According to NPD’s August 2008 figures, Madden 09 on the Xbox 360 sold 1 million units, some 75,000 more than this year. PS3-edition sales slipped by about 22,000 units, falling from 665,000 to 643,000. Madden on the PS2 saw a substantial drop, going from 424,500 units in August 2008 to just 162,000 units last month. [...]

We can confirm that this Sunday the XBOX 360 60 gig version will go from 299.99 to 249.99. Check your local ads but it is a lock! Those of us who paid 399.99 when the 20 gig red ring of death box first came out are sure getting hosed! One would have to think that [...]

Speaking at the Luminaries Lunch during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Pardo would only state that Blizzard is actively in discussions with Microsoft, seemingly confirming the development process of new console hardware is under way. However, other developers at the lunch have not spoken to either Microsoft or Sony about future plans, which [...]

Fudzilla published a story Friday suggesting Microsoft plans to stop selling the Xbox 360 Elite, reserving such configuration for limited edition Xbox 360 bundles such as the upcoming Resident Evil Limited Edition Console Bundle. Obviously the recession would be the reason behind this decision.

Microsoft’s XBOX 360 hardware saw a slight boost in Japan. In previous weeks the system sold around 8,000 units. After the release of Star Ocean 4; we seen a boost of the XBOX 360 to 24,585 units for the week. In Japan, Microsoft bundled the game with Xbox 360 Arcade units and staged a few [...]