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Popular PC peripherals firm Razer is launching its first console products in the UK. The firm has signed a deal with distributor Realtime, which will launch the new pro gaming Xbox 360 controller – Razer Onza – at retail. The Onza has an RRP of 49.99. Yes this is their …
Read More »Dev discovers loophole for Xbox DLC approval
Super Meat Boy developer will pump new levels into the game without MS checks
Read More »Halo: Reach kickstarts ‘industry regeneration’
Relax, Halo: Reach will spark the games industry back into life after months of slow sales. That’s according to Microsoft’s general manager for the Entertainment and Devices Division, UK and Ireland, Neil Thompson. He told MCV that the industry is going through a change, and the arrival of Halo: Reach …
Read More »Bungie: Microsoft deserves respect
Community director Brian Jarrard says the Xbox owner fully supports studio independence
Read More »MS confirms Kinect voice lockout
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has finally admitted that many countries will not enjoy voice recognition support for Kinect when the device arrives in Europe in November. In August MCV ran a story based on information given to it by Microsoft at Gamescom claiming that voice recognition would not be …
Read More »Three languages ready for Kinect launch
After Microsoft dismissed claims last month that Kinect would not support voice recognition at launch, claims have now surfaced that only three languages will be ready for the device’s November arrival. Eurogamer reports that users enrolled in the ongoing Kinect beta test have discovered that only English, Japanese and Mexican …
Read More »User-generated content on Xbox Live
Microsoft European developer account manager Ben Board goes through the potential pitfalls
Read More »Microsoft: ‘PC is critical to us’
Microsoft would never dream of exiting the PC games space. That’s the message from European Xbox boss Chris Lewis, following the announcements of Microsoft Flight and Age of Empires Online at Gamescom. Early last year, Microsoft closed PC developers Ensemble (creators of Age of Empires) and ACES (the studio behind …
Read More »Xbox Live breaks $1bn mark?
Revenue for Xbox Live could well have reached $1bn in Microsoft’s last financial year, Bloomberg is reporting. Microsoft has told the financial news site that half of the services’ 25 million users paid for a Gold membership last year – which equates to around $600 million in sales. Sales of …
Read More »Source pins Kinect manufacturing costs to $150
Publisher claims Microsoft ended up spending far more than expected on the device
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