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Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles. Both firms have announced plans for PC-based consoles in the home, including the new ‘Piston’ and ‘Shield’ devices. But Harrison says it can take thousands of pounds and ‘very …
Read More »VIDEO: IllumiRoom projects games into living room
Microsoft's proof-of-concept tech projects TV image to surrounding area
Read More »VIDEO: Microsoft’s IllumiRoom creates next-gen buzz
With uncertainty abounding about the viability of the next-gen market, Microsoft has demoed some tech that could create huge excitement for the future of the Xbox brand. The company took to CES to demo a new technology offer called IllumiRoom – quite possibly related to Microsoft’s Environmental Display patent unearthed …
Read More »60m sales and counting for Windows 8
Microsoft has sold in excess of 60m Windows 8 licenses in the ten weeks wince the operating system was launched. 40m licenses were shifted in the first month. That puts the pace of sales roughly in line with those of its predecessor Windows 7. This [number] represents the cumulative sales …
Read More »Microsoft sells 60 million Windows 8 licenses
More than 100 million apps downloaded through Windows Store
Read More »$8bn – the total losses made by Xbox 360 and PS3
The console sector is at a crossroads, and a look at the numbers behind Xbox 360 and PS3 make for uncomfortable reading. According to numbers presented by former EA and Sony man Ben Cousins on Kotaku, between them Xbox 360 and PS3 have left an $8bn black hole in the …
Read More »Revealed: The UK’s Top 20 bestselling games of 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012’s biggest selling game of the year at UK retail. The latest report from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the shooter pipped FIFA 13 to the No.1 spot. The two blockbusters are streaks ahead of the rest of the charts. Assassin’s Creed III made …
Read More »Microsoft acquires R2, beats Google and Apple
Microsoft has acquired US home entertainment start-up R2 Studios for an undisclosed sum. The technology giant has also obtained some patents related to controlling electronics as part of its deal with R2, which was originally reported by theWall Street Journal. It is thought that these will be used to bolster …
Read More »Microsoft acquires R2 Studios
Tech giant beats Google and Apple to buy start-up with home entertainment patents
Read More »Microsoft teases next-gen Xbox with E3 countdown
'And it's on' says Larry Hryb as timer counts the days till E3 2013
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