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It’s not often that a racing game is a contender for the Game of the Year accolade, but Microsoft’s Forza Motorpsort 4 already looks like a serious contender. Just hours after the reviews embargo lifted Forza 4 is already averaging a spectacular 93 per cent on Metacritic. Like the step …
Read More »Xbox Live gets BBC, 4OD, LoveFilm and more
BBC content, Channel 4’s on demand service, Channel 5 and LoveFilm are amongst the biggest services now coming to Xbox 360. The services are due to be rolled out over the next three months and will take the number of TV and entertainment providers available on Xbox Live to over …
Read More »Crysis DRM rumours on Xbox 360 are not true
The digital release of Crysis on Xbox 360 has DRM? It’s the end of the world! EA are dead to me! I’m going to kill my cat! Calm down, people. The internet is currently up in arms amidst claims that the digital version of Crysis, which was released on Xbox …
Read More »Indies ‘are turning their backs on XBLA’
But there is a wider challenge for the traditional console manufacturers, study claims
Read More »Microsoft ditches Zune hardware
It won’t be a shock to hear that Microsoft has admitted that it has ceased production of Zune hardware. The Zune brand will live on, however, as the face of much of Microsoft’s content sales service. It can still be found, for instance, on the Xbox dashboard as the branding …
Read More »Console demand will decline, UK studios fear
Industry unsure on health of living-room devices; mobile and social expected to soar
Read More »Gears of War 3 sells 3m copies in week one
Microsoft has confirmed that Gears of War 3 sold 3m units in its first week on the market. Epic’s highly rated shooter was released worldwide on Tuesday September 20th and was ushered in by over 22,000 midnight retail launches around the world. Microsoft adds that the game has already grossed …
Read More »40% Brazilian price cut for 360 as new factory opens
Microsoft will produce 17,000 Xbox 360 systems every week from a new manufacturing plant in Brazil that opens next month. The creation of this facility is part of the Xbox firm’s ongoing partnership with Flextronic Inc, adding to the manufacturing operations already running in China, according to Gamasutra. As a …
Read More »Forza 4 getting 250 racing wheel
Those wishing to maximise their Forza 4 experience will want to see a brand new, officially licensed steering wheel that will launch alongside the game. Fanatec’s CSR Wheel was constructed in conjunction with Forza developer Turn 10. It’s made from aluminium, offers force feedback via a silent belt drive and …
Read More »Steam on Xbox 360 still possible, says Valve
Studio adds that policy changes are needed for PS3 Steam to work to fullest potential
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