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Microsoft to steam ahead with 100 planned hires over the next year across its UK studios despite redundancies
Read More »Microsoft confirms redundancies at Lionhead
A number of staff at UK studio Lionhead have his afternoon been told that their jobs are in danger. It is hoped that at least some of those affected will be found new roles within the wider Microsoft Studios network. The exact number of staff affected remains unknown. Following the …
Read More »Irrational Games devs depart for Microsoft
Key Bioshock Infinite duo leave studio to head to platform holder
Read More »Bioshock Infinite devs depart for Microsoft
Bioshock Infinite’s development team has taken another hit with the loss of two more key members. Superannuation reports the game’s AI lead, Don Norbury, and combat design director Clint Bundrick have moved on to jobs with Microsoft. According to their respective Linkedin profiles, Norbury’s new role at Microsoft is senior …
Read More »Minecraft 360 edition ‘Adventure Update’ lands today
The Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft is set to receive the content-packed ‘Adventure Update’ sometime later today. The game’s console developer 4J Studios revealed on Twitter that the patch had passed Microsoft certification and its arrival is now imminent. Along with the expected bug fixes and tweaks update 1.8.2 adds …
Read More »Microsoft perma-banning Halo 4 pirates
Permanent Xbox Live bans are being handed out to Xbox 360 owners who have illegally pirated Halo 4. The game became available online over the weekend, but can only be played by users who have modded their Xbox 360 console to run pirated code. And have then been daft enough …
Read More »Xbox 360 prices slashed in US
A host of retailers have slashed $50 off the price of the Xbox 360 in the US. It comes at a time when PS3 is available for a record-low sub-160 in the UK, thanks to the launch of the 12GB model. Though that could all be a coincidence, of course. …
Read More »343 Industries unmoved by Halo 4 leak
Microsoft is investigating how code for unreleased shooter Halo 4 has made it onto the internet. The company says it is working closely with law and security agencies to try and track down the source of the leak. Fans of the series are being warned to avoid the many unofficial …
Read More »18-rated games banned from Windows 8 marketplace
Europe to be hit hardest by Microsoftâ??s veto on mature games
Read More »Microsoft unveils Digits – a Power Glove for the 21st century
The next stage in the motion control revolution could be upon us. Kinect is able to do a pretty decent job of tracking our body movements, but it falls down when it comes to precision movement. That’s where Digits come into it. New Scientist reports that the project, headed by …
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