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Microsoft sees 28 per cent holiday drop in Xbox 360 sales Jan 25th 2013, 13:11 Microsoft suffers an 11 per cent drop year-on-year across its Entertainment and Devices division.   Falling Xbox 360 sales have contributed to Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division seeing a 11 percent year-on-year drop of $3.77 billion in revenue during the last quarter of 2012, with much of the games industry eagerly anticipating the next Xbox. People have been buying fewer Xbox 360s. Announced during Microsoft's latest earnings call, the Xbox division specifically saw a 28 percent drop in sales from the same three-month period last year, shipping 5.9 million Xbox 360 units compared to 8.2 million from the year before. The report isn't all doom and gloom: Microsoft says Xbox 360 is still North America's most popular console. The Entertainment and Devices division also launched Windows Phone 8 during the same quarter, and Microsoft has said spreading its games across multiple connected devices will be crucial to its future plans. Earlier this week a report claimed to know the specs inside the Xbox 720. For more news on Microsoft's plans to go next-gen, check out GameSpot's ongoing coverage. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Microsoft sees 28 per cent holiday drop in Xbox 360 sales" was posted by Martin Gaston on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:11:44 -0800 Left 4 Dead 2 Mod Live Stream - Dinosaurs all up in my Helm's Deep Jan 25th 2013, 12:42 It's an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of DINOSAURS.   Get the full article at GameSpot "Left 4 Dead 2 Mod Live Stream - Dinosaurs all up in my Helm's Deep" was posted by Cameron Robinson on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:42:38 -0800 Limited Origin for Mac enters alpha Jan 25th 2013, 12:12 Testing period for new version of EA virtual marketplace does not include Origin Store or Twitch support; full client to be released "soon."   Origin is on its way to Mac. Electronic Arts has announced that a limited alpha version of the virtual marketplace is now available to download for users in North America and the United Kingdom. EA said it will admit only a "few thousand" users to the trial period. Origin for Mac is aiming to rival its Windows counterpart in terms of services and functionality, including cloud storage, auto-patching, and friends list support. However, the Origin Store is missing from the alpha trial, as are Twitch streaming options. A free copy of PopCap's puzzle game Bookworm will be given to all who take part in the Origin for Mac alpha trial. The game will remain in players' libraries when the alpha period comes to a close. The full Origin for Mac client will launch "soon," EA said. Origin currently has 30 million members, compared to Steam's 50 million. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Limited Origin for Mac enters alpha" was posted by Eddie Makuch on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:12:27 -0800 Journey leads nominations for developer-picked 2013 GDC awards Jan 25th 2013, 11:48 The Walking Dead, Dishonored and Journey lead the pack for the 2013 Game Developers Choice Awards.   The peer-moderated Game Developers Choice Awards has announced its 2013 shortlist, with nominations for the ten categories decided by other game developers. Journey, GameSpot's Game of the Year for 2012, received the most nods with six nominations. Other games hoovering up attention include Dishonored and The Walking Dead, with four and three nominations respectively. Plenty of indie games stand alongside blockbuster releases, with titles such as Hotline Miami, Mark of the Ninja, FTL, Spelunky and Hero Academy being nominated alongside Mass Effect 3, Assassin's Creed III and Halo 4. The nominations for the most coveted of the GDC awards -- Game of the Year -- are Dishonoured, The Walking Dead, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Journey. Any game released in 2012 is eligible for the 13th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, with an open balloting process providing the shortlist that is then judged by an invitation-only panel of game creators. Winners will be announced on March 27 at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The list of nominees in full: Best Audio Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) Hotline Miami (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital) Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment) Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios) Best Debut Humble Hearts (Dust: An Elysian Tail) Polytron Corporation (Fez) Giant Sparrow (The Unfinished Swan) Subset Games (FTL: Faster Than Light) Fireproof Games (The Room) Best Game Design Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) Mark Of The Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft Studios) Spelunky (Derek Yu/Andy Hull) Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games) Best Downloadable Game The Walking Dead (Telltale Games) Spelunky (Derek Yu/Andy Hull) Trials: Evolution (RedLynx/Microsoft Studios) Mark Of The Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft Studios) Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) Best Technology Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment) Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios) Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision) Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Best Handheld/Mobile Game Gravity Rush (SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment) Hero Academy (Robot Entertainment) Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment) The Room (Fireproof Games) Kid Icarus: Uprising (Sora/Nintendo) Best Narrative Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Entertainment/2K Games) Mass Effect 3 (BioWare/Electronic Arts) Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) The Walking Dead (Telltale Games) Virtue's Last Reward (Chunsoft/Aksys Games) Best Visual Arts Borderlands 2 (Gearbox Software/2K Games) Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios) Innovation Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft Studios) Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) FTL: Faster Than Light (Subset Games) The Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment) ZombiU (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft) Game of the Year Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) The Walking Dead (Telltale Games) Mass Effect 3 (BioWare/Electronic Arts) XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games) Journey (Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment) [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Journey leads nominations for developer-picked 2013 GDC awards" was posted by Martin Gaston on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:48:36 -0800 Now Playing: Dead Space 3 with John Calhoun Jan 25th 2013, 08:03 On the eve of Dead Space 3's release, we hang out with the game's producer John Calhoun to walk us through the recently released demo to get some behind the scenes insight, chat about microtransactions and more!   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Now Playing: Dead Space 3 with John Calhoun" was posted by edmondt on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:03:55 -0800 Battle Fight! - Tetris Marathon High Score Highlight Jan 25th 2013, 07:28 It's time to show off your skills! For the inaugural episode of Battle Fight, GameSpot AU had an internal Tetris battle for the highest score. Can you beat it? Watch the winning run and post your results in the forums at tinyurl.com/gsbattlefight   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Battle Fight! - Tetris Marathon High Score Highlight" was posted by edmondt on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:28:44 -0800

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