Welcome to the news area for Xbox 360 for the Xbox 360. News Headlines- Just Begun, This Console War Has...
- Saturday June 28th, 2008 (1:01pm)
Pachter predicts that 2010 will be the year the defines this generation of consoles and that the sales so far may not determine who ’wins’ this round. He said, "Only wealthy or hardcore gamers have purchased console... - Xbox 360 Possibly Getting A Price Drop
- Friday June 27th, 2008 (2:27pm)
A K-mart ad scheduled to come out July 6th, a week before E3, has a ’new low price’ for the 20 GB Xbox 360 of $299.99 which be a $50 price drop. Console rarely have ’sale’ prices so this would be indicativ... - Best Selling Games for the Week
- Sunday June 8th, 2008 (8:32am)
Here’s the list for the best selling games of the week. Is your favorite title on the list?
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo),
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo),
3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts),... - First Images of Xbox 360 HD-DVD Add-on
- Wednesday May 10th, 2006 (1:41am)
Not much to say folks. Here are the first images of the planned HD-DVD for the Xbox 360.... - March 360 Live Update Causing Problems
- Friday March 10th, 2006 (4:22pm)
As reported on the Xbox.com forums, certain Xbox 360 owners have been complaining of a series of system malfunctions. These issues reportedly arrive after downloading the latest system update. The following details the situat... - Hilights From Microsoft’s Keynote At CES:2006
- Thursday January 5th, 2006 (11:05am)
At the recent CES conference Bill Gates took the stand to deliver a stirring keynote address where a great many things were revealed. Soon after, Peter Moore hopped on stage and took over to speak about the future of Microsof... - 360 Scalpers Get Double Crossed
- Wednesday December 21st, 2005 (12:40pm)
Score one for honest folks standing in line everywhere! A group of 5 teens in Alaska waited over night at their local Best Buy Sunday night where 50 units were going up for sale the next morning. As you all well know, the Xbo... - 300,000 360s To Ship This Week
- Wednesday December 14th, 2005 (12:31am)
Hot on the heels of successful American/European launches and a less than successful Japanese launch Microsoft is looking to continue where their strengths lie. 300,000 new Xbox 360 core and premium systems will hit the state... - Uk Indy Developers Flourish On 360 Live Arcade
- Wednesday December 7th, 2005 (11:39am)
On the day of the massively successful launch of the Next Generation of game consoles, two of the UK’s most innovative independent developers, Stainless Games and Pompom Software, announce the release of their new Next G... - Best Buy Newsletter Reports New 360 Shipment on 12/16
- Monday December 5th, 2005 (6:59pm)
According to "The Retailer Insider" newsletter from Best Buy, a new shipment of Xbox 360’s arrive December 16th.
For those of you who have not been able to procure this wildly successful holiday gaming item the newsl... - Chicago Man Sues Microsoft Due To Overheating 360.
- Monday December 5th, 2005 (6:42pm)
A Chicago man who purchased Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 has sued the world’s largest software maker, saying the new console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up.
The proposed class action claim... - Xbox 360 ’Sells 400K’; New Stock ’This Weekend’
- Thursday December 1st, 2005 (11:24am)
It’s no secret as to how hard it is to find an Xbox 360. If you’ve waited on the streets of even searched on the web you know it is this year’s must have item. From the expected estimate of 1 million boxes ship... - Xbox 360 Madness Begins
- Monday November 21st, 2005 (10:59am)
Do you consider yourself brave? Do you have stamina beyond that of normal men and women? Can you brave harsh weather conditions and perils the likes of which you may have never seen before to attain that most holy grail?
W... - Microsoft Announces Offical Xbox 360 Lineup
- Monday November 14th, 2005 (11:43pm)
Microsoft today has announced the full official North American, Xbox 360 launch lineup of games and accessories. A total of 18 Xbox 360 games and 13 Xbox 360 accessories will be available for purchase on November 22nd.
