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The launch of Kinect has more than doubled UK sales of the Xbox 360. Chart-Track figures circulating around the web, corroborated by MCV, show that Microsoft’s console saw a massive boost in sales this week, thanks to the arrival of its new motion controller. Kinect was released in the UK …
Read More »Games for Windows Marketplace gets facelift
Microsoft has gone live with its brand new look and design for its Steam-rivalling Games for Windows Marketplace. Prices include BioShock 2 for 14.99 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or World at War for 19.99. Users can filter games by Windows Live compatibility. And as a Microsoft portal, users …
Read More »Gears of War Kinect in the works
Microsoft will unveil a Gears of War title that is designed for Kinect at the Spike TV Video Games Awards, according to rumours on IGN. Coming from a reliable source”, the site claims not to know if it is a brand new title or an existing version of the game …
Read More »Over 1m Kinects sold in 10 days
Microsoft claims it has sold over 1m Kinect cameras in the 10 days since the device first launched. According to Xbox chief Don Mattrick, the firm is still on track to sell 5m units by the end of the year. Kinect launced in North America two weeks ago, and a …
Read More »CrowdStar games heading to Microsoft Bing
Big name social games studio to release titles on US firmâ??s web platforms
Read More »Fable III Understone DLC announced
Microsoft has revealed details of its first add-on pack for Xbox 360 exclusive Fable III. Owners of the action RPG will be able to purchase the Understone Quest Pack for 400 Microsoft Points (around 4) on November 23rd. The DLC includes three quests that take place in a secret town …
Read More »Microsoft denies Kinect ad targeting claims
Xbox 360 Kinect will not use any of the information it gathers about players or their environments to create targeted advertising, the platform holder has stated. The rebuttal came after Xbox COO and CFO Dennis Durkin talked up the potential commercial benefits to investors at the BMO Capital Markets conference. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: COD and Kinect storm listings
A record-breaking performance from Call of Duty: Black Ops has seen it rocket to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. However, the new COD wasn’t the only new release on the market this week – there was the little matter of Microsoft’s Kinect …
Read More »Analysts split on PS3/360 battle
The jury is divided on how the fortunes of both PS3 and Xbox 360 will pan out over the course of the next 12 to 24 months. Some believe that Kinect will prove the catalyst for Xbox 360 to reduce PS3’s charge and extend Microsoft’s sales lead over its predecessor. …
Read More »Alan Wake coming to Games on Demand
Microsoft has announced that Alan Wake will be available as a Games on Demand title in two weeks. The Remedy-developed thriller will join a select range of Xbox 360 hits that can be downloaded from the Xbox Live Marketplace for the reduced price of 19.99. Alan Wake will go live …
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