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Kinect may be the pioneer of entirely controller-free games control, but there was a time in its development when both British developer Rare and Microsoft Game Studios boss Peter Molyneux were adamant” that some sort of physical controller was vital to its success. We went over to see Kinect – …
Read More »Xbox Live mastermind joins Amazon
One of the key personnel behind the creation of Xbox Live has left his position at Microsoft for a new role in retail. According to his blog, Andre Vrignaud has joined the team at Amazon. While he hasn’t revealed his new position, it is hinted that it will be heavily …
Read More »Halo: Reach for £31.95
Having gone live only last week, ambitious online games retailer Gametail is once again in the headlines thanks to an eye-catching deal it is currently offering on Microsoft’s Halo: Reach. The site has the game up for pre-order for just 31.95. And as the comparison table it has published shows, …
Read More »Bungie: Microsoft deserves respect
Community director Brian Jarrard says the Xbox owner fully supports studio independence
Read More »Bungie: The Microsoft years
Pt 1: Brian Jarrard looks back on a decade of Halo, Microsoft, and the thirst for independence
Read More »Crackdown DLC suffers teething trouble
Many consumers who have purchased the first DLC for Crackdown 2 are reporting of problems with the game following the download. Numerous users of the Xbox.com forums are complaining that upon trying to play the game following the installation of the Premium Toy Box Pack their console is freezing up. …
Read More »$100 Premium XBL service predicted
Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it is to increase the price of some Xbox Live subscription packages – but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the platform holder is preparing to take things much further. The extra $10 translates to around $100-150 million per year inadditional revenue for Microsoft,” …
Read More »Black Ops beta going Xbox only?
A leaked snapshot of a supposed Google ad has lead to speculation that the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops could be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Little-known site Leakerz.net claims to have screens of the beta signup page, which also reckons early access will go live tonight – …
Read More »BlitzTech gets Kinect and Move functionality
New peripherals supported on popular middleware and development tool set
Read More »MS confirms Kinect voice lockout
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has finally admitted that many countries will not enjoy voice recognition support for Kinect when the device arrives in Europe in November. In August MCV ran a story based on information given to it by Microsoft at Gamescom claiming that voice recognition would not be …
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