Th... - Mountain Dew Contest Winners Receive Prizes
- Monday November 14th, 2005 (11:29pm)
Winners of the Canadian Pepsi/Mountain Dew/Dorritos contest "Be First To Play" have begun to receive their prizes today. The American winners of the "Every 10 Minutes" contest will reportedly receive their Xbox 360s by Saturd... - Activision Ships Their 360 Lineup
- Monday November 14th, 2005 (11:55am)
Press Release- In conjunction with the November 22
launch of the Xbox 360T video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Activision, Inc. announced today that it will ship the Xbox 360 versions of Infinity Ward’... - First Listing Of Backwards Compatible Xbox Titles Revealed!
- Friday November 11th, 2005 (8:41pm)
Today in in an official Q and A on their website Microsoft has finally offered a list of backwards compatible Xbox titles to be available at launch. This list will continue to be updated as time goes on, but for starters go a... - Impressions On First Xbox 360 Commercial, Now Airing Everywhere
- Wednesday November 2nd, 2005 (11:04am)
There are wide reports coming in of the first commercial for the Xbox 360 airing in movie theatres and on televisions everywhere.
For those who can’t see it, the commercial starts off in an inner city park with a few ... - Hex 168 Revealed
- Sunday October 30th, 2005 (12:09am)
Xbox has confirmed the true nature of the mysterious online competition that has grabbed the imagination of web surfers and game enthusiasts across the Internet and spurred a flurry of message board conversations. "The Sign o... - Hackers Target New Game Consoles
- Monday October 24th, 2005 (1:17pm)
If you own a computer you know about the ever present threat of viruses. You probably have gone out and purchased or downloaded virus protection, trojan protection, ad protection, spyware protection, or any combination of the... - Xbox 360 Preorders Go To Auction
- Saturday October 22nd, 2005 (3:14pm)
With the excitement mounting as Microsoft’s latest console nears closer to launch, excessive pricing between independents has begun.
On Ebay, the price of an Xbox 360 pre-order as of this writing are going for as high... - Gates Claims The End Of Discs Is Nigh
- Saturday October 22nd, 2005 (2:59pm)
In a recent speech at Howard University, Bill Gates has shared his incredible vision for the Xbox 360 and speculated on the future of using next-gen optical disc formats HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
Gates remarked, the Xbox 360 wil... - Xbox Live Arcade Prepares To Open For Business
- Monday October 17th, 2005 (1:06pm)
At the Digital Life consumer technology showcase in New York, Microsoft corporate VP of worldwide marketing and publishing Peter Moore will reveal the launch window portfolio of games and publishers for the Xbox Live Arcade f... - Xbox 360 Launch Lineup Details Emerge
- Wednesday October 5th, 2005 (12:34am)
David Reid, director of platform marketing for the Xbox 360 was recently interviewed about many things, most important of which being the Xbox 360 lineup. Where as not all of the games have been announced yet, he said "there ... - Xbox 360 Package Prices Explode!
- Friday September 30th, 2005 (4:28pm)
As mentioned previously GameStop already had listed their "Omega bundle" selling at $2000. Today became the time that it did not stop there... for the measly price of $4,500 you can pick up the "Omega Dell" bundle.
The pac... - Win An Xbox 360 Every Hour Before Release, Eh?
- Tuesday September 27th, 2005 (10:20am)
Pepsi and Doritos are giving Canadians a chance to win an Xbox 360 every hour before it’s release on Nov 22. Starting October 2nd the "Be The First To Play" contest will begin.
Basically a clone of the "Every 10 Minu... - Xbox 360 Will Be Region Locked
- Thursday September 15th, 2005 (11:41pm)
Microsoft has recently confirmed that the Xbox 360 will be region locked for both games and DVD movie playback. For anyone who doesen’t know what this means, it means that if you buy a DVD or Xbox 360 Game out of North A... - Robbie Bach Slams Japanese Next-Gen Survey
- Thursday September 15th, 2005 (1:34pm)
A recent recent poll held in Japan amongst five-hundred male and five-hundred female gamers, regarding their interest in the next generation of video game consoles, revealed that only 5.8 percent of those questioned were inte... - Intec to Launch Xbox 360 Accessories
- Thursday September 1st, 2005 (1:16pm)
Intec has announced that it will introduce a new line-up of accessories designed exclusively for the Xbox 360. The line-up includes items such as a vertical stand, TFT screens, aluminum protective cases, an A/V selector, and... - Can You Pass Me The Turkey And Some Xbox 360 Please?
