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Read More »Microsoft to announce 3D plans ‘soon’
Blitz Game Studios co-founder Andrew Oliver says that Microsoft is readying and announcement relating to 3D display on the Xbox 360 "3D does take a bit of extra work," suggested Oliver, speaking at today’s Westminster eForum event in London. "Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about it at …
Read More »Xbox brand tweak at E3
Xbox 360 games will receive a revised front cover as part of Microsoft’s plans for a brief redesign to its standardised box art. A number of pack shots from upcoming games display a different banner at the top, including Activision’s Singularity and City Interactive’s Sniper Ghost Warrior. This suggests publishers …
Read More »Microsoft will announce its 3D plan ‘soon’
Blitz Games Studios' Andrew Oliver alludes to possible E3 announcement
Read More »MS announces World Cup goodies
The World Cup kicks off tomorrow, the pain of supporting England begins the day after and to celebrate another year of hurt Microsoft is launching a ‘Summer of Football’ on Xbox Live. Kicking off tomorrow, a collaboration with Konami is offering officially licensed football kits for avatars. The supported nations …
Read More »Xbox 360 Slim a possibility for E3
A few months ago it was one of the hottest rumours in the games industry, but the Xbox 360 Slim seems to have dropped off of the radar – until now. Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian reckons that an appearance for the new machine at E3 next week is …
Read More »Square Enix announces Dungeon Siege 3
In a fresh announcement that further strengthens Square Enix’s growing Western aspirations, the Japanese publisher has confirmed that it will be publishing Dungeon Siege 3. Developed by Fallout New Vegas, Alpha Protocol and Knights of the Old Republic studio Obsidian, it’s the first time that the popular dungeon crawling RPG …
Read More »Square Enix announces Dungeon Siege 3
In a fresh announcement that further strengthens Square Enix’s growing Western aspirations, the Japanese publisher has confirmed that it will be publishing Dungeon Siege 3. Developed by Fallout New Vegas, Alpha Protocol and Knights of the Old Republic studio Obsidian, it’s the first time that the popular dungeon crawling RPG …
Read More »UK has worlds best 360 attach rate
The PlayStation brand has always enjoyed a strong following in Europe and, in particular, the UK but Microsoft’s VP of interactive entertainment business for EMEA Chris Lewis has revealed why it remains one of his firm’s key territories, too. We don’t break out figures by country, but the UK continues …
Read More »UK has worlds best 360 attach rate
The PlayStation brand has always enjoyed a strong following in Europe and, in particular, the UK but Microsoft’s VP of interactive entertainment business for EMEA Chris Lewis has revealed why it remains one of his firm’s key territories, too. We don’t break out figures by country, but the UK continues …
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