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Microsoft Bringing TV-style Ads to Xbox 360

Running a console online service is expensive.  Expensive enough, apparently, for Microsoft to seek new ways of getting revenue from the service.  The newest way is to start having TV-style ads–15-30 seconds in length–during the Xbox 360′s TV and video apps.  In a statement provided to website GameTrailers, a Microsoft spokesperson wrote, “The frequency of [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 3/30/12

Well, it’s April 1st and TV is going to be exciting tonight, with new episodes of Game of Thrones and River Monsters airing, as well as WWE WrestleMania XXVIII.  What does any of that have to do with video games?  Not much, really, but it does paint a nice contrast to the boring week in [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 3/23/12

This certainly wasn’t the most exciting week in gaming history.  There was lots more controversy surrounding Mass Effect 3 and a few other tidbits, but nothing too shocking or revelatory. We’re entering the slowest months of the year, when there aren’t too many new releases of note and information slows in anticipation of E3. Mass [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 3/16/12

It’s been a relatively slow week again.  A major game finally got a release date, E3 got significantly less exciting, and two of the best Internet gaming websites are now under the same roof (literally).  Other than those three stories, however, there wasn’t too much going on this week. Diablo III may come out on [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 3/9/12

This was a pretty interesting week.  Microsoft’s Spring Showcase revealed a few interesting tidbits about upcoming games, a major developer left Microsoft, and another modern military FPS was announced.  Of course, Mass Effect 3 released on Tuesday, meaning many gamers were too busy playing the game to notice all of the industry’s happenings.  That’s where [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 3/2/12

After a few slow news weeks, this week really picked up the slack.  Images of Doom 4, SimCity 5, and Assassin’s Creed III were leaked.  One major U.K. video game retailer is having some financial trouble.  PlayStation Vita global sales exceeded 1.2 million units.   Ready at Dawn Studios (the God of War PSP titles) [...]

Weekly Gaming News Roundup for the Week Ending 2/24/12

It’s been a slow week for video gamers.  There weren’t really any big stories this week, unlike weeks prior.  Still, I managed to find a few worth talking about. Pokemon Black and White 2 are coming to…DS?:  Game Freak (the developer behind the Pokemon games) director Junichi Masuda teased a “very important” announcement concerning the [...]

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