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

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

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 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

Microsoft hints at Xbox 360 Surprises at E3 2008

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The E3 Media & Business Summit will start next week on Monday, July 14th. Microsoft's David Gosen said in an interview that Microsoft would have "fantastic surprises awaiting everybody at E3".

The Xbox 360 really is in need for fantastic surprises to keep up with Sony's PS3. We already have reported about a Xbox 360 price-cut rumor, which is supposed to be announced at E3. Microsoft needs to address the Blu-ray issue and could announce the rumored motion controllers for the Xbox 360. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Bourne Conspiracy Xbox 360 Review

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TTGamer published a review of the Bourne Conspiracy video game for the Microsoft Xbox 360.

Quote from the review: "If there was one area the game would have to get right it would be the action sequences and there are no doubts the developers put a lot of thought as to how it would all work. Primarily, Bourne’s weapon is hand to hand combat where he is brutal, but scattered throughout the game you will come across weapons which can be used. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Price-cut official in Australia

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We reported yesterday about a new rumor that Microsoft will cut prices of the Xbox 360 in the United States by $50 in the wake of the E3 Summit in July. After Europe, which has seen a Xbox 360 price-cut in March, Australia is next.

Kotaku reports that all three Xbox 360 consoles available in Australia are seeing price cuts. The Xbox Arcade is now selling for $349* (was $399), the Xbox 360 Pro is now selling for $499 (was $579) and the Elite is now selling for $649 (was $729). Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:00:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Price-cut to $299 imminent

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The Hollywood Reporter is citing anonymous sources that Microsoft will lower the Xbox 360 price by $50 to $299 in the next weeks.

The price cut for the Xbox 360 with the 20GB HDD would come before E3 Summit taking place in Los Angeles on July 15th-17th. The Xbox 360 price-cut rumors are not new. We reported about it 2 weeks go. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:03:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 Pricing at E3?

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In May the Sony PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 nurturing rumors that Microsoft is going to cut the Xbox 360 price next month at the E3 Media and Business Summit 2008.

Microsoft could also announce new Xbox 360 hardware. After all they still have not answered the HD DVD failure. If you are not tied to a exclusive video game franchise like Halo, the Xbox 360 is just not that attractive compared to the PS3 Read more

Posted on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 outsells Xbox 360 again in May

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The Sony PS3 outsold the Microsoft Xbox 360 in May in the United States according to new NPD video game sales numbers. In February the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 the first time.

Sony sold 209,000 PS3 consoles and Microsoft sold 187,000 Xbox 360 consoles during last month.
Nintendo blew both away again with 675,000 Wii consoles sold. Read more

Posted on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Unreal Tournament III for Xbox 360 Launch Date Announced

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Midway and Epic Games announced today that Unreal Tournament 3 will ship for the Xbox 360 console on July 7th. The Xbox version of the game will also feature exclusive content and a Gears of War 2 multiplayer video.

New features for the Xbox version of the game include split screen, five exclusive map downloads, and two all new characters as well as access to all previously released downloadable content. Unreal Tournament 3 is available now for both the PC and the PS3. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:33:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun