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Microsofts Spin on the January NPDs: Supplies Constrained, Games Sell Better on 360

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2008-02-15 22:33:37 by Chris in Gaming Today
...Microsofts spin on the latest NPD figures. But unlike most months, the Xbox 360 was outsold by both the Wii and PlayStation 3 so where does that leave Microsoft to spin things in a positive way? Plenty of places, apparently, as they flouted the total amount spent on the platform and how games sell better on 360 Hit the jump for the spin and...
 
Tags: january, september npd figures, npd figures, games, platform, xbox 360s platform, xbox, january software npds, software
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts XNA Manager: Games Can Be More Than Just Fun

2008-06-04 17:10:22 by Tracey John in MTV Multiplayer
 
...Microsofts general manager of XNA We have social causes we care about, but we dont have the media to connect with the people who can do something about them, he said. Were not there, but its a world thats possible to see unless activities like were doing here today really gain some momentum Yesterday afternoon, Satchell spoke at the 2008...
 
Tags: games, enact social change, social change, xna, social, fun games, microsofts xna, community games, submit games
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts E3 Slagfest

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2008-07-16 07:03:10 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...Microsofts E3 conference and showing. You can read an account here Considering that Microsoft has started loosing its grip on exclusive 3rd party properties to multiplatform-ism, unaided by weak first party support, they have done a fantastic job this E3 with the limited resources available. Much like my predictions , they flaunted their...
 
Tags: casual, casual line, casual audience, games, microsofts, casual games, music based games, xbox, xbox music mixer
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts Spin on the December NPDs: More Dollars than the Rest

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2008-02-01 16:14:15 by Chris in Gaming Today
...Microsofts spin on each months NPDs, their announcement that the Xbox 360 won 2007 is based entirely on money spent. $4.8 billion in total consumer spend[ing] was the 360s total, compared with the Wiis $3.5 billion and PlayStation 3s $2.2 billion. Microsoft claimed this was a historic year as consumers have spent nearly 45 percent of total...
 
Tags: xbox live, xbox live sets, outsold ps3, ps3, million ps3 consoles, xbox live gold, consoles, million units mark, million units
 
 
 
 
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Responds To Microsofts Proposed Motion Controller

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2008-05-01 22:51:40 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...Microsofts project Iwata wouldnt directly comment on the potential competition. All I can say today is, it is not that easy to develop software which leverages the characteristics of the Wii Remote, he said. We are not concerned about what other companies may do MTV Multiplayer continues to investigate the progress of Microsofts motion...
 
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Microsofts GDC Keynote, Big Announcement

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2008-01-16 02:10:27 by Brian Lockhart in DigitalBattle
...Microsofts GDC keynote in February. But this time that announcement is on the 2008 software side of things, so its sure to be a bigger hit than an added network to Microsofts download service. News comes word of all the official keynotes announced through the GDC website , where VP John Schappert will be making his speech at the conference...
 
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Microsofts Shane Kim On Fable 2, Why Marvel MMO Was Canceled And More

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2008-02-11 13:12:58 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
...Microsofts major first-party gaming franchises one by one Our sweeping conversation covered Halo , Gears of War , Alan Wake, and the host of other big Microsoft-backed games under his watch. Kim acknowledged that his studios line-up is more slender than the in-house offerings of Sony and Nintendo, adding that he hoped MGS reputation is one of...
 
Tags: marvel, kim, shane kim, marvel project, marvel comics universe, marvel mmo, marvel universe online, halo, core halo games
 
 
 
 
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Xbox Live On-The-Go Remains At Microsofts Whim, Says App Developer

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2008-03-25 20:00:50 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...Microsofts Xbox Live Community Developer Program can pull information from gamertags, but cant access an individuals Windows Live account. No Windows Live access, no way to actually make changes (i.e. add a friend) to an XBL account You would think that Microsoft would be pushing towards more social networking features, said Ansinn, but they...
 
Tags: windows live login, windows live, windows live access, on-the-go friend requests, friend requests, pull information, information, windows live information, friend
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts First-Party XBL Arcade Studio Akin To Relationship With Epic Games

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2008-06-06 19:11:43 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...Microsofts product management director for Xbox 360 and XBL, teased their plans in a recent chat with MTV Multiplayer Greenberg said Microsofts XBL Arcade studio would adopt a business model akin to their relationship with Epic Games for Gears of War. Epic Games is not exclusive Xbox 360 studio (they published Unreal Tournament III on...
 
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