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What's Next for Xbox 360?

Part 1 - Neil Thompson on five years of Xbox and the lessons MS will take away.
Matt Martin
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Microsoft spends £500k on ads in Metro

Regional freesheet Metro has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Microsoft's total spend for the huge advertising campaign in today's edition amounts to around GBP 500,000.
Ellie Gibson
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Xbox: the Next Generation

In part two of our Xbox retrospective, we look at what changed with the arrival of Xbox 360.
Martin Korda
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Halo 3 beta to begin in spring

To coincide with the fifth anniversary of Xbox and Halo, Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie have announced that beta testing for the third instalment in the series will begin next year.
Ellie Gibson
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Five Years of Xbox

As Microsoft's first console celebrates its fifth birthday, we take a look back at the highs, the lows and what the future may hold.
Martin Korda
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We want to go head-to-head with PS3 - Microsoft

Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Microsoft was disappointed at the European PS3 delay — because it wanted to prove itself by going head-to-head in the Xmas market.
Matt Martin
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No price cut for Xbox 360 this year

Microsoft has once again denied that there are any plans to cut the price of the Xbox 360 - at least, not before the end of 2006.
Ellie Gibson
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MS doing better than expected - CFO

Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell has said that the company is doing "better than we hoped" after the company's Entertainment and Devices division posted a 70 per cent rise in revenues.
Ellie Gibson
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More than four million users on Xbox Live

Microsoft has announced that more than four million people now make use of its Xbox Live service - predicting that the figure will rise to six million by June 2007.
Ellie Gibson
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Zune to use Microsoft Points

Microsoft's portable media player - Zune - will accept Microsoft Points as currency in exchange for music downloads.
Matt Martin
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Moore outlines Microsoft's 100m Xbox vision

The X06 line-up might have impressed the games industry, but Xbox boss Peter Moore has conceded that Microsoft must work harder to attract new gamers if it is to match arch rival Sony and “hit 100 million”.
Johnny Minkley
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Peter Jackson to create Xbox 360 games

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has praised the Xbox 360 as new medium for storytelling, as he announced a mammoth ongoing collaboration with Microsoft.
Matt Martin
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Halo Wars and exclusive deals blitz X06

Microsoft has unveiled a whole host of software for the Xbox 360 and Windows at X06, including exclusive deals on some of gaming's most lucrative franchises and new IP.
Matt Martin
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Industry ready for X06 announcements

Microsoft’s annual Xbox and Windows conference takes place in Barcelona today and tomorrow, with the company expected to reveal new details of its software line-up for Christmas and beyond.
Matt Martin
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Role-playing games lead 360 TGS push

A cluster of high-profile role-playing games lead Microsoft’s charge at this years’ Tokyo Game Show, as the company reiterates its hopes of a strong presence in the region.
Matt Martin
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD priced and dated for Japan

Microsoft has revealed the price of the HD-DVD movie player for the Xbox 360, along with new hardware bundles, exclusive software and peripheral prices ahead of the Tokyo Game Show
Matt Martin
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Microsoft reveals TGS, X06 content for Xbox Live

Microsoft once again plans to leverage its captive audience of Xbox Live subscribers by releasing game demos, videos and other content during the Tokyo Game Show and X06 this month.
Tom Bramwell