The Divnich Tapes: Multiplayer Gamers Prefer Xbox 360 Releases
(via Gamasutra) - [Continuing his Gamasutra-exclusive NPD analysis following the release of July's game sales figures EEDAR's director of analytical services Jesse Divnich compares first-month sales for multiplatform releases and finds that gamers prefer to purchase the XBox 360 versions for titles with strong multiplayer components.

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Design Lesson 101 - Braid
(via Gamasutra) - ['Design Lesson 101' is a regular column by game designer Manveer Heir. The goal is to play a game from start to completion and learn something about game design in the process. This week we take a look at Jonathan Blow's critically acclaimed platform-puzzler, Braid, available on Xbox Live Arcade.

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Critical Reception: Microsoft/Silicon Knights' Too Human
(via Gamasutra) - This week's edition of the regular Critical Reception column examines online reaction to Silicon Knights' Too Human, a long-awaited action-adventure epic that reviews describe as "a game of false starts and unrealized potential." Originally announced for release on the Sony PlayStation in 1999, Too Human switched development platforms twice before its premiere this week on the Xbox 360 in North America.

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Xbox 360 Sells Out In Japan
(via Gamasutra) - The Xbox 360 has completely sold out in Japan, with retailers unable to restock immediately due to unexpected demand. After years of poor sales, with the format selling an average of only 2,000 or 3,000 units a month, demand has shot up following the release of Namco Bandai's Tales Of Vesperia.

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