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Read More »Nintendo: Kinect not cannibalising Wii
Saturo Iwata has claimed that there’s no evidence that the success of Xbox 360 Kinect has played a part in the slowing of international Wii hardware sales. "When we talk about whether Kinect contributed to significantly expanding the number of Xbox users, the number of Wii users has grown to …
Read More »Black Ops Escalation hits Xbox Live
The second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available to buy on Xbox Live. Called Escalation, the DLC contains four new online multiplayer maps – Hotel, Stockpile, Zoo and Convoy. It also contains a new zombie level called Call of the Dead that stars the likenesses …
Read More »Microsoft Canada studio ‘building Kinect shooter’
New name and objective for the British Columbia-based dev outfit
Read More »Triple-A Kinect shooter in the works?
If rumours are to be believed, Microsoft is working on a new "core triple-A" shooting title for Kinect that could well be unveiled at next month’s E3. The claims come from the CV of Microsoft Game Studios art director Shawn Woods that was posted online that was spotted by forumites …
Read More »Xbox 360 drives EDD profits up 50%
Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division – which amongst other things is home to the company’s Xbox operations – has enjoyed a surge in revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2011. EDD posted revenues of $1.94bn, a rise of 60 per cent compared to calendar Q1 2010. Profits climbed …
Read More »No Xbox Live problems, MS insists
The phishing warning Microsoft issued yesterday was not indicative of any Xbox Live vulnerabilities, the company has said. Microsoft is aware of the phishing problem specifically related to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” the company told Develop. We are working to resolve this”, the statement read. Phishing is an …
Read More »Microsoft: Phishing not due to Xbox Live problems
Company to crack down on Modern Warfare 2 scam
Read More »Microsoft issues online security alert
'Possible phishing attempts' suspected on Xbox Live, company claims
Read More »Xbox 360 wins lion’s share of Portal 2 sales
Chart-Track has reportedly revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Valve’s Portal 2 was by far the most popular of the three SKUs released. ShopTo.net claims to have confirmation that Microsoft’s machine accounted for 54 per cent of overall sales. PS3 claimed just 35 per cent, despite the fact the …
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