XBOX 360 NEWS
1.) Microsoft claims GTA IV victory ~ by Luke Guttridge
["Microsoft say that the Xbox 360's higher sales demonstrates that gamers prefer their console."]
... ss release from Microsoft today claims victory for the Xbox 360 in the tussle for consumers over Grand Theft Auto IV. The game was also released on the PlayStation 3 of course. In the UK, some 926,000 copies of Rockstar's ...
05-07-2008 11:45:31am Not There? Try Google
2.) GTA IV drove PS3 console sales, says SCEA ~ GIBIZ
[as expected...]
... d for Grand Theft Auto IV drove sales of the PlayStation 3 entertainment system within the first 24 hours of the game's release. The company did not release any specific sales figures, however. Instead, it provided a stat ...
05-02-2008 12:27:27pm Not There? Try Google
3.) Spot On: Studios bust as industry booms ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[good time to buy them...]
... f record-breaking retail sales; but what do billion-dollar revenues mean to someone who's lost their job? By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot Posted Apr 25, 2008 4:58 pm PT Since January, a host of development studios have close ...
04-28-2008 11:50:28am Not There? Try Google
4.) Blockbuster announces US videogame expansion ~ James Lee - GIBIZ
[rental...]
... expansion of its videogame business across all its corporate owned US stores. The American rental giant has shipped out retail games and hardware for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's gaming platforms. The expansion will als ...
04-28-2008 11:50:20am Not There? Try Google
5.) PluggedIn: Asian history inspires new online games ~ By Rhee So-eui
[new market...]
... pril 24 (Reuters) - After exhausting just about every elf, dragon and knight featured in Western cultures, makers of popular online games are turning to ancient Asian history and war heroes for new inspiration. Chief among ...
04-24-2008 12:02:56pm Not There? Try Google
6.) Nintendo Q4 jumps 60 pct on Wii boom, outlook modest ~ By Kentaro Hamada and Edwina Gibbs
["forecast modest annual growth of 9 percent as it expects sales of its DS handheld machine to slow."]
... with analyst, company comments) By Kentaro Hamada and Edwina Gibbs OSAKA, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research), maker of the hit Wii game console, said on Thursday fourth-quart ...
04-24-2008 12:02:53pm Not There? Try Google
7.) Pirated GTA IV Leaked Early Online ~ Kotaku
[Europe Only...]
... uto IV for the Xbox 360 was ripped and leaked to various torrent sites by a ground called iCON. This would of course enable burning a copy for the home console. Meanwhile, the NTSC version is expected within the next 48 hours ...
04-23-2008 11:53:34am Not There? Try Google
8.) Sony reportedly negotiating PS3 video distribution ~ AP
[This summer?]
... ed Press Writer Sony reportedly in talks with studios over video distribution for PlayStation 3 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Sony Corp. is reportedly negotiating licensing deals with studios to distribute videos online through ...
04-21-2008 17:04:33pm Not There? Try Google
9.) Goldman says video-game sales have peaked ~ By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch
[gta effect?]
... ed By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch Last update: 1:19 p.m. EDT April 21, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Just days after a stronger-than-expected sales report for March, a Goldman Sachs analyst says it's likely that vid ...
04-21-2008 17:04:25pm Not There? Try Google
10.) MTV's "Rock Band" to launch full-album downloads ~ Reuters
[good move...]
... s that can be downloaded and played in its "Rock Band" video game, with the first title coming next week from classic metal act Judas Priest. Judas Priest's "Screaming for Vengeance," which contains the band's hit "You've G ...
04-18-2008 11:50:11am Not There? Try Google
11.) Guess who's rewriting the rules of gaming? ~ By Devin Leonard, Fortune senior writer
[free-to-play movement...]
... ree-to-play online games, that's who. It's bad news for giants like Electronic Arts and Activision; good news for startups and ... no joke ... Target. By Devin Leonard, Fortune senior writer (Fortune Magazine) -- The ...
04-18-2008 11:50:09am Not There? Try Google
12.) Video game sales soar 57 percent in March, led by Nintendo ~ By Barbara Ortutay, AP Business Writer
["umped 63 percent from March 2007 to $945.6 million"]
... tutay, AP Business Writer March video game retail sales up 57 percent to $1.7 billion as Nintendo shinesMarch video game retail sales up 57 percent to $1.7 billion as Nintendo shines NEW YORK (AP) -- Led by stellar sales of ...
04-18-2008 11:50:07am Not There? Try Google
13.) "THQ's worldwide studios head explains what went wrong last year, and how the publisher is striking back" ~ by Johnny Minkley.
[tough to do...]
... d, SKUs dropped and a studio closed following disappointing financials, Gamers Day 2008 was THQ's opportunity to show that its games strategy is back on track. Heavy-hitting sequels like Saints Row 2, WWE and Red Faction Gu ...
