Xbox 360 Elite Costs Less

AUG. 27, 2009 • With the recently announced $299 PS3 Slim creating an unfavorable comparison with its $399 Xbox 360 Elite, Microsoft Game Studios cut the price of the console by $100, and reduced existing inventory of the Pro model to $249, and discontinued the latter. Unfortunately, Microsoft also eliminated the previously included HDMI cable from the Elite package – an accessory that usually costs around $30 at mainstream retailers. Impact: Techn.....

Turbine Sues Atari

AUG. 27, 2009 • Atari has been taken to court by Turbine Ent. over Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (DDO Stormreach). In January 2006, with $20 million invested, Turbine believed Atari failing its obligations to publish the soon-to-be-released title and negotiated an contractual amendment to publish the game i.....

1C & Russian Game Publishing

AUG. 26, 2009 • Eastern Europe is a market that deserves increasing focus as an important area for not just games, but consumer products in general. However, there is also a strong traditional retail business and established game tradition throughout Eastern Europe. DFC’s Prague based correspondent David Watson is very pleased to further our coverage of the region with the following interview with Nikolay Baryshnikov, head of the Gaming Department at 1C Company. The casual concepti.....

Cryptic’s Popular Lifetime Sub

AUG. 26, 2009 • Cryptic Studios wasn’t prepared for the huge response it received to its promotional $199 lifetime subscription offer for the upcoming Champions Online. Around Aug. 24 the developer announced it was running low on its allotment, and the remainder of the promo subscriptions sold out within a day. Rather than.....

PS3 MSRP Cut 25%

AUG. 18, 2009 • Sony Computer Entertainment cut the price of the PlayStation 3 25% to $299, and confirmed the arrival of the long-rumored PS3 Slim on Sept. 1. Reports indicated that Sony has been clearing existing PS3 stocks worldwide for weeks. The original model debuted at $599 w.....

Redbox Tests Game Rentals

AUG. 14, 2009 • Consumers in Reno, Nevada are finding more than DVDs in the Redbox kiosks in their area. Redbox is pulling significant market share from retail video stores such as Blockbuster Video and is testing video game rentals at $2 per night. PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii games are being stocked in the automated kiosks. .....

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