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Read More »Next Xbox ‘in the manufacturing stages’
Electronics company Flextronics building new system at Texas branch, claim sources
Read More »Next Xbox "in the manufacturing stages"
Fresh reports this morning are claiming that the Next Xbox console is already in the manufacturing stage. IGN speculates that with a 2013 launch now looking very likely, these early machines are possibly dev units” – that is, basic versions of the machine designed for use by studios currently working …
Read More »Xbox Live streaming Microsoft E3 press event
Microsoft will be streaming its press event at this year’s E3 across Xbox Live. Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, (aka Major Nelson) has announced that the Microsoft E3 2012 press event will be streamed over Xbox Live and broadcasted on Spike TV. Xbox: Entertainment Evolved is the title …
Read More »Inside Xbox canned in US
Microsoft has discontinued production of its Inside Xbox programmes in the United States. First-party on-console shows such as Major’s Minute, Featured Videos and Insider Moves will no longer be available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to Xbox’s Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. "We want to express our …
Read More »$99 Xbox 360/Kinect bundle on the way
Rumour has it US consumers will be able to buy an Xbox 360 and Kinect for as little as $99 this month. Microsoft is releasing a new bundle as early as next week that feature the a 4GB console, Kinect sensor and a two-year subscription priced at $15 per month, …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox Live’s next step
Hundreds of press and industry members attend the annual glitzy launch events for each Call of Duty game. Celebrities make appearances at huge venues like Old Billingsgate, from Sophie Ellis Bextor to Joe Calzaghe. Thousands of consumers queue up for midnight store openings. Then there’s the eye-catching point-of-sale imagery and …
Read More »Xbox 360 sales forbidden across Germany
Windows 7 OS, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player also banned; Xboxes may be recalled and destroyed
Read More »Live action Halo 4 web series green-lit
Microsoft has reportedly made its largest investment” ever in live-action video for a new Halo 4 web series. The series, called Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, will air on Machinima in the run-up to the release of console shooter Halo 4 on Xbox 360 in early November, Variety reports. There …
Read More »Joy Ride sequel ditches Kinect
A sequel to Xbox 360 title Kinect Joy Ride has been announced and surprisingly this time the game will not use the console’s motion sensor. Although it will now require the use of a joypad to play, Joy Ride Turbo remains familiar to its predecessor in nearly every other way, …
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