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Xbox 360 Passes 1 Million Milestone in JapanWho'd a thought it. To celebrate the Xbox 360's one million units life-to-date in Japan, Microsoft has announced increasing support for Xbox Live Arcade from the Japanese development community and unveiled a number of new Xbox Live Arcade titles. According to Enterbrain data, the console passed the 1 million mark last month. By comparison, the original Xbox sold only around half a million units in Japan since launch, lacking software that satisfies Japanese audience tastes. However, exclusive RPGs like Star Ocean: The Last Hope and Tales of Vesperia have helped drive the Xbox 360's userbase in the country -- the latter actually sold out the console's stock nationwide when it launched. |
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Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Now Avail on Xbox LiveThe action-filled Left 4 Dead Survival Pack game add-on is now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The free download includes the new Survival game mode—how long can you last against wave after wave of endless zombie attacks? Survival Mode includes 12 new maps, 11 being sections of existing levels, and one specifically created for the add-on—Lighthouse. Not included: How to Dance Like a Zombie by Michael Jackson. |
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Who needs Madden? You Can Strike on Xbox 360Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....The Strike is being developed by Griffin International and features "realistic lake bottom topography, advanced graphics, life-like fish behaviors, fully customizable characters and an abundance of boats, lures, rods and reels." Griffin also has "The Hunt," a realistic hunting game in the works. Also due out "The Kill" a realistic shopping spree set on Black Friday... |
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Wii Sales Overtakes Xbox 360Sales of the Nintendo Wii video game console soared in the second calendar quarter of 2008, beating rival consoles from Microsoft and Sony. But Nintendo set a few other milestones in the quarter as well: The Wii surpassed total sales of the Xbox 360, as expected, and drove strong revenue gains at Nintendo. |
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Sega to Bring back Jet Grind Radio?Kotaku is reporting that Sega maybe dipping into the well of Dreamcast franchises again. At Comic-Con last week the publisher was rumored to be planning on bringing back one of its more beloved franchises, Jet Grind Radio. After outings on the Dreamcast and Xbox, we haven't seen anything of the futuristic inline-skater since 2003's Jet Set Radio for the Game Boy Advance. |
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Microsoft Crafts Movie Deal for Xbox LiveMicrosoft has struck deals with five horror movie directors for a series of short films in a move aimed at boosting the original entertainment content available on its Xbox console. With competition fierce between Xbox and Sony’s Playstation 3 console, the rival companies are looking to films, TV programmes and other content to boost the appeal of their devices. |
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Will Xbox Live Become Free?The UK's Guardian are asking if Xbox Live will remain a pay service of it it will become a free - on the back of the news that Games for Windows Live - essentially a PC version of Xbox Live - will now be available for free makes it increasingly difficult for Microsoft to justify charging a subscription to Xbox Live |
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Blu Ray Xbox 360.... Not On Your NellyShane Kim, vice president of strategy and business development for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment business, told Forbes.com that the company has "no interest" in adding Blu-Ray functionality to its console, opting instead to focus on digital distribution. "I can categorically say that we're not working on a Blu-Ray player for Xbox 360," says Kim. "To my knowledge, we don't have any intent to do that." |
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Xbox Price Cut & Plans 60GB ModelStarting Sunday, the Xbox 360 console with a 20-gigabyte hard drive will cost $299 in the U.S., down from $350. An updated Xbox 360 is set to arrive in stores in early August. The $350 replacement will arrive with a fat 60GB hard drive, significantly more space for storing the games, TV shows and movies Microsoft sells on its Xbox Live Marketplace Web site. |
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Xbox Live to Stream Netflix MoviesMicrosoft has announced that they are entering into a deal with movie rental company Netflix. This deal would enable the owners of their Xbox 360 to stream movies over the Internet - assuming they have a Netflix account. Microsoft made this announcement at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles. |
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