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Xbox 360, Wii Sales Climb in October, Fable 2 Leads

The games industry grew another 18 points year-over-year in the opening beats of the critical fourth quarter, according to NPD. Nothing's recession-proof, but the games industry seems to be weathering Wall Street's slings and arrows with a durable Kevlar-grade coating.

| News | Personal tech | Software | 11/14/08 at 8:38 am |


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Woman sues Microsoft over Xbox 360 'red ring of death'

A California woman has accused Microsoft Corp. of deceiving consumers by concealing the high failure rate of its Xbox 360 game machine, court documents show.

| News | Legal | Personal tech | 10/21/08 at 8:43 am |


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Chinese game developer readies Xbox Live Arcade game

The first Xbox Live Arcade game designed in China will be released this week, marking a milestone for an incubation center set up in China by Microsoft for local game developers. But Chinese gamers won't get to play it as the Xbox 360 isn't sold in China.



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New Xbox 360 dashboard coming in November

Microsoft delivered something for both gamers and developers at its keynote address that kicked-off the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday.

| News | Personal tech | 10/09/08 at 12:15 pm |


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