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Halo 3 Triples Xbox 360 Sales, Beats Expectation, Hurts other Titles

Halo 3 outsold expectations of 2.93 million units with 3.3 million units sold for all three SKUs combined. The game drove Xbox 360 hardware sales to be the number one console for September, with 527,800 units sold, well ahead of market expectations of 452,600 units. Overall, the market had not […]

EA To Acquire BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. the owner of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. This acquisition gives EA a strong competitive position in key genres in interactive entertainment: action, adventure and role-playing games. The two studios have been recognized for creating some of the highest-quality games in the industry.
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EB Games Closing Out

The signs have come down at many of the few remaining EB Games stores last week. Those stores have been rebranded as GameStop stores, the company that purchased EB Games in 2005. Gamers everywhere should prepare to bid a final farewell to EB Games, as the store we know and love appears to be in […]