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A short new trailer for the long-awaited Star Wars Kinect game has gone alive ahead of its anticipated reveal and Microsoft E3 press conference on Monday night. The video, which can be seen below, sees the feisty R2-D2 getting familiar with a Kinect camera. For more details on the game, …
Read More »MS talks Xbox transformation
In a frank blog post ahead of next week’s E3 press conference in LA, Microsoft’s corporate VP of corporate communications Frank Shaw has hinted that Xbox 360’s future might be less dependent on gaming than we had previously presumed. "[It can be hard] to recognise a transformation, especially when the …
Read More »Apple dev conference to clash with Xbox keynote
iOS 5 to be detailed while Microsoft holds E3 press event
Read More »Xbox 360 price cut on the cards?
In a week likely to be characterised by endless rumour, the latest points to a possible Xbox 360 price cut that could be announced at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. The talk stems from an ad spotted by VG247 for the US retailer Target which lists the Xbox 360 250GB and …
Read More »Ubisoft goes online for E3
Ubisoft will make a big push to establish its online gaming credentials at E3 next month, MCV understands. The company will use the LA showcase to reveal new details on the newly-announced Ghost Recon Online, as well as TrackMania2 Canyon and From Dust – games designed to kick start Ubisoft’s ambitious …
Read More »Microsoft teases E3 presser
With less than two weeks until this year’s annual E3 kicks off, Microsoft has teased journalists about what to expect from its press conference. As published by Kotaku, the invites that have been posted out contain a number of references, chief amongst them being Halo, Star Wars and GLaDOS. It …
Read More »360 tipped for Stereoscopic 3D
Microsoft will announce at E3 that it is to introduce full stereoscopic 3D support on the Xbox 360, Eurogamer claims. Xbox 360 already runs a number of 3D titles such as Black Ops and Crysis 2, but until now they haven’t run on true stereoscopic tech. This new update would …
Read More »360 Stereoscopic 3D support hinted
Full 3D visual support rumoured for an E3 reveal
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Read More »Valve confirms E3 no-show
Valve has alerted the media it will not be showing any new projects at E3 meaning that any hopes of a debut for Half-Life 3 have been scuppered. In September last year, the studio said it had three pretty big surprises in the next 12 months at least." The firm …
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