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E3'09: Shane Kim explains that Microsoft made a 'substantial' investment in motion-sensing as Ensemble was cut loose
Read More »FFXIV exclusivity shakes as Metal Gear Rising goes multi
E3â??09: Microsoftâ??s Greenberg says FFXIV is not an exclusive, while Sonyâ??s Dille states Metal Gear will launch on PS3
Read More »Perfect Dark heading to XBLA
The original Perfect Dark is being upgraded and is due to be released on Xbox Live Arcade. The upcoming port of the classic Rare first-person shooter was confirmed by a post on Major Nelson’s Twitter feed: In the booth. Just saw Perfect Dark on XBLA running 1080p. It is coming …
Read More »MGS Rising to get multiplatform release
Despite it’s high-profile reveal at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Metal Gear Solid Rising will, as expected, be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 – as well as PC – on day one. Any doubts were banished by Sony’s US marketing head Peter Dille, who confirmed to Kotaku not only …
Read More »Square and MS question FFXIV exclusivity
Sony’s Final Fantasy XIV reveal was probably the biggest shock of this year’s E3 – which is perhaps the reason why Microsoft has moved to pour water over the still smouldering fanboy fire. Speaking to VG247, Xbox product boss Aaron Greenberg said of Sony’s claim that the MMO would be …
Read More »Windows 7 arriving on October 22nd
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be launching Windows 7 on October 22nd, with the company releasing the code to manufacturers at the end of July. Speaking at this year’s Computex event, Microsoft’s OEM corporate vice preseident Steve Guggenheimer announced the news. "This is a very important announcement for us …
Read More »Valve aims to â??set a new benchmarkâ?? for co-op action
Gabe Newell states his ambition of evolving the seriesâ?? AI Director
Read More »Spielberg: Natal is a whole new beginning
Acclaimed film director and current EA employee Steven Spielberg has given a huge thumbs up to Microsoft’s Natal motion tech system, claiming that the technology has changed the way he will approach the games genre. Natal changes the paradigm of what I would have written last week, now all that …
Read More »Xbox 360 Natal see the video
Halo Reach, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Left 4 Dead 2, Twitter – it’s hard to pick a highlight from microsoft’s excellent E3 presentation last night, but certainly the motion-sensing Natal camera is a prime contender. Those who have since toyed with Milo, Peter Molyneux’s AI-based creation built around the Natal …
Read More »Report: Ruffian saga over, dev announces Crackdown 2
E3'09: Realtime Worlds said it would never happen. At E3, Microsoft showed it has.
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