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The article discusses the video game Halo 5: Guardians manufactured by Microsoft. Topics include the focus of Microsoft's marketing team on electronic sports (e-sports) through its Halo 5 video game competitions, forecasts for increased revenue from tickets to e-sports events and corporate sponsorships for e-sports according to the marketing research firm Newzoo, and Microsoft's hopes that Halo 5 will boost sales of its Xbox One gaming console for which Halo games are exclusively available.

The article discusses a resurgence of popularity of technology company Microsoft's Xbox One gaming system and video game company Nintendo's Wii U video game system, highlighting competition between Nintendo, Microsoft, and technology company Sony's Playstation 4 (PS4) video game system. Topics addressed include Microsoft's decision to drop the price of the Xbox One during the 2014 holiday season, as well as Nintendo's profit forecasts and increases in Nintendo game sales.

The article offers information on the E3 video game convention to be held in Los Angeles, California as of June 8, 2017, which will feature Microsoft's Xbox One console Project Scorpio and Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo's new Switch console, and Grand Theft Auto V video game.

The article evaluates virtual reality gaming options including PlayStation 4 Pro console offered by Sony, NES Classic Edition offered by Nintendo, and Xbox One offered by Microsoft.

The article discusses technology company Microsoft's hopes that the release of the video game "Titanfall," by video game studios Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts (EA), will result in increasing sales for its Microsoft One video game console. Topics addressed include Respawn creative chief Vince Zampella's design of the game, as well as competition between the Xbox One and technology company Sony's Playstation 4 video game console.

The article discusses the planned 2013 releases of technology company Sony's Playstation 4 gaming console and technology company Microsoft's Xbox One gaming console, focusing on the consoles' chances of success amidst a changed video game industry as of November 11, 2013. Topics addressed include the increasing popularity of mobile gaming and declines in console sales, differences in features and prices between the two consoles, and Sony's and Xbox's marketing strategies.

The article discusses social video game company Zynga's decision to hire Don Mattrick to replace founder Mark Pincus as chief executive officer (C.E.O.) of the company as of July 1, 2013. Topics addressed include Mattrick's career history at gaming company Electronic Arts (E.A.) and his work on technology company Microsoft's Xbox gaming consoles, Zynga's mobile gaming business, and Pincus' views on Mattrick.

The author discusses the 2013 E3 video game exhibition in Los Angeles, California, where game consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One were unveiled and evaluated by attendants. Microsoft's attempts to prevent games from being resold, Internet game distribution, and gamers' attitudes toward console innovations are discussed, as well as technological obsolescence.

The article disucsses technology company Microsoft's introduction of its Xbox One video game console on May 21, 2013, highlighting competition facing the console from mobile gaming options. Topics addressed include Microsoft's efforts to encourage interactive gaming and entertainment options, and economic trends in the video game industry in the U.S.

The article discusses the launch of the Xbox One S video game console from computer technology company Microsoft.

The article focuses on the video game console Xbox One created by Microsoft, and presents views of Robbie Bach on the economic status of the game.

The article evaluates devices for downloading motion pictures from the Internet to home television receivers produced by Apple, TiVo, and through the XBox 360.

The article examines Microsoft Corp.'s September 24, 2007 launch of Halo 3, the latest version of its successful video game. Microsoft hopes sales of the game will help sales of its XBox 360 video game console, which has yet to be profitable. Halo 3 is exclusive to XBox consoles. Indicating the game's importance to the company, Microsoft Chairman of the Board Bill Gates was at a Bellevue, Washington electronics store to greet customers when the game first went on sale.

The article reports that Microsoft's game console Xbox 360 has had malfunction problems. However, gamers loyal to the Halo game series have continued to have their consoles repaired since the new release of Halo 3, scheduled to release September 2007, only plays on Xbox. A discussion of the video game and game console business in the U.S., which also includes products from Sony and Nintendo, is presented.

The article reports that Microsoft has announced it will spend over $1 billion in warranty mandated repairs to its Xbox 360 video game machine console. As many as half of the consoles, which first wert on sale in November, 2005, may suffer defects which cause them to fail after several months of apparently normal operation. Microsoft also extended the warranty on its product to three years.

The article discusses the technology available through Microsoft's Xbox 360 which allows users to download television shows and movies for a fee. Microsoft says the service's sales have grown since the service's inception in November 2006. Content providers such as Warner Brothers. Paramount Pictures, and New Line are happy to have alternative places to sell their products.

The article discusses the newest computer game stations available in January 2007 and their relative popularity. Sony's PlayStation 3 is having some competition from Nintendo's more interactive Wii. Microsoft has also introduced their Xbox 360. Some analysts say the interactive Nintendo system that forces people to move is just a fad, or at least not competition for serious gamers. However, many users point out that the Wii is ready to play out of the box, costs less, and is just more fun.

