success …
Read More »Thompson: Rivals aiding market growth
Senior regional director of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft UK Neil Thompson has cleared up statements reported yesterday on the long-term prospects of Nintendo’s Wii. Maintaining that Microsoft has been the most innovative force” of all three consoles, Thompson said: The gaming market is growing thanks to success …
Read More »UK sales of PS3 and 360 neck-and-neck in 2007
Hardware statistics from ChartTrack show PS3 and Xbox 360 are within a hair’s breadth of one another in terms of total calender year sales to date. Xbox 360 enjoyed a 12-week headstart on PS3 before it was launched on March 23rd, but both systems have near identical sales figures for …
Read More »UK sales of PS3 and 360 neck-and-neck in 2007
Hardware statistics from ChartTrack show PS3 and Xbox 360 are within a hair’s breadth of one another in terms of total calender year sales to date. Xbox 360 enjoyed a 12-week headstart on PS3 before it was launched on March 23rd, but both systems have near identical sales figures for …
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