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Redbox Game Roll-out Starts June 17 16 Jun, 2011
Starting June 17 video game rentals will roll out nationwide at more than 21,000 Redbox locations, with games available for all three major gaming platforms: Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.More>>
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Panelists Point to Change in ‘Gamers’ 8 Jun, 2011
Video game experts at a panel, held in conjunction with the Electronic Entertainment Expo, agreed June 7 that up until just the past few years, the audience for video games had been pretty constant since the 1980s.More>>
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Live TV Coming to Xbox 6 Jun, 2011
LOS ANGELES — Xbox 360 owners can look forward to live TV channels on their gaming system later this year, Microsoft announced during its Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, press event June 6.More>>
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Interactive Ads Coming to Xbox 21 Jun, 2011
Microsoft June 21 launched a new service that allows Xbox 360 owners to interact with advertising using the voice- and motion-control Kinect system.More>>
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GameStop Reports Record Q1 Profit 19 May, 2011
GameStop May 19 reported record first-quarter (ended April 30) net income of $80.4 million, up nearly 7% from net income of $75.2 million during the same period a year ago.More>>
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PS3 Passes Xbox in Installed Base 31 Mar, 2011
From Dealerscope: Sony's PlayStation 3 passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 to become the #2 console worldwide in terms of installed base at the end of 2010, research Strategy Analytics said Thursday. More>>
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Microsoft: 55 Million Xbox 360s Sold 3 Jun, 2011
On the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft June 3 said it has passed the 55 million mark for Xbox 360s sold worldwide.More>>
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Xbox’s Kinect Adds Netflix Support 19 Apr, 2011
Netflix subscribers using Xbox Live now have the ability to use the motion- and voice-control Kinect system to control their movies, with Xbox representatives promising more Kinect features for other programs this spring.More>>
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NPD: Games Sales Down 14% in May 14 Jun, 2011
Total sales of video game hardware, software and accessories were down 14% year-over-year to $741.3 million, according to new data from The NPD Group.More>>
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Xbox, Kinect Help Push Microsoft Profits 28 Apr, 2011
Microsoft pointed to 60% year-over-year growth in its entertainment and devices division — which includes the Xbox 360 gaming console and the Kinect motion-sensing system — as a big driver behind its positive, fiscal third-quarter financial results.More>>
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