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NPD has released its US sales data for December 2007, showing a 28 per cent increase from a year earlier

David Edery, worldwide games portfolio manager for Xbox Live, has offered advice to developers and publishers hoping to increase the conversion rates of their demos and trials.

The organisers of GDC 2008 have announced that Microsoft's John Schappert will be presenting a keynote at the upcoming conference

Following complaints from Opera and the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS), the European Commission has launched two new antitrust investigations into Microsoft.

Microsoft's silence at CES could be the start of a tough year for the Xbox.

New Line Home Entertainment has confirmed that it plans to drop support for Toshiba's HD DVD format in favour of Sony's Blu-ray platform, according to an article in the Hollywood Reporter.

GamesIndustry.biz' Patrick Garratt summarises the just-completed 2008 CES

Last week's decision by Warner Bros. to abandon the HD DVD format in favor of Blu-ray should not affect sales of the Xbox 360 according to a Microsoft spokesperson

Microsoft has added another eight titles to its Games for Windows portfolio from publishers including Sega, Eidos, Atari, Capcom and LucasArts.

Microsoft has released Xbox Live statistics for 2007, establishing the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coin-op game as the top-selling XBox Live Arcade game for the year

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Texas seeking USD 5 million in damages for problems related to the Xbox Live service

A leaked internal Microsoft memo apparently sent by head of the corporation's Games division, Don Mattrick, to his employees, states that the Xbox 360 is on course to become the next-generation console winner.

Microsoft and BT have announced that Xbox 360 owners will be able to access IPTV service BT Vision this summer.

Microsoft has revealed a number of user statistics for Xbox Live now that the popular online gaming service has registered over 10 million users.

Despite weeks of speculation about the possibility of major gaming announcements from Microsoft at CES this year, company head Bill Gates and other senior executives delivered a low-key performance that included little related to gaming.

Microsoft has announced that it will be adding entertainment content to the US Xbox Live Marketplace from Disney-ABC Television Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios

Following a number of connectivity issues with the Xbox Live service over the Christmas period, Microsoft is to offer all its subscribers globally a free Xbox Live Arcade game as a "token of appreciation."

Microsoft has announced that over 17.7 million Xbox 360 units have been sold worldwide since launch.

With the 2008 CES opening next week, rumours are rampant that Bill Gates will make an Xbox 360 announcement as part of his keynote

The latest sales charts for Spain and Germany show strong support for the Nintendo platforms, with DS titles Dr Kawashima's Brain Training and More Brain Training coming in the top two in both countries.

GameIndustry's US Editor looks at the coming year

Sales of Sony's PSP have more than doubled in Japan, with the console selling 184,610 units for the week ended December 16, compared to 91,481 units the previous week.

Microsoft and Viacom have announced a multi-year partnership to collaborate on games, advertising, content distribution and event promotions.

Microsoft expects to sell more Xbox 360 consoles in Japan in 2008 than it did in 2007, but Europe will be the key battleground

Microsoft Research Cambridge, in collaboration with Microsoft XNA, Rare Ltd., and Lionhead Studios are organising an international contest named "Silicon Minds"