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NEWS ABOUT: Xbox 360

Xbox 360 stories: 31 news summaries

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Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 08 • BioShock • video games

Sony Cuts PS3 Price For Xmas

Oct 18, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has slashed the price of PlayStation 3 by $100 in advance of holiday shopping; the cheapest console will now be a 40-gigabyte model for $399—down from $499 for a 60-gigger. PlayStation is the priciest of its rivals, and sales have lagged: Compared with 404,000 Nintendo Wiis and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • price cut

This Week's Top Games Are...

GamePro gives top marks to latest Tony Hawk and Avatar

Oct 16, 07 12:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Want great games for your console? Here are this week's winners, as awarded by GamePro.com:
  • Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, the skateboard legend's latest for all major platforms except PC
  • Avatar: the Last Airbender—The Burning Earth, a multiplatformer sequel to the Nickolodeon-inspired original
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Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • Playstation • PC games • video games

'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Microsoft hoping franchise will help it win the console wars

Oct 4, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously had been flagging in competition... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live • video games

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Explosive debut stands to boost Microsoft's Xbox 360 console

Sep 26, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journal reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live

'Halo 3' Disk Comes Scratched

Limited-edition packaging can harm media

Sep 26, 07 12:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A limited-edition package for Microsoft's 'Halo 3' may be scratching the game disks, AP reports. The latest installment of the famous shoot-em-up franchise appears to be well on its way to huge sales, but with its new Xbox 360 suffering from news of bugs in recent months, the scratched disks... More »

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Microsoft • Xbox 360 • video games

Gamers Hold Tight for Halo 3

Sep 22, 07 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The final installment of the video game juggernaut Halo hits stores Tuesday, and rabid fans are expected to blow away sales records along with pesky invading aliens. Halo 3 will be released at 12:01 a.m., Reuters reports, with hype and sales receipts expected to rival that of Harry ... More »

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Xbox 360 • Halo 3 • Covenant • video games

Wii Are the Champions

Nintendo game console outsells Sony and Microsoft combined

Aug 24, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vdeo gamers were reaching for the Wii-mote in July after buying up an impressive 425,000 Nintendo Wii consoles—more than twice the sales of either X-Box 360 or Playstation 3.  It was a strong month for video games as a whole, with console sales more than doubling since... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • video games

Microsoft
Drops Price
of Xbox 360

Trims $50 in wake
of Sony's cuts to PlayStation3

Aug 7, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is shaving $50 off the price of Xbox 360 video game consoles in the US, just a month after Sony dropped the price of its PlayStation3 by $100. Both have faced unusually strong competition from Nintendo’s hot Wii, Reuters reports, and want to boost preholiday sales. Premiering in... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

Sony Slashes Price of PlayStation 3

Floundering console still costs twice as much as a Wii

Jul 9, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony is easing up on the retail price of its struggling PlayStation 3 by $100. The console will now cost $500—$20 more than the Xbox 360 and twice as much as the bestselling Nintendo Wii. Sony's CEO had promised to hold the price, but poor receipts appeared to necessitate... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • retail sales

Microsoft Will Drop $1B on Xbox Warranties

Company calls number of defective consoles 'unacceptable'

Jul 6, 07 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft will respond to complaints from around the world by extending the warranty on its faulty Xbox 360 gaming console, at a potential cost to the company of over $1 billion, USAToday reports. The company will extend warranty coverage from 1 year to 3 in response to buyer reports that... More »

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Microsoft • video game console • Red Ring of Death • gaming • Xbox 360

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