Archive for the tag "John Schappert"
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 1 Comment »
According to this IGN story, Xbox Live boss John Schappert said at TGS today that there aren't any plans to remove badly performing titles from Live itself.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Action, Hot, Microsoft, Rockstar, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Oh dear. Xbox Live boss John Schappert, speaking to Eurogamer in Tokyo, has claimed that the release date for GTA IV's DLC is a mystery to him.
"Frankly, I don't know," ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 17 Comments »
Xbox Live boss John Schappert has reacted sternly to accusations that Microsoft is a follower as opposed to a leader in the console innovation space, saying he finds the notion ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Japan, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Trade, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
Speaking to Reuters in Tokyo today, Xbox Live boss John Schappert has confirmed that Microsoft is raising its 360 hardware forecasts in Japan.
"We've done better than we forecast. We are ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Microsoft just confirmed that Xbox Live membership has now hit 14 million.
Xbox Live boss John Schappert confirmed the figure in his TGS keynote.
Also confirmed tonight was the release of New ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Speaking at TGS08, Microsoft's John Schappert has said that "Xbox 360 is the best platform for Japanese publishers."
On the subject of sales he added: "By the end of this holiday, ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Microsoft exec John Schappert is about to take to the stage at Tokyo Game Show to deliver his keynote. There's about 15 minutes to go. We'll be bringing you all ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Japan, Microsoft, TGS 2008, Trade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
According to this Destructoid piece, Microsoft's John Schappert is to keynote TGS. From the story:
The keynote will be hosted by Microsoft Corporate Vice President of LIVE, Software and Sales, John ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC | 6 Comments »
You know what? The PC as a gaming platform is doing great! John Schappert, Microsoft’s VP of Live and Software Services, told us so in an open letter released today.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Microsoft, Retail, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 1 Comment »
In this interview, Microsoft's John Schappert has claimed that more than 18 million Xbox 360s have now been sold worldwide.
"I think that we've sold 18 million, the last time I've ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Zune | No Comments »
Speaking to videogaming247 after his Wednesday GDC keynote, John Schappert - "Corporate Vice President LIVE, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft" - said that he believes ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 1 Comment »
In case you missed anything, or you weren't hardcore enough to be watching videogaming news on the internet yesterday evening, here's a round-up of everything Microsoft-related that happened during and ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 2 Comments »
Here. The whole thing's been posted as a 72-minute MP3. Demand appears to be high at the moment, so don't be surprised if you have to wait a while.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Live, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business, has just claimed that over 1 billion Achievments have been unlocked on Xbox Live ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
John Schappert, Corporate Vice President LIVE, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, the man with the stupidest job title in the world, has finished delivering the ...
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