04-17-2008 11:43:00am Not There? Try Google
14.) Sector Snap: Video game stocks mixed ahead of retail results ~ AP
["Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter expects game software sales to grow 47 percent over last year, to $850 million"]
... Arts, Activision climb ahead of retail sales results; Take-Two slides NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of the four largest U.S. video game software publishers -- two of which are embroiled in a hostile takeover fight -- were little ...
04-17-2008 11:42:56am Not There? Try Google
15.) Report: GTAIV 'poised' to make $400M in one week ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
["GTAIV will come close to exceeding the $404 million that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End grossed internationally during its first six days in theaters."]
... resell figures indicate the darkly comic PS3/360 crime spree will have the biggest debut of all time. By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Posted Apr 15, 2008 6:01 pm PT There's no question that Grand Theft Auto IV will have a massive ...
04-16-2008 12:08:28pm Not There? Try Google
16.) SEGA Goes for Gold and Announces U.S. Cover Athletes for the Beijing 2008(TM) Olympic Video Game ~ PR
["Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa"]
... pril 16 1:10 AM SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today announced it is partnering with top U.S. gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa to appear on the cover of the upcoming video game Beijing 20 ...
04-16-2008 12:08:24pm Not There? Try Google
17.) Early GTA IV review offers perfect score ~ by Luke Guttridge
[going to be big...]
... * 16 april 2008 With the hype now entering over-drive, it is somewhat worrying that we still have more than two weeks to go until the arrival of Grand Theft Auto IV. Word on the street has it that one of the first r ...
04-16-2008 12:08:35pm Not There? Try Google
18.) Nintendo, at the Top of Its Game, Will Find Growth a Wii Bit Harder ~ By YUKARI IWATANI KANE - WSJ
["12-month price target to 57,500 yen ($570) from 82,500 yen."]
... TOKYO -- The popularity of Nintendo's Wii videogame console and DS portable game machine has propelled the Japanese company's shares to records in recent years. But it could be Game Over for such big returns in the future. ...
04-14-2008 13:16:22pm Not There? Try Google
19.) Brazil Judge Bans Video Game 'Bully' ~ AP
[good pr...]
... iter Brazil Judge Bans Sale, Distribution, Promotion of Rockstar Video Game 'Bully' SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- "Bully" has taken a beating in Brazil, where a judge suspended sales of the video game on the grounds it is too v ...
04-11-2008 11:58:55am Not There? Try Google
20.) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Game Is On ~ by Matt Vella
["an anticipated 13 million units sold."]
... a key role in the takeover drama surrounding parent Take-Two and EA by Matt Vella Inside the posh New York headquarters of Rockstar Games in a SoHo loft, there's a buzz of round-the-clock activity. It's only weeks before ...
04-09-2008 12:21:32pm Not There? Try Google
21.) Sega's UK Racing Studio Closed? ~ gibiz
[The studio was formed in 2005]
... comes from Develop magazine citing a former staff member of the Solihull-based developer. Sega UK representatives were not available for comment at the time of publication. The studio was formed in 2005, fronted by Guy Wil ...
04-08-2008 12:25:52pm Not There? Try Google
22.) Retail struggling to meet day one demand for GTA IV ~ gibiz
[" the standard edition for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 may be in short supply for those that haven't already got their pre-orders in."]
... l indicating that they will be struggling to meet consumer demand for Grand Theft Auto IV when the game is released on April 29. Although copies of the limited edition of the highly-anticipated Rockstar title are still being ...
04-08-2008 12:25:48pm Not There? Try Google
23.) THQ Faces Tough Road Ahead ~ Priya Ganapati
["The verdict? It was a good lineup, but nothing that blew away the audience."]
... HQTHQI is fighting a tough battle to get back in the game. Despite two big flops last year and missing analyst estimates in its recent earnings report, the company hopes to bounce back with games such as the action title Sa ...
04-08-2008 12:25:44pm Not There? Try Google
24.) Take-Two's Rockstar Games Buys Mad Doc ~ AP
["Financial terms were not disclosed."]
... Mad Doc Software NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Friday its Rockstar Games label bought Andover, Mass.-based development studio Mad Doc Software. Formed in 1999, Mad Doc has l ...
04-07-2008 11:42:58am Not There? Try Google
25.) Sega unveils Sonic Unleashed ~ Pravda
[in Russia?]
... t for something new. Sonic Unleashed has raised a lot of questions and rumors lately. Some of them can be answered or proved right now. Dr. Eggman returns as the primary antagonist for Sonic Unleashed. In this installment ...
04-04-2008 11:39:33am Not There? Try Google
26.) Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in March ~ Reuters
[in Japan...]
