MS: PS3 Getting "Squeezed Out"
Following the release of April NPD data, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg says that he respects his competitors, but claims Sony in particular is getting "squeezed out" of the console war.
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Divnich: MS, Sony Under Pressure to Cut PricesElectronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) analyst Jesse Divnich says Microsoft and Sony may have no option but to lower the cost of the Xbox 360 and PS3 as both systems appear to have saturated their market potential at their current price points.
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Disney Launches DGamer Online CommunityDisney has launched DGamer, an online Nintendo DS service that enables users to create avatars, track accomplishments and chat to other gamers over the DS Wi-Fi connection, in North America.
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Tretton: PS3 “Packed a One-Two Punch” in AprilSony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton says that the PS3 remains on course for a “breakthrough year” after Grand Theft Auto IV and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue drove April PS3 software sales past the two million mark.
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Gamecock Sets Up Shop in EuropeIndie publisher Gamecock has established a European base, taking roost in Queens Park, London.
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Today's Very Best LinksA News anchor bugs his son’s Xbox Live headset. Some kids hire sex workers to play games with them (allegedly). Police brutality exposed. The worst-ever in-game celebrity renders.
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Wii Fit Outmuscles GTA IV in AustraliaNintendo’s Wii Fit debuted at No1 in the Australian software chart, knocking Grand Theft Auto IV from the top spot after just one week.
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Mario Kart in Pole in Japan, Wii Fit Hits 2 MillionMario Kart Wii made it five weeks at the top of the Japanese software chart, while Wii Fit broke the two million sales mark.
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Japan: PSP On Top in Slow WeekSony’s PSP comfortably outsold the competition again as weekly Japanese hardware sales fell across the board during the week ended May 11.
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PREVIEW: Fallout 3We take another sojourn into Bethesda’s bleak world of guns, ghouls and Geiger counters.
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TIME EXTEND: Resident Evil 2After a false start and two years of work, Capcom had one thing to say to Resi’s rabid fans: you have once again entered the world of survival horror.
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Phil Harrison's Sony Shoes FilledFollowing the departure of Phil Harrison, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has named a new president of SCE Worldwide Studios.
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Microsoft Explains Sony TiradeMicrosoft's Aaron Greenberg tells Next-Gen why he lit a fire under the behind of the console war with recent comments made about Sony "snowing consumers."
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NPD: GTA IV Carjacks $1.23 bln AprilGrand Theft Auto IV expectedly drove software sales significantly in April, with total industry monthly sales surpassing $1 billion in the U.S. for another month.
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188K 360s Sold in AprilMinutes prior to NPD Group's release of monthly U.S. game sales data, Microsoft has revealed it sold 188,000 Xbox 360s in April; GTA IV on 360 tops software charts.
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Analysts Unmoved By 360's 10 mln US MilestoneAnalysts are relatively unmoved by Microsoft's 10 million-unit Xbox 360 milestone, with one calling the company's recent announcement "a last-chance chest-pounding moment."
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Konami Profits SwellMetal Gear house Konami posted a rise in revenues and profits thanks in part to strong sales of baseball and soccer titles.
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Sega Signs Up Clover Vets in New DealSega has announced a multi-title, multi-platform deal with the studio formed by former Clover Studio members.
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CBS to Buy GameSpot ParentCBS said Thursday that it would be buying Internet outlet CNet, parent of consumer site GameSpot, for $1.8 billion.
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