April 28, 2006
(Friday)
- Despite a gain in revenue and an overall profit for Microsoft, their Home and
Entertainment division announces a Q3
loss of USD 388 million. Xbox
360 shortages and money spent to put the console into stores
worldwide are cited as the main reasons for the loss. [1]
April 27, 2006
(Thursday)
April 26, 2006
(Wednesday)
April 21, 2006
(Friday)
- Chartered
Semiconductor announces that it will produce 65 nm CPUs
for the Xbox 360, which
will lower the console's heat and power consumption. [12]
- The film adaptation of Silent Hill is released in North
America and the United Kingdom. Response is mixed, with the film
praised by fans but criticised by reviewers.
- THQ lowers its earnings guidance
for the March quarter, citing a change in development strategy for
WWE games and poor sales
performance of Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers. [13]
April 20, 2006
(Thursday)
April 19, 2006
(Wednesday)
April 18, 2006
(Tuesday)
- An "Online Games Market in India" report indicates that the
online games market in India will exceed $200 million by 2010. [21]
- Microsoft announces
that by the end of 2006, it hopes to produce and ship 1 million Xbox 360 units per month. [22]
April 12, 2006
(Wednesday)
April 10, 2006
(Monday)
- Kingdom Hearts II reaches 2.5
million units in worldwide shipment. After it releases in Europe,
Square Enix expects
the entire series' shipments to reach 10 million units. [26]
- Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS is
announced as the top-selling video game in Japan for 2005, selling
2.34 million units. Final Fantasy XII for PlayStation 2 is
second, selling 2.05 million units, and Brain Age: Train Your
Brain in Minutes a Day for Nintendo DS is third, selling 1.85 million
units. [27]
April 5, 2006
(Wednesday)
- Ritual Entertainment's SiN
Episodes: Emergence preload begins on Valve Software's Steam platform in preparation
for a May 9, 2006 launch. The 1998 game SiN is available to play
immediately for customers who preorder the game. The game will also
be available in stores following a distribution deal with EA.[31][32]
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