The Xbox Experience

It’s no secret that playing video games is fast becoming America’s favorite past time. Everyone from kids to old people all seems to be hooked on to video games. If you have been playing video games for some time, then you must be one of those who started playing video games on their pc’s and now are in to console gaming. Amongst the consoles there seems to be stiff competition between all the three major manufacturers. Sony with their Playstation 3 wanted to target the more hardcore gamers who demanded the best graphics and gameplay experiences. Nintendo wanted to add the physical aspect to gaming to target the new gamer and in the process created a whole new genre with its Wii. Finally, Microsoft Xbox 360 wanted to target the normal gamer who wanted to have a great gaming experience but not at a really high cost. I personally fall in to the final category and this is why I own an Xbox 360.

Xbox owners have had their own share of hardware issued to deal with, which undermined the great feature of the console upon release. With a 33.33% failure rate it was bound to get all the negative publicity but it’s safe to say that the troubles are now in the past and people actually have some great experiences to report. Xbox has currently the most sold units out of all 3 consoles in the United States of America, which shows how successful it has been. One of the major reasons for this success is the great games that are available on the consoles. First party titles such as Halo have been the talk of the town since the original Xbox was launched and each sequel has broken newer sales records. Apart from the great first party titles Xbox 360 also possesses a great array of 3^rd party titles. Series such as Call of Duty, FIFA and Smack down vs. Raw just to name a few have made Xbox in to a success worldwide. Apart from the gaming, the social aspect of the console has also contributed in making it a success. People can use the Xbox to directly access Facebook or twitter account to keep them in touch with their loved one at all times. People can also use their Xbox to video chat with friends and not to mention all the great multiplayer experience that await people. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the top men at Electronic Arts (EA) isoptimistic that their FIFA soccer game has a better quality when compared to Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer game.

“For last several years FIFA has been having a greater market share growth as compared to Konami,” said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President of EA Europe, as quoted from Detikinet, Tuesday (31/08/2010).

Intat admitted that PES was indeed better than their FIFA games during the PlayStation 2 era, however this had changed.

“It’s right to say that Konami’s products used to be better, however we have been making a lot of development to make FIFA the best,” he added.

EA Games will be releasing its latest soccer game, FIFA 11, soon. The game will be having a strong competition from Konami’s latest to-be-released soccer game, PES 2011. Both games are are intended to be released in the coming October 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

After 9 months of being offered on XBOX LIVE Marketplace, Battlefield 1943 is finally becoming one of the best-selling online games.

This is not only due to its exciting gaming system, but more importantly due to its selling price. At a price of just US$15, more than 1 Million copies of Battlefield 1943 has been sold from the time that the game was introduced in the market.

Gordon Van Dykeujar said, “Until now we are still amazd by the sales of Battlefield 1943″, as quoted from DetikINET (16/04/2010).

Battlefield 1943‘s sales is believed to be one of the biggest in the XBOX LIVE network.

As most of us already know, XBOX LIVE is not only a place for gamers to meet, but it also has a place for people to buy games, namely the XBOX LIVE Marketplace. Within the XBOX LIVE Marketplace, game publishers such as  Electronics Arts (EA) sell their games to gamers worldwide.