... kground, closing share prices) TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) PlayStation 3 by 3-to-1 in Japan in Mar ...
04-04-2008 11:39:40am Not There? Try Google
27.) DS, Wii Fit top Japanese 2007 sales charts ~ By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK
["over 22 million DSs out and about, almost nine million PSPs, six million Wiis, two million PS3s, and 603,000 Xbox 360s..."]
... ear's hardware and charts; Japanese games industry growing. By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK Posted Apr 3, 2008 8:28 am PT The numbers are in for Japan--and last year was officially Nintendo's year. In figures compiled by Enterb ...
04-03-2008 12:29:52pm Not There? Try Google
28.) Atari's Alone in the Dark Delayed ~ SPONG
[not good...]
... upcoming survival horror title, Alone in the Dark, has been delayed. Previously scheduled for a May release, the PC, Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 versions will now be out on 20th June, coming four days later in the US. SPOnG check ...
04-03-2008 12:29:20pm Not There? Try Google
29.) Chart-Track hails strong Q1 as GT5 keeps PS3 motoring ~ GIBIZ
[UK numbers...]
... icrosoft this week on the UK hardware sales front, with the release of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue spurring PlayStation 3 sales by 14 per cent as its post-Easter momentum continued. Meanwhile Chart-Track data reveals that the ...
04-01-2008 11:41:38am Not There? Try Google
30.) Ex-Xbox exec: No future for consoles ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
["most of this stuff will be 'virtualized' as Web services by your content provider." "]
... dicated gaming system. By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot Posted Mar 28, 2008 11:43 am PT Convergence is a big theme in the gaming industry right now. Gaming devices no longer just play games: The PlayStation Portable is a phone ...
03-31-2008 11:16:56am Not There? Try Google
31.) Video Game Champs ~ by Jim Yin
["I do think, eventually, EA will acquire Take-Two."]
... ion, and THQ, as well as the sector as a whole by Jim Yin While the battle rages on, video game maker Electronic Arts (ERTS) is likely to win the fight to take over Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), says Jim Yin, who ...
03-31-2008 11:16:52am Not There? Try Google
32.) HMV offers 1000 Xbox Live points for GTA IV pre-orders ~ Matt Martin
["prepare for what could be the biggest release of 2008."]
... worth a further £130 for online consumers HMV has kicked off its pre-order campaign for Grand Theft Auto IV offering online consumers 1000 free Xbox Live points and vouchers worth over GBP 130. The free Microsoft points ar ...
03-19-2008 12:40:29pm Not There? Try Google
33.) EA Extends In-Game Ad Deal with Microsoft Subsidiary ~ Seeking Alpha - Seth Gilbert
[]
... ngeable ads in the background graphics of video games is still an infant industry but it’s one endowed with high hopes (even as some fans cringe at the thought of ads taking over their play space). According to a recent eMarke ...
03-19-2008 12:40:34pm Not There? Try Google
34.) UK Xbox 360 sales up 40% ~ Johnny Minkley
[" Europe-wide price cut,"]
... r the weekend The Xbox 360 enjoyed a 40 per cent spike in UK sales over the weekend following the Europe-wide price cut, according to Chart-Track. The leap was welcomed by retail and will serve as a timely boost for Micro ...
03-18-2008 12:22:52pm Not There? Try Google
35.) Game Stocks Down Even As Sales Soar ~ AP
["oftware sales jumped 47 percent to $668.7 million,"]
... ry Retail Sales Surpass Expectations NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of most video game publishers slipped along with the broader market Friday even though data from the NPD Group showed February retail sales far outpaced analysts' ...
03-14-2008 12:14:59pm Not There? Try Google
36.) Alpha Protocol's cover officially blown ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
["early 2009."]
... -esque RPG, due in Q1 2009 on the PS3, 360, and PC. By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Posted Mar 13, 2008 10:24 am PT This week, some of the most trafficked game forums on the Web were abuzz with unconfirmed reports that Sega was r ...
03-13-2008 12:46:39pm Not There? Try Google
37.) Sector Snap: Video Games Edge Up ~ AP
["Take-Two said Tuesday pre-orders for its cash cow, "Grand Theft Auto IV," have been better than expected, prompting a higher forecast for the current fiscal year."]
... Retail Sales Data, Take-Two Edges Higher After Earnings NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game stocks inched modestly higher Wednesday after Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted a strong first quarter and outlook, and investors a ...
03-12-2008 12:44:51pm Not There? Try Google
38.) 360 price cut to boost sales 20 per cent - Pachter ~ Matt Martin
[ps3 to cut?]
... o cut PS3 price later this year, says analyst Following Microsoft's decision to drop the price of the Xbox 360 in Europe, analyst Michael Pachter has told GamesIndustry.biz that he expects sales to increase by around 20 per ...
