June NPDs: Xbox 360 takes the lead

The NPD Group’s North American sales numbers for the month of June are in.Red Dead remains the best-selling title for the second month in a row with its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions taking the first and third spots.The new Xbox 360 model led the pack coming in at 451,7k. While on the handheld side the DS came in at number one with 510,700 sales in the month of June.Full list... more.

Activision has just dropped the official Call of Duty: Black Ops box art into our inbox. Check out the dual wielding shadowy figure below.... more.

PlayStation 3 owners  as of today can  try out Hulu’s subscription-based streaming video service. At this point you must have a subscription to PlayStation Plus and have been invited to test out the $9.99 per month service.The PS Plus subscription is only required for the length of the preview.Joystiq has a walk-though of the app here,... more.

WEA has just put out this trailer for the PS3 limited edition of MOH.... more.

This Weeks Update includes Monkey Island Special Edition 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, along with Modern Warfare 2 DLC. PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go) Special Offers (Available until the 21st of July)After Burner Climax (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99) Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £5.49/€6.99) Worms (was – £7.9... more.

In the month of may Red Dead sold over 1.5 million copies on the PS3 and 360.Nintendo’s systems sit comfortably at the head of the pack on the hardware side.Full breakdown below.Software: 1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 945.9K 2. Red Dead Redemption (PS3) – 567.1K 3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 563.9K 4. UFC 2010 Undisputed (360) – 221.1K 5. UFC 2010 Undisputed (PS3) – 192.3... more.

Hulu's just-announced $9.99 a month Hulu Plus service, available now on PC, iPhone, and other devices, will be available on PlayStation 3 systems in July. It'll launch on Xbox 360 sometime in early 2011. You can request an invitation to an early preview here.No details have been released yet on if the service will also be ad-supported but we're assuming that will be a deal breaker for most. ... more.

Sony has officially set a date and price for their motion controller. PlayStation move will launch on  September 19  in the US, September 15  in Europe and October 21st in Japan. The PlayStaiton Move controller will cost $49.99, with the subcontroller comming in at $29.99. There’ll also be a bundle featuring the PSEye camera, a Move controller and Sports Champions game for $99.99. Thereâ... more.

Cross-game chat is coming to the PlayStation Network. It allows PSN members to talk to each other, even while playing different games. The downside is that you have to be a PlayStation Plus member to use it.PlayStation+ members will be able to send invites to any four members of the PlayStation Network, however at least one person must be a member of PSN+. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. tod... more.

Turtle beach has just announced a ps3 Bluetooth heads set called the Ear Force PBT Communicator.Full Press release below. Elmsford, N.Y., June 11, 2010 – Turtle Beach, a leader in premium XBOX 360®, PlayStation® and PC gaming headsets, today announced it will introduce its new Ear Force PBT Bluetooth Communicator for PS3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3®) 2010 in Los Angeles (J... more.