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Report: Microsoft turned down US Army’s order of Xbox 360 systems

okto-pus — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000

The US Army once considered purchasing a large number of Xbox 360 systems from Microsoft. Computers of equal caliber can cost around $1000 each, but an Xbox 360 starts at only $200 — quite a considerable cost saving. The consoles could be used as virtual training tools, with games like America’s Army and Full Spectrum Warrior placed in army ” classrooms ” stockpiled with Xbox consoles. The more cynically inclined can imagine the system as an effective tool for recruitment : join the Army, get a free Xbox. However, Microsoft turned down the Army’s offer, according to the Army’s Roger Smith

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Blueside’s ‘Project T’ MMO also in development for Xbox 360

CooPYDonn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000

We’d heard before that Korean developer Blueside (of Ninety-Nine Nights and Kingdom Under Fire ) was working on a sekrit massively multiplayer game called Project T for the PC , but now we’ve learned that it’s also planning to release the game on the Xbox 360 . A Korean job listing for the company says that the MMORPG is in development for both platforms, and asks for game programming skills of all kinds, including experience working on commercial MMOs. The game is supposed to be an “action RPG,” so it actually sounds like a pretty good fit to try for the more action-friendly console world.

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Greenberg: 360 sales more than double over Black Friday

BestelenViagra — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

According to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg , Xbox 360 sales saw a serious increase thanks to the post-Thanksgiving shopping madness known as Black Friday . While Greenberg doesn’t disclose specific numbers, he notes in a recent tweet that Black Friday granted the Xbox 360 its “biggest sales week of the year,” with Microsoft selling over twice as many units than the previous week. That certainly sounds like a lot, though the average weekly sales in October — based on NPD figures — were slightly above 60,000 units. Assuming November’s weekly average was similar, Microsoft certainly didn’t come close to topping Sony’s impressive Black Friday total of 440,000 PS3 consoles

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Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft

vosduholov — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000

After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance ’s online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one , but two , lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his “first amendment rights” — an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because “Sony is not part of the government.” However, what Estavillo lacks in civil online discourse, he makes up for with sheer determination and persistence. In addition to Sony, he now has both Microsoft and Nintendo in his sights . Estavillo is seeking $75,000 from Microsoft for the “undue stress” and “sadness” caused by his Xbox 360’s RROD. “Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff,” his claim states — a burden that is equivalent to the sum of 375 Xbox 360 systems, apparently. Nintendo is being sued for interfering with Estavillo’s “pursuit of happiness.” And how exactly is Nintendo doing that?

Xbox 360 release of No More Heroes may be censored in Japan

ultrasubaroo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Japanese retailer Amiami includes a note on its listing for the Xbox 360 version of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise that suggests that because it is based on the North American version of the Wii original, it is likely to carry the CERO Z rating (think an ESRB M rating, but harsher) when it is released in February. Because it is the North American version (with “bloodshed” intact), the site says, it will hold a special appeal for game fans. The same message doesn’t appear on the PS3 version’s listing , suggesting that it’ll be the same censored game that was originally released in Japan. CERO Z-rated games often don’t get displayed on shelves, so if this is accurate, it’ll ensure that only the hardcore will even know about the Xbox 360 version of the game

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