XBOX 360 NEWS
1.) THQ exiting "kids' game business" ~ By Eddie Makuch, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
["rumors that THQ had lost a publishing alignment with Disney"]
... 7:53 am PT Publisher abandoning its publishing efforts for children's titles, instead focusing on "key franchises"; Saints Row: The Third ships 3.8 million, new Company of Heroes confirmed. Following rumors that THQ had l ...
01-25-2012 11:46:11am Not There? Try Google
2.) Microsoft: Xbox 720 Reportedly Coming Fall 2013 ~ Eric Savitz
["multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output."]
... the Xbox game console in October or November 2013, IGN reports, citing “sources close the the project.” The gaming news site says that mass production of the system’s GPU will begin at the end of 2012, and will be based on ...
01-25-2012 11:46:13am Not There? Try Google
3.) How the video games industry is faring ~ AP
[]
... A look at results from selected companies in the video games business: Jan. 9: GameStop Corp., the world's largest video game retailer, reports nearly flat sales for a nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31. S ...
01-24-2012 11:27:56am Not There? Try Google
4.) Microsoft's Kinect for Windows Priced $100 More than Xbox Version ~ Paul Tassi
[ehh...]
... E3 years ago, it was clear that Microsoft had crafted something rather significant. The ability of a device to read both gestures and speech seemed like something out of science fiction, and the possibilities one could imagin ...
01-11-2012 12:23:18pm Not There? Try Google
5.) GameStop says holiday sales up slightly ~ By Yinka Adegoke
[20 percent drop in hardware sales...]
... ncreased slightly as sales of new video game software from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles such as "Call of Duty 3" and "Elder Scrolls V" offset a 20 percent drop in hardware sales. But GameStop shares fell as much as 5 pe ...
01-09-2012 12:04:15pm Not There? Try Google
6.) Shippin' Out Dec. 18-24: Star Wars: The Old Rep ~ By Jonathan Downin, GameSpot
[finally...]
... 011 8:10 am PT BioWare's first foray into the MMO space finally hits the market after years of development; sequel to indie hit Trine comes to consoles. While Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the only new release hitting s ...
12-19-2011 11:12:42am Not There? Try Google
7.) Big in Japan Dec. 5-11: Monster Hunter 3G ~ By Jonathan Leo Toyad, GameSpot Asia
[Skyrim only 100K]
... 7:58 pm PT 3DS version of Capcom's multiplayer action RPG beats out Mario titles and Skyrim in latest Japanese chart update; Nintendo's 3D handheld dominates hardware sales. The Monster Hunter series is huge in Japan, s ...
12-15-2011 18:18:18pm Not There? Try Google
8.) THQ miss more than just uDraw’s fault, Street says ~ Dan Gallagher
[hmm...]
... 1 mark, THQ Inc. THQI is facing broader questions from Wall Street than simply the under-performance of its uDraw video game tablet device. Late Wednesday, the video game publisher warned that net sales for the December qua ...
12-09-2011 11:40:16am Not There? Try Google
9.) Google nabs Square Enix and other game developers to do native client Chrome games ~ Dean Takahashi
[lets hope they are not walled...]
... that its three-year effort to create a muscular browser technology that can run heavy duty apps such as console-like games is now ready for prime time. Google has provided the platform to allow games to run in the Chrome b ...
12-09-2011 11:40:26am Not There? Try Google
10.) EA Sports Challenge Series launching with $1 million purse ~ Gamespot
[Madden NFL 12.]
... the stomach to drive across the country, lodging in shoddy motels and consuming unhealthy amounts of beef jerky and Red Bull, only to be knocked out in the first round? Virgin Gaming may have an answer for that dilemma. T ...
12-08-2011 11:16:13am Not There? Try Google
11.) Phones Get Game Power in the Cloud ~ Forbes
[" iPhone and iPad, as well as on Amazon’s Kindle Fire"]
... ng high-end video games on a mobile device has been out of the question. That might be about to change. OnLive, a Silicon Valley start-up, on Thursday plans to release software that will let people play the richest, mos ...
12-08-2011 11:16:12am Not There? Try Google
12.) THQ Cuts Outlook on uDraw Sales ~ Forbes
[market cap 75 M......]
... any updated its fiscal third quarter guidance late yesterday. THQ said weaker-than-expected sales of its uDraw GameTablet for Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony’s (SNE) PlaysStation3 are driving it to cut it net sales for ...
12-08-2011 11:16:10am Not There? Try Google
13.) GameStop Future Seen in Private Equity as Shorts Climb: Real M&A ~ Bloomberg
[blood in the water...]
