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UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson has called retail ‘critical’ to the success of its Sky Player service on Xbox. The service – which allows Sky subscribers to watch Sky TV through Xbox – launched last week. Microsoft has released a retail pack, which features a media remote, one-month’s subscription to …
Read More »Sky Player heading to PS3?
Microsoft is planning to make lots of noise about its recently released (though temporarily troubled) Xbox 360 Sky Player service – but the signs are that PS3 owners may soon be getting some of the action, too. Speaking to VideoGamer, Sky’s director of On Demand Griff Parry said of PS3 …
Read More »Microsoft has the X Factor
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that it has bought up an entire ad break during the November 14th episode of ITV’s reality TV show X Factor as it ramps up its pre-Christmas marketing activity. The time will be used to promote the recently launched Sky Player service as well as …
Read More »Microsoft pulls Sky Player
Just hours after the service debuted on Xbox Live yesterday, Microsoft has been forced to remove the much-hyped Sky Player from Xbox Live due to technical problems. However, the platform holder hopes to reinstate the service at some point today. The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully launch …
Read More »LGC 09: Microsoft dismisses OnLive threat
Microsoft has dismissed the possibility of streaming technology such as OnLive and Gaikai damagaing its Xbox business for the foreseeable fututure.” Speaking at London Games Conference this evening, Xbox Live EMEA boss Jerry Johnson told BAFTA HQ – packed by industry delegates – that streaming tech was not on an …
Read More »Sky TV arrives on Xbox Live
Sky’s long-awaited Xbox Live IPTV service has gone live in the UK, meaning that Xbox 360 owners are now able to access satellite TV without the need for a dish. The service, which launches with 24 available channels, requires Xbox Live Gold membership to use. The monthly subscription charge for …
Read More »Profits and revenues fall at Microsoft
Windows and Xbox platform holder Microsoft has reported its results for the first quarter of its 2010-2011 financial year, revealing falls in revenue and income for the three months ending September 30th. However, there was good news for the company’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which saw yet another year of …
Read More »MS rubbishes Blu-ray claims
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has moved quickly to redress reports that the firm is planning to release a Blu-ray drive add-on for Xbox 360. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was quoted yesterday as saying that: Well I don’t know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you’ll be able to …
Read More »Fable III to support Natal
In news that isn’t all that surprising, Microsoft’s European creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has confirmed that Lionhead’s upcoming RPG Fable III will support the motion-sensing Natal camera. News first came from Gamesbrief’s Nicholas Lovell, who was in the audience at Molyneux’s BAFTA seminar last night. Seeing …
Read More »Xbox 360 Blu-ray debate reignited
Many headlines on the internet this morning will lead you to believe that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed overnight plans to release an external Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360. Whether this is actually the case or not remains to be seen. The furore comes courtesy of an interview with Gizmodo. …
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