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Tablet to be compatible with all Windows 8 apps and will feature a multi-touch keyboard
Read More »Xbox 720 devkit leak was genuine, claim developers
Next-gen console to feature Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU and 8gb memory, says source of leak
Read More »Xbox 720 ‘Durango’ dev kit leak appears to be real
A Durango – or next-gen Xbox 720 – development kit that was touted for sale online looks to be real. Digital Foundry has been in contact not only with the man selling the kit, but also with a number of other development sources – all of whom corroborated the hardware’s …
Read More »Microsoft’s Surface getting £650 RRP?
Rumours online today suggest that while Microsoft might be targeting the tablet market, it isn’t intending to compete on price. WPCentral has word from Scandinavian retailer Webhallen that the entry-level 32GB Surface model will retail for an eye-watering 650. That places it far ahead of the entry level 32GB Wi-Fi …
Read More »Layoffs at Microsoft Vancouver as games cancelled
Studio stops development on Microsoft Flight and children's Kinect-based interactive TV project
Read More »Microsoft to open new Xbox studio in London
Console giant joins wave of games development studios expanding in UK capital
Read More »New Xbox studio to open in London
Microsoft will open a new games studio in London, MCV can reveal. The company is hiring for senior staff to run the studio, which will sit alongside established UK teams Rare, Lionhead and the newer Soho Studios. EMEA is a key market for us and we continue to cultivate the …
Read More »F2P Microsoft Flight scrapped, job losses at Vancouver studio
Microsoft has confirmed the termination of a ‘small’ number of roles at its Vancouver-based game development studio. Kotaku originally reported the layoffs early on in the day. following a pair of former staff members taking to Twitter. The news adds to the growing pile of game development downers in British …
Read More »Newell: Valve making Linux push due to Windows 8 concerns
Valve boss Gabe Newell has expressed doubt in Windows 8 regarding what he sees as a transition from an open platform to a closed one in Microsoft’s next OS. Speaking at Casual Connect in Seattle, Newell shared his thoughts on how the move could be catastrophic for the PC space. …
Read More »Kinect Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV get release date
Having announced a release date for Nike+ Kinect Training earlier today, Microsoft has now dated two other Kinect titles. Both Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV will be released in the UK on September 18th. Both will retail for 29.99 on the High Street or 2,400 Microsoft …
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