video games - "xbox live"

Nintendo hits top marks again while the PS3 moves more than the xbox 360

Could the next xbox have something new? Obvious cryptic statements from Shane Kim say yes.

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Microsoft plan to sell xbox 360 consoles for years to come, according to Microsoft exec Robbie Bach, pressed by Venture Beat on whether MS will try and be first out the door with a new console again; and when that might happen.

Ken Smith:"We're excited to get our hands on a new game whenever there's the slightest amount of buzz around it. Likewise, we're always chomping at the bit to play the latest sequel to a favorite franchise. But if that game fails to live up to expectations, excitement quickly becomes disappointment."

Peter Moore, head of EA Sports' division, has said that the EA Big label will 'go away' in an interview with xbox World. The EA Sports Big label encompasses titles such as FIFA Street, NBA Street Homecourt and NFL Tour. Yet it seems EA will be abandoning that brand of games, as it doesn't fit in with their long term plans. "EA Big will go away," he says. "It will eventually disappear and it's actually had a longer shelf life in Europe than it has over here. Big as a label is a little restricted. It's action sports, it's extreme sports - you think of SSX and the Street games. We needed a broader platform to go forward."