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Sanyo to sell Wii remote rechargeable battery pack

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sanyo Electric Co. this week said it will retail a new rechargeable battery pack for Nintendo Co.’s Wii Remote in Japan on Aug. 25.

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Sony sells multi-part PS3 horror game via download

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s U.S. game division on Thurs. will release a new multi-part horror game title via download distribution for the Playstation 3.

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

Target holds clearance on Sony Blu-ray player

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Target Corp. stores this month began holding a clearance on Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc player to clear inventory of the model.

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Xbox 360 20GB sales up following price cut

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked in the top 20 this week at Amazon.com following a price cut of the 20GB model to $299.99.

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Wii controller sales up amid possible ban

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Wii Classic Controller increased this week at Amazon.com following a court ruling that may ban the sale of the product from retail shelves.

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PS3 80GB MGS4 sales rocket upon restock

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle rocketed to top sales this week at Amazon.com following a restock of the product.

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Microsoft Games for Windows – Live service now free

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Wed. said that it will now offer the Games for Windows – Live online gaming service at no cost for developers, publishers, and gamers.

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Nintendo to increase Wii shipments this year

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. this week said that it intends to increase shipments of the popular Wii home video game system to the U.S. amid a constant sell-out status of the device in the nation.

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James Bond 3-pack Blu-ray orders start at retailer

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week began taking pre-orders for James Bond Blu-ray Collections, each with three Bond titles in high-definition.

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Soul Calibur IV PS3 in top 10 sales at Amazon

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced sales for Namco Bandai Inc.’s Soul Calibur IV Premium Edition for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked in the top 10 sales on Wed. prior to the title’s release next week.

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1942: Joint Strike invades PS3, Xbox 360

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Capcom Co. on Tues. announced the release of 1942: Joint Strike for the Playstation Network on Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Xbox Live for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360.

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Nintendo Wii controller may see retail ban

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s controller for the Wii and GameCube hardware may see a retail ban following an unsuccessful bid to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement ruling in favor of Anascape Ltd.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

XNA to allow community to sell titles on Xbox Live

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Tues. said it will allow XNA Community developers to sell their original game titles on the Xbox Live online service for the Xbox 360.

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Batman, 21, Iron Man top Blu-ray best-sellers

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Batman Begins, Iron Man, and 21 topped the Blu-ray sales charts at Amazon.com on Tues. in the latest data from the retailer.

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Tivo, Amazon offer Product Purchase via TV set

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Tivo Inc. on Tues. said that it will offer a new Product Purchase feature to offer the ability to purchase physical products from Amazon.com through a TV set.

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Puzzle Quest expansion to hit Live on Xbox 360

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

D3 Inc. this week said that it will release Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Revenge of the Plague Lord to Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Live division of the Xbox 360 on Wed.

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Rock Band Wii stays in top 10 amid price cut

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ Rock Band Special Edition for Nintendo Co.’s Wii stayed in the top 10 on Tues. following a discount at Amazon.com to $139.99.

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Wii Fit works out to No. 1 upon restock

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii Fit blazed back to the No. sales rank at Amazon.com on Tues. upon restock of the popular fitness title.

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Sonic and The Black Knight to wield Wii

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Sega Corp.’s U.S. and Europe game divisions on Mon. announced the development of Sonic and The Black Knight for Nintendo Co.’s Wii.

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Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop to invade Wii

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Capcom Co. on Mon. said that it will release Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop to Nintendo Co.’s Wii home video game system this winter.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail