Xbox 360 Weathers 2008 With Record Sales (E-Commerce Times)
Microsoft announced Monday that 2008 was the best year ever for its Xbox 360 video game system, despite a year-long U.S. recession that has seen consumer spending plummet. The company's worldwide lead over rival Sony's PlayStation 3 widened by 8 million units in 2008, while its total number of 360s sold since the device hit the market three years ago expanded to 28 million.
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Where To Ditch Old Videogames (Forbes)
GameStop has long been the king of the used games market, but other options are cropping up.
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PS2 crushes Wii, Xbox in gaming minutes (CNET)
More video game consoles equals more minutes played. The massive footprint of Sony's PlayStation 2 makes it the king of the hill in usage for 2008.
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Stock futures indicate higher open as oil, dollar surge (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. stock index futures indicated a higher open on Tuesday as rising oil prices were seen boosting energy shares and investors awaited factory and services data for a fresh snapshot of the recession-hit economy.
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Xbox 360 Records its Biggest Year Ever in 2008 (1up.com)
Following up on yesterday's announcement that the Xbox 360 had its best ever Christmas performance in Europe, Microsoft today announced that 2008 has turned out to be the biggest year for the console since its launch. With Xbox Live expanding to 17 million "active members" (what deems someone an "active member" is unbeknownst to us) and 28 million consoles sold worldwide, Microsoft ...
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