This article looks at Nintendo's Wii video game system. The Wii does not produce eyepopping high-definition graphics like Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo is trying to make a simpler video game system that isn't the latest in advanced digital entertainment. The Wii is trying to make video games accessible to the entire family. Nintendo's system isn't as expensive as the Xbox or PlayStation 3, but it uses a simple control device that appeals to all those who are intimidated by all the buttons on most controllers.

The author reports that Microsoft Corp. will offer movies and television program episodes for download through its Xbox online service beginning on November 22, 2006. Internet-based services have had difficulties in offering these services since downloading film to a television screen or watching it on a computer can be complex and frustrating. Xbox owners have been able to connect to television and the Internet.

The article discusses personal computer based games, which are the most prolific in the world. Microsoft is marketing its operating system as a powerful gaming tool in an effort to convince people who already own computers to buy new ones for the gaming feature. Other game systems such as Xbox and Playstation are also discussed.

This article presents the author's coverage of the world's top video game convention, the E3 show in Los Angeles, California. The author offers a list of the top 10 games that most stood out, grouped by type of video game console. The types of video game consoles reviewed by the author included the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3.

The article reports on an announcement by the Sony Corporation that it will sell its Playstation 3 video game console for $499, with a higher-priced model with a larger hard drive also available. The console will compete directly with Microsoft Corporation's Xbox 360, which experts believe could have a competitive advantage with its lower retail price of $299.

The article examines the U.S. video game industry. Bellwether company Electronic Arts reported that holiday sales would be below earlier projections. Competitor Activision reported unexpectedly weak holiday sales as well. Evidence suggests the video game industry is experiencing its worst holiday selling season in a decade. Analysts pointed to a confluence of factors for the slowdown, but said the main reason was Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console. Although Microsoft created strong consumer interest, it did not make enough to satisfy demand. As a result, consumers may be waiting to buy the Xbox 360.

The author focuses on buying video games as gifts. The great thing about shopping for video games is that the person you are buying the gift for probably knows more about it than you do. Microsoft's new Xbox 360, with its bold graphics and slick online interface, is a popular gift in the 2005 holiday season. The console is sold out across the country. But there are other excellent games being made for the current generation of home game consoles, including Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube, and the original Xbox.

The article evaluates the Xbox 360 video game from Microsoft Corp. and offers information about its features and graphics.

Examines how savvy computer users and computer hackers are altering Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox game cube to become more of a personal computer and using it in ways Microsoft never intended. Example of an anonymous Manhattan financial executive, who rejiggered the Xbox to bypass internal security technology to download illegal copies of several arcade games; Claims made by Microsoft when it released the Xbox in November 2001 regarding its ability to be the entertainment nerve center of many homes; Comments from Bill Gates about the potential power of Xbox; Discussion of the ethical aspects of people tinkering with products they own; Comments from the financial executive indicating that an individual could transform the game playing Xbox into a powerful computer for less than $200.

The article offers business news briefs on topics including added recall of more than a million vehicles to Honda automobile airbags, and the feature of backward compatibility added to the gaming console Microsoft Xbox One.

The article announces a lineup of video games to be released on the Xbox One video game console from Microsoft Corp.

The article reports on the plan of computer technology company Microsoft Corp. to introduce the Xbox One video game console without the Kinect motion and voice controlled sensor for $399 in June 2014 to match the price of PlayStation 4 from Sony Corp.

The article offers information on the Xbox game console which could alter the game play of players and could monitor their emotions through as sensor attached to the console, developed by Corey McCall of the Stanford University.

The article offers a comparison between the video game consoles Xbox One from Microsoft Corp. and the Playstation 4 from Sony Corp. which were both released in November 2013.

The article evaluates the Xbox One video game console from Microsoft Corp.

The article reports on the dominance of tree big video game console makers, such as Nintendo Co., Sony Corp., and Microsoft Corp., on personal computer (PC)-based games and inexpensive games for tablets and mobile devices.

