Xbox 360 has biggest year ever in 2010
Over five years after the Xbox 360 launched in November 2005, the console powered through the 2010 holiday season — racking up its biggest sales …
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Microsoft Kinect sales surpass 8 million units in first 60 days
During Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show this evening, Microsoft confirmed some pretty outstanding sales figures for the Kinect sensor. …
Propelled by Kinect, Microsoft’s Xbox outsells Wii, PS3 again
According to analytics firm NPD Group, Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console has outsold Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PlayStation 3 for the sixth consecutive month. Microsoft moved …
Microsoft sees global Kinect shortages
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Microsoft’s Kinect is the premier gift for gamers this holiday season. Microsoft sold over 2.5 million Kinect units …
More than 2.5 million Microsoft Kinect sensors sold to date
Following the biggest shopping weekend of the year, Microsoft announced Monday that it has sold over 2.5 million Kinect sensors in less than one month …
Microsoft in talks to launch streaming TV service
According to a new report from Reuters, Microsoft recently held meetings with several networks to discuss licensing television content for a new Web-based subscription TV …
Video game industry takes 4% hit in October; Xbox outsells Wii and PS3 for fifth straight month
Ahead of the 2010 holiday season, NPD Group reports that the U.S. gaming industry took a hit in October. While software sales were up 6% …
Hulu drops $2 from Hulu Plus monthly price, now $7.99
Here’s a bit of good news: Hulu has just announced that its Hulu Plus premium subscription service will shed $2 from its monthly price tag. …
Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED announced by EA
On the same day Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit finally found its way to store shelves, EA has officially announced the next big driving simulator …
Microsoft has sold over 1 million Kinect units so far
Is Kinect worthy of all the hype? That question was on everyone’s minds ahead of the hotly anticipated device’s launch earlier this month. As they …
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now home to 2,000 apps
Following concerns that Windows Phone 7 wouldn’t have enough titles support to satisfy the new wave of app-hungry smartphone users, Microsoft confirmed Monday that developer …
Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360: initial impressions
We have played with Microsoft’s Kinect before, but now that we have it hooked up in our own living room, we dove a little deeper. …
Happy Kinect launch day
The hottest gaming accessory of the 2010 holiday season, Microsoft Kinect, is now available across the globe. Microsoft’s new motion-based video game controller for Xbox …
Microsoft expects to sell 5 million Kinect sensors this year
One of the most highly anticipated accessories among gamers may now be one of the most highly anticipated accessories among Microsoft investors as well. Microsoft’s …
Microsoft Kinect pre-orders sold out at Best Buy, Amazon.com
It’s not exactly a mystery that Microsoft’s upcoming Kinect sensor is highly anticipated — Kinect is expected to be the hottest gaming accessory to launch …
Windows Phone 7 launching in Europe with a host of freebies
Today is D-Day for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. The desktop software giants [A1] are launching their highly-anticipated and revamped mobile OS through …
Microsoft shows off first wave of Windows Phone 7 games
Late yesterday, Microsoft decided to shed a little light on exactly what the Windows Phone 7 gaming scene would look like at launch time. And …
BGR Poll: What gaming console(s) do you use?
Time for another BGR poll! Today, we want to know what your gaming console of choice is. Are you an Xbox’er, PlayStation’ite, or Wii’mer? Perhaps …
Microsoft Xbox Live revenues to top $1B
According to analyst estimates, Microsoft’s Xbox Live premium gaming service may generate over $1 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that ended on June …
The entire Steve Jobs email story… It's real
I obviously wanted to be 100% sure about this before I posted a follow up post, but before I go into the details, I’d …
Hulu Plus gets official: $9.99 per month, supports iOS, TVs, Blu-ray players, and more
Announced earlier today after months of speculation, Hulu Plus has finally become official. For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to watch their favorite …
Xbox Live Gold Family Pack: $100 a year for 4 people
At $49.99 per year, a subscription to Xbox Live Gold isn’t all that bad of a deal — unless you compare it to the newly …
ESPN coming to Xbox 360, 3,500 live events per year
At E3 this afternoon, Microsoft announced that it will be bringing over 3,500 live sporting events a year to the Xbox 360 via a partnership …
Microsoft announces a leaner, meaner Xbox 360
Well, it’s official. Today during its E3 keynote, Microsoft took the wraps off the latest and greatest version of the Xbox 360. Described as being …
Microsoft announces the Kinect
Well it’s official — Microsoft formally announced the Kinect on Sunday evening with the aid of a performance by Cirque du Soleil. Previously known known …
Microsoft to shake up Entertainment Group, J Allard and Robbie Bach out
It looks like Microsoft is doing a little spring cleaning in their beleaguered Entertainment Group, as a just announced corporate shake up aims to keep …
Video game sales plummet in April
April saw the video game industry suffer through its worst month in nearly 10 years, as both hardware and software sales tumbled for a combined …
Microsoft's profits jump in Q3
Yesterday, Microsoft announced its Q3 2010 earnings, and we’re pleased to report things went well for the Redmond, WA company. Riding the success of Windows …
BioShock 2 propels Xbox 360 sales to #1 in February
This February, Microsoft Xbox 360 sales bested those of the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii for the first time since September of 2007. The …
Microsoft to pull the plug on Xbox Live for the original Xbox console and Xbox games
Microsoft is slowly pushing original Xbox owners to upgrade to the Xbox 360. The software giant discontinued the original Xbox in late 2008 and officially …
