David Dennis

Can Microsoft’s Xbox Have Another Kinect Christmas, or Will It Be Coal All Around?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 14, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Microsoft’s hands-free motion controller made a big splash last holiday season, but can it move past the obvious dance and sports genres?

New Titles Marginally Boost Lagging Videogame Market in October

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm PT

The videogame industry grew by a minuscule, but welcomed, 1 percent in October, driven by hardcore game launches such as Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham City.

Price Cut to Give Xbox Sales an Early Christmas Goose

John Paczkowski in News on August 27, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

Who will win the gaming console price war of 2009? Consumers. Two weeks after Sony lowered the price of the PlayStation 3 to $299 from $399, Microsoft did the same for the Xbox 360 Elite, slashing $100 off the price of the console. In addition, the company cut the price of its now discontinued Xbox 360 Pro console by $50 to $249.99, while supplies last.