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Leading games retailer GAME has unsurprisingly welcomed Microsoft’s announcement that it is aiming high by giving the Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect a high-end RRP of 129.99 in the UK. At E3 in June, we were lucky enough to play with Kinect and can say that it truly is ground-breaking …
Read More »Gamers react to Kinect RRP
The news that Microsoft has priced the Kinect motion camera right at the top end of the expected price range has been met with anger from followers of the device on Facebook. A selection of comments include: • Simon Kitcher: Total rip off!!!• Karl Crowther: This product will bomb at …
Read More »Kinect priced at £130
Microsoft has at last announced an official price for Kinect – and it’s come in at the top end of the UK industry’s estimates. The standalone device will retail for 129.99 and will include a copy of Kinect Adventures in the box. In Europe it will cost €149.99 and in …
Read More »Kinect to cost £129.99
Peripheral to include a copy of Kinect Adventures in the box
Read More »New Halo project underway at 343
An update to the CV of a level and mission designer currently working at Microsoft Game Studios’ 343 Industries seems to suggest that work began this month on a brand new title in the lucrative Halo franchise. As spotted by CVG, the document now claims the developer in question began …
Read More »Xbox 360 S price round-up
The Xbox 360 S landed on UK shelves today and the device’s price is already beginning to fluctuate. Online retailers have the upper hand as ShopTo.net lists the cheapest price at 184.85, followed closely by Zavvi.com (189.95) and Amazon (189.99). Other key online retailers are holding closer to Microsoft’s suggested …
Read More »Xbox 360 S arrives in UK
The Xbox 360 S has officially gone on sale in the UK, marking an historic first for platform holder Microsoft. Hundreds of GAME and Gamestation stores opened their doors at midnight as eager gamers rushed to become the very first UK owners of the redesigned machine. At midnight, over 400 …
Read More »NPD: Xbox 360 sales surge 88%
Though it wasn’t enough to prevent yet another month of declines in the US video games market in June, Microsoft Xbox 360 enjoyed some serious year-on-year gains in June thanks to the launch of the Xbox 360 S, which arrived in the UK this morning. Xbox 360 sold a total …
Read More »Microsoft scraps 1 vs. 100
Confirming what has been suspected for some time, Microsoft has announced that interactive Xbox Live quiz show 1 vs. 100 will not be returning for a third series. The downloadable game was free to play and allowed a handful of lucky gamers to compete in real time against others with …
Read More »Milo gets in-depth demo
Microsoft has given attendees of the Technology, Entertainment and Design Global conference in Oxford the most detailed look yet at Kinect’s most exciting piece of software – Milo. Furthermore, despite previous claims to the contrary, MGS creative director Peter Molyneux has once again sparked fears that the ‘game’ might not …
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