XBOX 360 NEWS
1.) Shaun White Skateboarding rolling out this holiday ~ By: Tom Magrino
[not good fro activision - Tony Hawk]
... st's board for "action sports" title on unspecified platforms later this year. Shaun White's gravity-defying snowboarding exploits have already earned him a sports game from Ubisoft (as well as a couple of Olympic gold meda ...
03-05-2010 11:49:06am Not There? Try Google
2.) Argos Gets Into Pre-Owned Games ~ SPONg
[if successful could roll out to all 735 stores...]
... ore Argos has followed the lead of HMV, Tesco and Asda by buying and selling second hand games. Gift cards are being offered at 27 selected stores for trade-ins of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS software. Thos ...
03-03-2010 11:46:16am Not There? Try Google
3.) Argos Gets Into Pre-Owned Games ~ WSJ By JULIET YE
[if successful could roll out to all 735 stores...]
... ore Argos has followed the lead of HMV, Tesco and Asda by buying and selling second hand games. Gift cards are being offered at 27 selected stores for trade-ins of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS software. Thos ...
03-03-2010 11:46:11am Not There? Try Google
4.) EA Sports Active series sales top $125M, PS3/360 spin-offs hinted at ~ gamespot
[good for ea]
... estors that fitness genre is a billion-dollar industry; talks up "authentic sports action" for upcoming motion control systems. It didn't take long for EA to find success in the nascent fitness game genre. Having launched t ...
03-02-2010 11:19:07am Not There? Try Google
5.) Itagaki and Tecmo settle lawsuit ~ gamespot
["claimed the publisher owed him about $1.4 million in unpaid bonuses"]
... 008 dispute over unpaid Dead or Alive 4 bonuses. Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki and Tecmo technically parted ways in 2008, but the two have been tussling in court ever since. When he split from Tecmo, Itagaki claimed the ...
03-01-2010 11:42:44am Not There? Try Google
6.) Facebook: We're Going to Have Our 'Halo' Soon ~ SPONG
[platform?]
... platform manager. Fans of Farmville, get ready for more gaming action from Facebook this year, as the social networking website plans to become a bona fide platform in its own right - with it's own "Mario", "Halo" or "Son ...
03-01-2010 11:42:37am Not There? Try Google
7.) Game industry to grow 6% in 2010 - Analyst ~ By: Tom Magrino
["34% digital sales growth will buoy stagnant packaged goods;"]
... s growth will buoy stagnant packaged goods; PS3 only console predicted to see sales increase. The sky began to fall for the global economy in late 2008, but many analysts maintained during the first part of 2009 that the ga ...
02-10-2010 11:52:34am Not There? Try Google
8.) Electronic Arts' Net Falls ~ zacks
["product mix shifts to lower-margin distribution business in North America"]
... EST Electronic Arts Inc. (NasdaqGS: ERTS - News) reported third-quarter of 2010 results with a steep fall in net earnings and revenue due to weakness in its EA business, dismal holiday sales for the overall packaged goods ...
02-09-2010 11:48:10am Not There? Try Google
9.) EA's Peter Moore ~ computerandvideogames.com
["That thing has got a scale, but it's got to prove that five million people want to play the same game."]
... In the first part of CVG's Peter Moore interview, the EA Sports boss discussed the rise of FIFA, how he's brought EA closer to gamers - and looked back fondly on the huge challenges he faced at Xbox. In this second install ...
02-09-2010 11:48:13am Not There? Try Google
10.) The Battle for British Living Rooms ~ By Stephen Foley
["you can use it to get programmes via the BBC's iPlayer, rather than having to watch them on your laptop."]
... ng the new home entertainment hubs—and a key TV battleground By Stephen Foley Remember the days when football fans had to ring up BSkyB (BSY), sign up for a satellite-TV subscription and then wait for a man in a van to c ...
02-02-2010 11:46:36am Not There? Try Google
11.) Xbox division revs down 11%, 5.2 million 360s sold in Q4 ~ Nick Saint
["Xbox unit sales down 13% despite price cut"]
... tainment & Devices Division sees three-month revenues fall to $2.9 billion; Xbox unit sales down 13% despite price cut; Xbox Live now 23 million strong. Less than 24 hours after Nintendo reported revenues for the last nine ...
01-29-2010 11:31:19am Not There? Try Google
12.) Nintendo Profit Fell 9.4% in Holiday Quarter ~ By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
["though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profit."]
... holiday sales were "robust," suggesting that its Wii game console had regained its footing after a slowdown in demand, though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profit. Nintendo said group net ...
