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Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
6:20AM Mike Fahey | An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? More »
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NPD Cross-Ownership Data Shows Some WiiPS360 Love
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | The NPD Group published a report today showing that game buyers in the United States get their game info from word of mouth “above all other information sources”. But somewhat more interesting is the platform crossover makeup of those surveyed. More »
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What Game Console Do Japanese Schoolgirls Want?
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Totally unscientific data time. A Japanese marketing company has polled mostly Japanese schoolgirls about their console tastes. Here’s the breakdown: More »
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Are You 20-Something? Do You Want To Love A Game Character?
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Konami Digital Entertainment polled 500 Japanese men to find out. More »
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PlayStation Network’s Typical User Is 28, Male, Educated, Moneyed
3:40AM Stephen Totilo | Are you the typical PlayStation Network user? It depends on whether you match the criteria shared by US PSN director of operations Eric Lempel to the publication Video Business. More »
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Wii Games Are Getting Better
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Like last generation’s dominant console, the PS2, the Wii has come in for a bit of criticism over the amount of shovelware available for the system. But are things really as bad as they seem? More »
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Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Over 50 Per Cent
12:00AM Brian Ashcraft | It’s that time again! Time to talk about Xbox 360 failure rates — you know, the Red Ring of Death and all that jazz. More »
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8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Last week’s strong showing by the Wii doesn’t repeat this week, as the Nintendo DSi rightfully reclaims its seat at the top of the Japanese hardware sales chart. Things quickly get ugly in the bottom half. More »
DSi Reclaims #1 Spot In Japan, Hi-Def Console Sales Still Low
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Last week’s strong showing by the Wii doesn’t repeat this week, as the Nintendo DSi rightfully reclaims its seat at the top of the Japanese hardware sales chart. Things quickly get ugly in the bottom half. More »
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Wow, There Really ARE A Lot Of WWII Games
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | It’s a common complaint: there are too many damn games set in the Second World War. But did you know just how many? This “casual census” performed by 1UP has the depressing results. More »
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