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Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray has nearly abandoned hope of digital release Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath on Xbox 360. The retro remake was released on PSN for PS3 last year. However, while code for the Xbox 360 code has long been completed, Microsoft has seemingly left the project in the …
Read More »Microsoft releases SmartGlass SDK
SmartGlass Studio released to game developers and entertainment partners
Read More »US Xbox 360 ban looms as Microsoft rejects settlement
Motorola demanding royalties from sales of console and Windows operating system
Read More »Microsoft rejects Motorola settlement offer
A proposed settlement offer from Motorola has been rejected by Microsoft as the pair’sw legal tussle continues. Having successfully won a block on Xbox 360 sales in Germany(pending the outome of the US trial), Motorola’s patent claim against the console now threatens to ban the machine from the US. CVG …
Read More »New Havok deal supports Windows Phone 8
Licensing deal with Microsoft to see tool suite made available to Windows Phone developers
Read More »Microsoft clamps down in "Xbox roadmap" leak
It’s often hard to distinguish between fact and faction. But luckily sometimes companies make it far easier for us to tell. Remember the leaked” Xbox 720 roadmap document that emerged online at the weekend? Even MCV treated it with a pinch of salt. Well, it now looks more or less …
Read More »Microsoft talks up Windows Phone 8’s gaming credentials
Windows Phone 8 will be a welcoming platform for games development, Microsoft has claimed. The new mobile OS will be built around the same core tech principles as its PC-based cousin – a move that Microsoft has said will make it very easy for studios to bring their titles to …
Read More »In-app payments for Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone to get long-awaited monetisation option
Read More »Windows Phone 8 goes native
New mobile OS to support native C/C++ and DirectX
Read More »Xbox Live Achievement rewards arrive later this year
Microsoft has announced plans for an Xbox Live rewards program based around players’ achievements. We’ve hit 50,000 followers, which means it’s time for an announcement! Coming Fall: a new way to earn Rewards based on your Achievements,” a tweet from Xbox LIVE Rewards states. No other information beyond the expected …
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