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Halo 3 the Most Played Game on Xbox Live (PC World)

Microsoft listed the most played games on Xbox Live last year, in addition to revealing that 77 percent of 360 owners are paying Gold members.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Times of Malta)

Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of last year, helped by hit titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect, according to company data.

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CES: Robbie Bach, President, Entertainment & Devices Division; Xbox Live Showing Results (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

After last night's big announcements on the Xbox front, Microsoft's Robbie Bach, President of the Entertainment & Services division, faced financial analysts eager to get some red meat on how the unit is doing.

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Top 2007 Xbox Live Games Show Retro Success (Gamasutra)

Xbox Live director 'Major Nelson' has posted the top Xbox Live games for 2007 -- including top played multiplayer titles, and top purchased Xbox Live Arcade games -- showing a predictable dominance of Halo 3, and a clear preference from XBLA shoppers for classic over new titles. The list includes statistics for both Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles, and has Halo 3 and Halo 2 leading both ...

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Xbox Live falters over holidays (El Paso Times)

SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will give Xbox 360 owners a free video game to make up for poor performance over the holidays by the system's online hub.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.

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Microsoft touts Xbox sales, laments online woes (Addict 3D)

Microsoft Corp. sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect", according to company data.

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Microsoft touts sale of 17 million Xbox 360s (Addict 3D)

Tech titan says it sold 4.3 million video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, thanks to titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect. Microsoft sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such...

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A Halo Over Xbox Sales (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Microsoft reports strong holiday season.

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Microsoft touts Xbox Sales but laments Online Woes (Addict 3D)

By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data rel...

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Software May Have Caused Xbox LIVE Problems (Light Reading)

It may not have been the gaming itself that caused Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - message board )'s online multiplayer service, Xbox LIVE, to have a fit of problems over the holidays.

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'Bioshock' best video game of 2007; 'Halo' most overrated (Westerly Sun)

Wavy effects and strange atmospheres permeate BioShock. (AP Photo) The over-hyped console wars are so last year. In 2007, a bounty of actual games finally mattered more than nerdy debates over each system’s technological merits.

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The Biggest Tech Stories of '07 -- and '08 (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)

This past year was a busy one for tech, including Apple's iPhone release; Halo 3; Xbox vs. Wii vs. PlayStation; HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Google's new mobile strategy; Intel's surge at AMD's expense; all things wireless; Oracle and Microsoft's blockbuster earnings; Yahoo's CEO shakeup; VMWare's IPO; the ongoing shake-up at Dell; and of course my favorite: Star Wars celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Man Uses Live to Stalk, Threatens Rape [News] (Addict 3D)

A New York man was arrested Friday after allegedly stalking and threatening to rape two Spokane girls he met while playing a Halo game on Xbox Live, KHQ reports. Joshua R.

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Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Dec. 30.

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'Bioshock' best video game of 2007; 'Halo' most overrated (Westerly Sun)

Wavy effects and strange atmospheres permeate BioShock. (AP Photo) The over-hyped console wars are so last year. In 2007, a bounty of actual games finally mattered more than nerdy debates over each system’s technological merits.

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The Biggest Tech Stories of '07 -- and '08 (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)

This past year was a busy one for tech, including Apple's iPhone release; Halo 3; Xbox vs. Wii vs. PlayStation; HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Google's new mobile strategy; Intel's surge at AMD's expense; all things wireless; Oracle and Microsoft's blockbuster earnings; Yahoo's CEO shakeup; VMWare's IPO; the ongoing shake-up at Dell; and of course my favorite: Star Wars celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Man Uses Live to Stalk, Threatens Rape [News] (Addict 3D)

A New York man was arrested Friday after allegedly stalking and threatening to rape two Spokane girls he met while playing a Halo game on Xbox Live, KHQ reports. Joshua R.

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Halo 3 Tournament Taking Place in Bismarck (KQCD-TV Dickinson)

Everyone rings in the new year in his or her own way, and a group of teenagers in Bismarck is doing it in an unusual way. They`re having fun, but it`s not a typical party. Organizers say it`s a safe New Year`s eve environment, but the teens you`re about to meet will be fighting to the death.

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Most Desired Videogames Of 2007 (Forbes)

Games we wanted to play this past year.

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Blue Dragon Tops Lifetime Xbox 360 Software Sales In Japan (Gamasutra)

According to recently reported tracking from Famitsu Xbox 360 and Enterbrain, Mistwalker's platform exclusive RPG Blue Dragon commanded a strong lead in a top 50 list of lifetime to date software sales in Japan, followed by Dead or Alive 4, Ace Combat 6, and Halo 3. According to Enterbrain's figures, translated by members of gaming forum NeoGAF, Blue Dragon has thus far reached sales of ...

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Halo Wars = "Magic in Disc" [Ta Da!] (Addict 3D)

We don't generally turn to developers for our game reviews, but if we trust Ensemble Studios' Graeme Devine, lead designer on Halo Wars, then the game is gonna be pretty good.

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Xbox 360 Games Don't Sell In Japan [Dead Horse, Beaten] (Addict 3D)

New numbers have come from Famitsu, who has broken down Japanese sales figures on the top 50 Xbox 360 games since launch. None of the results are good.

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'Halo 3' cost £15 million to develop (Digital Spy)

Movie-like budgets have seen the cost to develop the latest next-gen games spiral.

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Xbox 360's "Assassin's Creed" tops the Rogers Video game rental list (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Dec. 23.

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Blue Dragon Tops Lifetime Xbox 360 Software Sales In Japan (Gamasutra)

According to recently reported tracking from Famitsu Xbox 360 and Enterbrain, Mistwalker's platform exclusive RPG Blue Dragon commanded a strong lead in a top 50 list of lifetime to date software sales in Japan, followed by Dead or Alive 4, Ace Combat 6, and Halo 3. According to Enterbrain's figures, translated by members of gaming forum NeoGAF, Blue Dragon has thus far reached sales of ...

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Xbox 360's "Assassin's Creed" tops the Rogers Video game rental list (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Dec. 23.

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Cost headache for game developers (BBC News)

Video games for next-gen consoles may look amazing, but for many smaller developers it is extremely expensive and threatening their survival, reports BBC's Yo Takatsuki.

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Secret Websites, Coded Messages: The New World of Immersive Games (Wired News)

The future of advertising isn't writing better slogans or using cool photography or video. It's creating interactive stories people can explore over their phones, on the web, maybe even through a flash drive hidden in a bathroom. It's a new art form. Just ask Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor.

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A Stellar Year for Game Industry Produces 10 Must-Have Titles (Local Tech Wire)

Editor’s note: John Gaudiosi is a national journalist who has been covering the video game business for more than a decade.

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Ugly Halo 3 Kicks to Kick Things With [Shoes] (Addict 3D)

So, apparently these things have been out since October but this is the first I've actually seen them documented. That's right, custom Halo 3 branded Nike Dunks!

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Year in review: Games as big business (CNET)

The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision.

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Halo 3 Purchased by 52% of all Xbox 360 Owners (PC World)

As of November, 4.1 million Americans have bought Halo 3 -- more than half of the current 7.9 million Xbox 360 owners in the United States.

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Review: Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack for Xbox 360 (Geek.com)

If you’ve been playing Halo 3 since it came out back in September, then you’ve probably mastered all the maps; you’ve learned the chokeholds, weapon locations, and strategies to get it all done in record time. But there are now about 5 million people with Halo 3, and while they’re getting used to everything you [...]

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New Halo 3 DLC Coming Along Nicely (Voodoo Extreme)

The latest Bungie weekly update reveals that the next Halo 3 DLC pack is coming along nicely:...

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