Microsoft claims Xbox 360 sold 8 million more worldwide than PS3 (BetaNews)

Once again just before CES week, Microsoft is claiming victory in the game console race, at least against rival Sony PlayStation 3. And once again, veteran analyst Sharon Fisher pores over the numbers.

Airport Vending Machines Selling DS Systems and Games (1up.com)

Over the years, movies have shown a variety of insane inventions we could expect in the future -- flying cars, time machines, oppressive uniforms everyone in society would be forced to wear, etc. But how they failed to warn us about electronics-selling vending machines is beyond us: Like the U.K. vending machines that sell PlayStation 3 games we saw back in November, it looks like ...

SCEA: PS3 Holiday Sales Up 130 Percent (Gamasutra)

Sony says its PlayStation 3 saw an increase of more than 130 percent in hardware sales for the holiday season (from Black Friday on) in the U.S., and nearly a 40 percent increase for the calendar year. "We've had a solid holiday season and have delivered consistent growth throughout this year," SCEA vice president Ian Jackson, tells technology site CNET. "Early internal data points to an ...

Xbox 360 Records Its Biggest Year Ever (GameInfoWire)

Driven by record sales at retail along with an 84 percent jump in online consumer spending; global install base lead over PlayStation 3 expands to more than 8 million units.

PS2 the most played console of 2008 (The Register)

Xbox beats PS3 to second slot Nintendo may have cleaned up in console sales in 2008, but more US gamers spent their free time time playing Sony's "last-gen" Playstation 2, according to Nielsen Media Research.…