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Tuesday: January 19, 2010

Popular Today:
Microsoft looking to give cable companies some competition via Xbox 360.
Microsoft looking to give cable companies some competition via Xbox 360.

Whitten said Microsoft wanted to be a bigger player in television and film viewing. He declined to comment on the conversations with Disney but said more than once that 'there's going to be a ton of experimentation around business models and rights.'

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Thursday: October 29, 2009

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Some rumored specs leak out regarding the fabled Wii 2 console.
Some rumored specs leak out regarding the fabled Wii 2 console.

MaxConsole has some alleged leaked tidbits on Nintendo's next console in which they believe that the device will have Blu-ray support and finally boast high definition capability. Oh, and it will hit stores sometime in late 2010.

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Tuesday: September 15, 2009

Popular Today:
Activision thinking of untethering Guitar Hero from the major consoles?
Activision thinking of untethering Guitar Hero from the major consoles?

'I think what the untethered Guitar Hero does is it maybe equals the playing field a little bit more and gives you leverage with first parties on downloadable content and the business model,' says Kotick in the IGN piece.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 2:12 PM | Tags (7) | gaming | videogames | activision | usatoday | consoles | guitarhero | untethered |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 8 Clicks


Friday: August 28, 2009

Popular Today:
The five best video game console wars of recent history.
The five best video game console wars of recent history.

Relive the epic battles between Nintendo and Sony (and occasionally Sega). TO THE DEATH!

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 7:11 AM | Tags (5) | consoles | wars | gaming | videogames | gamepro |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 41 Clicks


Monday: August 24, 2009

Popular Today:
Microsoft responds to that pesky Xbox 360 failure rate survey.
Microsoft responds to that pesky Xbox 360 failure rate survey.

We are constantly improving the design, manufacture and performance of the console through extensive testing of potential sources of any problems.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 10:45 AM | Tags (8) | consoles | failure | microsoft | rrod | survey | videogames | xbox | gaming |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


Wednesday: August 19, 2009

Popular Today:
Sony pulls the curtain back on slim version of PlayStation 3.
Sony pulls the curtain back on slim version of PlayStation 3.

...and it also comes with a lower price tag now at just $299 now too. Welcome back to the party Sony.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:22 AM | Tags (8) | consoles | gaming | playstation | pricedrop | ps3 | slim | sony | videogames |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


Friday: August 14, 2009

Popular Today:
Video game sales didn't do quite so well in July, industry decline continues.
Video game sales didn't do quite so well in July, industry decline continues.

Sales are down, the software chart is dominated by Wii and DS titles that have been out for years or that continue existing franchises, and Sony needs to do something to energize gamers.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 8:17 AM | Tags (8) | gaming | sales | xbox | wii | ps3 | consoles | decline | industry |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


Wednesday: August 12, 2009

Popular Today:
Turns out that the Xbox 360 is the most actively used console amongst gamers.
Turns out that the Xbox 360 is the most actively used console amongst gamers.

I've only hopped on the 360 bandwagon recently, but I've never looked back. It's awesome.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:40 AM | Tags (7) | microsoft | xbox | 360 | consoles | gamers | gaming | popular |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 7 Clicks


Tuesday: August 11, 2009

Popular Today:
Netflix has an exclusive partnership with the Xbox 360 according to Microsoft.
Netflix has an exclusive partnership with the Xbox 360 according to Microsoft.

Looks like you may not be seeing the same kind of Netflix app on any of those other consoles any time soon.

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Monday: June 22, 2009

Popular Today:
A list of the top five worst video game controllers according to the folks at MSNBC.
A list of the top five worst video game controllers according to the folks at MSNBC.

Ah, video game memories.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 12:26 PM | Tags (6) | consoles | controllers | lucas | nintendo | powerglove | sega |  | Discuss (1) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 27 Clicks


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