Xbox 360

Study Says Nintendo Wii Actually Provides Exercise

Michael Santo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:17 -0600

A new study, submitted at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific meeting in Orlando, seems to indicate that at least some of the Nintendo Wii games have an exercise benefit. Nintendo and others coined the word "exer-gaming" when referring to some of the games on the console, which actually work up a sweat.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release is Controversial Best Seller

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:45:56 -0600

After months of hype, the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 went on sale at midnight on Tuesday, November 10. While retailers are salivating over what may be the biggest-selling game of all time, some people may find the scenes terrorist attack on civilians just a bit disturbing.

Twitter, Facebook Added to XBox 360 Dashboard

Cheryl Phillips — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:41:51 -0500

Microsoft announced back in August that Twitter and Facebook would be coming to the Xbox 360 dashboard. Microsoft announced that the update will be released in mid November in the UK. A beta for the update will start at some point between the 15th and 31st October in the US. Thus will add functionality for both Twitter and Facebook to the dashboard. Perfect timing for commercials that would air just prior to Black Friday's holiday shopping madness.

Halo Video Game Inspires Books, Action Figures

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:54:40 -0500

The 2001 blockbuster video-game release, Halo, was just the beginning for game developer Bungie. About 2.5 million people bought the latest Halo 3: ODST game since its release two weeks ago. Now there are some retail offspring in the works: action figures, videos, comics and books.

Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Prices

Michael Santo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:04:51 -0500

In a move made almost mandatory by the recent announcement of the PS3 Slim and a $100 price cut by Sony, Microsoft announced Thursday that the price of the Xbox 360 Elite, the high-end model with a 120GB hard drive, will be dropped by $100 to $299.

Target drops Xbox pricing

Danielle Battaglia — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:06:22 -0500

The Xbox Elite price will be cut by $100 and Xbox 360 Pro will have its price dropped by $50. At least this is the rumor that was stirred by a Target ad that was leaked Tuesday morning.

Project Natal Is Xbox's Answer To Wii Fit

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:06:52 -0500

Project Natal, which is going to work with all current and past versions of Xbox 360 seems to be taking shot at Wii Fit. You play project natal hands free.

Xbox Shoes by Sole Junkie: You've Got To Be Kidding

Michael Santo — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:44:40 -0500

All right, don't get the wrong idea. These so-called Xbox shoes are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with Microsoft. You would think, for the price, these xbox shoes would have a built-in remote or something, but no. They are custom sneakers and made by Sole Junkie.

Xbox 360 Records Its Biggest Year Ever

harminka — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:47:18 -0600

Driven by record sales at retail along with an 84 percent jump in online consumer spending; global install base lead over PlayStation 3 expands to more than 8 million units.

Xbox 360 Survey Reveals Economy Effects Gift Giving

harminka — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:19:32 -0600

A tough economy is casting a shadow over many people’s gift-giving list right now, providing a question mark as to how they will spend their hard-earned cash this holiday season. To better understand how America’s shopping and entertainment habits are evolving this year, Microsoft Corp. collaborated with Ipsos1and StrategyOne2 to produce the Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey.

Microsoft Updates On New Xbox Experience Release Time

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:17 -0600

Microsoft update informs the video game lovers that the new Xbox experience release time is tomorrow. On Nov. 19, more than 50 years after that dramatic shift, a new era in home entertainment begins with the New Xbox Experience as millions of Xbox 360™ consoles will transform instantly through the power of software.

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii 1st, 3rd Party Game Attach Rate Exposed

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:45:30 -0600

As part of yesterday's in-depth analysis of new Nintendo-published graphs on the state of the market, Gamasutra has calculated the attach rate (also known as 'tie ratios' -- the number of games sold per console) for both first and third-party titles on Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.