LOS ANGELES  -- Gamers, get ready for your close-up. Steven Spielberg introduced a prototype camera Monday that can be used as a controller for the Xbox 360.

The cost of an Xbox 360 is about to drop, making the best video game console (in my opinion) more affordable for those who don’t know the joys of owning Microsoft’s happybox.

LOS ANGELES - Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix.

SEATTLE - Microsoft will send out replacement parts for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after 50 reports that the video game controllers overheated and released smoke when plugged in, the software maker said Thursday.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be $50 cheaper starting Wednesday, confirming fuzzy snapshots of leaked advertisements posted by bloggers in late July.

SEATTLE - In another setback for Microsoft Corp.'s unprofitable entertainment and devices division, the company says it is planning to spend at least $1 billion to repair serious problems with its Xbox 360 video game console.

NEW YORK - Gaming fanatics turned out overnight across the country to buy up Microsoft's Xbox 360 as it went on sale today. GameStop, EB Games and Best Buy opened hundreds of stores across the country for midnight launch events.

Will Corvin spent a sleepless Monday night sucking down caffeinated energy drinks while sitting in a folding chair in front of the glass doors of his employer, Best Buy.

Will Corvin spent a sleepless Monday night sucking down caffeinated energy drinks while sitting in a folding chair in front of the glass doors of his employer, Best Buy.

May 13, 2005

Nerdvana: Microsoft today lowered the price of its Xbox 360 Elite from $399 to $299, putting it on even footing with Sony's PlayStation 3 going into a recession holiday shopping season.

According to Microsoft, U.S. retailers reported Black Friday weekend sales of the Xbox 360 console that were on pace to beat previous years — and outselling the PlayStation 3 by a 3-1 ratio.

Capcom has officially revealed that Street Fighter IV will be coming to North American Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s on Feb. 17.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray.

SAN DIEGO - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it would trim the price of an HD DVD player add-on for its Xbox 360 video game console and give away movies with the player, in a bid to support the format.

SEATTLE - Forget day trading - the best way to make a buck this holiday season may be to flip your Xbox 360.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it will significantly ramp up the availability of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles, following production problems that have made the popular game systems difficult to find on store shelves.