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Xbox 360 best-selling console in US for 26th straight month, Wii U struggles

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [2]

The Xbox 360 is continuing its dominance as the best-selling console in the US. Microsoft has announced that they sold 302,000 consoles in February, making it the 26th straight month that the Xbox 360 has been on top in the US. Meanwhile, though, Nintendo Wii U sales continue to slump, with only 64,000 consoles sold during the month of February. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Trilogy “Fowl Tempered” DLC out now with 135 new levels

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [1]

Angry Birds Trilogy for the PlayStation 3 Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS has received its second DLC pack titled "Fowl Tempered." It features a whopping 135 new levels that are based on the game's episodes Back to School, Bad Piggies, and Haunted Hogs. The DLC pack also features a new bird named Stella, who can trap enemies in pink bubbles and carry them away. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live Games on Demand sale starts today

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [4]

Last week, we told you about a major sale coming our way this week, with over 60 Xbox 360 games being discounted all week long, with different sales every day. Larry Hyrb, head of Xbox Live, has announced that the sale has begun, and to start the week off, Microsoft is going big with heavy discounts to several Halo titles. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 unveil rumored for April after PS4 surprise

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [104]

It looks like this week's unveiling of the PlayStation 4 caught one company by surprise and are deciding to unveil their new console earlier than expected. According to a handful of developers and industry professionals, including a Sony official, it's said that the Redmond-based company was caught "off-guard" by the PS4 announcement and is currently scrambling to get the Xbox 720 revealed earlier than expected. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live Games on Demand sale coming next week

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're an avid Xbox Live user, and prefer the convenience of downloading games instead of going to the store to buy them, you're in luck. From February 26 to March 4, Microsoft is holding the "Ultimate Game Sale," where they'll be discounting a handful of popular Games on Demand titles, some of which are 85% off. Read The Full Story

Microsoft next-gen Kinect sensor to support 1080p, USB 3.0, and 60ms latency

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [4]

There's a lot of talk going on about Microsoft's next-generation gaming console, but we haven't heard a whole lot about the console's next-generation Kinect sensor add-on. According to a leak, the new Kinect will feature quite a bit of upgrades from the current sensor, including full HD streaming, and a quicker latency that's cut down by a third from the current Kinect sensor. Read The Full Story

Bill Gates discusses Microsoft and their mobile sector

, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [7]

In an interview with CBS, Bill Gates talks to Charlie Rose about his life, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and more interestingly Microsoft. He says that the way that Microsoft went about the mobile industry didn't allow them to get the leadership they needed. He says that they should have entered the market earlier in order to get the lead on cell phones and that "it's clearly a mistake". Read The Full Story

Destiny set for Xbox 720, PlayStation 4, and PC in 2014

, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [10]

If you've heard anything about the upcoming "game changer" title set to be produced by Bungie over the next 10 years in installments with Activision, you know that it certainly wouldn't make sense for the whole series to be appearing on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In fact the first installment will be on those two consoles, but essentially everything afterward has been confirmed in legal documents to be hitting no less than the PlayStation 4, the Xbox 720, and the PC. The information that reveals said bits and pieces comes from a Call of Duty legal dispute where the contract between Activision and Bungie had to be unsealed. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 best-selling gaming console for 25th straight month

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [5]

The streak continues once again. Microsoft has announced that their Xbox 360 gaming console has been the highest-selling console for the 25th straight month, beating out the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii U for the month of January. The Redmond-based company sold 281,000 consoles last month, with gamers spending a combined total of $338 million on Xbox consoles, games, and accessories in January alone. Read The Full Story

Xbox founder says Apple TV could “simply kill” gaming consoles

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [8]

The Apple TV is a fairly simple product. It's a standard set-top box that allows you to stream content and even beam content from an iOS device to your big-screen living room television. However, the founder of the Xbox gaming console, Nat Brown, says that if Apple wanted to, they could easily destroy the Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Xbox 360 sees 76m units sold globally

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

At the Dive into Media conference yesterday, Microsoft went on stage and talked about one of its most successful products to date: the Xbox 360. Specifically, the company announced that they have sold over 76 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide since its launch in 2005. Plus, the console has outsold the original Xbox three times over so far. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s LA studio to bring original video content to Xbox

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Yesterday during All Things Digital’s Dive into Media conference, Microsoft stepped on stage to discuss their Xbox platform and tell folks where the console is heading in the future. Specifically, the company's entertainment and digital media president, Nancy Tellem, said that Microsoft's Los Angeles studio will be working on delivering original video content to Xbox users that will arrive sometime before the end of the year. Read The Full Story
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