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Console gaming makes a big step toward the digital distribution age with the arrival of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Games On Demand service next week – though the launch line-up confirms that new titles will not figure… for the time being at least. The new service will allow gamers for the …
Read More »MS assures retail about games-on-demand
With Xbox 360’s full games-on-demand service now just days away, Microsoft’s VP of strategy and business development for Interactive Entertainment Shane Kim has stated that any possibility of digital releases going day and date with retail is a long way off. There are a lot of complex issues to deal …
Read More »Playcast launches streaming gaming service
Whilst ambitious tech projects OnLive and Dave Perry’s Gaikai have been jostling for a share of the headlines, a little-known Israeli company called Playcast has beaten both to the punch by launching a streaming games service in its home country. Launched in conjunction with cable provider Hot, the pilot service …
Read More »No full-price games-on-demand for PS3
Sony has ruled out a PS3 games-on-demand service for the PlayStation Network, leaving Microsoft with a clear run on trialling the ins and outs of a potentially retail-free future for software. [A games-on-demand service] is not something we have planned, just because the size of the games is massive,” PSN …
Read More »Will 360 Games on Demand worry retail?
Microsoft insists that its new Xbox 360 Games on Demand service won’t dampen retail sales. But at E3, where the new service was unveiled, the firm admitted it hadn’t yet decided how long – if at all – a wait there will be between a digital release and its boxed …
Read More »No plans to sell new releases on Xbox Live
Microsoft has stated that new release titles will not be sold on its upcoming Xbox 360 games on demand service – for now. Right now the plan is to have classic titles,” Xbox Live and services boss John Schappert told Eurogamer. We’re talking about 30 titles at launch – I …
Read More »Xbox 360 deal with Sky confirmed
As reported by MCV earlier this week, Microsoft has officially announced that it has struck a deal with satellite TV provider Sky that will bring both live and on-demand programming to Xbox 360 owners. Though there isn’t a concrete channel list available as of yet, the package is set to …
Read More »HMV reveals new consumer games event
Not content with boosting its range to include Re/Play second hand titles and the Gamerbase experience stores, HMV has underlined its move towards becoming a games specialist by backing a new London consumer event. Put together in association with competitive gaming outfit UKeSA, Game On! London will take place June …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 heads Activisions 2009 lineup
US publisher Activision-Blizzard has revealed a number of its key titles for the upcoming year, including confirmation of exactly what form the next Call of Duty will assume. A presentation at a conference held by in-game ads firm Massive revealed that Infinity Ward’s next shooter will be a direct sequel …
Read More »Microsoft confirms 360s internal storage
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that its latest internal redesign of the Xbox 360 is upon us, and that it does indeed boast 256MB of internal memory inside the unit. Speaking to 360Fanboy, a Microsoft spokesperson stated: We are constantly updating the console’s more than 1700 internal components. …
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