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  • August 2008

    • Rock the Vote Takes Game to Xbox Live

      CNET  |  Aug 21, 08 3:34 PM CDT

      Rock the Vote Takes Game to Xbox Live

      (Newser) - To get gamers off the couch and into politics, Rock the Vote is targeting Xbox players, CNET reports. Beginning Monday, Xbox Live users will be able to register to vote and answer surveys from their living rooms. "To realize our goal of registering 2 million young Americans by this fall, we need to go where young Americans are, and there's no doubt … many are on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live." More »

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      Microsoft  • video games  • Xbox

  • February 2008

    • Wii Points to Gaming's Future

      Forbes  |  Feb 11, 08 3:56 PM CST

      Wii Points to Gaming's Future

      (Newser) - The upset Nintendo has secured against Microsoft and Sony as its simple-but-innovative Wii continues to dominate their processor-heavy rival consoles portends much for the future of gaming, writes Michael Noer for Forbes . Expect much more casual gaming and gamers, Noer writes, as low-time-commitment experiences and Wii-like intuitive controls snag demographics beyond the young male diehard. More »

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      video game  • Nintendo Wii  • computer games  • Xbox

  • January 2008

    • Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

      Associated Press  |  Jan 18, 08 10:23 AM CST

      Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

      (Newser) - More video games were sold in 2007 than ever before, with a total of $17.94 billion marking a 43% increase over 2006, reports the AP. Much of the growth came from sales of Nintendo's chronically undersupplied Wii and Microsoft's Halo 3, market researcher NPD Group said. Nintendo dominated gaming system sales, moving 6.3 million Wii units and 8.5 million of the most popular system, the portable DS. More »

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      video game  • Nintendo Wii  • Xbox 360  • Nintendo  • PlayStation 3  • Xbox  • Halo 3  • Nintendo DS  • NPD Group

    • Departing Gates Plays Tired Tune at Vegas Show

      New York Times  |  Jan 8, 08 12:56 PM CST

      Departing Gates Plays Tired Tune at Vegas Show

      (Newser) - Bill Gates' last speech to the Consumer Electronics Show as Microsoft chairman left the audience underwhelmed, New York Times blogger Saul Hansell reports. Gates had few exciting new developments to report and instead chose to speak of the "digital decade"—hardly breaking news for the audience at a showcase for cutting-edge electronics.  More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Bill Gates  • Xbox  • Consumer Electronics Show  • MSN

    • Disgruntled Xbox Players Will Get Free Game

      BBC  |  Jan 4, 08 3:19 PM CST

      Disgruntled Xbox Players Will Get Free Game

      (Newser) - Microsoft apologized to Xbox players who weren’t able to access its online gaming system over Christmas and promised them a free game to make up for it. The software company said the system got swamped by too many users trying to play at once. Members of the service will get a free Xbox Live Arcade game, reports the BBC . More »

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      Microsoft  • video game  • Xbox  • online gaming  • Xbox Live

  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

      BBC  |  Oct 20, 07 8:27 AM CDT

      Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

      (Newser) - Electronic Arts, a leading video game manufacturer, has called on the gaming industry to set aside the incompatible gaming platforms now competing for consumer loyalty. Instead of choosing among rivals like Wii, Playstation, and Xbox, players should be able to use an "open gaming platform" for all games, EA argues. EA now produces games for more tha 14 different systems, BBC reports. More »

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      video game  • Nintendo Wii  • Sony  • video game console  • Xbox  • Playstation 3

    • UK Intelligence Courts Gamers

      Associated Press  |  Oct 18, 07 6:00 PM CDT

      UK Intelligence Courts Gamers

      (Newser) - British Intelligence is hoping to court a new generation of tech-savvy recruits by inserting employment ads into games such as "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell," the AP reports. Billboards in the game and others participating in the campaign will read "Careers in British Intelligence," with a web address for more info. More »

    • Halo Makers Cut Microsoft Cord

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Oct 5, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      Halo Makers Cut Microsoft Cord

      (Newser) - Microsoft is parting ways with Bungie Studios, masterminds behind the Halo video-game franchise, which it acquired in 2000. The software giant announced the news  just one day after proclaiming that “Halo 3” had eclipsed the $300-million mark in global sales. Though Bungie goes independent, Gates-led Microsoft will maintain an undisclosed ownership stake. More »

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      Microsoft  • video game  • Xbox

  • August 2007

    • Microsoft Drops Price of Xbox 360

      Reuters  |  Aug 7, 07 8:55 AM CDT

      Microsoft Drops Price of Xbox 360

      (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 November 2005, the 360 had stayed at the same price—$400—for 20 months, the longest for any console. More »

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

  • July 2007

    • Xbox Guru Quits Microsoft

      MTV  |  Jul 18, 07 6:16 PM CDT

      Xbox Guru Quits Microsoft

      (Newser) - Microsoft's former entertainment honcho Peter Moore has decamped, the company confirmed today, after a four-year tenure highlighted by the release of the wildly popular Xbox 360. The announcement comes two weeks after Microsoft answered persistent Xbox hardware defects with a massively expensive warranty extension. More »

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      Microsoft  • video game  • gaming  • Xbox

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