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Halo 3 UK TV ad detailed
Microsoft has announced details on the television ad that will begin showing in the UK from September 18 in order to promote the sale of Halo 3.
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Microsoft continues Japanese 360 push in face of poor sales
Microsoft has rolled out a number of high profile exclusives, new titles and solid release dates for Xbox 360 titles in Japan, ahead of next week's Tokyo Game Show
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10,000 US retailers will open for Halo 3 midnight launch
More than 10,000 retailers in the United States alone are expected to open their doors at midnight on September 25 to begin selling Halo 3
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BBC in talks to provide Xbox 360 content
Microsoft is in talks with the BBC to bring the broadcaster's library of content, including high definition TV programmes, to Xbox Live.
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360's UK sales boom, PSP hits all-time low
New statistics from ChartTrack, published in this week's edition of MCV, show a 260 per cent week-on-week increase in sales for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the UK.
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Austin GDC: Microsoft talks casual gaming
Kim Pallister, Microsoft’s game platform strategist, outlined the company’s casual game platforms and business models at the Austin Game Developers Conference
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Austin GDC: No excuses for game audio
Microsoft’s Brian Schmidt says there are no more excuses when it comes to great game audio
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Xbox Live downtime scheduled for next week
Microsoft has sent a message to users on Xbox Live in preparation of scheduled downtime on Monday.
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Vista update should address gaming issue
Microsoft has announced that it plans to release the first major update to its Windows Vista operating system early next year
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Halo 3 goes gold
One of the most-hyped games to date, Halo 3, is now officially finished, and the gold master has been released to manufacturing.
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Family Guy adds to US XBL video service
Microsoft is looking to capitalise on the hype surrounding the Halo 3 launch by signing a deal with 20th Century Fox to publish the first two seasons of Family Guy on the Xbox Live platform.
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GC: Ubisoft backs Games for Windows
Ubisoft is the latest publisher to sign up for Microsoft's Games for Windows, as it brings The Settlers: Rise of an Empire to the PC gaming initiative.
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Halo 3 Xbox 360 to retail at £279 in UK
Microsoft has finally announced the recommended retail price for the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 in the UK.
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Microsoft retrofitting official racing wheel amid safety fears
Microsoft is retrofitting its official Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after reports the peripheral overheats and releases smoke.
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Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price in Europe
Premium now GBP 249 / EUR 349, Core to sell at GBP 179 / EUR 279
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X07 still on for Canada
Although Microsoft has decided against holding its annual X07 event in Europe this year, it's been reported that it will still be going ahead in Canada.
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Elite and Halo consoles priced for Australia
Microsoft has finalised dates and launch prices for the Xbox 360 Elite and the branded Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 consoles in Australia.
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More XBLA stats revealed
The top-performing Xbox Live Arcade games have been revealed in a talk at GameFest by platform manager Mark Coates
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EIF: Rein's a Blu-Ray fan
During a session at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, has expressed his appreciation for the extra storage space on Blu-ray discs over the standard DVD format.
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Microsoft reduces 360 price down under
Following last week's US price drop, Microsoft has announced a reduction in the price of the Xbox 360 in Australia
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Bach sold $9.2 million worth of Microsoft stock
According to SEC documents filed yesterday, Microsoft's Robbie Bach sold three million dollars more in company stock than was previously reported
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Microsoft reveals Xbox Live statistics
At Gamefest 2007, Microsoft announced that there are currently more than 7.1 million Xbox Live users
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Microsoft announces XNA 2.0
At Microsoft's Gamefest, the company announced that its XNA Game Studio applications will be merged into one product-XNA 2.0
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Japanese hardware sales slow
Sales of gaming hardware have slowed in Japan according to the latest data from Media Create.