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Want Hot Halo Opponent? Try Gamecrush

Will McCahill — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:00:00 CDT

Male online gamers surely fantasize that one of their opponents is a good-looking female, and one Web site is looking to capitalize, making it happen in exchange for dough. Gamecrush can set you up with a PlayDate whose profile you find sexy, er, interesting, and $10 gets you about 10...

Microsoft Income Jumps 79%

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:21:36 CST

Microsoft topped estimates today, revealing a 79% jump in quarterly profits over the same period last year—and raising targets for the year. On Xbox 360 and Windows sales, the world's largest software maker boasted net income of $4.71 billion for the period ending December 31, up from the...

Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

Laila Weir — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:23:32 CST

More video games were sold in 2007 than ever before, with a total of $17.94 billion marking a 43% increase over 2006, reports the AP. Much of the growth came from sales of Nintendo's chronically undersupplied Wii and Microsoft's Halo 3, market researcher NPD Group said. Nintendo dominated gaming...

Atari 2600 Enters Hall of Fame

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:45:20 CST

One of Gen X's most notable toys received 21st-century kudos on Thursday, when the Atari 2600 was inducted into the National Toy Hall of fame. The Atari console's initial library of 9 titles changed the face of video games, says Salon's Machinist columnist Farhad Manjoo. "There'd be no 'Halo 3'...

Ghosts and Ghouls Invade Virtual Worlds

Sophie Goldstein — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:26:45 CDT

Take a break from scarfing candy to join in silly spookiness online. Wired gives you the inside scoop on special events and areas in your favorite virtual worlds dedicated to the holiday: Halo 3: A seasonal addition to the matchmaking playlist should keep players entertained for the 27 hours surrounding...

Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

Colleen Barry — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:10:04 CDT

Microsoft yesterday reported a 23% leap in net income and its best revenue growth since the dot-com boom, making it an isolated winner in a tumbling market. The announcement drove up the company's shares 10% in after-hours trading. The sales of new PCs with Windows installed helped drive the gains,...

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Peter Fearon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:36:45 CDT

The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were...

'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Nick McMaster — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:11:29 CDT

Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously had been flagging in competition with...

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Will McCahill — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:36:16 CDT

Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journa l reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales of the...