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Xbox 360 has generated more than $56 billion in retail
Microsoft has sold 67 million Xbox 360 consoles since its launch in 2005, raking in more than $56 billion at retail. Kinect has sold 19 million units and Xbox Live has 40 million members, leaving us to question what the remaining 27 million people are doing with their Xboxes if they aren't ...
Study: Xbox 360 most popular non-PC device for watching video ads
The Xbox 360 is the most popular non-PC device for viewing online video, beating out iOS and Android handhelds, according to a study by online-video ad company Freewheel. Freewheel measured "professional content" only, meaning video that runs with ads -- meaning it really conducted a study on how ...
Zombies say cheese for Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection screens
Is it just us, or is that one zombie smiling for the camera? If you ignore the hellish glowing eyes and the rotting flesh, you'd think he was just chilling at a friend's birthday party. Maybe he's just happy his game is in HD now. ...
Infamous 2: Festival of Blood gets Truly Bloody this October [update: trailer!]
Electro-monster Cole from Infamous 2 is now an electro-vampire in Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, available on PSN this October. In this downloadable game, New Marais is infested by vampires. Cole is bitten, and must find the head vampire before the night ends, to reverse his condition. Does ...
Nielsen: US spending less on games, more on outdoor activities
Bad news, friends: We're losing. That's the only way we can digest the latest Nielsen consumer spending report, in which it was revealed that the US national entertainment budget share for games dropped from 9.3 percent in 2009 to 8.5 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, spending on activities that actually ...
Joystiq chats with Jay Wilson on Diablo 3
click to embiggen var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pc_games/Diablo_3_s_Jay_Wilson_talks_Deckard_Cain_cows_co_op'; The buzz here at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is all about Diablo 3. When will we have a playable demo? When can we expect a release? Blizzard, of course, isn't willing to ...
WiiPlayer optimizes iPlayer for Wii
It still puzzles us that the BBC was so keen to make its (admittedly excellent and very popular) iPlayer catch-up service compatible with the Wii. Are there really that many Wii owners out there with internet-ready PCs who would opt to use the service on the Wii's slightly clunky Opera browser? Why ...
Nintendo sponsors UK Gladiators
To tell you the truth, we never knew you folks in the UK got your own version of American Gladiators. Growing up, we would catch the show after our usual dose of Saturday morning entertainment, as the sugar would take effect from all of the Lucky Charms we had while catching our toons, fueling our ...
BBC iPlayer takes the Wii by storm
Now we know what makes you people tick: the BBC. Our inboxes (and comments) have been flooded with news about the BBC iPlayer in one of our most-tipped stories ever. If you're one of the five people who didn't send us this tip and don't know what's up, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ...
SXSW: Games + Entertainment Brands: Five Top Trends In 2007
This panel brought together Robert Nashak, GM of Yahoo Games, Chris Charla, director of business development for Foundation 9, Charles Merrin from Real Networks, and Brian Ring, the GM of Interactive Content for Scope Seven. The purpose was to discuss the top five trends in 2007 in the realm of ...
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Report: Battlefield 3 'Premium' service costs $50 one time, includes 'all five themed expansion packs'
Posted on May 30th 2012 12:10PM
Doom 3 'BFG Edition' brings Hell to 360/PS3/PC 'this fall' with entire back catalog in tow
Posted on May 30th 2012 10:35AM