- Thursday September 1st, 2005 (12:00am)
Ign stated today that Microsoft could possibly release the Xbox 360 as late as Friday, November 25th or Black Friday for anyone who has ever worked or shopped on that day.
Three unnamed retail chains, all of whom independ... - Xbox Live Pricing For The New Generation
- Tuesday August 30th, 2005 (12:22am)
By now everybody knows that their current Xbox Live accounts are transferable to the Xbox 360. For the new generation Xbox Live Silver will be a free service, however until now details of Xbox Live Gold have remained shrouded... - Every 10 Minutes Someone Will Win An Xbox 360!
- Monday August 29th, 2005 (10:57am)
Get out there and get drinking! Microsoft and Mountain Dew have teamed up to create the "Every10Minutes" Sweepstakes. Up until November 15th you can find a code underneath the cap on specially marked Pepsi products.
Enter... - Xbox 360 Bundle Packages Skyrocket
- Saturday August 27th, 2005 (1:13am)
Gamestop has yet again has outdone themselves in a race to put out the perfect holiday package for the Xbox 360. In addition to their existing bundles of system/games/accessories (ranging from $699.91 for the Core Bundle to $... - Pre-TGS Xbox 360 Event in Japan
- Thursday August 25th, 2005 (2:33pm)
It has been revealed that Microsoft will be holding a press event the day prior to the start of the Tokyo Game Show, on September 15th, for the Xbox 360. While details regarding what Microsoft will showcase at the event is s... - Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan Doesn’t Like Microsoft’s Chances in Japan with the Xbox 360
- Wednesday August 24th, 2005 (1:37pm)
In an interview conducted with IGN.com, Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan spoke about the chances of the Xbox 360 in Japan, claiming that "Xbox has no recognition at all in Japan," and that "very few people are aware of or antici... - Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Pricing and Bundles
- Wednesday August 17th, 2005 (11:25am)
At Games Convention in Germany, Microsoft finally unveiled the pricing plans for the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe. The console will be offered in two forms, a lesser priced version for $299.99 (€299.99) and a s... - Microsoft Confirms Three Manufacturers for the Xbox 360
- Tuesday August 16th, 2005 (3:02pm)
Microsoft has announced the three hardware manufacturers taht will produce its next generation video game console, the Xbox 360, Toronto-based electronics maker Celestica, Flextronics and Wistron.
All three companies maint... - Xbox Summit 2005: Team Ninja Developing 5 for the Xbox 360
- Monday July 25th, 2005 (1:08pm)
Head Honcho of Tecmo’s Team Ninja development studio, Tomonobu Itagaki, revealed that the developer plans to develop five games for the Xbox 360, and surprisingly, a sequel to the developer’s critically acclaimed Ni... - Xbox Summit 2005: Treasure to Support Xbox 360
- Monday July 25th, 2005 (1:08pm)
At Microsoft Game Studios Xbox Summit in Japan, the company announced that fan favorite developer treasure will be supporting the Xbox 360, looking to develop games for Microsoft’s next generation video game console. U... - Xbox Live Home to 2 Million Subscribers
- Wednesday July 20th, 2005 (7:27pm)
Microsoft has proudly announced that their Xbox Live online game service has reached a new level of success with 2 million users subscribed to the service.