03-10-2008 12:13:38pm Not There? Try Google
39.) PSP Outsells Wii - PS3 Outsells PS2 in Japan ~ SPONG
[interesting...]
... good week for Sony in Japan, with stats-making organisation, Media Create, confirming that the company is top in both hardware and software charts. "Huzza!" say the Sony fans. But, of course, there's a slight edge to the ne ...
03-07-2008 11:56:44am Not There? Try Google
40.) Steve Ballmer: MS will support Blu-ray ~ by Luke Guttridge
["We've moved on..."]
... arch 2008 With HD-DVD having officially collapsed last month, Toshiba withdrawing support for the next-gen DVD format, Microsoft have today finally conceded that they are looking at ways to support Sony's rival Blu-ray form ...
03-07-2008 11:56:48am Not There? Try Google
41.) Sony "in talks" with Microsoft about a Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive ~ engadget
[to what end...]
... Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment About 48 milliseconds after the format war was officially over, rumors started running rampant (again) about Blu-ray making its way over to Microsoft's latest console. Now, how ...
03-07-2008 11:56:46am Not There? Try Google
42.) Sony attack Microsoft's lack of "capitalisation" ~ by Luke Guttridge
[bravado...]
... * 6 march 2008 According to word from Sony Computer Entertainment America's Scott Steinberg, Microsoft has failed to capitalise on the one year head start the Xbox 360 enjoyed over the PS3. Indeed, the exec believ ...
03-06-2008 12:07:02pm Not There? Try Google
43.) Rumours suggest Xbox 360 price cut this month ~ Matt Martin
[in Euroland...]
... all skus A number of industry sources have indicated that Microsoft is due to cut the price of all Xbox 360 skus in Europe. According to videogaming247.com, non-disclosure agreements are in place with leading retailers t ...
03-05-2008 12:01:09pm Not There? Try Google
44.) Video Games Aren't a Waste of Time ~ by Preeta M. Banerjee
[using a "serious game" to teach business and tech skills]
... kers, and is using a "serious game" to teach business and tech skills by Preeta M. Banerjee This holiday season, parents who bought Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 3, Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii, Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360, or the l ...
02-20-2008 11:58:50am Not There? Try Google
45.) WildTangent Announces "Orb" the Industry's First PC Game Console for Enthusiast Gamers ~ Press Release Source: WildTangent, Inc.
["The WildTangent Orb turns any modern PC into a full-featured game console more powerful than any next generation game console including the Microsoft XBOX 360, Sony PS3 or Nintendo Wii,"]
... or Enthusiast Gamers Wednesday February 20, 9:00 am ET Sierra Online and THQ Offer AAA Enthusiast Games, Sprint Sponsors Free Play of Top Games for Launch of The WildTangent Orb(TM) SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 2 ...
02-20-2008 11:58:47am Not There? Try Google
46.) Marvel Q4 profit tops Street; 2008 outlook unchanged ~ By John Tilak
["Marvel's first self-funded film, Iron Man, will hit theatres,"]
... from analysts, share movement, conference call details) By John Tilak BANGALORE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Marvel Entertainment Inc's (MVL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) quarterly profit beat analysts' expectations as the comic- ...
02-19-2008 12:25:03pm Not There? Try Google
47.) Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business ~ AP
[great for Sony up 5%]
... shiba Quits HD DVD Business, Handing Victory in Format Battle to Blu-Ray Disc Technology TOKYO (AP) -- Toshiba's decision to no longer develop, make or market high-definition HD DVD players and recorders will mean consumers ...
02-19-2008 12:25:02pm Not There? Try Google
48.) U.S. January video game sales hit $1.18 bln ~ By Scott Hillis
["Given the huge number of hardware systems sold in December, inventory shortages could be the biggest contributor to the softer-than-expected sales,"]
... report in paragraphs 13-14) By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.18 billion in January, with Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) Wii co ...
02-15-2008 12:00:09pm Not There? Try Google
49.) Ahead of the Bell: January Game Sales ~ AP
[Wii 274,0000 - - PS3 269,000 - - DS 251,000 - - PSP 230,000 - - XBOX 230,000]
... Sales Fell 6 Percent in January; 'Call of Duty' Top Title NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game sales declined 6 percent in January, a market research firm said Friday, but overall sales improved on a per-week basis, with "Call of Du ...
02-15-2008 12:00:23pm Not There? Try Google
50.) Gameworld: "The Club", a game that shoots for style ~ Reuters By Scott Hillis
[SEGA - "how many people can you shoot, and how fast can you do it"]
... ANCISCO, Feb 14 (Reuters Life!) - Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock", "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4", were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories. "The Club ...
02-14-2008 17:08:50pm Not There? Try Google
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