Posts Tagged ‘ gaming ’

Outside the boy box: Women embrace and rethink video games

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As gaming spreads to mobile devices and Facebook, adult women are elbowing their way into a preserve once claimed by teenage boys, prompting the industry — worth $1.7-billion in Canada alone — to start thinking outside the testosterone-fuelled Xbox. But in a world where video games are important pieces of the cultural puzzle, many...

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Xbox 360 The Best-Selling Console In 2011

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The Xbox 360 was the best-selling gaming console in 2011, according to data compiled in a new report. According to GeekWire.com, which collected data from public earnings reports, says Microsoft sold more Xbox 360 consoles than the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 for the calendar year. This marks the first time the Xbox 360...

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Team Ninja: Wii U Development Like PS3, Xbox 360

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Creating a new generation of gaming hardware is a complicated process, and the system inevitably goes through many phases along the way. According to Team Ninja developer Yosuke Hayashi, this is especially true of Nintendo's new home console, Wii U. Nintendo has expressed its intention to reveal the console in its final form at...

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New 'Witcher 2' intro heralds console version's approach

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, one of PC gaming's best-received titles of 2011, is on its way to Xbox 360 and its makers have issued a new introductory video to mark the occasion. (more here…) Related items No New Xbox In 2012, According To Microsoft The Witcher 2 For Xbox 360 Moved To...

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No New Xbox In 2012, According To Microsoft

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As the Xbox 360 ages, rumors have begun to circulate concerning the next version of Microsoft’s popular gaming console. After all, there has to be a new one in the works, right? Not according to one of Microsoft’s top executives … (more here…) Related items New 'Witcher 2' intro heralds console version's approach Xbox...

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Microsoft Rumors: Microsoft Points Going Away and the Xbox 720’s Massive Video Card

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As the year advances, so do rumors about the next-gen gaming consoles that might be leaping forth from the major players in that arena such as when we’ll see the Wii-U—and now it’s also about what will be in the … Continue reading → Microsoft Rumors: Microsoft Points Going Away and the Xbox 720’s...

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Rumors: Xbox 720 Packs AMD Radeon HD Graphics, Arriving in 2013

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Several tech and gaming sites are reporting that chips are in production for the successor to Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console and they pack some serious GPU horsepower. (read the story…) Related items Xbox 360 scores big but gaming sales dip in 2011 Video game console portable kit offers a nice road kit for...

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Microsoft Xbox Live Coming To Droids And iPads

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Microsoft's Xbox 360 was the highest selling gaming console in 2011. Microsoft has sold more than 66 million Xbox 360 consoles and around 18 million Kinect units since launch. (more here…) Related items Microsoft Xbox 360 continues winning streak, tops sales chart in June Microsoft: Xbox 360 ‘Halfway’ Through Lifecycle Kommt der Xbox-360-Nachfolger schon...

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Microsoft spoiling Canadians, Germans as Xbox Live gets more local stations

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Remember when Microsoft couldn't stop dropping names of companies it was partnering up with to bring media to your Xbox 360 ? Well, days after CES drew to its natural conclusion, Redmond's gaming division is throwing a few more "locally relevant" names out for users in Canada and Germany. If you live in the...

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SoulCalibur V Character Creation Challenge [Xbox 360]

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Johnny and Danny take on the SoulCalibur V Character Creation Challenge to re-create your gaming heroes. What could possibly go wrong? (more here…) Related items Five Great Skyrim Creation Kit Mods Xbox 360 The Best-Selling Console In 2011 New 'Witcher 2' intro heralds console version's approach SoulCalibur V Review [Xbox 360 PlayStation...

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