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Read More »Next Xbox ‘in the manufacturing stages’
Electronics company Flextronics building new system at Texas branch, claim sources
Read More »Next Xbox "in the manufacturing stages"
Fresh reports this morning are claiming that the Next Xbox console is already in the manufacturing stage. IGN speculates that with a 2013 launch now looking very likely, these early machines are possibly dev units” – that is, basic versions of the machine designed for use by studios currently working …
Read More »Next Xbox and PS4 to get Alien-based title
A game based on the cult sci-fi franchise Alien is in the works for the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The confirmation comes from a job listing for Sega developer Creative Assembly, as spotted Gamerzines. The listing for a Multiplayer/Gameplay Programmer seeks some to work on triple-A multi-platformtitle on current …
Read More »Inside Xbox canned in US
Microsoft has discontinued production of its Inside Xbox programmes in the United States. First-party on-console shows such as Major’s Minute, Featured Videos and Insider Moves will no longer be available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to Xbox’s Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. "We want to express our …
Read More »Union Jack Xbox 360 Kinect bundle listed on Amazon UK
A Union Jack style Xbox 360 S Kinect bundle with two games has appeared on Amazon.co.uk. UPDATE: The listing has now been removed. The Amazon product page described the bundle as the Xbox 360 S 4GB Celebration Pack, which is priced at 249.99 and includes the Kinect motion accessory. The …
Read More »Streets of Rage and Golden Axe Collections coming to XBLA
Two more Sega Vintage Collection titles are on the way to Xbox Live Arcade, a premature reveal on Xbox.com has revealed. This time its two popular retro side-scrolling fighter series – Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. The download is likely to include all three Streets of Rage and Golden …
Read More »Crytek exec backs next-gen ‘pre-owned block’
Restricting sales of second-hand games 'would be awesome from a business perspective'
Read More »Kingston Uni urges Metro to run "Xbox paedophile predators" correction
The Professor behind the study that led to Metro’s sensational Xbox paedophile predators” last week has stated that the paper misinterpreted its findings. Furthermore, professor of criminology and director of research in criminology and co-director of the centre for abuse and trauma studies at Kingston University Julia Davidson has asked …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Pav Bhardwaj, Xbox Live UK
Microsoft’s Xbox Live UK product manager talks Minecraft, Arcade Next and the future of the Xbox 360 online platform. Tell us about the Arcade Next promotion – why group a bunch of new games under that tagline? How effective have past promotions been? Yeah I think we’ve been quite fortunate. …
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