Last week, various websites reported that Blizzard would be involved in discussions with Microsoft about the Xbox 360 successor.

Back then, Rob Pardo of Blizzard said:

If you know what an Xbox 360 is, you probably heard about the infamous Red Ring of Death at some point. And now that this fatal hardware error era seems over, a new threat arises on the horizon. more...

PalTalk Holdings, an online chat company, has started a $90 million lawsuit against Microsoft. PalTalk holds that Microsoft´s Xbox products infringe two of their patents. more...

Microsoft has now confirmed the rumours of a Limited Special Edition console featuring Resident Evil 5. The bundle will be available on March 13, the release date of the title. more...

Game developer Rare (former Rareware) has announced that they may join the present party of companies which are cutting jobs. Rare is mostly known for its Banjo & Kazooie, Conker´s Bad Fur Day, and of course James Bond: GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64. A recent hit was Viva Piñata for the Xbox 360. more...

Microsoft is taking a leaf out of Apple´s book and will follow their (and other company´s) example of having their own retail stores. They did not yet give out any specifics, as how many stores will be opened or which Microsoft products it would offer. more...

Both Microsoft and Electronic Arts are facing severe trouble, due to the present financial crisis. Both publishers were forced to cut many jobs or close entire studios. more...

Last Tuesday a mandatory Xbox 360 dashboard update was released. Players who want to sign in to Xbox Live have to apply it. Originally, the update was supposed to solve HMDI-related sound issues. more...

Good news for some, bad news for others. The first strategy game in the Halo universe, namely Halo Wars, has reached gold status. This results in the end of the famous Ensembe Studios. more...

The presently serious economic conditions have reached their next victim: Microsoft announced that they will cut up to 5.000 jobs over the next one and a half years.

The measures will start immediately, with Microsoft axing 1.400 jobs at once. The expected money that is to be saved mounts up to $1.5 billion. more...