Tag Archive | "Microsoft"

Xbox 360 Sales Double In UK

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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On the heels of that price cut we mentioned not too long ago, Xbox 360 sales have gone up 214% in the UK.  It also outsold the Playstation 3 by more than two-to-one in the past two weeks, which should give the console plenty of momentum going into a holiday season rigged with blockbusters.  As [...]

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New Xbox Experience To Have Dynamic Themes

Friday, September 26, 2008

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Microsoft revealed “Themes 2.0″ via their Gamerscore Blog today.  The fall update will introduce gamers to themes that are far more than  glorified wallpaper.  The post describes the themes as “subtly animated” while you and your friends avatars will hang out in a different part of the environment.  It also mentioned that the  graphics will [...]

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Rumor Confirmed: Xbox 360 Gets UK Price Cut

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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It looks like those leaked Woolworth catalogs were for real. Microsoft confirmed today that the UK would receive a £30 price cut on all three SKUs starting September 19. This comes two weeks after North America saw prices slashed across the board as well. The new pricing scheme is as follows: Arcade: £130 60GB Pro: £170 120GB [...]

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Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 to Play Role in 2008 Presidential Race

Friday, August 22, 2008

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Microsoft has recently announced a partnership with the Rock the Vote campaign to bring a collection of politically-centered features to the online gaming arena just before the final leg of the 2008 Presidential Campaign gets underway.  Some of the new features will allow users to register to vote (but not actually vote!), participate in forums and take part in presidential [...]

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GC 08: Banjo-Kazooie Pre-order Bonus Revealed

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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When Rare’s long awaited Banjo-Kazooie sequel was finally unveiled earlier this year, many gamers were left asking, “Where’s the platforming?” While Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts looked gorgeous, and its new vehicle construction mechanic was intriguing, actual footage or screens of the fabled bear and bird duo hopping around on their own two feet was scarce. And yes, [...]

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Fable II Release Date Confirmed

Friday, August 8, 2008

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Microsoft and Lionhead Studios have clarified the release date for Fable II after pointing towards the roundabout period of October. The set-in-stone dates are the 21st and 24th of October for the US and Europe respectively. Alongside the release date came another announcement that there will be a special Collectors Edition of the game released at [...]

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E308: Microsoft Press Conference Roundup

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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Before we plunge head first into Nintendo and Sony’s E3 offerings, lets look at what Microsoft told us yesterday. http://nukoda.com/news/e308-netflix-partners-up-with-xbox-360/ http://nukoda.com/news/e308-music-game-spotlight-lips-rock-band-and-guitar-hero/ http://nukoda.com/news/e308-square-enix-spotlight-final-fantasy-xiii-for-360-release-dates/ In addition to the above news, they also gave us information on the new Dashboard update, dubbed Xbox Live Experience, which will include the long rumored Avatars-Mii like characters that will appear in new Party titles, such as [...]

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E308: Music Game Spotlight - Lips, Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Music Games have become a part of popular culture across the globe, not just in their native Japan, and so it was fitting that Microsoft touched on the Musical games the Xbox 360 would be home to. First off was Guitar Hero World Tour, which had the mind behind the series talk about the additions they [...]

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E308: Square Enix Spotlight - Final Fantasy XIII for 360, Release Dates

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Square Enix president Yoichi Wada stated that his company was proud to unveil Xbox 360 RPGs from his company, three we already knew about (Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant), and the unveiling of Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360.  Wada stripped the juggernaut of its PlayStation 3-only status and proudly [...]

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Xbox Live still down for Maintenance. Standby.

Monday, April 21, 2008

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As Major Nelson noted this week, Xbox Live would be seeing some downtime earlier this morning. The service is still offline, however, creating panic in many a shut-in, school skipping seventh grader, and news writers with nothing to do before going to their full time job. Until the service is online, we suggest you go outside [...]

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