Xbox 360‘s been seeing success in Europe, but nothing compares to the success they’ve seen since the recent price cuts. Sales for the 360 are up 214% which is pushing them past the two-to-one sales ratio against the more expensive PlayStation 3. We’re assuming this 214% increase is due to the cheaper price combined with […]
Xbox 360 Kicking PlayStation 3 Two-to-One In Europe
October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Microsoft · playstation 3 · Press Release
Xbox 360’s Fable 2: No Online Co-Op In Box
September 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Much like Kameo: Elements of Power, Fable 2 ships without online co-op mode on day-one. However, Kameo didn’t promise the co-op mode prior to the games release, or talk about it in their presentations and hype machine conferences. How does that happen? It’s easy to promise a feature but words do not make games true. […]
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Popcap’s Feeding Frenzy 2 on Xbox LIVE Arcade
September 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The place to be, this week, is Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) as Popcap’s now released Feeding Frenzy 2 on the 360 platform. Xbox Live Arcade has been the go to place for awesome new content brought in high definition on both shrink wrapped box games along with classic casual titles. Not into casual games? Perhaps […]
Tags: Casual Games · Industry News · popcap · Press Release
Microsoft’s High Hopes Holiday Lineup
September 13th, 2008 · No Comments
This year Microsoft believes they’ve got a heavy hitter lineup of titles starting around now until the end of the year including: Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Rock Band 2 and Fallout 3. They’re also looking at Lips, their karaoke title with a casual appeal to bring on the sales […]
Tags: Holiday · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Sony · Xbox 360
Xbox 360 Price Cut Leads To 100-Percent Sales Increase
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Why release a single block buster game with a two week pop when you can simply lower the price of your console and boost sales by 100%? That’s a question Sony may be asking themselves right now, as Metal Gear Solid 4‘s hype may have lasted years but the sales and console unit sale boots […]
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Microsoft Shoots for Number Two In Console War
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Microsoft recently announced their price cuts on the Xbox 360, effective today, but what is motivating them? Microsoft’s not going to make much additional money by passing off the savings to the customer but they will, more than likely, sell a bunch of great new Xbox 360‘s to a new crowd of gamer. Motivation? Sony. […]
Tags: Console Games · Editorial · Holiday · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360
Xbox 360 Price Cut Official: September 5th, 2008
September 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
The undeniable rumor, as expected, has come to be true and Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed September 5th as the day the Xbox 360 shall drop in price. Although not surprising, this is really the first good price drop for the 360 hardware which does not involve phasing out an old product line. The price […]
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PS3 and 360 Price Cuts, Before Holidays End
August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
A lot of people have purchased the Xbox 360 and a growing number have had new interests in the PlayStation 3. The summer time is winding to an end and fall will bring us a new host of video games and reasons to keep playing our current generation consoles. Many analysts and industry leaders believe […]
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Xbox 360 Japan Sales Drop, PS3 Sales Crappy
August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
The Xbox 360 saw a huge jump last week with Tales of Vesperia from Namco Bandai, but has dropped back down to normal sales (about none). Some are saying it’s mainly because of a short supply as the 360 sold out in Japan as a result of Tales of Vesperia. In other news, the PlayStation […]
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Castle Crashers: Ye Old School Gaming!
August 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In a world of 3D worlds, dynamic lighting and intense shadows we see far too few old school retro style platformer titles. With the advent of Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare and the PlayStation Network we’re seeing a few new indy developers getting into the game. Castle Crashers, developed by The Behemoth, is an upcoming side […]
Tags: Industry News · Retro · Xbox 360