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Microsoft Ships 90 Million Windows 7 Copies
Microsoft reported sales of 90 million copies of Windows 7 at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday.
The 90-million sales figure, announced by Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein at the San Francisco-based event, represented a significant increase over a previous report. In late January, Microsoft indicated that 60 million Windows 7 [...]
Pachter: Epic Regrets Signing Exclusive GeOW Contract With Microsoft
Michael Pachter had a lot of things to express on Game Trailers Bonus Round, one of them being his belief that Epic Games now regrets signing a deal that would keep the Gears of War Franchise exclusive to the Xbox 360.
Games For Windows Live holiday sale
Microsoft is holding its first big sale on Games For Windows Live for its new Games on Demand service that released earlier this month. The sale goes through the new year, all the way to January 4.
Several titles are priced at 50% off their normal price including indie titles World of Goo and Osmos.
PS3 Crosses the 30 Million Sold Mark
VGChartz have reported that Sony PS3 have crossed the 30 million sales mark worldwide.
About 6 million of the total 30 million sales came in last 5 months of 2009. The surge in sales can largely be contributed to the late August PS3 Slim release, the $299 PS3 price cut and recent of Final Fantasy XIII
Microsoft Executive Confirms PGR 5 in the Works
A Microsoft Executive has confirmed that the next PGR game is already in development via a blog post.
Tom Burt was posting on the Customers’ blog over at Tesla and confirmed he was asked to supply sounds for both the PGR and Forza teams with his Tesla Roadster.
Craigslist flooded with modified Xbox 360s
Due to Microsoft banning modded Xbox 360s from the Xbox Live network, Craigslist is now flooded with modded Xbox consoles for sale.
For anyone looking for a modded console or who doesn’t care if they can connect to Xbox Live, there’s no better time to be purchasing a used Xbox. The consoles are going for as [...]
Activision Q3 Financials, PS3 Second Highest Console Earner
Activision have today released their financial data for Q3 of their current fiscal year. The biggest earner overall was MMORPGs, which accounted for 43% of Activision Blizzard’s income, which equates to $301 million.
Ubisoft First Half Sales Down 52 Per Cent
Ubisoft has reported its financial results for the six months ended September 30, with sales during the period down 52 per cent year-on-year to €166 million.
Due to the sharp decrease in sales, the company expects to report an operating loss of around €80 million for the first half,
Walmart Confirms $100 Xbox 360 Arcade
Walmart’s official website today one heck of a deal on the Xbox 360 Arcade.
Listed among the one day in-store specials for this Saturday, Nov. 7, is an Xbox 360 Arcade console for $199 that comes with a $100 gift card.
MS removes private chat from upcoming titles
Do you like to use the party chat option on your Xbox 360? Well, if you do, you may soon find yourself being forced out of using that option. Microsoft appears to be offering developers the option to negate the private chat option the Xbox 360 offers. Currently, players have the option of forming a [...]
