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Microsoft settling in for second place?

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2008-09-05 15:50:00 by Kyle Orland in Joystiq
...Microsoft Xbox , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business OK, fanboys , before you hit that spittle-flecked "post comment" button after just reading that inflammatory headline question, hear us out. We're not just idly speculating here -- we're basing our query on an unusually frank quote from Microsoft Senior Vice President of Interactive Entertainment...
 
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Microsoft Wants To Share New Halo News Sooner Than Later

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2008-09-05 17:58:17 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...Microsoft slipped to us that Bungies secret project is a new Halo. Bungie hyped an E3 reveal, but Microsoft canceled those plans Microsoft promised news later this year, but that hasnt materialized yet. During the 1UP Yours panel at PAX, an audience member asked Bungie writer Luke Smith about the still-unannounced game Unfortunately, thats...
 
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Microsoft Drops Xbox Price to Compete With Wii

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2008-09-03 15:00:00 by Editor in GamersGame.com Gaming Blog
Microsoft has lowered prices on the Xbox 360 to compete with the hot-selling Wii from Nintendo. The basic Xbox 360 will now cost about $50 less than the Wii. The Nintendo costs $250 and the entry-level Xbox 360 Arcade will now cost $199. Microsoft is also cutting the price of its more expensive Xbox 360 units. The cost of the mid-range Xbox 360...
 
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Microsoft to host TGS 2008 keynote

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2008-09-05 19:17:21 by Matthew Razak in That VideoGame Blog
...Microsoft, the company that has about .0001 percent of the Japanese market is hosting the TGS 2008 keynote . The keynote will be hosted by Microsoft Corporate Vice President of LIVE, Software and Sales, John Schappert and is called A Canvas for the World. Hes going to discuss how Xbox 360 will bring more people together than ever before to...
 
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Not even Microsoft thinks Microsoft will beat Nintendo

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2008-09-05 17:30:22 by Matthew Razak in That VideoGame Blog
...Microsofts console is about to become the cheapest platform on the market. Sure the the $199 model of the 360 is a neutered version, but it still makes the system highly affordable to those who may have previously avoided it thanks to the price. This fact might make people start to question how well the Wii will continue to sell now that it...
 
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Opinion: What Microsoft Needs To Change To Satisfy Indies

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2008-08-01 00:00:29 by Chris Remo in GameSetWatch
...Microsoft to improve on what he sees as unfavorable terms I want to love you, Microsoft I really do, and I want to raise a family of little indie games with you, but every time things are starting to feel good between us, you go and do something to spoil it Microsoft has so far made three moves that are unfriendly towards independent game...
 
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Microsoft's Letter to Yahoo Board

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2008-02-01 18:42:21 by William in Gaming Today
...Microsoft plans to make some big business deals with Yahoo in the near future. Weve obtained a copy of the most recent letter sent to the Yahoo Board of Directors from Microsofts Steven A. Ballmer. If Microsoft is successful in taking over Yahoo, this could certainly give them a lot of media leverage, particularly when it comes to pushing the...
 
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Opinion: Aggregation Vs Portals: Where Microsoft Is Going Wrong With Xbox Live

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2008-05-30 08:00:00 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Microsoft's digital download service In perhaps the most interesting news of recent weeks, Microsoft have announced that they are going to start de-listing games from Xbox Live Arcade based on two criteria: Sales and review scores In their view this means that they are trying to bring some overall quality back to the product line, probably...
 
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E3 2008: The top 5 things I learned from the Microsoft press conference

2008-07-16 13:18:03 by edhumphries in Adrenaline Vault
 
...Microsofts E3 2008 Press Conference 5. Those who play together: Online multiplayer used to be a developers number one bullet point. If you shipped a title without it, the professional game critics immediately dropped a couple points from your score, even if the game design didnt necessarily warrant the feature. Nowadays, online multiplayer is...
 
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