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Epic’s Xbox 360 only Gears of War 3 is to get a dedicated Limited Edition Xbox 360 controller, Microsoft has revealed. Designed jointly by Microsoft and Epic, the pad will boast Gears themed styling and will include the transforming d-pad found in recent limited editions. Also included in the SKU …
Read More »Mojang: Minecraft 360 isn’t a straight port
E3 2011: Markus Persson reveals new studioâ??s involvement with upcoming Xbox Live project
Read More »Relentless crosses the floor for Kinect work
Sony's Buzz developer begins work on new project, Music in Motion
Read More »E3 2011: Gunstringer heading to retail
Upcoming Kinect title The Gunstringer will now be released at retail. The game was originally being developed by Splosion Man studio Twisted Pixel for an Xbox Live Arcade release, but it will now be a fully-fledged boxed product, reports Destructoid. The Gunstringer is set in a Wild West-themed world occupied …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Cloud storage for Xbox 360
Following Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday, the firm announced that Xbox 360 will receive a new cloud storage system. Using this, gamers will be able to sign into their Xbox Live account from any 360 console before accessing their game saves, profile and making purchases. They will also be able …
Read More »UBISOFT: Just Dance 3 announced
Just Dance 3 will be the first multi-format entry in the best-selling franchise. Ubisoft has announced that its dance hit will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii and will utilise both Kinect and PlayStation Move. It will be released on October 11th. Each version will have exclusive new …
Read More »Disney partners with Frontier for new Kinect game
Kinectimals developer to deliver new family title; Disney studios left out of the loop
Read More »OPINION: Microsoft’s E3 press conference
There’s someone getting a monumental telling off tonight. Were it not for a colossal balls up at Xbox.com earlier that resulted in the early reveal of Halo 4, tonight’s press conference would have finished on a majestic whoop-fest. That’s not to say that it didn’t climax pleasingly. Despite being devoid …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Kinect Sports 2 confirmed
Kinect Sports: Season Two will be released on Xbox 360 Kinect this winter. Microsoft demoed the sequel to its motion controller’s best-selling game at its E3 2011 conference, showing the audience golf and American football in-game. Kinect Sports: Season Two producer Nicole Makila said: This is another extraordinary experience for …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Dance Central 2 announced
Microsoft has revealed a successor to MTV’s Kinect smash hit Dance Central. Dance Central 2 brings a number of improvements over the first game, the chief of which is the inclusion of simultaneous multiplayer. In the first game players had to take turns when competing. The game will also allow …
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