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Rumours are beginning to intensify that Microsoft’s Halo studio has established itself as 343 Industries”.

 Last year Microsoft Game Studios hired high-profile talent to its internal Halo studio, snapping up the likes of former MGS4 assistant producer Ryan Payton and Bungie’s Frank O’Connor.
 The studio hasn’t established its own name …

Microsoft files patent for â??343 Industriesâ??, a suspected dev label for the Halo team

MTV and Harmonix are set to revolutionise the Rock Band games with a groundbreaking initiative that will allow all bands and musicians submit their own music for download. But the move won’t just dramatically shift Rock Band’s relationship with the music industry, it will also mark a turning point for …

Whilst question marks remain over Microsoft’s intentions to make a gaming machine of its MP3 player Zune, the Xbox platform holder IS planning a foray into the handheld gaming space, according to corporate VP Shane Kim.

 When asked about a possible Microsoft handheld, Kim told Kikizo: For us, it’s a …

All musicians given chance to take tracks to Rock Band, submissions to go through XNA 



An unsurprisingly upbeat Microsoft has heaped praise on the continuing success of Xbox Live in its response to the June NPD figures and the news that Xbox 360 was the only machine to increase its sales year-on-year. Our console sales for the first half of the year actually grew 20 …

Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has told MCV that the new Project Natal controller will effectively relaunch the 360 when it is released. Speaking to MCV in an exclusive interview, Spencer likened the arrival of the camera-based kit – which senses player movements and requires no physical games controller …

The expected rollout of Microsoft’s chains of retail stores later this year could see the software giant deliberately pitching some of its outlets right next to existing Apple stores, one MS exec has claimed. TechRadar quotes COO Kevin Turner as saying of the shops: We’re going to have some retail …

Speaking in a panel at the Develop Conference 2009, Playfish CEO Kristian Segerstrale as revealed he is yet to be convinced by the prospect of the Xbox 360’s forthcoming social networking service, Facebook Connect. To read the full stroy, click here to visit CasualGaming.biz.

Microsoft has revealed it will be launching a music streaming service this month that could appear on Xbox 360. The company claims the service should be ready by the end of July and will be akin to Spotify, allowing users to stream music for free or purchase downloadable tracks. Speaking …