GRAND THEFT AUTO IV XBOX360 AND LIVE STATISTICS (XBOX-360-GAMES.NET)
Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox360 and LIVE Statistics
From gamerscoreblog.com (http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/05/07/559006.aspx ) (FYI: MS owned blog): [QUOTE] The Gamerscore Blog would like to congratulate Rockstar on the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA sold over 6 million units, and broke the entertainment record with over $500 million in sales. I got some data from the US team, and I’m here to share that news with you: * Actual MS sales data from last week shows Xbox 360 console sales at retail went up 54% week-over-week as a result of GTA’s success * According to retailers more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were the Xbox 360 version * Retailers are telling us that the game is attaching strongly to new console sales, with roughly 40% of new consoles selling with a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV Regarding Xbox LIVE: * In the first week, more than 2.3 million people played Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox LIVE * GTA IV is now the number one played game on Xbox LIVE * Over the weekend, we saw the Xbox LIVE service reach 1 million concurrent users * Gamers have unlocked more than 12 million achievements worth over 100 million gamerscore points in GTA * Grand Theft Auto IV set a new record for time played, with the average gamer spending more than four hours playing the game on LIVE in the first week alone [/QUOTE] From gamerscoreblog.com (FYI: MS owned blog):
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The Gamerscore Blog would like to congratulate Rockstar on the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA sold over 6 million units, and broke the entertainment record with over $500 million in sales.
I got some data from the US team, and I’m here to share that news with you:
* Actual MS sales data from last week shows Xbox 360 console sales at retail went up 54% week-over-week as a result of GTA’s success
* According to retailers more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were the Xbox 360 version
* Retailers are telling us that the game is attaching strongly to new console sales, with roughly 40% of new consoles selling with a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV
Regarding Xbox LIVE:
* In the first week, more than 2.3 million people played Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox LIVE
* GTA IV is now the number one played game on Xbox LIVE
* Over the weekend, we saw the Xbox LIVE service reach 1 million concurrent users
* Gamers have unlocked more than 12 million achievements worth over 100 million gamerscore points in GTA
* Grand Theft Auto IV set a new record for time played, with the average gamer spending more than four hours playing the game on LIVE in the first week alone
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Source: www.xbox-scene.com
Microsoft Appeals 899 Million Euro Fine to EU Court
From bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFpXl7.5U_a4&refer=home ): [QUOTE] Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, asked a court to overturn or reduce a record 899 million-euro ($1.4 billion) European Union fine for failing to comply with an antitrust ruling. The appeal was filed today at the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, Microsoft spokesman Jesse Verstraete said in an e-mailed statement. The company is attempting to seek clarity from the court, he said. The European Commission, the EU’s antitrust authority, fined the company on Feb. 27 for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. Under that decision, in which Microsoft was fined 497 million euros, the EU ordered the software maker to provide data to rivals to allow servers to connect to the Windows platform. Microsoft was required to charge reasonable royalties for the network data technology. [/QUOTE] Full Story: bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFpXl7.5U_a4&refer=home ) From bloomberg.com:
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Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, asked a court to overturn or reduce a record 899 million-euro ($1.4 billion) European Union fine for failing to comply with an antitrust ruling.
The appeal was filed today at the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, Microsoft spokesman Jesse Verstraete said in an e-mailed statement. The company is attempting to seek clarity from the court, he said.
The European Commission, the EU’s antitrust authority, fined the company on Feb. 27 for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. Under that decision, in which Microsoft was fined 497 million euros, the EU ordered the software maker to provide data to rivals to allow servers to connect to the Windows platform. Microsoft was required to charge reasonable royalties for the network data technology.
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Full Story: bloomberg.com
Source: www.xbox-scene.com
EA receives 1 billion USD loan commitment to buy Take2
From gamesindustry.biz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-receives-1-billion-loan-commitment ): [QUOTE] In a form SC TO-T/A filed today with the SEC, Electronic Arts indicated that it has received a commitment for up to USD 1 billion in senior unsecured term loan financing towards its attempted acquisition of Take-Two. EA indicated that it expected the cost of the merger to be approximately USD 2.1 billion, and that as of March 31 it had cash and equivalents in the amount of USD 2.3 billion. [/QUOTE] Full Story: gamesindustry.biz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-receives-1-billion-loan-commitment ) From gamesindustry.biz:
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In a form SC TO-T/A filed today with the SEC, Electronic Arts indicated that it has received a commitment for up to USD 1 billion in senior unsecured term loan financing towards its attempted acquisition of Take-Two.
EA indicated that it expected the cost of the merger to be approximately USD 2.1 billion, and that as of March 31 it had cash and equivalents in the amount of USD 2.3 billion.
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Full Story: gamesindustry.biz
Source: www.xbox-scene.com
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