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Xbox 360 Continues to Dominate U.S. and World Console Market

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The Xbox 360 has started 2012 just like it finished up 2011 – in front of the pack across the U.S. Console Market.

According to the Official Microsoft Blog January 2012 looked like this:

Xbox 360 sold more than 270,000 units in January, maintaining the number-one console spot in the U.S. This . . .

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Kinect Star Wars Game and Console Bundle Available 03 April 2012

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The delayed Kinect Star Wars game now has a release date and things look pretty solid that it is accurate.  The game and a special edition bundle will be available on 03 April 2012.

This will also not be your run of the mill game release either.  Microsoft will be offering a . . .

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Microsoft Flight To Take Off on 29 February 2012

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I am very glad we have that extra day this year so that Microsoft Flight can get off the ground!

According to a tweet from Xbox Live’s @MajorNelson, aka Larry Hryb, the Games For Windows Live flying simulation game will be released to the public on 29 February 2012.

The . . .

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Modern Warfare 3 Update Eight Hits Xbox 360

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Infinity Ward has released title update number eight for Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox Live, introducing a range of tweaks and performance improvements.

These include improvements to host disadvantage / lag compensation, theatre fixes, increased speed of YouTube uploads from 32k to 256k, reduced fire rate for all Akimbo weapons, shotgun rebalancing . . .

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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 Demo For Xbox 360 Kinect (video)

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Here’s a video demo of Electronic Arts’ upcoming “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,” showing the game’s first version with full Kinect support and can be played completely without a controller. This is achieved with a mix of Kinect gestures and voice controls.

Also new to the game are online country clubs that . . .

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Beware Of Fake Halo 4 Beta Codes Circulating The Web

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Apparently some emails are circulating the web with fake codes for a Halo 4 Beta. The folks at 343 Industries quickly cleared up the matter via twitter. Content editor David Ellis posted this recently on twitter.

If you see a page claiming to allow you to sign up for a Halo 4 . . .

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