Microsoft says it has sold 67M Xbox 360s, 19M Kinects, and generated $56B in game revenues
Microsoft said today that it has generated more than $56 billion at retail from its game business, and it has sold 67 million Xbox...
Add your face to the wizarding crowd in Harry Potter for Kinect
Warner Bros. Interactive announces Harry Potter for the Kinect, which releases this fall. Time to bust out that robe and hat combo from the closet once more.
The DeanBeat: Can Microsoft’s Kinect gain cred from hardcore gamers?
Microsoft’s Kinect has always held out tantalizing promises. As a user interface, it brings computing devices to the edge of greatness but falls just...
EA returns official DICE servers to Battlefield 3
Electronic Arts has responded to public opinion by returning DICE-controlled servers to the console versions of Battlefield 3 today.
Former Xbox 360 exec’s $1B pain and advice to entrepreneurs
The former president of Microsoft's gaming and devices division spoke to a captive audience about how to create entrepreneurial projects within a larger company. During that talk, he touched on the Xbox 360's early troubles and how that affected him personally.
Minecraft on Xbox 360 breaks digital-sales records in first day
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has broken all previous digital-sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft today announced.
Official DICE servers disappear from Battlefield 3 (updated)
Console gamers are reporting that the official DICE servers for Battlefield 3 multiplayer have been completely withdrawn, with the game now largely only playable on private rented servers.
Microsoft confirms $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect subscription deal
The rumors are true. Microsoft confirmed today that it will offer a $99 Xbox 360 console and Kinect bundle (with a $15 monthly subscription...
The DeanBeat: Don’t ya wish these fantasy game consoles were coming?
With a month to go before this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show (E3), rumors are surfacing about next-generation console announcements. We’re...
Microsoft and Motorola patent dispute threatens Xbox 360 sales in Germany
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility are locked in a bitter patent suit regarding the use of H.264 video compression and encoding. The ongoing legal battle lead to German courts issuing an injunction that could halt the sales and distribution of the Xbox 360, Windows 7 software, and even Internet Explorer in the country.