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Yesterday, Microsoft announced that 10 million Xbox 360s have been sold, beating out Nintendo’s 8.8 million Wiis and Sony’s 4.1 million PS3s.  The head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, Don Mattrick, stated that “history has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle.”  However, let’s not forget [...]

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PlayStation Home, Sony’s highly anticipated virtual gaming world (à la Second Life), has been delayed.  Sony President, Kaz Hirai, announced yesterday that gamers won’t be seeing a public release of the service until late this year, stating that he felt the service needs more time before it is up to par.
Sony certainly has an uphill [...]

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In yesterday’s article, I talked about Grand Theft Auto IV and how it was the most expensive game ever produced.  Sopranogrl22 left a good comment asking why it costs so much to produce a game like GTAIV.  While I certainly don’t know of all the aspects that go into game production, I do have some [...]

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In this month’s issue of GamePro (May 08 issue) there is a GamePro Poll towards the end of the magazine, asking how often gamers play the Wii.  The results were 33% play it less than other systems, 25% play it more than other systems, 10% play it the same as other systems and 32% don’t [...]

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In yesterday’s article, I talked about how the Internet is changing the way we play our games. I also talked about how Fable 2 is introducing a new, seamless co-op experience, on and offline.  However, Fable 2 is doing something else as well, something much more revolutionary. As Peter Molyneux announced at GDC last month, [...]

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In this generation of game consoles, it has become apparent that the Internet is the wave of the future when it comes to gaming. The Xbox helped to establish the idea of the connected console through its Xbox Live service and, although there may have been consoles before it that offered various connectivity options, none [...]

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The age of integrated media is upon us. It is now possible to do virtually any media-related task on one box. Take for instance the PS3 or Xbox 360. Both systems have placed a heavy emphasis, not just on being great gaming machines, but entertainment hubs as well. Sony and Microsoft want you to use [...]

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We’ve all witnessed the incredible success that is the Wii. It’s been almost a year and a half since it was released and people are still having problems hunting one down. We’ve seen countless news stories about the Wii bridging generational gaps and bringing gaming to the masses. We’ve heard of the [...]

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As the video game industry continues to grow, so too do the budgets of many video games in development. Last year, the video game industry brought in more than $18 billion. That is a huge figure and is a testament to the growing popularity and acceptance of video games as an entertainment medium. [...]

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