... rs against GameStop Corp. (GME) to the highest level in America, the world’s largest video-game retailer may find its best hope with a private equity buyer. Almost 47 million, or 34 percent, of GameStop’s shares are curren ...
11-30-2011 12:03:35pm Not There? Try Google
14.) Indie game Minecraft receiving over 240 million logins every month ~ Dan Crawley
["been around since 2009, but only received a formal release last Friday"]
... t is going from strength to strength, as demonstrated by figures unveiled at this weekend’s Minecon convention in Las Vegas. Minecraft has been around since 2009, but only received a formal release last Friday, with the Mi ...
11-21-2011 11:42:28am Not There? Try Google
15.) Streaming services 'the distant future' of cloud gaming - Microsoft ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
["the player base is limited by the requirement for high-speed internet access"]
... Posted Nov 15, 2011 8:59 am PT Xbox 360 maker's Cloud Evangelist tells GDC China that OnLive and Gaikai still need to overcome drawbacks for developers, from online penetration to focus on AAA PC titles. While Microsoft ...
11-15-2011 11:33:07am Not There? Try Google
16.) GameStop slides after Oct. game sales disappoint ~ AP
[down 2%]
... video game software sales in Oct. NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of GameStop Corp. inched lower Monday, the first trading day after market researcher NPD Group reported lower video game sales numbers for October than many analysts ...
11-14-2011 13:09:08pm Not There? Try Google
17.) How the video games industry is faring ~ AP
["Thursday: GameStop Corp. "]
... NEW YORK (AP) -- A look at results from selected companies in the video games business: Oct. 20: Microsoft Corp. says revenue from the Xbox 360 products and services grew 7 percent, led by higher revenue from the Xbox Li ...
11-14-2011 13:09:09pm Not There? Try Google
18.) Latest 'Call of Duty' game breaks sales record ~ AP
[$400 million in sales in 24 hours - wow]
... n in sales in 24 hours NEW YORK (AP) -- By the third time around, it really shouldn't be a surprise. The latest "Call of Duty" video game set a first-day sales record this week, generating $400 million in sales in its first ...
11-11-2011 11:35:32am Not There? Try Google
19.) Modern Warfare 3 preorders hit nearly 9 million - Analyst ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
["will sell more than 20 million units worldwide by the end of the year." hmmm]
... 2011 12:19 pm PT Lazard Capital Markets' Atul Bagga says latest Call of Duty presales are almost three times those of Battlefield 3; Call of Duty: Elite now live. Even if EA doesn't expect its Battlefield franchise to uns ...
11-08-2011 11:50:00am Not There? Try Google
20.) Big in Japan Oct.24-30: Final Fantasy Type-0 ~ By Jonathan Leo Toyad, GameSpot Asia
[3DS – 65,041]
... 11 2:44 am PT Square Enix's long-awaited PSP RPG top seller for the week; 3DS outsells PSP. History has proven that any game with the words "Final" and "Fantasy" in the title will start off strong when it comes to sale ...
11-03-2011 11:37:11am Not There? Try Google
21.) With 'Sonic Generations,' Sega races back to its roots ~ CNN
["rrives in stores Tuesday"]
... o from an earlier generation of video games, but Sega may have finally rehabilitated the venerable hedgehog. "Sonic Generations," which arrives in stores Tuesday for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, comes at an opportune tim ...
11-01-2011 11:48:23am Not There? Try Google
22.) Battlefield 3 sells 5M copies in first week ~ Dean Takahashi
["$300 million in estimated revenue."]
... ld more than 5 million units in its first week, the company has announced. At retail, the game has already generated more than $300 million in estimated revenue. EA said the numbers are based on its own internal estimates a ...
11-01-2011 11:48:25am Not There? Try Google
23.) Sega's gaming biz loses $77 million ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[nothing new here...]
... Parent company Sega Sammy's sales, profits tumble as games biz misses all expectations; Captain America sells 450,000 as Rise of Nightmares scares up 200,000 sold. Not even Captain America could save Sega's bottom line. P ...
10-31-2011 12:11:58pm Not There? Try Google
24.) Next Xbox Will Likely Launch in 2013 ~ Paul Tassi
[hit snooze...]
... ome together, and with Nintendo leading the charge by revealing the WiiU at least year’s E3, Microsoft and Sony will have to follow with some news of their own soon enough. A report from Develop says that everyone from proc ...
10-24-2011 11:47:12am Not There? Try Google
25.) Xbox Live hackers targeting FIFA? ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
[phishers...]
... osoft maintains unauthorized Xbox 360 account activity is isolated occurrence as cyberattack reports targeting EA Sports sim rise. Source: Ars Technica, reporting on anecdotal evidence of an uptick in hacked Xbox Live accoun ...
