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Steve Ballmer has declared that the Xbox 360 has evolved beyond being just a games machine. The Microsoft boss told USA Today that the launch of Kinect – as well as various other social and media features – makes the device a family entertainment center”. Xbox isn’t a gaming console,” …

Platform holder claims new mobile service functions as a 'mobile console'

Despite Microsoft’s assertion that it has "broken industry models" by stealing control of the current generation five years into its life cycle, EA boss John Riccitiello says that the Xbox brand is not yet able to stand toe-to-toe with Sony’s PlayStation. "I think that Microsoft has done great work the …

Xbox-sponsored West London skatepark, BaySixty6, is at risk of closure as the local planning department feels the Skatepark does not serve needs of the local youths”. The skate park was previously sponsored by Sony and known as ‘PlayStation’, but was renamed when Microsoft took over the site’s sponsorship. A petition …

Future Publishing took home the grand prize at the MCV and Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz last night. The team beat out the likes of Comet, Ubisoft, HMV and rivals Gamespot, Dennis and IGN. It was in fact a trio of media darlings in the final top three, with IGN …

If you believe everything in the media, Britain has been brought to a standstill by snow. But believe this report: the show hasn’t chilled us – and tonight’s Xbox/MCV Pub Quiz is still going ahead. The event takes place at Sway Bar, Holborn and the bar opens at 6pm ahead …

Halo: Combat Evolved could be getting a next-gen makeover courtesy of Microsoft’s in-house developer 343 Industries. The game is rumoured to run on the Halo: Reach engine and is expected to be released next year, before the next full Halo sequel arrives in 2012, CVG reports. Microsoft UK’s director of …

Distimo report finds an Xbox whitewash in the WP7 top 10

Perhaps the warning from Microsoft’s Don Mattrick wasn’t just hyperbole – GameStop also reckons that motion controllers are going to sell out this Christmas. In fact the global games retail giant says both Microsoft Kinect and Sony’s Move will see tight supply as seasonal spending ramps up. Speaking in the …

Never one to be afraid of making bold comments, former Sony Computer Entertainment president David Reeves has made his most startling prediction yet – that platform holders such as Sony and Microsoft could co-develop a console within the next decade. When you’re on the first-party side, you realise how really, …