01-28-2010 12:47:28pm Not There? Try Google
13.) EA tees off on Tiger Woods console game in June ~ Reuters
["Tiger game generates $80 mln in annual revenue-analyst"]
... sole game * Console version annually a top-selling EA sports product * Tiger game generates $80 mln in annual revenue-analyst By Ben Klayman CHICAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc
01-21-2010 12:31:58pm Not There? Try Google
14.) U.S. Videogame, Console Revenue Rose 4% ~ By BEN CHARNY
[ummmm...]
... e and console sales increased 4% annually to $5.53 billion in December, but videogame sales disappointed as the industry registered growth in the year's final month, according to research firm NPD Group. Revenue from sales ...
01-15-2010 11:36:11am Not There? Try Google
15.) Riccitiello: Retail in "pitched battle" for market share ~ GIBIZ
["ggressive deals in Europe and the US, with supermarkets selling games below cost price"]
... bed the competition for videogame sales on the High Street as a "pitched battle" between retailers scrambling for market share. The Christmas period saw aggressive deals in Europe and the US, with supermarkets selling games ...
01-12-2010 11:50:54am Not There? Try Google
16.) Microsoft resurrects the arcade with Game Room ~ USATODAY
[Virtual...]
... 60. CAPTION Microsoft Project Natal release details weren't the only bits of gaming news revealed by Microsoft during their Consumer Electronics Show keynote. The company announced a virtual arcade called the Game Room fo ...
01-07-2010 11:52:14am Not There? Try Google
17.) Japan game sales slip 6.9% in 2009 ~ By: Tom Magrino
[down...]
... llion; Nintendo DS, Dragon Quest IX led charts. Much like the US market, the Japanese gaming industry has been unable to keep up with last year's pace. In July, Japanese stat-tracking firm and Famitsu publisher Enterbrain s ...
01-06-2010 11:34:36am Not There? Try Google
18.) Nintendo Shares Rise After Record Wii Sales in U.S. ~ By Pavel Alpeyev
[7%]
... intendo Co. rose the most in more than a year in Osaka trading after sales of its flagship Wii game console in the U.S. climbed by more than 40 percent to a record in December. The stock climbed 6.9 percent to close at 24,5 ...
01-06-2010 11:34:34am Not There? Try Google
19.) Sega Unlikely To Do More Mature Wii Titles by Leigh Alexander ~ by Leigh Alexander
[wrong delivery system...]
... More Mature Wii Titles The September 2009 launch of Electronic Arts' Dead Space Extraction was a "litmus test" for Sega on the realities for mature content on the Wii, says studio director Constantine Hantzopoulos -- and t ...
01-04-2010 11:35:20am Not There? Try Google
20.) Studios Make Bigger Push for Digital Sales ~ By SARAH MCBRIDE - WSJ
[trjoan horse...]
... as begun selling episodes of its hit series "Weeds" online, weeks ahead of the DVD release. The tactic, by "Weeds" producer Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., is the part of a more aggressive effort Hollywood is taking to boos ...
01-04-2010 11:35:21am Not There? Try Google
21.) Under 114,000 ride Tony Hawk in November ~ By: Tor Thorsen
[ouch...]
... d reboot of once-iconic skate series sells just 67,000 units on Wii, 30,000 on 360, and 16,000 on PS3. Before its November 17 release in North America, Tony Hawk Ride was being hailed as the second coming of the once-iconic ...
12-11-2009 11:48:26am Not There? Try Google
22.) Record breaking Mario Bros tops Japanese top ten ~ GIBIZ
[sales put at 934,739 units.]
... -selling game in Japan in the latest weekly data from Media Create, with sales put at 934,739 units. The figure matches earlier estimates from rival research firm Enterbrain, making the game the fastest selling Wii game eve ...
12-11-2009 11:48:35am Not There? Try Google
23.) Fitness video games are reshaping medium ~ By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
[The biggest competitor to "Wii Fit" is "EA Sports Active,"]
... e' are reshaping medium * By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer * On 10:03 am EST, Friday December 11, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of e ...
12-11-2009 11:48:34am Not There? Try Google
24.) November video game sales fall 8 percent to $2.7B US video game sales fall 8 percent in November to $2.7B, despite 'Call of Duty' record ~ By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
[Call of Duty $550 million during its first five days]
... espite 'Call of Duty' record * By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer * On 8:09 pm EST, Thursday December 10, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans reached into their pockets -- though not as deep as last year -- to s ...
