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The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features interviews with Xbox’s Chris Lewis and Phil Spencer. We also investigate SmartGlass, pay tribute to departing Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton and speak to Gianluca Vialli about his new game The magazine is available for iPad. Download our …
Read More »Microsoft releases SmartGlass SDK
SmartGlass Studio released to game developers and entertainment partners
Read More »Microsoft plans SmartGlass support ‘for all first-party titles’
Recently unveiled tech to be a single app
Read More »SmartGlass support planned for all first party Microsoft games
Microsoft has said that consumers can expect its new SmartGlass technology to be incorporated into every first party title following its autumn release. "It just makes so much sense for a developer who wants to supply, maybe not time-critical information, like ‘that enemy is getting ready to shoot you,’ but …
Read More »E3 2012: Did you miss anything?
E3 has closed its doors, but don’t panic – everything you need to know about this year’s video games extravaganza is right here on MCVuk.com. Throughout the past week our teams at home and on the show floor in Los Angeles – not to mention our international crews at MCVpacific.com, …
Read More »E3 2012: Ubi considers ZombiU for SmartGlass, Vita
Ubisoft’s survivial horror game ZombiU is a key launch game for Wii U, but the publisher isn’t ruling out the idea of bringing it to other platforms. Speaking to IGN, a Ubisoft exec said the game could potentially be ported to Mcirosoft’s new Xbox SmartGlass technology or the cross-play between …
Read More »E3 2012: SmartGlass offers the next evolution for Xbox brand
Microsoft has described its new SmartGlass technology as the next step in its journey to make Xbox synonymous with entertainment” following the 2010 release of Kinect. SmartGlass has been designed to offer creative opportunities both for games developers and content providers. Although no finished products were shown, Microsoft did play …
Read More »E3 2012: Microsoft unveils Xbox SmartGlass
Hardware-spanning digital platform to 'open doors to multiscreen' for developers
Read More »MICROSOFT: SmartGlass brings Xbox devices together
Microsoft has announced innovative new software that connects Xbox 360 with tablets, smartphones and other devices. Xbox SmartGlass will be made available for a wide range of products, including Windows smartphones, iPad, Android devices and so on. It will then track users’ activity across all of these platforms. For example, …
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