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When E3 closes its doors on Thursday June 17th, a new era will begin for online gaming. If you believe OnLive, that is. The firm’s ambitious cloud games streaming service goes live on Thursday and will, the firm says, ‘make an important first step toward making instant gaming a reality’. …
Read More »XBOX: Demo proves Kinect doubters wrong
With serious questions being asked over the accuracy and reliability of Microsoft’s Kinect tech in recent weeks, an impressive demonstration at Microsoft’s E3 press conference has proven all doubters wrong. Working demonstrations of several Kinect launch titles showed that even in an environment as hectic as the LA stage, Kinect …
Read More »XBOX: ESPN ties 360 deal
Microsoft has announced a new deal with TV sports network ESPN which will offer on-demand sports games on Xbox 360. The service is completely free to Xbox Live gold members and will allow Kinect users to watch, replay and record live HD matches via voice recognition. The new Xbox Live …
Read More »XBOX: Forza 4 to enjoy Kinect support
Turn 10-developer racing sim to allow for 360's new motion control input
Read More »XBOX: New 360 ‘slim’ confirmed; detailed
Built in Wi-Fi in, 250Gb hard drive, and quieter new Xbox 360 detailed
Read More »XBOX: Gears of War 3 takes to stage
Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and three others have showcased Gears of War 3 at Microsoft’s press conference at E3. The live gameplay demo featured new Lambent mutants, locations and four-player co-op gameplay including female character Anya Stroud for the first time. Bleszinski also mentioned a brand new mode titled ‘Beast’ …
Read More »XBOX: Kinect demo shows promise
Impressive display of motion gaming seems to prove that Microsoftâ??s new tech works
Read More »XBOX: 2010 a ‘transformation year’
A decade after conception, XBLA, 360 hardware and new controller herald new era for console
Read More »Mario misses UK top spot
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has fallen short of reaching Number One in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 by just 1,000 units. Nintendo’s super sequel – released for Wii on Friday – was beaten to the top spot by Rockstar’s multiformat Red Dead Redemption. The Wild West adventure …
Read More »Publishers wary of the digital goldrush
Games firms are concerned that the digital marketplace isn’t big enough to sustain the number of competitors eyeing the space. DLC, digital downloads, iPhone games, social network titles and more have become the key growth area for the games industry. Publishers including EA, Codemasters, LucasArts, Take-Two, Capcom, Codemasters and Sega …
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