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Xbox World appears to be cleaning out its closet ahead of the magazine’s planned shutdown next month. The UK publication’s penultimate issue brings an 8-page feature claiming to expose Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox. For starters, the mag believes the upcoming console will again bear "Xbox" as its lone title and will …
Read More »Going the distance: The console cycle
The games business is a marathon, and Nick Gibson says Sony is not out of the running yet
Read More »PS3 hits 70m worldwide
70m PlayStation 3 consoles have been shipped worldwide, says Sony. And as revealed by MCV last month, 5m has been sold in the UK. The platform hit the milestone as of November 4th, while as of November 11th over 15m units of Sony’s PlayStation Move accessory had also been sold …
Read More »BUNGIE: Xbox Live wouldn’t have made it without Halo
As Xbox Live celebrates its tenth birthday, Bungie studio manager Harold Ryan has shared his thoughts on how the service may not have survived if it wasn’t for the former Halo developer. Speaking to GI.biz, Ryan explained the studio’s guidance and leadership in the fledgling years helped push the limits …
Read More »Happy Birthday Xbox Live!
Ten years ago Microsoft embarked on an ambitious venture to marry the worlds of the internet and console gaming. And it’s no exaggeration to say that the seeds it planted have gone on to transform the world of gaming. What began as a 56K modem on Sega’s (and let’s not …
Read More »First GDC 2013 sessions revealed
Developers from Double Fine, Insomniac, Microsoft and Zynga set to speak at conference
Read More »Only 17 seats left at next week’s London Games Conference
Twitter, Google, YouTube and Phil Harrison to speak at key industry event
Read More »Halo 4 and Black Ops II could yet break records
The narrative for this Q4 has already been written to some extent, but the industry’s big triple-A’s are looking to prove it wrong. Both the UK and US markets are significantly down year-on-year and the belief that the market has peaked and consoles are losing popularity is becoming increasingly commonplace. …
Read More »New marketing director for Xbox UK
Long-serving Microsoft exec Harvey Eagle has this week been appointed the new marketing director for Xbox UK. Eagle was previously Interactive Entertainment Business Category Director across the EMEA region, working for Jeremy Dale. Prior to that, he has been a key member of the EMEA Xbox team for the last …
Read More »Microsoft Windows chief steps down
Tami Reller now overseeing company's OS business
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