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December 2008

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17th December, 2008

Nintendo settles Nunchuk lawsuit

Published at 02:35PM

Third party to continue to sell its own motion-sensing controller

16th December, 2008

PSP-4000 due for release in 2009

Published at 11:35AM

New iteration of handheld next year, developers also currently working on titles for true PSP successor

Microsoft knew of Xbox 360 disc scratching fault

Published at 09:05AM

Unsealed court documents suggest the company knew of a disc damaging fault before launching the console

15th December, 2008

Slow HDTV sales impacting PlayStation 3 uptake

Published at 09:08AM

Recession-hit consumers delaying purchase of hi-def hardware, opting for cheaper Xbox 360 SKUs

11th December, 2008

Xbox Live Arcade sales tripled since NXE, says Microsoft

Published at 11:24AM

Microsoft's Major Nelson offers statistics following the release of its update to the online service

Home is outdated, says Microsoft exec

Published at 09:04AM

"It feels like 2005 tech in 2008," comments Aaron Greenberg

10th December, 2008

Blu-ray overtakes DVD in Japan

Published at 02:41PM

First week of November saw the high definition format exceed 50 per cent of the market share

8th December, 2008

Nintendo shifts 800,000 Thanksgiving Wiis

Published at 10:57AM

Company reveals that year-on-year sales more than doubled on Holiday weekend

Wal-Mart secures substantial Wii supply

Published at 08:50AM

Giant US retailer to offer "tens of thousands" online from today

5th December, 2008

HM Revenue & Customs warns of dangerous counterfeit consoles

Published at 09:56AM

Fake Nintendo hardware found with "potentially dangerous power adaptors"

Japanese PS3 sales double

Published at 09:15AM

DSi once again dominates the region's hardware sales chart as it increases its lead over Sony's PSP

3rd December, 2008

Sony: UK price hike won't effect PS3

Published at 04:10PM

Plan to offset losses caused by the region's currency devaluation not to effect the home console

2nd December, 2008

Nintendo nets $6 profit off each Wii

Published at 10:09AM

Videogame giant bucks loss leading trend set by rivals Sony and Microsoft

Blitz unveils 3D technology

Published at 09:13AM

In-house solution will recreate full HD 3D experience, says the studio

Xbox 360 US sales see record-breaking Black Friday weekend

Published at 08:00AM

Microsoft reveals units up 25% on last year's holiday period

1st December, 2008

AMD: PC gaming "healthy"

Published at 09:00AM

Chip maker's general manager cites sales for titles such as World of Warcraft as evidence of the platform's strength

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