"Reaching the 2 million member milestone in such a short time spea... - Microsoft Confirms XO5 Event
- Friday July 15th, 2005 (12:57pm)
Microsoft has confirmed that X05, an Xbox brand showcase, will be held on the 4th and 5th October this year. The event will offer industry leaders and influencers around the world the chance to fully experience Xbox 360 and w... - Havok Announces Multi-Core Physics for Next-Gen Platforms
- Tuesday July 12th, 2005 (7:53pm)
Havok, a supplier of cross-platform middleware solutions for game developers, has announced that it is in development with new software technology for its middleware products that will help game developers use the built-in po... - Late July Xbox Summit in Japan
- Tuesday July 5th, 2005 (3:17pm)
It has been rumored for quite some time that Microsoft would hold an event in Japan to showcase their next-gen Xbox 360 console to the Japanese market. Today, it has been revealed that Microsoft will indeed hold such an even... - Konami to Support All Next-Gen Platforms with Exclusive Content
- Wednesday June 29th, 2005 (8:36pm)
Michihiro Ishizuka, president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, has revealed in an interview with Japanese magazine Toyo Keizai that the company is in development with at least one original game product for the Xbox 360... - Microsoft’s Peter Moore to Keynote DigitalLife in NYC
- Wednesday June 29th, 2005 (8:06pm)
Microsoft’s Peter Moore will deliver a keynote address at Ziff Davis’ DigitalLife event in New York City on Friday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. In this keynote address, Moore will share his thoughts on how the next ge... - GTA Creator to Develop Games Exclusively for the Xbox 360
- Tuesday June 21st, 2005 (5:03pm)
At the ELSPA Games Summit that had been held today in London, Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, announced that Scottish games developer Real Time Worlds have signed a partnership agreement with ... - Xbox 360 Slated for Release in Japan this December
- Wednesday June 15th, 2005 (5:45pm)
Microsoft’s Japanese Xbox chief Yoshihiro Maruyama has confirmed that the company’s next-gen console, the Xbox 360, will hit stores in Japan this December- and has predicted they will outsell Sony’s PS3.
Ma... - ATI to Pursue Longterm Relationship With Microsoft
- Friday June 3rd, 2005 (1:53am)
ATI has expressed its interest in partnering with Microsoft with more than just the development of the Xbox 360’s graphics processor. Not only is ATI looking to continue its relationship for the successor to the Xbox 360... - Bioware Developing Two for the Xbox 360; Looking to Develop for New Platforms
- Friday May 27th, 2005 (2:18pm)
In an interview with GameSpot at E3 last week, Bioware’s co-CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk revealed that the acclaimed RPG developer is in development with two games for Microsoft’s next-gen console, the Xbox 360.... - Microsoft to Host Xbox 360 Event in Europe
- Monday May 23rd, 2005 (1:35pm)
Peter Moore, VP of Microsoft Game Studios, has revealed that the company is in planning stages of holding an event to showcase the Xbox 360 and its software lineup later this year, prior to the release of the console at the y... - E3: ATi Shows Off Near Final Xbox 360 GPU
- Sunday May 22nd, 2005 (12:37am)
While the Xbox 360 games on display all around the show floor were running on what they call "alpha kits", over at ATi’s booth we got a glimpse of what they’re calling a "nearly complete" GPU with a new installment ... - Pre-E3: Limited Backwards Compatibility for the Xbox 360
- Monday May 16th, 2005 (10:34pm)
In an announcement that is sure to disappoint many current Xbox owners, Microsoft’s Vice President Peter Moore has revealed that the the Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible, however this backwards compatibility will be... - Xbox 360 Officially Announced, Photos
- Friday May 13th, 2005 (7:56am)
Celebrating the dawn of a new era in entertainment, game fanatics across the globe came together tonight for the televised unveiling of Xbox 360, the future-generation game and entertainment system from Microsoft. An audience... - Xbox 360 Pictures
- Sunday May 8th, 2005 (12:40pm)
GamersMark has found and posted more leaked images of the Xbox 360. These images include a much clearer picture of the console itself. A close up of the controller, a close up of the remote control (note the windows media p... - First Image of the Entire Xbox 360 Package
- Saturday May 7th, 2005 (2:58pm)
Here’s what many fans have been waiting for; the first clear image of the entire Xbox 360, alongside its controller, an Xbox Live headset and a camera.
From the looks of it, the Xbox 360 will indeed be a wireless cons... - Bill Gates Talks Xbox 360
- Tuesday May 3rd, 2005 (9:40pm)
Speaking to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates confirmed a release for Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox ( called the "Xbox 360") will be launching later this year.
