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Microsoft Details User-Generated Revenue Through Community Games

We’ve known about Microsoft’s XNA and the Creators Club for a while now: Microsoft previewed the XNA suite of development tools and middleware back in 2006, and the game studio tools were released at the end of 2007. Today, however, at Microsoft’s Gamefest 2008 conference, the company detailed what it is now calling “Xbox Live [...]

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On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Breaking Records

According to VGChartz [via Kotaku], Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness earned a stunning $330,000 during its opening three days on XBLA. This result is noteworthy given that the game debuted at a price point of $20, well above the $5 and $10 price points most XBLA players are accustomed to, [...]

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GTA IV Continues to Crush Records in U.K.

It should come as no surprise to you that Grand Theft Auto IV is breaking a record or two when it comes to sales. You probably still have GTA IV running in the background even as you read this. It turns out that GTA has virtually wiped away all those pesky records in the U.K. [...]

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