10-17-2011 11:46:30am Not There? Try Google
26.) Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders' ~ Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
["Extra figures cost $8 each."]
... ro's Adventure' Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer, On Monday October 17, 2011, 11:21 am EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, eithe ...
10-17-2011 11:46:34am Not There? Try Google
27.) Sega to focus on Southeast Asian market ~ By Jonathan Leo Toyad, GameSpot Asia
["reveals Hong Kong and Taiwan make up 60 percent of Sega sales in the region."]
... 0:23 pm PT Sega's team manager of consoles sales announces new focus for the company; reveals Hong Kong and Taiwan make up 60 percent of Sega sales in the region. After revealing the fate of the English version of Valk ...
10-12-2011 11:40:31am Not There? Try Google
28.) Nintendo Seems Doomed In The Face Of Strong Competition ~ Simon Holstein
[yup...]
... cs, and arguably some of the best video games ever created, is well on its way toward its imminent death as a company. Nintendo (NTDOY.PK) recently announced that its sale goals and profit estimates would miss and reach a 26-y ...
10-05-2011 12:01:38pm Not There? Try Google
29.) Blackwater game aims for fun, not controversy ~ AP
["a matter of shoot -- or be shot."]
... roversy LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In the world of video games, realism reigns supreme, but the makers of a game based on the infamous private security firm Blackwater are intentionally steering clear of it. There's no blood, t ...
10-05-2011 12:01:40pm Not There? Try Google
30.) Netflix Rebrands and Introduces Games Rental As CEO apologises for arrogance ~ By Tim Smith - SPONG
[not sure about the name...]
... I owe everyone an explanation", no not me. Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix. This is how he introduces a blog posting explaining the company's rebranding of its DVD and now game rental service. The DVD delivery service is bei ...
09-19-2011 12:28:58pm Not There? Try Google
31.) Zumba Fitness, new game launches boost Majesco outlook ~ Reuters
[another hit...]
... 3 adj EPS $0.03 vs est loss $0.02/shr * Q3 rev $19.5 mln vs est $17.5 mln * Sees FY 2011 adj $0.35-$0.38 vs est $0.37 * Sees FY 2011 rev $120-$130 mln vs est $125.7 mln (Adds details in paragraphs 2-7; CEO comment; upda ...
09-14-2011 11:34:23am Not There? Try Google
32.) Halo: CE going 3D By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot Aug 26, 2011 9:45 am PT 0 comment Xbox 360 remake of first game in sci-fi franchise to include full stereoscopic 3D support. ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[a 3DTV will still be necessary to view the effect...]
... irst game in sci-fi franchise to include full stereoscopic 3D support. While Sony and Nintendo have respectively made much of their console and handheld stereoscopic 3D pushes, Microsoft has mainly sat on the sidelines when ...
08-26-2011 11:56:07am Not There? Try Google
33.) Wii getting a redesign ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[yawn...]
... amlined" hardware set for this year; new-look Wii to sit horizontally, lose backward compatibility with GameCube. The Wii system turns five years old later this year, and Nintendo believes it's about due for a facelift. Th ...
08-17-2011 11:36:36am Not There? Try Google
34.) One Million Online Users Bringing Rift Between Sony-Microsoft ~ By Ragnhild Kjetland
[rift...]
... on Internet users have flocked to the fantasy world of “Rift” since its March release, in a trend that threatens games consoles such as Sony Corp. (6758)’s PlayStation and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Xbox. Trion Worlds Inc.’s ...
08-17-2011 11:36:35am Not There? Try Google
35.) July U.S. Video Game Sales Fall 26%; Worst Month Since 2006 ~ Eric Savitz
["Overall sales were $707 million, down from $961.3 million"]
... oftware and accessories fell 26% in July from a year ago, in what was the worst month for the industry since October 2006, according to market research firm NPD. Overall sales were $707 million, down from $961.3 million in the ...
08-12-2011 11:53:07am Not There? Try Google
36.) THQ Announces Internal Studios Realignment to Focus on Key Strategic Initiatives ~ Press Release Source
["transitioning its portfolio away from licensed kids titles and movie-based entertainment properties for consoles and has also decided not to actively pursue further development of the MX vs. ATV franchise at this time"]
... s on High Potential Categories; Reduces Focus on Kids and Movie-Based Licensed Titles for Consoles Press Release Source: THQ Inc. On Tuesday August 9, 2011, 7:46 pm EDT AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- THQ Inc., ...
08-10-2011 11:23:29am Not There? Try Google
37.) Microsoft total revenues up; Windows revenue down ~ by Greg Lamm, Puget Sound Business Journal
["8 percent increase from the same quarter in 2010."]
