With its Xbox 360 successor, Microsoft may just one-up Google for once.
Mobile gaming’s relationship to consoles will continue to evolve.
Forget the Xbox 720. Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor may simply end up being called "Xbox," and it could be the beginning of several "X" branded devices.
Nintendo just announced the Wii Mini, a budget console that offers fewer features than the original Wii but costs less.
At Nintendo's Wii U launch event in NYC this week, we spoke with Nintendo's executive vice president of sales Scott Moffitt, the man responsible for getting us pumped about the Wii U.
In a call with investment analysts today, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello reported that his company is investing $80 million in what he called “fourth-gen” console development.
He also expressed a strong opinion that console gaming would continue to …
The rumors are true. Microsoft confirmed today that it will offer a $99 Xbox 360 console and Kinect bundle (with a $15 monthly subscription fee) in its retail stores.
The deal will be available via the above online coupon, which …
In a move that will surely stir up plenty of fanboy fervor, Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to announce a $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect package, which will be subsidized by a $15 monthly fee, reports The Verge.
Sources tell …
Editor's Pick GamesBeat has learned that at least two free-to-play developers are currently in talks with Microsoft.
Microsoft had mostly good news to report in its third quarter earnings today, although one division stood out as the biggest loser: Entertainment & Devices, home of the Xbox and Windows Phone.
The division reported revenue of $1.62 billion, down …
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Sony knows that its new portable console, the PlayStation Vita, is going to live or die on how good its games are. So said Guy Longworth, senior vice president of marketing and PSN at Sony’s games division, in a dinner …
Jack Tretton, head of Sony’s U.S. game business, announced today that Sony will ship its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device on Feb. 22 in the U.S.
Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Tretton said that the PlayStation …
Video game consoles have reached a point where they are so powerful that companies no longer need to focus on adding more horsepower to the devices, said game industry veteran and Harebrained Schemes founder Jordan Weisman.
“All the heavy lifting …
Nintendo of America head Reggie Fils-Aime admitted Tuesday that the E3 highlight reel of third-party titles for the new Wii U console used footage from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of games. In an interview with GameTrailers, Fils-Aime …
In a move aimed at disrupting the game console market, gaming startup OnLive announced that it is beginning pre-sales today for its MicroConsole, which allows you to play games-on-demand on a TV.
The MicroConsole TV adapter and a wireless controller …
European game publisher Redspotgames may be the Sega Dreamcast’s final champion. After releasing several titles on the now-defunct console over the past few years, the company apparently has plans to bring even more games to the Dreamcast, according to gaming …
Overall U.S. console game sales shrank 1 percent in July, continuing a weak trend that has persisted for much of the year. But sales of StarCraft II, which went on sale on July 27, were so strong that PC game …
