Barclays PLC in Oct. estimated 4.5 million Kindle Fire units sold in Q4, while a JPMorgan analyst in Nov. forecast five million units sold in the same period.

The Kindle Fire, which began sale Nov. 15, includes a full-color 7-inch multi-touch IPS display, Dual-Core CPU, 8GB Internal Memory, Wi-Fi functionality, and up to eight hours of battery life at $199.00.

The device includes access to popular applications include Netflix, Hulu Plus, and ESPN ScoreCenter.

Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble Inc. this month began shipment of the Nook Tablet, a 7-inch Android-based tablet at $249.00.

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Amazon.com Inc. is offering a T-Rex Morph Weapon Mod to customers who pre-order Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One.

Meanwhile, GameStop.com is offering a hovering Mr. Zurkon to aid in battle.

Finally, Walmart.com is offering a Sheepinator Morph Weapon Mod to pre-order customers.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One is a brand new drop-in, drop-out four-player online and offline action adventure title to include franchise characters like Captain Qwark and Dr. Nefarious.

The preview build allowed users to test several locations in which each player must cooperative on multiple levels in order to complete each level.

In addition to standard melee and weapon attacks, users can press triangle to tether to another player in order to reach a higher plane or swing from one area to another.

Each hero will have a unique ability. For example, Ratchet can project a decoy and Clank can slow time.

The final game will include standard 2D and stereoscopic 3D functionality.

Sony in Feb. began sale of the Playstation 3 160GB Killzone 3 Bundle, which includes the PS3 160GB hardware SKU and a copy of Killzone 3 $299.99.

The PS3 is sold in a 160GB SKU at $299.99 and a 320GB SKU at $349.99.

Playstation Move Console Bundle includes the PS3 320GB SKU, Playstation Move Controller, Playstation Eye, and Sports Champions at $399.99.

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Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Wii sold 6,336 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 4 in overall sales.

By comparison, the Wii sold 11,520 units the week prior.

The hardware did not rank any titles in the top 10.

Nintendo in Apr. said it will demonstrate a playable model and announce more specifications of the Wii successor at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June.

Reports claim the Wii successor, dubbed Project Café, will have a three-core CPU, 6.2-inch touch-screen controller, and high-definition functionality.

The controller is said to be able to stream content from the console.

The Wii has sold 86 million units worldwide to date since launch in 2006.

Nintendo in Apr. recorded a 66 percent decline in profits amid confirmation of a successor to the Wii console to be sold in 2012.

The company held a net profit of $945M in fiscal Mar. compared to $2.78 billion the year prior.

Net sales fell 29 percent to $12.3 billion.

The company sold 15.1 million Wii units in the fiscal year, down from 20.1 million units the year prior.

Current Wii hardware SKUs include the White and Black that includes a Wii Remote Plus, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports sells at $199.99.

Nintendo in Apr. announced new first-party Wii titles to be sold in 2011, including the Wii Play: Motion with Black Wii Remote Plus SKU and Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust.

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Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 2,763 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 7 in overall sales.

By comparison, the hardware sold 3,419 units the week prior.

The hardware did not rank any titles in the top 10.

Microsoft in Apr. reported a profit in its Entertainment and Devices division, which includes the Xbox business due to strong demand for the Xbox 360 and Kinect peripheral.

The Entertainment and Devices division recorded revenue of $1.94 billion in the third quarter ending Mar. 31.

Operating income increased 50 percent to $225 million.

Revenue for the Xbox 360 platform increased 69 percent to $712 million.

The company sold 2.7 million Xbox 360 consoles in the quarter and 2.4 million Kinect sensors in the period.

Microsoft in Nov. began sale of the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Special Edition Bundle at $399.99.

The Xbox 360 4GB hardware SKU with Kinect and Kinect Adventures sells at $299.99 in Nov.

Finally, the Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle, which includes the Xbox 360 250GB hardware, a copy of Forza Motorsport 3 and a voucher to download Alan Wake via Xbox Live, sells at $299.99.

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The PS3 sold 13,789 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 3 in overall hardware sales.

By comparison, it sold 20,883 units the week prior.

The hardware ranked two titles in the top 10, including Konami Corp.’s Pro Spirits Baseball 2011 at No. 9.

Sony May 15 restored the Playstation Network division in the U.S.

Additionally, service was restored in the UK, Ireland, Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America .

The new Firmware 3.61 is a mandatory update that will require PSN users to change their password prior to login of the network.

Sony in Feb. recorded a Q3 profit of $564 million in the Network Products and Services division, a 135 percent increase from the year prior.

The PS3 sold 6.3 million units in the in the third quarter, a decrease of 6.5 million the year prior. The company held a target of 15 million units sold by the end of fiscal Mar. 2011.

The PSP sold 3.6 million units in the same period, down from 4.2 million units one year ago.

PS3 software sold 57.6 million units and PSP software sold 16.5 million units in the quarter.

Sony in Feb. began sale of the Playstation 3 160GB Killzone 3 Bundle at $299.99.

The PS3 is sold in a 160GB SKU at $299.99 and a 320GB SKU at $349.99.

Sony in Sept. began sale of the Playstation Move controller.

The Playstation Move Console Bundle includes a PS3 320 GB SKU with the Playstation Move Controller, Playstation Eye, and Sports Champions at $399.99.

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This week, Infamous 2 ranked at No. 6 Gamestop.com.

In addition, the Hero Edition ranked at No. 9 in the same period.

Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc. this week is offering a gold version of Cole’s new electrical weapon to customers who pre-order Infamous 2.

Infamous 2, to be sold June 7, will include lead character Cole MacGrath, in addition to new powers and a brand new city location.

The Hero Edition SKU will include a 8.5″ Cole statue, a replica of Cole’s sling messenger bag, the Infamous mini comic from DC Comics, and a collector’s edition soundtrack with bonus tracks, and vouchers for in-game exclusives at $99.99.

Sony in Mar. said Infamous 2 will include a mission creation feature to allow owners to create and upload their own custom levels.

The mission creation feature will include the same set of characters, creatures and props found in the final game.

Additionally, users can control mission types, including stealth-only missions.

Marked launch copies of Infamous 2 will include early access to the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta.

Sony in Feb. began sale of the Playstation 3 160GB Killzone 3 Bundle, which includes the PS3 160GB hardware SKU and a copy of Killzone 3 $299.99.

The PS3 is sold in a 160GB SKU at $299.99 and a 320GB SKU at $349.99.

The Playstation Move Console Bundle includes the PS3 320GB SKU, Playstation Move Controller, Playstation Eye, and Sports Champions at $399.99.

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The company this week said the Double XP Weekend will be available between Fri., May 20 at 10AM PST and Tues., May 24 10AM PST.

The Double XP Weekend was delayed following an outage of the Playstation Network. The service was restored May 15.

Activision Blizzard in May released the Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike DLC to the Playstation Network.

First Strike includes four all-new multiplayer maps, including Berlin Wall, Discovery Stadium, and Kownloon.

In addition, the DLC includes a new Zombie map called Ascension.

Activision Blizzard in Dec. said Call of Duty: Black Ops has generated $1 billion in sales worldwide.

Activision Blizzard in Nov. will sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the next installment in the FPS franchise.

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This week, customers who purchase the L.A. Noire PS3 SKU or L.A. Noire Xbox 360 SKU will receive a $20 Amazon.com Credit towards a future purchase.

L.A. Noire is a new open-world action title set in the 1940′s.

The title includes a murder mystery plot devised by a serial killer who leaves messages to the authorities.

The PS3 is sold in a 160GB SKU at $299.99 and a 320GB SKU at $349.99.

Playstation Move Console Bundle includes the PS3 320GB SKU, Playstation Move Controller, Playstation Eye, and Sports Champions at $399.99.

Microsoft in Nov. began sale of the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Special Edition Bundle at $399.99.

The Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect bundle sells at $299.99.

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This week, the Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 SKU ranked No. 5 and the Modern Warfare 3 PS3 SKU ranked No. 18 in ‘Most Wished For’ titles in Amazon’s Video Games division.

The Modern Warfare 3 PS3 SKU, Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 SKU, and PC SKU hold an MSRP of $59.99 each.

It will be sold Nov. 8.

Modern Warfare 3 is said to include new locations like New York, London and Paris, in addition to several lead characters.

The sequel is said to include a co-op survival mode.

The title is said to be in development at Infinity Ward in collaboration with Sledgehammer Studios and Raven Software.

Activision Blizzard in 2010 released Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Sony in Feb. began sale of the Playstation 3 160GB Killzone 3 Bundle at $299.99.

The PS3 is sold in a 160GB SKU at $299.99, 250GB SKU at $349.99.

Playstation Move Console Bundle will include a PS3 320GB SKU, Playstation Move Controller, Playstation Eye, and Sports Champions at $399.99.

Microsoft in Nov. began sale of the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Special Edition Bundle at $399.99.

The Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect bundle sells at $299.99.

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This week, the Gears of War 3 Epic Edition ranked as the No. 20 best-selling game product in Amazon’s Video Games division.

Gears of War 3 will be sold in a standard, Limited, and Epic Edition.

The Limited Edition SKU will include an Octus Service Medal, Adam Fenix Multiplayer Character, Infected Omen Weapon Pack, Fenix Family Mementos & Fabric COG Flag, and the Octus Award Box display case for the Octus Service Medal at $79.99.

Gears of War 3 Epic Edition includes Gears of War 3 Limited Edition, a collectible Marcus Fenix statue, The Art and Design of Gears of War, and the Infected Omen Weapon Pack – custom multiplayer skins for the game’s five starting weapons; Lancer, Retro Lancer, Hammerburst, Sawed-off Shotgun, and Gnasher Shotgun at $149.99.

Gears of War 3 Epic Edition includes Gears of War 3 Limited Edition, a collectible Marcus Fenix statue, The Art and Design of Gears of War, and the Infected Omen Weapon Pack – custom multiplayer skins for the game’s five starting weapons; Lancer, Retro Lancer, Hammerburst, Sawed-off Shotgun, and Gnasher Shotgun at $149.99.

Microsoft in Apr. released the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta which includes three new multiplayer versus modes on four new maps.

In Gears of War 3, users fight as Marcus Fenix, leader of Delta Squad, 18 months after the fall of the last human city.

Gears of War 3 will be released Sept. 20, 2011.

Amazon.com Inc. this week is offering a $20 Bonus with the pre-order purchase of Gears of War 3.

Epic Games Inc. in Oct. said Gears of War 3 will utilize dedicated servers to facilitate online play.

The dedicated servers are said to offer balance and optimized online play. In addition, the development team has made online code improvements.

Microsoft in Nov. began sale of the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Special Edition Bundle at $399.99.

The Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect bundle sells at $299.99.

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