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Xbox 360 Slim Was Outsold by Xbox 360 ‘Phat’: Pachter

Xbox 360 Slim Was Outsold by Xbox 360 ‘Phat’: Pachter

If you remember, the Xbox 360 was the highest selling console in the US for the month in June. It has been commonly speculated that this was thanks to the launch of the redesigned Xbox 360 'Slim,' whi... Read More

The Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Enjoys An Even Bigger Launch Than The PS3 Slim

The Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Enjoys An Even Bigger Launch Than The PS3 Slim

Looks like redesigning and rebranding a console is all the rage these days. Certainly, it seems to fuel market demand. Sony did it last year with the laucnh of the PS3 Slim, which was accompanied by a... Read More

The Xbox 360 Slim Is Seeing Unprecedented Demand in UK

The Xbox 360 Slim Is Seeing Unprecedented Demand in UK

The Xbox 360 Slim got off to a stellar start in the US, propelling Microsoft's wonder machine to the coveted number one spot as far as console sales are concerned for the month of June, and it looks s... Read More

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft Respond to June NPD Data

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft Respond to June NPD Data

NPD revealed sales figures for software and hardware for the month of June earlier today, and the results were dramatically predictable. As expected, the DS took home the honours of being at the top s... Read More

Fable II was rushed – Molyneux

Fable II was rushed – Molyneux

Peter Molyneux has been talking so much about what they did wrong with Fable 2, and now he is back for more. “Fable II, let’s be honest about it, it has some terribly messy things about it,” ... Read More

NPD June Figures

NPD June Figures

The NPD June figures are out, and my oh my, Xbox 360 is this month's largest selling home console, and is in second place overall, the DS being in the first. The Xbox 360 has sold 451,700 units in Jun... Read More

You Can Sit While Playing Kinect, You Can’t Lie Down

You Can Sit While Playing Kinect, You Can’t Lie Down

Many people were wondering if you will be able to sit down while playing various Kinect games, the answer to that is yes, but when it comes to lying down and playing, the answer is no. According to... Read More

WTF Moment of the Day: Next iPad to Match Xbox 360 in Graphical Power, Thinks Developer

WTF Moment of the Day: Next iPad to Match Xbox 360 in Graphical Power, Thinks Developer

What is it with developers thinking handhelds are gonna be on par with the HD consoles any time soon? First, we had rumours pegging the 3DS' power to be at the same level as the Xbox 360 and the PS3's... Read More

New Xbox 360 Arcade?

New Xbox 360 Arcade?

Microsoft seems to be planning on launching a new model of the XBox 360 Arcade in Europe, according to the listings on Amazon.de. The listing say that a "4GB Xbox 360 Arcade System Bundle" is due f... Read More

Medal of Honor Limited Edition Announced

Medal of Honor Limited Edition Announced

Electronic Arts have announced a limited edition to their upcoming shooter, Medal of Honor on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC due out this October. Pre-ordering the game via the MOH website will will ... Read More

Kinect Bundle To Cost $200?

Kinect Bundle To Cost $200?

Walmart has listed a bundle for Kinect that comes with the camera and two games of your choice (including Kinectimals, Dance Central, Joy Ride and more) for the "low" price of $200. Though Kinect ... Read More

Remedy Defends Poor Alan Wake Sales

Remedy Defends Poor Alan Wake Sales

Alan Wake, which got a 9/10 here on GamingBolt.com, sold a paltry 145,000 units in the month of May in the U.S. The game, which was heavily publicised and said to be one of the premium games on the 36... Read More

Nintendo Doesn’t Care About Competition

Nintendo Doesn’t Care About Competition

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says he is "not conscious" of any competition, be it Apple, Microsoft, or their arch rivals, Sony. Concentrating on others would lead Nintendo into the "trap" of "shor... Read More

Halo: Reach Achievements Revealed (Well, some of them)

Halo: Reach Achievements Revealed (Well, some of them)

Bungie thinks Achievements are one of the aspects that make or break a game. And thus, "Airtight isn't the first word that comes to mind when thinking about Achievement security", says Bungie. Five... Read More

Microsoft Testing a “Project S” title

Microsoft Testing a “Project S” title

Microsoft sent out a survey to alpha testers to enlist for a “groundbreaking,” game, that is a  “giant, revolutionary step for PC strategy games”. This game is code-named "Project S", and ... Read More

Don’t Hold Your Breath For an Assassin’s Creed Game in 2011

Don’t Hold Your Breath For an Assassin’s Creed Game in 2011

For those of you who were worried that Ubisoft might adopt the 'Call of Duty' route with its popular stealth series Assassin's Creed, you can rest assured: Ubisoft has confirmed that the series won't ... Read More

New Browser For The Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace

New Browser For The Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace

There will be a new browser for the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace, it was recently revealed by Major Nelson on his blog. 'Next week we'll be launching another way to browse... Read More

EA Confirms Dragon Age 2

EA Confirms Dragon Age 2

Although we knew it was coming (heck, even the name of the original Dragon Age game hinted at as much), it's good to get an official confirmation straight from the horse's mouth. Yep, Electronic Ar... Read More

People look silly while playing with Kinect

People look silly while playing with Kinect

[drop-cap]M[/drop-cap]icrosoft’s Kinect surely does look promising. But judging by the screens, people will look stupid while playing Kinect. As you can see from the images below people are lit... Read More

Mafia 2 More Alan Wake Than GTA

Mafia 2 More Alan Wake Than GTA

The original Mafia was publisher 2K's alternate take on their own runaway hit GTA series, and its sequel has been long in the coming. For those who were hoping for more of the same, however, this game... Read More