12-11-2009 11:48:33am Not There? Try Google
25.) GTA coasting downhill says analyst ~ By Tracy Erickson
["Series has 'peaked'"]
... uto IV, AmTech analyst Ben Schachter tells Industry Gamers that the series has begun to show fatigue and may have reached its peak. Related The relatively poor performance of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS and PS ...
12-08-2009 11:48:20am Not There? Try Google
26.) Video Game Sales Slide 19% In October ~ By Eric Savitz
[down...]
... llion in October, down 19% from $1.32 billion a year ago, according to market research firm NPD Group. Hardware sales fell 23% in the month versus a year ago, with software off 18%, and accessories down 2%. The slide could be ...
12-01-2009 11:52:45am Not There? Try Google
27.) Valve: Fears of a digital land grab "don't make sense" ~ GIBIZ
[pricing and service...]
... platform could become a monopoly in the digital market are unfounded, and that the company's own game releases help the platform to grow for the benefit of all. He was speaking following a report by Stardock's CEO Brad War ...
11-30-2009 13:23:31pm Not There? Try Google
28.) Analysts predict cold October for game industry ~ By: Tom Magrino
["sales will dip 9 to 11 percent on the month."]
... believe software fell 9 to 11 percent last month; Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Wii Fit Plus lead sales. The NPD Group is expected to release its US retail sales report for the October 4-October 31 period this Thursday, and an ...
11-11-2009 11:44:13am Not There? Try Google
29.) EA: The Market is Below 40 Million Wiis ~ SPONG
[no hits...]
... Electronic Arts, John Riccitiello, John Schappert The SeekingAlpha transcript (bless them) of EA's second financial quarter conference call has revealed the frustration of both EA CEO John S Riccitiello and COO, John Schappert ...
11-11-2009 11:44:12am Not There? Try Google
30.) Netflix Streaming On The PS3 Is Slow And Painful ~ By Dan Rayburn
[not good...]
... ber 9, 2009 Last week, Netflix started mailing out the discs that PS3 users must insert in their console each time they want to stream a movie. While the disc is a temporary measure until there is a dedicated Netflix app ...
11-09-2009 14:13:50pm Not There? Try Google
31.) Sega Sammy spins off Bakugan ~ gamespot By: Tom Magrino
["a cross-media franchise with ties to collectible card games, video games, toys, and animation."]
... s-media card-battling game; six-month revenues fall 23 percent to $1.7 billion. Sega Sammy's finances have been hammered recently on a number of fronts, ranging from dwindling demand in the Japanese arcade market to currenc ...
11-05-2009 17:51:28pm Not There? Try Google
32.) DJ Hero preorders augur weak sales - Analyst ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
[stock steady...]
... :03 pm PT Cowen and Company's Doug Creutz cuts sales projections for Activision's latest rhythm game by 61%, citing online demand that is "well below" expectations. Beyond Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, arguably Activis ...
10-26-2009 17:40:36pm Not There? Try Google
33.) Netflix videos coming to Sony PlayStation ~ Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
[expected...]
... e Sunday that it will offer movies on Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles. The Los Gatos-based video delivery company (NASDAQ:NFLX) said that the service will initially require PlayStation owners to access the Internet-based s ...
10-26-2009 17:40:33pm Not There? Try Google
34.) U.S. Video game sales up 1 pct in September-NPD ~ Reuters
[hmmm]
... n 6 pct, software sales up 5 pct * First month of growth in a half-year * Sony PS3 is top-selling console SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States rose a modest 1 ...
10-19-2009 18:43:05pm Not There? Try Google
35.) Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers ~ CNBC
[direct download...]
... Go represents a bold leap forward in the field of digital content distribution. For retailers, it might as well be called the PSP No. Unlike its predecessors, the new portable gaming system from Sony does not run on tradit ...
09-25-2009 15:15:14pm Not There? Try Google
36.) Report: Wii to see $50 price reduction in September ~ GIBIZ
["a leaked Toys R Us catalogue advert."]
... to USD 199.99, according to reports that stem from a leaked Toys R Us catalogue advert. The price cut would see USD 50 slashed from the price of the console, which comes bundled with Wii Sports, reports Kotaku. This new pri ...
09-15-2009 11:38:30am Not There? Try Google
37.) Activision: Guitar Hero Turns $50 into $500 Huge margins ~ SPONG
["You should expect to see many of our products will be playable on the television independent of a console".]
... has taken his threat to stop supporting PlayStation a little further; he's looking to get away from consoles altogether at some point in the not too distant future. Speaking at the recent Deutsche Bank Securities Technolo ...
09-15-2009 11:38:30am Not There? Try Google
38.) Madden sales 'discouraging' - Riccitiello ~ By: Tom Magrino
["sold 1 million units, some 75,000 more than this year"]
... ng, despite 1.9-million-unit start. Today, the NPD Group released its US retail sales figures for August, reporting a sixth straight month of year-over-year sales declines. Software sales slipped to $470 million, down 15 pe ...
09-11-2009 11:54:16am Not There? Try Google
39.) NPD: Price cuts cause surge in hardware sales ~ GIBIZ
[Nintendo Wii - 277,400]
... hardware sales data for the month of August, 2009, showing an overall 25 per cent decline in hardware-based revenue over the same period last year, but with some much-needed good news in the form of increased unit sales month ...
09-11-2009 11:54:19am Not There? Try Google
40.) Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5' ~ By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
[hmmm...]
... 'Guitar Hero 5' * By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer * On Friday September 11, 2009, 9:18 am EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the righ ...
09-11-2009 11:54:21am Not There? Try Google
41.) Sega Announces New 2D Sonic in HD ~ By Steve Watts
["Project Needlemouse."]
... /2009 Sonic has fallen out of video game favor in the past few years; without the power of blast processing, many fans and critics feel games starring the blue hedgehog have become too gimmicky. Luckily, Sega seems to be ta ...
09-09-2009 12:06:54pm Not There? Try Google
42.) Episodes From Liberty City to sell 2.25-2.75 million - Analyst ~ By: Tor Thorsen
[" next GTA will arrive by the 2010 holidays"]
... ll sell well, next GTA will arrive by the 2010 holidays, and next 18 months will see release of Agent and Ken Levine's mystery shooter. On Tuesday, Take-Two Interactive reported a loss of $55.5 million for the May-July quar ...
09-04-2009 12:24:26pm Not There? Try Google
43.) Video games industry still holds the controls ~ By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
[onlinve up...]
... and the internet have proved to be more threats than opportunities for the music, film and broadcast industries, for the traditional video game business they show great potential. Gaming media graphic for ICN Online subsc ...
09-03-2009 12:06:51pm Not There? Try Google
44.) Warner takes Scene It? multiplatform ~ GIBIZ
[low price point...]
... t? title, due this Christmas. The franchise was originally unveiled as a Microsoft exclusive to rival Sony's Buzz! series, but Scene It? Bright Lights! Bright Screen! will now be expanding to the PlayStation 3 and Wii conso ...
09-02-2009 12:05:32pm Not There? Try Google
45.) Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games ~ By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
[will the consumer come to play...]
... s its troubles soon seem so far away * By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer * On Tuesday September 1, 2009, 9:45 am EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony ...
09-01-2009 12:03:51pm Not There? Try Google
46.) Xbox 360 failures 'well behind us' - Microsoft ~ gamespot
["The Red Ring of the Death is becoming increasingly rare, says Microsoft."]
... uct management Aaron Greenberg claims manufacturing improvements are making the console's hardware issues a thing of the past. The Red Ring of the Death is becoming increasingly rare, says Microsoft. In 2007, facing incre ...
08-27-2009 12:04:51pm Not There? Try Google
47.) Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox 360 ~ WSJ By SE YOUNG LEE
[expected...Xbox 360 Elite console will be lowered to $299.99]
... of the high-end model of its Xbox 360 gaming console by $100 starting Friday amid mounting pressure on console makers as the videogame industry's sales continue to struggle. [Xbox360] John Froschauer/Associated Press Micr ...
08-27-2009 12:04:47pm Not There? Try Google
48.) Internet-Enabled TVs Threaten DVDs, Physical Formats ~ Seeking Alpha
[good point...]
... next four years would likely increase the popularity of digitally downloaded movies, TV shows and video games while dampening sales related to DVDs, blu-ray discs, video game discs, and other physical content formats, accordi ...
08-26-2009 12:17:25pm Not There? Try Google
49.) GTAIV: The Lost and the Damned discounted ~ Gamespot
[DLC on sale...]
... ng on the Xbox 360 until October 29. That said, those looking to extend their GTAIV experience on Microsoft's console in the here and now have a good opportunity to do so this week. Xbox Live director of programming Larry "M ...
08-25-2009 11:56:54am Not There? Try Google
50.) Xbox 360 failure rate = 54.2%? ~ By: Tor Thorsen
["over half Microsoft's machines fail once"]
... machines fail once, 41.2% fail twice; 10.6% of PS3s, 6.8% of Wiis also reported defective. When it extended the Xbox 360's warranty to three years, Microsoft admitted the Xbox 360's failure rate was unacceptable. However, d ...
08-19-2009 11:41:42am Not There? Try Google
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