Microsoft Ups Xbox 360 Shipments

Microsoft said Tuesday that beginning this week, it will ship two to three times the number of Xbox 360 consoles to retailers. The company says its component issues have been ironed out and manufacturing partner Celestica has begun manufacture of the console, allowing Microsoft to ship more units to its retail partners.

The company will have 80 games available on the platform by June. Some of those new titles include "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter," "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend," and "X-Men: The Official Game." Additionally, Microsoft announced that its Xbox Live Marketplace has reached 10 million downloads, and that 85 percent of consoles have downloaded content from the marketplace.