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Entries from July 2008

Xbox 360 demo Too Human passes 900,000 downloads

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Thurs. said that the demo to action title Too Human has surpassed 900,000 downloads on the Xbox Live online network.

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Sony sends firmware v. 2.42 to PS3 owners

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s U.S. game division this week release Firmware version 2.42 to the Playstation 3 in the latest software update.

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Survival horror title Cursed Mountain to haunt Wii

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Deep Silver Inc. this week said that it will release a new survival horror title called Cursed Mountain exclusively to Nintendo Co.’s Wii in 2009.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Dark City knocks Batman Begins Blu-ray to No. 2

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Strong sales for the Dark City Blu-ray disc knocked Warner Bros.’ Batman Begins Blu-ray disc to No. 2 in the latest sales data from Amazon.com.

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Resistance 2 PS3 sales ramp up at retailer

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced orders for Sony Corp.’s Resistance 2 for the Playstation 3 increased this week following a showcase at the E3 Media & Business Summit this month.

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PS3 80GB MGS4 SKU sold out at Best Buy

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle held a sold out status at Best Buy Co. Inc.’s online division on high demand for the product.

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Nintendo Q1 profit up; Wii sales reach 29.6M

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. this week recorded a Q1 profit of 107.27 billion yen ($996 million) on strong sales for the Wii home video game console.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Nintendo DS · Systems · Handhelds · Business · Retail

Soul Calibur IV Xbox 360 Premium in top 25

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Namco Bandai Inc.’s Soul Calibur IV Premium SKU ranked in the top 25 sales at Amazon.com on Wed. following a sales increase for the product.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Amazon burns new Disney Blu-ray sale

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com on Tues. began offering a new Disney Blu-ray sale that discounts up to 40 percent off the high-definition titles.

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PS3 Greatest Hits Warhawk sales increase

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Warhawk for the Playstation 3 increased after inclusion in a new discounted Greatest Hits program.

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PS3 Dualshock 3 price cut to $49.99 at retailer

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week price cut Sony Corp.’s Dualshock 3 controller for the Playstation 3 to $49.99 in the latest round of video game discounts.

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PS3 80GB MGS4 SKU holds in top three sales

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 SKU held in the top five sales at Amazon.com this week following steady availability for the in-demand product.

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Alicia Keys, Jack White rock new Bond track

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Producers of the 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Solace, on Tues. said that recording artists Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the film, due out this Nov.

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Sony profit falls; PS3 sales double

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp. on Tues. posted a near 50 percent fall in Q1 profit on a sluggish cell phone business and lack of a top summer film.

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Tags: News · Sony · Playstation 3 · Systems · Business · Retail

SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 blasts to Wii

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

SNK Playmore USA Corp. this week released SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 to Nintendo Co.’s Wii home video game system.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Soul Calibur IV PS3 launch sales lead over Xbox 360 SKU

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Namco Bandai Inc.’s Soul Calibur IV for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 led over the Xbox 360 version in launch sales at Amazon.com on Tues. morning.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Circuit City plugs $19.99 Blu-ray sale

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Circuit City Stores Inc. this week began plugging a new $19.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-def promo.

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Lego Batman sales up amid The Dark Knight reign

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced sales for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Lego Batman: The Video Game increased this week amid the reign of The Dark Knight at the box office.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

PS3 Greatest Hits titles see strong demand

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s new Greatest Hits line of Playstation 3 titles saw strong demand upon availability at Amazon.com this week.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Comcast offers free Wii to Triple Play customers

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Comcast Corp. on Mon. announced a partnership with Nintendo Co. to offer a free Wii home video game system when new customers sign up for the Comcast Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play package.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail