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We’re still waiting to discover what games will accompany the launch of Microsoft’s motion sensing Natal camera this Q4 – but the plat form holder has now pledged to reveal all this June. Microsoft works very strong with third-party developers, so we’re hoping that we’re going to get some great …

More than 90m copies of Windows 7 licences have been sold, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history. A post on The Windows Blog broke the news, with a spokesperson saying: We’re humbled and excited that people are responding so positively to Windows 7.” Windows 7 for PC was …

Microsoft has officially released an Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Kit that allows users to move content between console hard drives. The cable already comes bundled with the 120GB Hard Drive, but is now available for US customers to buy separately from Microsoft’s online store for $15. The transfer kit …

Controllerless peripheral "meant to complement, not replace" the 360 catalogue

The mass-market friendly Project Natal may be grabbing all the headlines, but Microsoft insists it won’t lose sight of the core gamer audience. There’s a slew of major titles due from the platform holder this year, including Alan Wake, Crackdown 2, Halo: Reach and Fable III. And Microsoft’s European Xbox …

Microsoft has confirmed a change to its terms and conditions that will allow users to more freely express themselves in their online gamertag. The move comes amidst criticisms that Microsoft had unfairly discriminated against users of minority or ethnic groups by blocking the use of terms or names that can …

Activision’s upcoming racer Blur will be the first game to allow PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete against each other AND the first to offer online multiplayer for Silver members of Xbox Live Arcade. That’s the headline claim being made by Bizarre Creations, though the mechanics of the functionality …

Longstanding UK developer Rare is set to open a second studio in Birmingham, marking the first time the developer has ventured beyond its Twycross headquarters. The new offices will open in April, and the Microsoft-owned developer says the move comes as part of a change to the current model of …

Microsoft’s motion sensing camera Natal has come in for some praise from an unlikely source – the former boss of SCE owned developer Naughty Dog. Speaking to GameTrailers, the studio’s co-founder and ex-president Jason Rubin stated: I think Natal and things like Natal are going to revolutionise more than gaming. …

Microsoft will directly challenge Nintendo’s mass-market media efforts when it launches Natal later this year. MCV understands that format-holder Microsoft is already planning early promotional efforts for the camera device to include celebrity endorsements and coverage in non-games media. Microsoft this week invited an ‘elite selection of media’ and non-games …