Microsoft tries for slice of Japan game market

Microsoft Corp. will be releasing games developed by top Japanese designers for its Xbox 360 console, a senior executive said Thursday, the latest effort by the U.S. software maker to make inroads in a market where it has long struggled.

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Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Price in Japan

Microsoft is slashing Xbox 360 prices in Japan by about 13 percent as the price war among video game consoles heats up around the world ahead of the key year-end shopping season.

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Review: Xbox 360 Diving Into Living Rooms

With enough hardware horsepower to deliver movie-like graphics and high-quality sound, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 is setting a new standard for video games. But the console isn't just about shoot-'em-ups and virtual sports.

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Microsoft has banned as many as one million users who hacked their Xbox 360 consoles to play pirated games from the company's Xbox Live service in a bid to counter piracy.

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Final Fantasy XIII hits the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 9, 2010, introducing both sets of platform owners to the sky city of Cocoon.

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Psycho Killer: My Review of "Borderlands"

One word that sums up the new cross-platform role-playing shooter "Borderlands?" Guns. Lots and lots of guns. 2K Games' newest release puts you in the shoes of one of four treasure hunters on the distant world of Pandora.

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Microsoft is cutting off up to one million Xbox 360 users who modified their consoles to play pirated games over Xbox Live.

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A new computer game which is expected to smash sales records allows players to plot terror attacks against civilians. Critics have accused creators Activision for being irresponsible with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which goes on sale on Tuesday.

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We hope your recent forays into piracy merely involve you donning a hook and eyepatch for a debaucherous costume party, or else you likely received a message from Microsoft like the headline of this post.

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During a Thursday third quarter earnings report, Netflix has revealed increased revenues thanks to a 22 percent increase of streaming video use, and this from a smaller subscriber base.

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During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360.

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f you are using an unofficial memory unit for your Xbox 360, you may want to switch to an officially licensed version as the latest update for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft will lock out any unofficial Xbox 360 memory units.

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This console generation has been going on for quite some time. The Nintendo DS is almost five years old, while the Xbox 360 is almost finishing its fourth year of existence.

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"Though the Xbox doesn't have the number one market share, it is the top target for hackers," Boyd said. "Xbox Live has 17 million plus subscribers and that service requires payment."

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Trinley Dorje is a pretty hip guy. Like many 24-year-olds, he's into popular music and video games. He's also the Karmapa Lama - the only senior Buddhist leader recognized by the governments of China, India and Tibet.

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Find all Halo 3 ODST skull locations and unlock each of the achievements in this guide for the Xbox 360-exclusive FPS.

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Microsoft announced at a press event in Los Angeles today that, to commemorate the release of the game, they'll be releasing a brand new model of the Xbox 360 based on Modern Warfare 2.

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There hasn't been much news relating to third-party developers for Microsoft's Project Natal since its unveiling at E3.

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Video games are at a crossroads. Despite what the hardcore call "dumbing down", many video games are "too much like work" for too many people. If we're to make video games as ubiquitous as movies, what can we do about this?

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What most of us do is identify with the character -- and how can you identify with a character you can't see, a character who usually doesn't even talk or have any opinions about the horrible things going on around him? This goes back to the "silent hero" dilemma that has …

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SquareTrade, which claims to be the largest independent warranty provider in the world, has presented data indicating that the Red Ring of Death has been on the decline since the introduction of the Jasper chipset in early 2009.

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Some, not all, of the Rock Band Network songs will be made available for PS3 users, but song creation still remains exclusive to Xbox 360 (while Wii gets nothing).

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The newly discounted Elite, which packs a 120 GB hard drive, will replace the company's standard 60 GB Xbox 360 Pro model, which itself will enjoy a $50 price cut (to $249) while supplies last.

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MICROSOFT has slashed the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100 stepping up the price war in the video game console market.

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A man got kicked out of a New York City library for setting up and playing an Xbox 360, which is easily the coolest reason to get kicked out of a library.

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A recent survey conducted by Game Informer gave a fail rate of 54% to the Xbox 360. None of you seemed surprised by that number. We've all seen enough of the Red Ring of Death to know. I don't think Microsoft was surprised by it, either.

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Microsoft has announced that it's dropping the price of Xbox 360 Elite by $100. The price cut comes after Sony introduced the PS3 Slim and cut the price by $100. Now the question is: What will Nintendo do to compete?

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But like the denizens of Gotham he's sworn to protect, fans of the Caped Crusader have stood by their man, patiently waiting for a game maker to step up and embrace Batman as the perfect video game hero. Looks like that patience finally paid off. Big time.

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