Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan because of Tales of Vesperia

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Xbox 360 sales have been rather low since the launch in Japan. In the week ending August 10th Microsoft sold a surprising 24,962 units and outsold the Sony PS3 (9,673) by far.
The reason seems to be the release of Bandai’s Tales of Vesperia that sold over 100,000 copies in the first week according to Media Create.

Like in the United States the Wii is still on top of the Xbox 360 and PS3, but both handheld gaming systems sold more than the Wii in that week. Read more

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:42:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in July again

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According to NDP the Sony PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 game console in July again. Sales are far less than in June, but still beating the Xbox 360 sales for the month.
The Sony PS3 sold 224,900 units and the Xbox 360 sold 204,800 units in the United States.
The unstopable Nintendo Wii outsold both, the PS3 and the Xbox 360 with 555,000 units sold during the month. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Chassis Lian Li PC-XB01 unveiled

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Lian Li launches a new Chassis for the Microsoft Xbox 360 console that promises better cooling and a no frills PC look.
The Lian Li PC-XB01 Xbox 360 Chassis Replacement features black, hairline brushed anodized aluminum material, Sound dampening foam and silent fan.
The PC-XB01 is 160 x 250 x 415mm (W, D, H), giving lots of space for copious cool airflow. The 120mm (1500RPM) rear fan draws off the heat from inside the case effectively and silently, while the ODD region is encased in stylized foam to reduce noise experienced from spinning disks in standard units. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:41:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Warner Music Group Artists Videos now on Xbox 360

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Microsoft signed Warner Music Group to offer music videos of their artists on the Xbox 360.
Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Lava, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros., and Word.

Xbox 360 owners can on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace find music videos that include Airbourne ("Runnin' Wild"), Madonna ("4 Minutes"), and Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Dani California"). Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:41:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

How the Wii is Beating the Xbox 360 and PS3

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Our friends over at Digital Trends analyze why the Wii is beating the Xbox 360 and the PS3. There is a rumor that the Xbox 360 Arcade will be soon selling below $200. Still, consumers are still likely to pay $50 more for a Wii in my opinion than go for the cheaper Xbox 360 if they can get one.

Quote: "Nintendo has gotten family and friends involved with their system without the multimedia sharing capabilities that the other systems offer. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:26:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade Price-Cut to $199 imminent

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Another Xbox 360 price-cut is rumored to hit in September and bring down the XBox 360 console price to the magic $199 price-point.
Arstechnica published the new price-cut rumor a couple days ago. According to Ars, Microsoft would offer the Xbox 360 Arcade for $199, the Xbox 360 Pro (60GB) for $299 and the Xbox 360 Elite (120GB) for $399. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 60GB ships from Amazon

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Microsoft announced the new Xbox 360 with 60GB just before E3 2008. The Xbox 360 60GB sells for $349.99 and ships now from Amazon.com.

Demand for the new Xbox 360 doesn't seem that high as its sales rank is at 93 in the Video Games category. Sales are rising though as the 60GB Xbox 360 is on the 9th place in the movers and shakers list. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Beijing 2008 Xbox 360 and PS3 Review

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The Olympic Games are around the corner. TTGamer published now a review of the Beijing 2008 video game for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Quote from the review: "As you would expect with the Olympics, a wide variety of sports are represented in the game ranging from Judo to cycling to athletics. You will see a lot of interesting sports here that you generally won't see anywhere else in the video gaming world. This is the strength of the game by far. Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Watchmen Video Game coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish WATCHMEN, an episodic downloadable game based on the upcoming Warner Bros. film for the Xbox 360, Sony PS3, and Windows PC in 2009.

The supporting marketing for the Watchmen movie is in full swing. Fans can spend the time until the movie opens in March of 2009 with the Watchmen Motion Comics on iTunes. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft turns to Users for new Wave of Xbox Games

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:53:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii overtakes Xbox 360 in overall U.S. Sales

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The Nintendo Wii solid sales over the last months made it the best-selling video game console in the U.S. of the current generation of machines.

Including the 660,000 Wii consoles Nintendo sold in June, the Wii has sold 10.9 million units since its November 2006 release in the United States.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 stands at 10.4 million units sold. Microsoft had a one year head start, but it did not help to fend off the Wii. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii, Xbox and PS3 Avatars tell a lot about You

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Microsoft made their rumored 3D Avatars official at the E3 2008 briefing on Monday. Now we know how we "look" in the virtual worlds of all three major consoles.

Nintendo made the start with the Mii avatars and Sony already teased us with Playstation Home last year. In the image above you see all three avatar design next to each other. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Video Rental on Xbox 360 and PS3 in U.S., but what about the rest of the World?

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Microsoft partnered with Netflix to bring movie rental to the Xbox 360 and Sony launched their own video rental and download for the PS3 yesterday. Both offerings are only available in the United States.

I just tested if I can access the video download section of the Playstation Store on the PS3 from Europe. I have accounts for each of the major Playstation Stores (US, Europe, Asia), but when logging in to the U.S. Playstation Store the Video section is disabled. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 and Netflix Deal, how will Sony's PS3 counter that?

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Microsoft announced yesterday at the E3 2008 briefing a partnership with movie rental service Netflix. Xbox 360 Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix subscribers can this holiday season instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix.

This pretty huge, as Netflix is the largest online movie rental service in the world. With the exclusive deal Microsoft gives the Xbox 360 a pretty strong media presence in the living room, despite lacking Blu-ray support.
For those with limited broadband connectivity the Xbox 360 Netflix deal is of course not adding to their experience. A disc based movie playback is still important in my opinion.
Later today Sony has its turn to counter the Xbox 360 Netflix deal in their E3 2008 press-conference. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rock Band 2 Coming in September for Xbox 360

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Rock Band was one of the hottest video games for the PS3 or Xbox when it launched last holiday season. Harmonix and EA are wasting no time bringing Rock Band 2 to market with the huge success of the original.

Rock Band 2 was officially announced today with some great new features including the ability to compete head to head against other bands online and the ability to export music tracks from the original disc to Rock Band 2. Rock Band 2’s music catalog will include over 100 songs from artists old and new. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:36:38 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New 3D Xbox Interface combines Apple Cover Flow with Nintendo Miis

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Microsoft just announced at the E3 2008 briefing a completely new interface for the Xbox 360 coming this fall. The first thing that comes to mind when you see the first screen is Apple Coverflow mixed with Nintendo Mii avatars with a little bit 3D.

The new Xbox 360 interface looks clean and by being able to kick off the avatar community with about 12 million users will give Microsoft an edge. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:20:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New 60GB Xbox 360 announced

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Microsoft announces a new 60GB Xbox 360 to be available at retail in August for $349.

This announcement also makes the price-cut of the 20GB Xbox 360 Pro official. Microsoft today dropped the price of its 20GB Xbox 360 console in the U.S. and Canada to $299 (U.S.) (ERP) while supplies last, a savings of $50.
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Posted on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:37:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pure Xbox 360 Hands-On Preview

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TTGamer today posted a hands-on preview of Pure for the Xbox 360 (also being released on PC and PS3). Pure for PS3 will be shipping on September 23rd from Amazon.com.

Quote: "This ATV arcade style racer could prove to be one of 08's biggest surprises. At the very least, it is certain to have some of the prettiest environments seen on the current consoles to date. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Pro already selling at Target with new low Price

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Target is already selling the Xbox 360 Pro in stores for the new low price of $299.99 (was $349.99). Microsoft was actually expected to announce the Xbox 360 Price-cut at the E3 2008 press-conference on Monday.

The Target offer of the Xbox 360 Pro (the Xbox 360 with 20GB HDD) is only available in stores and not online. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft to cut Price of Xbox 360 to $299

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model to $299 from $349, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:51:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Price-cut already this Sunday

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The E3 Media & Business Summit will start next week on Monday. Leaked images from a video game retailer Gamestop indicate an Xbox 360 Pro price-cut already on Sunday.

We already reported about a Xbox 360 price-cut rumor at the E3, but the photo published on Kotaku is 99% real proof that the XBox 360 Pro will sell for $299.99 starting this Sunday. Currently the Xbox 360 Premium/Pro sells for $349.99. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:24:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr