Archive for October, 2008

Microsoft Preps Xbox 360 ‘Starter Pack’ Upgrade (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Say, have you recently purchased an Xbox 360 Arcade console, and now you're looking for a storage solution that's a little meatier than a refurbished 20GB hard drive? The Xbox 360 60GB Live Starter Pack solves your problem.

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EA takes FIFA 09, Spore Origin to N-Gage this year (Reuters)

An attendee at the Electronic Entertainment Expo plays a prototype of the Nokia mobile game deck N-Gage in Los Angeles, May 15, 2003. (Brad Rickerby/Reuters)Reuters - Electronic Arts will launch hit titles EA Sports FIFA 09, Spore Origins and Monopoly Here & Now for Nokia's N-Gage gaming service in time for Christmas sales, the U.S. video games firm said on Wednesday.

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Sony profit plunges 72 percent on strong yen (AP)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, June 26, 2008. Sony's fiscal second quarter profit has plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out the perks from solid flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 game machine sales, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company reported Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)AP - Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out perks from flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 sales, as well as box office revenue from the movie "Hancock."

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Nintendo expects strong second-quarter earnings (AP)

AP - Japanese video game and console maker Nintendo Co. reports second quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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  • U.S. Video game sales up 1 pct in September: NPD (Reuters)