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Read More »Kinect gets augmented reality game
Nintendo fans may be enjoying the augmented reality functions on their new 3DS, but THQ is bringing a similar experience to Kinect owners. Due on April 15th, the 360-exclusive Fantastic Pets allows gamers to interact with virtual animals via gestures made to the motion-sensing camera. Unlike rival titles, such as …
Read More »MS introduces new 360 dev kit
Microsoft has released a brand new Xbox Development Kit that promises to offer users increased efficiency and reduced costs. The revised XDK is to provide studios with additional RAM for development purposes, and features built-in flash memory and larger hard disk drives than its predecessor. Microsoft is known in the …
Read More »Global PS3 sales overtake Xbox 360
New stats from from two separate sources have stated that Sony’s PS3 console has now passed Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in terms of total unit sales across the globe. Europe has always been a strong territory for Sony’s machines. Gamasutra reports that retailer GameStop – citing data from an IDG report …
Read More »MS probes Indie Games scam
Microsoft is to investigate claims that an organised group of people have made deceitful ratings to some Xbox Live Indie Games. The accusation is that Crosse Studios, developers of the XBLIG game College Lacrosse, had asked fans on its Facebook page to improve the user rating of the title. This …
Read More »Xbox Indies ratings ‘scam’ forces Microsoft probe
Accusations of false ratings to push games up and down the charts
Read More »New 360 discs get 1GB boost
Tech blog Digital Foundry claims to have word that the "updated disc format" being trailed on Xbox 360 adds around 1GB of extra capacity to DVD discs. It says the new standard is called XBG3. Current Xbox 360 discs have a capacity of 7.95GB, though 1.15GB of this is dedicated …
Read More »Microsoft ‘to update 360 disc format’
No specific mention of Blu-ray, yet the Xbox firm talks of its 'strive to improve product'
Read More »Heavy Fire Afghanistan hitting Kinect
A modern military shooter title has been confirmed for Xbox 360 Kinect. Called Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, Eurogamer reports that the game is in fact an "expanded sequel" to WiiWare pair Heavy Fire: Special Operations and Heavy Fire: Black Arms. The game is currently pencilled in for a boxed release for …
Read More »PS3 trumps Xbox 360 in France
PS3 is leading both hardware and software sales in France, outselling Microsoft’s Xbox 360 on both counts. This sales triumph was announced by Sony and based on GfK data, according to CVG. The PS3 has sold more than three million units in the country, surpassing 2.3m Xbox 360 sales. In …
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