Pr... - Embedded DRAM Technology to be utilized in Xbox 360
- Wednesday April 27th, 2005 (1:30am)
NEC Electronics Corporation has announced that Microsoft will utilize their leading-edge embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology in the Xbox 360.
The high-performance eDRAM is designed by NEC Electronics as a key piece of the gr... - THQ Announces Its Support of the Next-Gen Xbox
- Monday April 18th, 2005 (3:39pm)
Earlier today THQ announced that it will supporting Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox videogame platform. Internal studios Relic Entertainment and Volition are leading the company’s efforts by developing new, exclus... - 3 Million Xbox 2s by December at $249-299
- Wednesday April 13th, 2005 (10:05am)
According to Goldman Sachs, Microsoft itself has confirmed that it is unlikely that the current-gen Xbox will be discontinued when the next-gen Xbox (still no name) is released. Microsoft currently plans to reveal the next-ge... - Xbox 2 to be Unveiled May 12 on MTV
- Monday April 11th, 2005 (11:49am)
MTV: Music Television and Microsoft have announced a global marketing alliance to unveil the next-generation Xbox on MTV channels in the United States, Asia Pacific and Europe, all within a 24-hour window, a first for the vid... - Next-Gen Xbox Controller Revealed?
- Sunday April 10th, 2005 (12:22pm)
Some images of what many people are claiming to be the prototype controller for the next-gen Xbox have leaked onto the internet.
This controller design is very similar to the current Xbox controller (Controller S) and lo... - Partial Xbox 2 Developer List Revealed
- Thursday April 7th, 2005 (6:02pm)
The unveiling of the next-generation successor to Microsoft’s Xbox console is just a month way and as E3 approaches some information regarding various developments for the platform are expected to leak out. Well, the Ta... - Dead or Alive 4 to be unveiled at E3
- Monday April 4th, 2005 (6:19pm)
Team Ninja director and the mastermind behind the Xbox’s Ninja Gaiden, Tomonobu Itagaki, has revealed to the Japanese videogame magazine that Dead or Alive 4 will be revealed at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which ... - Square Enix considering the development of next-gen Xbox games
- Friday March 11th, 2005 (1:16pm)
As many of you may know, Microsoft has made an effort to sign Japanese developers to develop exclusive videogames made to appeal to Japanese audiences (as well as general gaming audiences worldwide) for the next-gen Xbox cons... - GDC: Battle Angel Alita videogame hinted at by James Cameron
- Thursday March 10th, 2005 (9:45am)
During J Allard’s keynote speech for Microsoft at GDC, legendary filmmaker James Cameron revealed that his next film, which is believed to be an adaption of the classic anime film "Battle Angel Alita," is being developed... - More Ex-Square Enix staff join Mistwalker
- Thursday March 10th, 2005 (12:28am)
The latest issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed that two former Square Enix employees are working under Hironobu Sakagichi at the newly formed Mistwalker development studio. These two developers, Daisuke Fukugawa and Hiros... - GDC: NDL, SpeedTree and AGEIA to all fully support next-generation Xbox platform with their middleware technologies
- Wednesday March 9th, 2005 (3:23pm)
At the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft finally unveiled the very first details regarding the next-gen successor to the Xbox console and with that announcement comes a horde of smaller announcements from middleware devel... - GDC: Microsoft selects Unreal Engine 3 for next-gen Xbox platform
- Wednesday March 9th, 2005 (3:03pm)
Epic Games, one of the world’s leading developers of cutting-edge computer and video games and the pioneer of the award-winning Unreal Engine, has announced that its Unreal Engine 3 technology and tools will be used in g... - Meqon to develop advanced physics middleware system for next-gen Xbox
- Wednesday March 9th, 2005 (3:00pm)
Meqon Research AB, creators of advanced physics middleware systems for the videogames market, is gearing up for the future, with new funding, new staff and a new license to develop their Meqon Game Dynamics system for the nex... |
