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Milestone Interactive will distribute EA’s Xbox games in India going forward, the company announced today. Milestone already distributes the FIFA publisher’s PC and PlayStation games, and with the addition of Xbox, it now distributes all of EA’s retail products. We are proud to acknowledge that our business relationship of the …
Read More »Xbox: We wouldn’t trade places with anyone
Speaking to Xbox executives is akin to interviewing politicans. They are highly media trained, capable of spinning every answer into delivering their desired message.The senior staff at Microsoft have all studied that detailed PR dossier, to make sure they are all reading from the same hymn sheet. It can be …
Read More »Xbox One indie scheme now accepting devs
Microsoft's bid for the indie community kicks off this week
Read More »Heard About: Xbox One audio tech
John Broomhall quizzes Microsoft's Mark Yeend on Xbox One's audio potential
Read More »Xbox One to support eight controllers locally
Next-gen console doubles the number of controllers its predecessor supports
Read More »Microsoft to buy Nokia in £4.6bn deal
Global computing giant Microsoft has acquired Nokia in a deal worth 4.613bn (5.44 billion Euros). That includes 3.79 billion Euros (3.2bn) for Nokia’s Devices and Services business and a further 1.65 billion Euros (1.4bn) to licence Nokia’s patents. Microsoft has been working alongside Nokia since February 2011, with the 147-year-old …
Read More »Music for Xbox – Never a dull moment
Microsoft maestro and Game Music Connect speaker Paul Lipson talks Xbox music
Read More »Lionhead boss leads new European Xbox publishing team
Crytek's free-to-play shooter Warface first game to be published by new team
Read More »Ouya’s success yet to be determined, says Xbox co-creator
Xbox co-creator Ed Fries has spoken out against those quick to oppose the Ouya, stating that critics are in no position to determine whether the console has succeeded or failed so at such an early juncture. In a post on VentureBeat, Fries – who now serves as an advisor to …
Read More »Xbox creates European publishing team
Microsoft has announced the creation of a European publishing team, which will be led by Lionhead Studio’s boss John Needham. "What we’re trying to do with this team – it’s a first party publishing group – is across Europe find triple-A quality games that we can publish," Needham told GamesInudstry …
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