Xbox 360 scores huge sales win in January

The video game slump continued last month, but the Xbox 360 turned in another winning performance as the top selling console.

Gamers warned vs 'XBox Code Generator' scam

Gamers, be warned: a supposed code generator software for Microsoft's Xbox game console is making the rounds on the Internet, offering freebies for the Xbox platform.

Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride reaches 14 million downloads

Newsbrief: Australian developer Halfbrick Studios has seen more than 14 million downloads for Jetpack Joyride since the action game launched for iOS devices in August 2011. Though Jetpack Joyride went free-to-play in mid-December, Halfbrick saw $1 million in paid sales for the game before that switch. It also estimates that 5-10 percent of its 14 million players spend at least a dollar through ...

Dungeon Defenders hit 1 million downloads

Trendy Entertainment's $15 tower-defense action RPG reaches platinum status across XBLA, PSN, and PC since release in October.

XBLIG developer blames new dashboard for poor game performance

Microsoft's latest Xbox 360 dashboard update has buried indie game content on Xbox Live, leaving little opportunity for developers to find success on the platform, says Xbox Live Indie Game developer Kris Steele. Following the tepid release of his new XBLIG title Hypership Still Out of Control, Steele examined the first week success of all six of his indie titles on Xbox Live, and found that ...