Though no actual numbers were provided and you’ll have to trust corporate Microsoft’s word, Xbox 360 sales have doubled since the previous weekend. Certain models of the hardware (unspecified) have increased six times their sales rates. Actual figures for September will come later down the road (mid-November) from NPD, but if this keeps up as [...]

Someone at Microsoft is feeling charitable. A select batch of downloadable content has received a discount on the Marketplace from this very moment until the end of October. At that time, they’ll apparently have to pay invisible DLC gnomes overtime to reset the prices with a digital pricing gun and will jack the price back [...]

Someone out there apparently has acquired the ability to travel through time. Developer Blazing Lizard has discovered that the as of yet released Pirates vs. Ninja Dodgeball will be a huge seller when it’s released on the Live Arcade next week. Why else would you announce and develop a port for the Wii? What happens [...]

Note to interviewers: Metal Gear Solid 4 isn’t coming to the Xbox 360. Ever. So please (pretty please) stop asking the guy already.
“I’ve been doing a lot of interviews and stage shows, and half the questions are like ‘Will MGS4 be coming out on 360 or other formats?’, and in the near future I hope [...]

Surprising approximately two people (and those are non-gamers who don’t even care), a Dynasty Warriors game is getting a sequel. In its home country, Dynasty Warriors Gundam game sold approximately 275,000 copies. No word on US sales, but the series is undoubtedly highly popular given how every game in the franchise has had a US [...]

Part of the Rock the Vote intiative to let younger people become involved in the voting process, you’ll soon be able to make yourself a registered voter right on the Xbox 360 (though you’ll still need to complete a mail in form later). Starting August 25th, gamers can take part in forums, vote on various [...]

Microsoft confirmed this morning that they will not be holding a press conference at next week’s Games Convention in Leipzig, says a recent report on VG247.
Doing so via a simple “No press conference from us per se” from a company rep email, they did mention that they’ll still have a presence at the show in [...]

Buy any Arcade games lately? How about some in-game DLC? Maybe rent a movie? If so, you’ve contributed to the massive number in the heading of this post. Since the Xbox 360 launched, Microsoft has found a way to slowly pull gamers into their web of downloadable content. The first year of the service, their [...]

With the release of the anticipated platformer/puzzler Braid on the Live Arcade, many were disappointed to see a $15 price attached to the download. Jonathan Blow has taken to the comments section of his blog to help gamers explain why the price point was settled on. It’s what Blow refers to as “the Space Giraffe [...]

Melissa Batten, 36, a software engineer in Microsoft’s Xbox division, was shot to death by her husband in a murder-suicide this past Monday, according to a report on Seattle’s King 5 News.
Most recently known for her work with Rare on the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Batten was a Harvard grad who had been with [...]

In the face of Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, and Killzone, it’s surprising something little (pun intended) could come out on top. The Game Critics Award, as selected by five of the top journalists working in the industry, gave the upcoming PSN release LittleBigPlanet the most nominations with five. Gears of War 2 and [...]

Microsoft revealed more details on their XNA Creators Club plans today at their 2008 Gamefest Technology Conference in Seattle. Aiming to give amateur game makers the chance to profit off of their titles as quick as possible, they announced the new “Xbox Live Community Games” program, something in which they are saying will allow Creators [...]

If you’re still holding out on Microsoft’s sequel to the Xbox, this Sunday may be the day to take the plunge. Multiple retailers are confirming the drop on the 20GB model, from $349 to $299. Microsoft on the other hand is silent as to this change. There is apparently no price plunge planned on the [...]

This Wednesday, the Xbox Live Arcade will acheive a new landmark as the first ever XNA Game Studio developed title, Schizoid, lands on the service for 800 MS Points. The game is based around cooperative play in which two players control different colored ships and must ram into foes of the same color. Running into [...]

BBFC Director David Cooke issued a statement today, responding to game publishers who have criticized a number of items proposed in the organization’s Byron Report. Most notably he defends recent allegations made by Electronic Arts and Microsoft, respectively, who say that these changes will result in the delay of games, as well as higher prices [...]

As per the Byron report, UK games could possibly carry two separate ratings. Any game rated 12+ by PEGI is suggested to be evaluated by the BBFC as well, and the cost of doing so could trickle down the consumer according to Microsoft’s Neil Thompson:
“We’re concerned with any measures that would mean this process is [...]

Coming almost two weeks after Jeff Bell’s resignation, Microsoft announced his replacement today naming Michael Delman as the new Corporate VP of Marketing for its Interactive Entertainment Division.
“Michael’s global experience and work in Europe is a strategic asset as the Interactive Entertainment Business gears up for the next wave of growth and audience expansion,” IEB [...]

IDG Expo announced this afternoon that the Game Developers Conference Game Career Seminar will again be present at this year’s Entertainment for All Expo. As was the case last year, the seminar will give gamers a chance to do more than just play at the show, giving them a wealth of advice and information on [...]

While the inaugural E For All Expo was a less than stellar presentation, it was apparently enough to lure in Microsoft as they have signed on for this year’s event. IDG World Expo CEO Mary Dolaher seems enthusiastic about their latest attendee:
“Microsoft’s presence at the 2008 event will help us build on the great success [...]

Anyone who has ever followed Microsoft’s major press conferences over the last few years knows that a select few of their key announcements always manage to leak before they’re ready to announce it.
Yesterday, however, it appears someone found that leak and popped its proverbial bubble as a number of details from Microsoft’s, as well as [...]