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Microsoft’s Handheld Entertainment Intentions, xYzposed!

Friday, May 15, 2009

As if two rumored Microsoft handhelds weren’t enough, the latest chatter from Redmond holds that the company is designing a new “digital entertainment handheld” to take on Apple’s iPod Touch and Sony’s PSP. The news comes from Team Xbox’s César A. Berardini, who says he waited months to corroborate and clear his report with sources in [...]

A Final Bell Tolls for the Original Xbox

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Microsoft discontinued out-of-warranty repairs for the original Xbox this week, giving a sense of closure to the company’s first stab at video game consoles. If you don’t have a warranty and need something fixed, you’re on your own; perhaps it’s time to upgrade. Maybe I’m reading too much into this — after all, Microsoft stopped producing [...]

Zune’s Swoon–Doom Soon?

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Podcasting News’s Elisabeth Lewin notes an interesting tidbit in Microsoft’s Form 10-Q SEC filing: Microsoft says that its Zune-related revenue “decreased by $100 or 54% reflecting a decrease in device sales.” The 10-Q doesn’t seem to say how many Zunes Microsoft sold, and the company has slashed prices. So it’s a little tough to tell whether [...]

Nintendo Dominates ‘08 in Sales Figure Shocker

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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I can be sarcastic in a headline, right? No matter, retail research firm NPD released last year’s video game sales data today, revealing–of course–that Nintendo’s Wii console and DS handheld were the big winners. Perhaps there’s some surprise in knowing the DS was the most popular last-minute holiday item, selling 3.04 million units to the Wii’s [...]

Gears of War 2: A Sterling Sequel for Xbox

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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If video games are the modern-day incarnation of sci-fi and action films, Gears of War 2 is a true blockbuster. Two Christmases ago, Gears of War became the de facto Xbox 360 system seller when Halo 3 didn’t pan out for a holiday launch. This year, pre-orders for the sequel surpassed those for the original, [...]