January 28, 2010
Alan Wake is truly an intriguing prospect. It’s a game that sounds like no other, looks gorgeous, and if Microsoft is to be believed, will “blur the lines between video gaming and television.” Whether that will actually work as an evocative experience remains to be seen.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Microsoft, Opinion, Xbox 360 | 55 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
January 18, 2010
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is said to be the biggest grossing entertainment title to date. That is until the release of Avatar, which knocked it off the top from a revenue perspective.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Marketing, Sales Figures | 21 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 17, 2010
Project Natal has been in the media spotlight since last year and much more so than Sony’s wand controller. One of the big reasons is due to the promise sold by the Milo demo during E3. However, one can’t help wonder if Microsoft may have over-hyped the device before it can truly deliver?
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Marketing, Microsoft, Peripherals, Xbox 360 | 52 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 16, 2010
Aaron Greenberg may be one of the most controversial figures of this video game generation, possibly outdoing Peter Moore. Greenberg recently spilled the beans on why he is so controversial when it comes to the console wars between the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Marketing, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony, Xbox 360 | 40 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 15, 2010
The December NPD numbers are finally out showing a strong December 2009. Surprisingly, hardware sales was actually up by 16 percent year-over year despite the recession.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, PS3, PSP, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360, playstation 2 | 97 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 10, 2010
In fact, it sucks so bad at this simple task that doing some housework is better for you. And it’s certainly a lot more useful.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Nintendo, Opinion, Wii | 20 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
January 10, 2010
Aaron Greenberg of Microsoft talked a little about the timed exclusivity around the Modern Warfare 2 maps at CES. He also talks about its impact on game sales against the competition, namely the PS3.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Marketing, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 19 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 8, 2010
The highly rumored arcade game room for the Xbox 360 has been confirmed recently at CES. Surprisingly Microsoft has revealed just about everything there is to know about this spiffy little feature.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 80 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
January 3, 2010
Nintendo recently issued a take down notice to the creators of the fan-made Zelda movie. The company allowed the studio to keep the movie online over the holidays, but was Nintendo wrong for interfering with fan made content?
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Posted in Games, Industry, Marketing, Media, Nintendo, Wii | 6 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
December 27, 2009
With a Prince of Persia film in the works, the marketing machine has started to rev up. It seems like Prince of Persia is getting the LEGO treatment to join the ranks of Indiana Jones and Star Wars.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Opinion | 7 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro