Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan

(AP:TOKYO) Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii.

Microsoft to Sell Kinect Motion Sensor for Xbox in Japan From Nov. 20

Microsoft Corp. said today it will start selling its Kinect motion-sensing device for the Xbox 360 video-game console in Japan on Nov. 20.

Xbox 360 Slim Is Leaner, Meaner, Quieter Machine

Microsoft's upgrade/redo, the Xbox 360 S, is packed with a lot of the extras that used to be sold separately, but the most dramatic change takes place under the hood.

Microsoft suspends man's account because he lives in Fort Gay, West Virginia

Microsoft is in damage control mode after it suspended a 26-year-old gamer's Xbox Live account because he used an "offensive" name for his home town. That offensive name was "Fort Gay." Where he lives.

Xbox blocks W.Va. gamer over town's name: Fort Gay

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay — a name the company considered offensive.

Dead Rising: Case Zero enjoys 300,000-plus Xbox Live downloads

Xbox 360 gamers have downloaded more than 300,000 copies of The Dead Rising 2 prequel Case Zero, reports GamerBytes.