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Microsoft Using Free Xbox to Spur PC Sales, But Will it Work?
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 2:28pm | 249Read More...Starting May 22, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will begin giving away free Xbox 360 consoles (the $200 four-gig version) to students who spend $699 or more on a new Windows PC. According to Mashable, this deal – which will be available at Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), the Microsoft Store, Dell.com (NASDAQ: DELL...
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Hulu Plus Finally Comes To Xbox 360, Free For One Week (MSFT)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:04am | 127Read More...After months of “coming soon” notices, Hulu Plus has finally arrived on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) game console. Unlike the PlayStation Network version of the service (which is currently unavailable due to a lovely network outage), the Xbox 360 version is launching with a one-week free trial. USA...
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EA's Record-Breaking Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Is A Hole In One (ERTS)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 5:03pm | 536Read More...Sports games are frequently centered on upgrades. Whether they are graphical or physical, the annual sequels are more often tweaked than they are completely rebuilt from the ground up. Occasionally, the genre is taken in another direction due to a special event (such as the Olympics) or some other...
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Cruising Around The World Of Test Drive Unlimited 2
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 6:02pm | 595Read More...If Take-Two Interactive's (NASDAQ: TTWO) Grand Theft Auto series was the inventor of the open-world action/driving game, then Test Drive Unlimited was the inventor of the first open-world racer. Several game publishers have tried to use that moniker, “open-world,” in their marketing materials. But...
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Has Microsoft Been On a Spectacular Run? Barron's Weighs In
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:03am | 162Read More...By now you've likely heard the reports that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to spend $500 million to promote Kinect, the hands-free, gesture-based device developed exclusively for the company's Xbox 360 console. If that sounds like a ton of cash to blow on promoting one product, make no...
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EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 11 in Stores Now Throughout North America
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 9:59am | 102Read More...Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 11 is available in stores throughout North America today and will launch across Europe and Asia beginning Sept. 30. Localized into 18 languages and available in 51 countries, FIFA Soccer 11 is the most popular^ sports...
