Microsoft has made it official that they have acquired Skype, the 600-million strong cross-platform chat service, for a whopping $8.5 billion. The strategy, deemed awkward by investors seeing only $1 billion/year in revenue for Skype, is a likely step towards Microsoft integrating the service into its various mobile platforms and console services. The high price […]
22 Apr
With the Wii 2 likely to be announced in just a couple months, rumors have begun circulating on when we can expect a similar debriefing from the other two console manufacturers. Turns out, 2014. At least that’s what sources are telling Kotaku, although any successes from Nintendo in the next generation could force that deadline […]
Strategy Analytics, a global market research organization, has recently published a report that indicates the Playstation 3 has managed to exceed the installbase of the Xbox 360 in 2010. The report, which has been summarized by Gamasutra, indicates that both consoles are still well behind the total number of Nintendo Wii’s sold.
[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Microsoft recently released the “Xbox Live Labs”, a small application you can download off your Xbox 360 which will “help to improve your Xbox 360 and Xbox Live experience”.