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A new $279 Arcade pack will include a wireless controller and several casual titles including Pac-Man, Uno and Luxor 2, reports next-gen.biz . Arcade becomes [for us] the ability to bring in a new set of audiences,” said Bach. They’re probably a little bit more casually focused, they’re looking for …
Read More »Thompson: Our best Xmas line-up ever
In an interview with MCV , Microsoft’s senior regional director for the Northern Europe Entertainment and Devices Division Neil Thompson has said that his company’s upcoming Q4 software offering is the best he has ever worked with. You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked …
Read More »Thompson: Our best Xmas line-up ever
In an interview with MCV , Microsoft’s senior regional director for the Northern Europe Entertainment and Devices Division Neil Thompson has said that his company’s upcoming Q4 software offering is the best he has ever worked with. You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked …
Read More »Elite 360 gets new SKU
North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …
Read More »Elite 360 gets new SKU
North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …
Read More »Japanese developer exclusives touted for 360
Microsoft pushes Mizuguchi, Sakaguchi, and Itagaki produced games at Tokyo event
Read More »Microsoft cuts 360 price, rolls out Elite
Microsoft has this morning announced that it is to reduce the price of the Xbox 360 hardware, with the 20GB Premium version dropped to 249.99 and the Core console reduced to 179.99. The new price points take effect from Friday (August 24th) – as Microsoft also introduces the Xbox 360 …
Read More »Nod given to HDD-only 360 titles
Owners of Microsoft’s basic Core Xbox 360 may soon find themselves unable to play the latest titles following Microsoft’s announcement that developers of online MMO games will be allowed to design their titles for use on hard drive-enabled machines only. Devs will be able to create a single ‘Master Storage …
Read More »HDMI bound for Premium 360
It has been believed that HDMI was to feature only on the upcoming Elite model of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 – but the platform holder has confirmed that the feature has already been phased into standard Premium 360 production in the US. HDMI, unlike the current component and VGA outputs, offers …
Read More »Canada gets 360 price cut
After cutting the price of the Xbox 360 in the US, Microsoft has done the same on various models in Canada as well. The Premium and Core consoles have been dropped by CA$100, reported Kotaku . However it should be noted that the consoles were nearly $100 more in Canada …
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