GamaSutra is reporting that Washington-based Aces Studio has seen substantial layoffs as part of Microsoft’s restructuring. Aces Studio is responsible for MS Flight Simulator, one of the longest-running franchises in the games industry. The studio is also...

It’s been a hard week in the technology sector: Sony announced it would make an operating loss of $3 billion in the year to March 2009 which, suggests the FT, means that the company is bleeding about...

The NPD data for December 2008 released last week made interesting reading. Over 2.1 million Wii consoles were sold in the US alone in December, which is a phenomenal figure. But maybe it’s not just the unique control...

Update: In a deliciously reactionary turn of events, Microsoft has responded to Sony’s criticisms of the competition. Group Product Manager for Xbox 360, Aaron Greenberg, told Kotaku that, strangely enough, he thinks the 360 represents the best...

I’ve been researching browser usage on the web. And the results make scary reading for Microsoft. The chart below shows browser usage stats taking from w3schools.com. This will flatter Firefox, as w3schools visitors are web-savvy, often web...

GI.biz reports David Gosens emphasising Microsoft’s view that digital downloads will be a key driving force behind growing the installed base of Xbox 360s. So here is the key question: is the future of digital downloads a...

In the latest issue of MCV, Don Mattrick and John Shappert talk about hitting the $1 billion revenue barrier for Xbox Live. The stats were originally announced at E3, but there was some interesting colour: There are...