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Just one day after Microsoft announced it had sold 2.5 million Kinect units in 25 days, Sony has fired back, announcing new sales figures for its motion-control technology, the PlayStation Move.
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Last month, Microsoft upped its estimates for its Kinect motion-sensing camera peripheral, saying it expected the add-on to build an installed base of 5 million by the end of the year. Analyst firm Screen Digest believes Microsoft will ride that momentum in 2011, naming the Kinect one of a handful of top tech stories it expects to cast a large shadow in 2011.
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For all its majesty of integration and penchant for pwning noobs, we can’t help but look forward to the PS3’s list of 2011 exclusives with just a smidgeon of envy. Here, therefore, is the list of PS3 exclusives that might make us dust off the old bugger…
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Xbox Live is a good enough reason to own an Xbox 360, but exclusive games definitely don't hurt - and Microsoft's got quite a few lined up for next year. Now the last releases of 2010 are out, we're looking forward to what next year will bring, and have rounded up ten games that will definitely be exclusive to our favourite platform.
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Wedbush's Michael Pachter reports that sales of Sony's console were below expectations; Microsoft's motion-sensing camera outselling PlayStation Move 5-to-1. Following NPD's report of US November sales yesterday, both Nintendo and Microsoft announced sales figures for their respective game machines. The DS was the best-selling platform for the month with 1.5 million units, followed by the Xbox 360 with 1.37 million units, and the Wii with 1.2 million units.
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November is traditionally a big, big month for games, thanks to the impending holidays and the temporary financial insanity bestowed upon Americans by the Black Friday Effect. This November may have been the biggest. The NPD reports that last month was the "best November on record in terms of new physical retail sales," ahead of November 2008 by around $30 million. Call of Duty: Black Ops had the biggest first month of any game ever, with 8.4 million copies.
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From the original grey PlayStation to chunky PS2 and the sleeker PS3, the three generations boast thousands of titles that have redefined gaming. Here, Megabits picks 16 of the best games from the past 16 years. These key titles have obviously spawned sequels over time that are equally worthy of mention, but those listed are those which I think "defined" each console and the PlayStation brand in general.
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Overall, October was a rockin' month for video games. And it's a good thing, too, because we were huddled inside all month long, hiding from werewolves. And because we have neither the knowhow nor the wherewithal to craft silver bullets, we decided to pass the time playing games instead. It was a welcome distraction from the gnawing fear. But, being IGN editors, we couldn't be satisfied with just any games. We had to play the best. These are the games that wowed us in October.
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NPD's monthly public report on video game software and hardware sales in the US will change this month. The most noticeable alteration will be the removal of hardware and software unit sales. The company will still provide a monthly list of the top ten selling "physical purchases" (i.e. brick-and-mortar retail) on consoles, but by title and not by individual platform SKUs -- meaning multi-platorm games will be clumped in one sum.
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Reports have been circulating since the beginning of June that on-demand TV show streaming service Hulu would be the latest multimedia addition to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Today, Hulu made it official. Along with formally unveiling its $10 premium service, the company confirmed that Hulu would be available through Sony's and Microsoft's console.
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