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Simon Woodroffe to lead up design at Microsoft studio
Read More »Crysis 3 to push current-gen tech into 2013
EA returns as publisher; Wii U edition not mentioned; Steam edition unlikely
Read More »"Christmas" release for Halo 4
Microsoft has taken a step closer to confirming the release date for Halo 4, today saying it will launch ‘this Christmas’. It’s known that the game is arriving towards the end of 2012, but typically the Halo games (and other key Microsoft end-of-year shooters) have arrived in September. ‘Christmas’ would …
Read More »‘I was in a creative padded cell’ – Molyneux
Lionhead founder recalls the moment he decided to resign from Microsoft
Read More »Molyneux "took a long time" to get over Milo cancellation
Lionhead founder and former Microsoft studio boss Peter Molynex has admitted that it took him some time to recover from the cancellation of his ambitious Kinect title Milo. The revelation comes as Molyneux speaks for the first time following his shock departure from Lionhead last month. It took me a …
Read More »Molyneux: This is my last chance
Industry icon reveals why he quit Microsoft in pursuit of that perfect game, and why he now needs you...
Read More »Kinect R&D examines voice tone and posture
Xbox team wants player mood to be integrated within game narrative
Read More »UK CHARTS: No.1, Kinect Star Wars is
The Force is remarkably strong with Microsoft this week as its new Xbox 360 title Kinect Star Wars debuts at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In this case you should trust your eyes – Kinect is now fully operational. Despite not being the game that …
Read More »Microsoft Flight lands on Steam
Microsoft has ditched Games for Windows Live exclusivity for its free-to-play Flight game, which has just arrived on Steam. The downloadable PC title – which uses a microtransactions payment model – launched on February 29th exclusively on Games for Windows Live. Now it’s available on Steam for free, including several …
Read More »Microsoft names Kinect Accelerator finalists
Eleven start-ups get $20k and free office space to develop Kinect apps
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