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Xbox 8, or perhaps Xbox ∞ (Xbox Infinity) could be the name of the successor to Xbox 360. The speculation has arisen after Fusible reported that Microsoft had acquired two URLs – Xbox8.us and Xbox8.org. Not only has it acquired them, but it fought to do so, winning two disputes …
Read More »MS made ‘Conscious’ effort to downplay Kinect at E3
Microsoft intentionally let the Kinect controller take a backseat at E3. With its strategy this year being about core games, entertainment services and SmartGlass, the format holder seemed happy to only demo Kinect voice functions in new blockbusters. And that was the point, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer told MCV, …
Read More »One in three US gamers would choose digital over retail
NPD Group has revealed that almost one third of US gamers would rather buy their games digitally than in a shop. The firm surveyed 8,500 consumers as part of its Online Gaming 2012 report. It asked if a game was available to buy physical and digital at the same time …
Read More »Fable: The Journey dated for October by Amazon
Amazon has spilt the launch date beans on Microsoft’s upcoming Kinect- exclusive title Fable: The Journey. The online retailer has listed an October 9th release on Lionhead’s fifth title for the franchise. Fable: The Journey has players riding with a horse and cart around the roads of Albion, deciding whether …
Read More »SmartGlass and ‘entertainment’ – the REAL Microsoft next-gen strategy
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features interviews with Xbox’s Chris Lewis and Phil Spencer. We also investigate SmartGlass, pay tribute to departing Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton and speak to Gianluca Vialli about his new game The magazine is available for iPad. Download our …
Read More »Dare to be Digital veterans see debut title published
Bafta winners to release puzzle adventure game on Windows Phone on July 4th
Read More »Mobile ‘could kill console gaming’
'Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo won't produce dedicated hardware beyond the next generation', says Ben Cousins
Read More »Kinect’s next big challenge – natural speech
The next big challenge for Kinect developers is natural speech, says Rare engineer David Quinn. Quinn has been working on Kinect "almost since the beginning," and since that time has been instrumental in the Kinect Sports titles. "We pushed speech pretty hard in Sports 2," he toldGamasutra. "There was speech …
Read More »$99 two-year contract Xbox 360 offered by GameStop, Best Buy
The $99 Xbox 360 Kinect bundle carrying a 24-month contract is now available through GameStop and Best Buy. Major Nelson announced the availability of it through the pair of retailers after the ‘program’ debuted at the Microsoft Store last month. The package runs $99 at time of original purchase, and …
Read More »UK to get its first Microsoft Store
Microsoft will launch its first own-brand retail outlet in the UK in March of next year, a new report claims. The Verge says that it learnt of the plan through sources familiar with the company” and that the High Street arrival will be preceded by the launch of an online …
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