... July 22, 2011, 10:37am CDT Kinect and Xbox Live, Office 2010 and Bing search are hot. Windows, not so much. MicrosoftbizWatch saw record revenue for the most recent quarter with strong sales of the Xbox 360 entertain ...
07-22-2011 11:44:31am Not There? Try Google
38.) L.A. Noire tops slumping May sales - NPD ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
[hmmm]
... Rockstar claims month for second year in a row as total sales slip 14 percent to $743 million; Xbox 360 leads hardware with 270,000 units. Today, the NPD Group released its May US retail sales report, revealing that the ga ...
06-14-2011 12:04:10pm Not There? Try Google
39.) Gaming Industry Shrinks in May ~ Zacks Equity Research
["Facebook, remains a major concern."]
... onth after posting robust sales in April 2011, the video games industry fell off the cliff to a new low since October 2006, in May. According to market research company, The NPD Group, US retail sales of the video game industr ...
06-14-2011 12:04:12pm Not There? Try Google
40.) Nintendo Unveils WiiU Game System For 2012 ~ By: Chris Morris
["6.2-inch LCD screen that can double as a limited portable game system, a touch screen and an accelerometer."]
... Morris Chris Morris for CNBC For the past five years, Nintendo has ruled the home console space, and it has led the handheld category for more than four times that long. Now it's hoping to bring the best aspects of bot ...
06-07-2011 15:50:40pm Not There? Try Google
41.) Microsoft E3 2011 Press Conference ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:09:04pm Not There? Try Google
42.) Related Game Dance Central 2 Follow Follow for the latest news, videos, & tips from experts & insiders What's this? MTV Games Rhythm / Dancing Release: TBA 2011 (AU) E3 2011 Live Schedule 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 Microsoft E3 2 ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:08:12pm Not There? Try Google
43.) Related Game Dance Central 2 Follow Follow for the latest news, videos, & tips from experts & insiders What's this? MTV Games Rhythm / Dancing Release: TBA 2011 (AU) E3 2011 Live Schedule 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 Microsoft E3 2 ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:08:10pm Not There? Try Google
44.) E3 2011: SEGA Lineup Leads With Sonic, No Shenmue ~ gamepro by McKinley Noble
["Sonic Generations"]
... with some big titles and other noticeably absent fan favorites. by McKinley Noble June 05, 2011 16:40 PM PT Like its competitors, SEGA has released the full list of what they'll be showing and talking about at E3 ...
06-06-2011 12:09:02pm Not There? Try Google
45.) Facebook ‘CSI’ Sleuths Crack E3 Show Where Assassins Rule ~ By Cliff Edwards and Pavel Alpeyev
[social...]
... nge in direction may be the most significant in the 16-year history of the show, said Brian Farrell, chief executive officer of THQ Inc., maker of the WWE wrestling titles. Facebook sleuths playing “CSI” will share the sp ...
06-03-2011 11:30:36am Not There? Try Google
46.) A look at the $65 bln video games industry ~ Compiled by Liana B. Baker
[interesting....]
... soft Xbox sales, Nintendo sales) June 3 (Reuters) - About 45,000 reporters, industry types and analysts will converge on Los Angeles for the E3 conference, sprawled across a space the size of eight U.S. football fields. ...
06-03-2011 11:30:35am Not There? Try Google
47.) THQ expands uDraw gaming tablet to Xbox 360, PS3 ~ Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
[old news...]
... 3, 2011, 10:14 am EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game company THQ plans to bring its uDraw gaming tablet to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 later this year, hoping that player appetites for new experiences extend beyond mot ...
06-03-2011 11:30:35am Not There? Try Google
48.) Sony to report $3.2 billion annual loss ~ AP Mari Yamaguchi,
[hack...]
... ruptions after quake Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press, On Monday May 23, 2011, 9:49 am EDT TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, ...
05-23-2011 11:24:42am Not There? Try Google
49.) Ubisoft CEO: Nintendo's Next Console is "Fantastic" ~ SPONG
["hardware could be powerful enough to make ports of Xbox 360 and PS3 games."]
... tendo's next home console, suggesting that the hardware could be powerful enough to make ports of Xbox 360 and PS3 games. Generally, the French publisher is extremely excited about the mysterious new machine - and while Gui ...
05-13-2011 11:57:24am Not There? Try Google
50.) Protracted PlayStation Network outage causes gamers to cash in PS3s, games ~ Peter Cohen
["opting for Microsoft Xbox 360s or cash."]
... weeks into the outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network, some PlayStation 3 owners have had enough and are beginning to trade in their consoles. The outage appears to be having an effect on the resale value of games, as well. E ...
05-13-2011 11:57:28am Not There? Try Google
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