Category: GN
Microsoft: Games for Zune in 18 Months
The Zune, which was introduced to the public in November of last year, was seen by many as Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s extremely popular iPod. The device eventually drew speculation as a possible portable handheld game machine. Now, Microsoft has… Read More »
Hellgate: London Releasing Summer '07 with Paid MMO Content
During the ongoing CES taking place in Vegas, Flagship Studios revealed that their upcoming action/RPG Hellgate: London–which is shipping in Summer 2007–will sport a subscription-based multiplayer component. Flagship CEO Bill Roper said that the multiplayer portion will mirror features in… Read More »
Top Publishers of '06 List Topped by EA, Nintendo
Game Developer Magazine has released its Top 20 Game Publishers list for 2006. The rankings are based upon calculations of game review scores, overall revenues, and other factors. GDM said of its newest list, "2006 brings the fourth annual Game… Read More »
CES 2007: Microsoft and Sony
Sony and Microsoft yesterday held their presentations at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which runs from January 8 to the 11. The show featured several major announcements from electronics companies, in addition to the obligatory trumpeting of sales numbers. While… Read More »
IDG E3 Replacement Gets ESA Endorsement, New Name
IDG World Expo has announced the official name for their E3 replacement expo: Entertainment for All Expo (E for All Expo, sure to be shortened to E4). The scheduled date for the ESA-endorsed expo is October 18-20, 2007 at the… Read More »
Industry Watchers Believe 360 Price Drop Is Coming
With the successful showing of the Xbox 360 this past year, some industry analysts are foreseeing a move by Microsoft to further secure its early lead in the next-gen console races by possibly slashing the price of both versions of… Read More »
Bill Gates Proclaims Success of Xbox 360
Bill Gates proclaimed confidently that the Xbox 360 is on its way to being a top sales performer in the next-gen game console market and has turned the tables on Microsoft’s main competitor, Sony. Gates made his statements at the… Read More »
Gears Sells 2.7 M Copies; New Content Thursday
Clean off your chainsaws–the first batch of new content for Gears of War will be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace early Thursday morning, and will include two new multiplayer maps (Raven Down and Old Bones) and a new video. The… Read More »
GamerNode Weekly Recap 12/31 – 1/6 : Sales Numbers Galore
Early last week, we ran our 2006: The Best (And Worst) feature, which ultimately crowned The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as our Best of ’06 winner. But in addition to the annual award fest, the new year greeted us with… Read More »
Microsoft Will Not Include HD-DVD Drive in Future Xbox 360s
With the uncertainty surrounding the issue of which next-gen DVD format will prevail as the dominant player in the electronics and game industry, Microsoft has decided that the best move is to not act too quickly, by stating that they… Read More »
