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Xbox execs around the world were celebrating this week as Microsoft’s console reached its tenth birthday. Tuesday (November 15th) marked the anniversary of the device’s roll-out in the USA.Although technically the UK birthday is in March 2012, Microsoft has been toasting the console’s event-packed life.Tuesday was also the launch of …
Read More »Xbox 720 dev kits ‘available by December’
Next-gen system on desks at EA, new report claims, with Ubisoft Montreal also dedicating resources to the new console
Read More »Next Xbox due 2013… No, wait, 2012
Yes. More rumours. More rumours about the successor to the Xbox 360. And this time, 2012 is being pegged as the likely release date. An Edge source” reckons that Ubisoft Montreal is currently working with target boxes” – PC kits thrown together in a way as to best resemble the …
Read More »Can anyone beat Ubisoft?
Xbox and MCV will hold this year’s final networking night for retail and media on Thursday December 1st. Companies battling it out already include Tesco, Amazon, Comet, Turner Media Innovations, Gamespot, Videogamer.com, Future, Nintendo, Ubisoft, NCsoft, Gem, Lygo, Microsoft and newcomers Lick Creative. There is currently one team slot left, …
Read More »Dev industry pays tribute as Xbox turns ten
Molyneux, Rein, Braben, Patti, Kaplan and more raise a glass to Microsoftâ??s prolific box
Read More »Next Xbox tipped for January reveal
As sure as the sun rises, another day has arrived and with it another rumour regarding the successor to Xbox 360. This time it’s the turn of French site Xboxygen (as spotted by VG247) which claims to have word that the new console will be unveiled at the next CES …
Read More »Cloud tech hinted for next Xbox
Cloud technologies could have an important role to play in the future of Xbox, an executive at Microsoft has said. Microsoft tech evangelist Brian Prince took stage at GDC China this weekend and told attendees that there’s a distant future of gaming in the cloud”. He said "you will be …
Read More »MCV/Xbox Xmas Quiz – one place left!
Time’s running out if you want to join Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Gem as one of the companies signed up to this year’s MCV/Xbox 360 Christmas Pub Quiz. The even takes place on December 1st at London’s Sway Bar. Others who have entered teams include Lygo, Turner Media Innovations, Future …
Read More »Microsoft exec: Cloud tech coming to Xbox
Company talks up OnLive and Gaikai
Read More »New Xbox seemingly ruled out for 2012
It very much looks as if a successor to the Xbox 360 will now not be launched in 2012. Why? Because we now know that Halo will definitely be an Xbox 360 title and not, as some had speculated, a launch title for the next machine. Confirmation came from Frank …
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