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Microsoft has announced Fable II and Halo Wars have been added to the Xbox 360 Classics range. The two titles go on sale today with a lower RRP of 19.99 and new packaging that repositions them as part of Microsoft’s budget range. The Classics edition of Fable II includes the …
Read More »Original Xbox losing Live
In scenes grimly reminiscent of a doctor turning of a long-forgotten patient’s life support, Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live services for the now nine-year-old original Xbox console will be turned off on April 15th. The move affects both games played on the 2001 machine, Xbox 360-compatible Xbox titles and …
Read More »No standalone 250GB HDD for the UK
Microsoft has dashed hopes that the launch of a standalone SKU for the 250GB Xbox 360 HDD in Japan may lead to a similar move in the UK, while at the same time suggesting that the current top-end 120GB model is on the way out. Microsoft is now offering a …
Read More »JAPAN: Xbox 250GB HDD dated
Xbox 360 owners in Japan will soon be able to get their hands on a standalone version of the 250GB HDD – a peripheral only available in hardware bundles in the UK. Until now the 250GB HDD was only available as part of specific hardware bundles. Microsoft said last September …
Read More »Shelley returns as design consultant
Ubisoft studio Blue Byte to take advice from the industry veteran
Read More »Microsoft X10 event coming February
Microsoft has announced that it will host an X event in San Francisco next month. X10 is set to take place at the Terra Event Center and will last four hours. Games and hardware set to be on show includes Alan Wake, Splinter Cell, Halo Reach, Natal and Fable III. …
Read More »Monster Hunter MMO for Xbox
Its Western impact may remain limited for the time being, but Monster Hunter is one of gaming’s key franchises in Japan – and hot on the heels of the brand’s Wii debut last year the series is now heading to Xbox 360. Capcom has confirmed that it is to port …
Read More »MS hypes 360s biggest year ever
With Xbox 360 entering its fifth year on the market, the pressure is on Microsoft’s machine to keep up its strong momentum – something that Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer believes won’t prove a problem. 2010 is shaping up to be the biggest year ever for Xbox 360,” …
Read More »PSN puts studios â??in weaker negotiating positionâ??
Late approval process puts indie studios on the back-foot, claims Introversion head
Read More »Xbox Live usage tops 17bn hours
Microsoft has claimed that the total time spent by gamers using its Xbox Live service has surpassed 17 billion hours. Company employee Trixie360 added on her Twitter: That’s more than two hours for every person on the planet.” G4 observed that this equates to around 2 million years, or 850 …
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