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Microsoft has officially released an Xbox 360 Hard Drive Transfer Kit that allows users to move content between console hard drives. The cable already comes bundled with the 120GB Hard Drive, but is now available for US customers to buy separately from Microsoft’s online store for $15. The transfer kit …
Read More »Blur touts 360/PS3 cross-platform multiplayer
Activision’s upcoming racer Blur will be the first game to allow PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete against each other AND the first to offer online multiplayer for Silver members of Xbox Live Arcade. That’s the headline claim being made by Bizarre Creations, though the mechanics of the functionality …
Read More »Xbox 360 is most used online platform
Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims. The PC and PS3 follow with 6.6 hours and 5.8 hours respectively. However the PC remains the most owned online format, with 85 per …
Read More »Blur team aims to avoid PS3 port problems
Bizarre Creations confident they can get the most out of the knotty PlayStation set-up
Read More »Alpha Protocol dated
Sega has announced that Alpha Protocol will be released on May 28th. The Obsidian-developed game will hit Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and is positioned as a spy-centric RPG. Sega’s European marketing director Gary Knight said: "Alpha Protocol offers a new take on the RPG genre, giving players the chance …
Read More »Sony: â??Arcâ?? easy for third-parties to develop for
Platform holder boasts the motion controllerâ??s adaptability into game code
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Vancouver sales soar
Sega’s Vancouver 2010: The Official Video Game has returned to the Top 10 of the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts as interest grows in the current Winter Olympics. The game saw a 274 per cent rise in sales during the week ending February 20th, 2010, driven primarily by the console …
Read More »Sony: Exclusive deals are fading out
And PS3 power will see Sonyâ??s console become multi-platform favourite, SCEA claims
Read More »Xbox Live added to Windows 7 mobiles
Zune and Xbox Live brands come together in Microsoftâ??s smartphone software revamp
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII 360 bundles Europe-bound
Square Enix has announced two Xbox 360 hardware bundles to coincide with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Europe. The special edition bundle includes a 250GB hard drive, engraved with the Final Fantasy XIII name, two wireless controllers, downloadable avatar items and a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. In …
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