LOS ANGELES -- Six years ago, while much of the video game industry continued to obsess over explosion-addled young men in basements, Nintendo had the gumption to move in a different direction with the introduction of the Wii. It was built around a vision of families having fun together in living rooms. And it worked. Since its release in 2006, the Wii has far outsold its more powerful yet less approachable competitors: Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. But personal lives and entertainment habits have been reshaped by smartphones (the original iPhone was released seven months after the Wii), social networks and tablets. Wiis that once brought families together now sit largely unused. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LOS ANGELES - On the eve of the annual E3 video game convention here, Microsoft announced on Monday that it intended to double the amount and scope of media content offered over the next year through the company's Xbox Live online service. While games were the initial focus of Xbox Live, the recent addition of video from partners including Major League Baseball, Netflix and HBO has helped reposition the service and Microsoft's Xbox 360 console as a hub for entertainment beyond video games. Beyond the creation of a new online music service called Xbox Music, Microsoft announced that the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League had agreed to make their extended programming packages available through Xbox Live. Microsoft also said that ESPN had agreed to stream its flagship network through Xbox Live and that Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures had also agreed to distribute programming through the service. Microsoft also revealed a new, potentially far-reaching initiative called SmartGlass that is meant to link the Xbox 360 with other popular electronic devices like tablets and cellphones. For example, while playing a game on a living-room television a player might be able to look at his or her tablet to see an in-game map or related inventory. Microsoft said that SmartGlass would support systems including Android devices, iPhones and iPads and smartphones running Windows 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Usually people have to plunk down two or three hundred bucks to buy a new video game console. Microsoft is about to see what happens when it tries to sell its Xbox game system more the way it would a cellphone, giving customers a break on the cost of the device as long as they commit to pay a monthly service bill. The company is planning to offer a deal that will give customers an Xbox 360 and a Kinect game sensor for $99 if they agree to subscribe for at least two years to Microsoft's Xbox Live game service at $15 a month, according to a person with knowledge of the plan who did not want to be identified as talking about an unannounced product. The plan, which was reported first by the Verge, is likely to be officially announced as early as next week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

12:35 p.m., March 31 Updated Adding statement from Comcast at end. Comcast said recently that a video-streaming service it will provide to Xbox consoles would not count toward its customers' monthly data limits. The cable company's move is raising concerns about net neutrality, the idea that Internet providers should treat all services equally to keep competition fair. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The old-fashioned cable television set-top box -- long the hub of living-room entertainment for most people -- is about to become less relevant. Beginning on Tuesday and continuing through the month, Microsoft will give a face-lift to its Xbox Live online entertainment service that will allow subscribers to watch a wide array of mainstream television programming from the Xbox 360 console. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a gift, a video game really should keep on giving. When you give someone a game that truly appeals to his or her tastes, skills, motivations and interests, you should be providing many hours of stimulation and entertainment. Here are some of my favorite games of 2011; there ought to be something for just about any player except hard-core shooter fans (who have all bought Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 already) and superhero fans (who are playing Batman: Arkham City). L.A. NOIRE Set in post-World War II Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is a police-procedural mystery based on the infamous Black Dahlia killings. Published by Rockstar Games, the creator of Grand Theft Auto, L.A. Noire is more mature and measured than the bombastic G.T.A. series. But it also appeals to a narrower audience -- one that prefers hunting for clues, interrogating witnesses and unraveling a historical story rather than pulling hit jobs for modern-day gangsters. For PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows ($24.99 to $49.96). Rated M for Mature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

So-called shooter video games, like Gears of War 3 and Rage, above, which will be released on Oct. 4, dominated the rankings in September of the most requested games at GameFly. Among the top 20 titles, only two sports games, Madden and N.B.A. 2K12, joined the ranks of shooter and action adventure games, along with Dark Souls and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, both role-playing games. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

These days, even when Michael Phelps is not in a pool, he will be in a virtual pool. Michael Phelps: Push the Limit, developed by Blitz Games and published by 505 Games for use with the Kinect system for Microsoft's Xbox 360, will be released on Tuesday. Phelps, 25, who has won 16 Olympic medals, including 14 gold, said it was ''a cool feeling'' to have his own game. JOE BRESCIA Q.Can Push the Limit give players a good workout? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Somebody broke into a ground-floor apartment at 176 Thompson Street in Greenwich Village, home to tenants in their 30s and their obligatory gear, and got away with three laptops, a mobile phone and an Xbox. And a taste for adventure, for from there, he moved up, and in doing so joined a particular rank of thieves who have lurked above the streets of New York ever since the installation of the first flight of stairs. The second-story man. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National -- at least in a video game. In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Masters will be featured in EA Sports' next edition of the popular Tiger Woods PGA Tour golf game franchise. The game will go on sale March 29, a week before the Masters, and be available on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation. It will be the first time Augusta National has allowed its course to be used for a video game. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A recent post on BBC Newsbeat blog indicated that Angry Birds, the wildly popular game for the iOS and Android, may be making the reverse leap from mobile to console gaming. At a gaming conference in London this week, Peter Vesterbacka, the chief executive of Rovio, Angry Birds' publisher, said the company was working on versions of the game for Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I had just started trying Microsoft's new Kinect system for the Xbox 360 the other day when my friend Lee knocked on my front door. Inviting him in, all I said was, ''Welcome to the future.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Slicing and thrusting through the air to control a virtual sword. Flicking your wrist to roll a digital bowling ball. Striking an imaginary golf ball down a tree-lined fairway. Until recently these living room experiences -- using natural, intuitive human movements to control a video game -- have been available only on Nintendo's Wii console. Less powerful than Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, the Wii has nonetheless become the most popular home console because of its simplicity. To play, people just need to pick up a little plastic wand and swing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]