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Things may be tough for Xbox 360 in Japan, but after over five years of trying to crack the territory Microsoft has said that it has absolutely no intention of backing out of the region. And it’s the country’s rich development heritage that seems to be the root cause of …
Read More »Microsoft dates three Kinect titles
GAMESCOM: Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft will release three of its upcoming key Kinect titles in October. Frontier’s Kinectimals Now With Bears will hit retail on October 11th, followed by Dance Central 2 on October 21st and then Kinect Sports: Season 2 on October 25th. As this story goes to …
Read More »PrimeSense: ‘TV the new frontier for Kinect tech’
GDC Europe: 3D camera specialists flaunt open-source tool for Linux, Android and smart TVs
Read More »Microsoft ditches glossy Xbox 360
Time has officially been called on the glossy version of the Xbox 360 console. Until now, high-capacity Xbox 360 SKUs sported a glossy finish while the entry-level 4GB model instead carried a matte look. Earlier this month it was announced the some 250GB models would also be going matte. Now …
Read More »Stereoscopic 3D for Gears of War 3
One of Xbox 360’s big Christmas hits this year will come with stereoscopic 3D support out of the box. Developer Epic has confirmed the feature for September 20th release Gears of War 3. "We asked, could we do it?" executive producer Rod Fergusson told Eurogamer. It felt like something we …
Read More »Publisher shares plummet amid panic trading
EA stock down 9%; Activision down 5%; Take-Two down 9%; THQ down 8%; FTSE suffers record losses
Read More »Shane Kim joins Zipline board
Ex-Microsoft man to help broker studio deals
Read More »Matte 250GB Xbox 360 now available
A new iteration of the 250GB Xbox 360 has arrived on shelves, featuring a stylish matte finish. The release of the new SKU was confirmed by online retailer ShopTo. Previously only the 4GB model was available with the matte, but Microsoft has now revamped the 250GB model of the console. …
Read More »Steam to keynote London Games Conference
The biggest digital distributor in games will address the trade at the London Games Conference. Jason Holtman, director of business development for Steam at US super-developer Valve, will present a keynote at the November event about the digital market. He will be joined by Sega’s John Clark, head of digital …
Read More »Microsoft plans string of XBLA Kinect titles
Xbox firm to publish raft of indie motion-controlled games as Christmas approaches
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