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An Italian only ad has outed the new slim-line Xbox 360 and given away the final name of motion-sensor controller Natal. That’s what bloggers are saying tonight – just hours before Microsoft is poised to begin a 24 hour no-expenses-spared hoopla to promote its new devices and kick-off E3. A …
Read More »Is Natal really called Kinect?
Italian ad touts potential peripheral name and new-look 360 console hardware. But is it genuine?
Read More »3DS close to 360 and PS3 quality
The victory of the DS over PSP in the current handheld generation proves amongst many things that graphics are not the be all and end all – so claims that the upcoming 3DS will boast processing power on par with current home consoles certainly raise eyebrows. IGN claims to have …
Read More »3DS close to 360 and PS3 quality
The victory of the DS over PSP in the current handheld generation proves amongst many things that graphics are not the be all and end all – so claims that the upcoming 3DS will boast processing power on par with current home consoles certainly raise eyebrows. IGN claims to have …
Read More »â??Allard walkout part of wider Microsoft shake-upâ??
Suspected restructure at the Entertainment and Devices division ahead of Natal launch
Read More »J Allard â??set to quit Microsoftâ??
Microsoftâ??s Entertainment and Devices exec leaving after infighting, report claims
Read More »Halo Reach more popular than Halo 3
The Halo: Reach Xbox 360 beta attracted more players on day one than Halo 3 did during its complete beta period, it has been revealed. A Machanima video featured official stats from developer Bungie which included the claim, according to Destructoid. On the first day of the Halo: Reach beta …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m
Rockstar’s latest sandbox action title Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m copies globally within its first year on sale. Analyst Doug Creutz from New York financial services company Cowen Group raised his sales estimates for the game from 2.2m to 4m, according to a report from Gamasutra. Creutz says this …
Read More »South African retail shuns Xbox 360
A leading South African distributor has told MCV that many of the country’s major retailers refuse to stock Xbox 360 consoles due to reliability concerns and the infamous Red Ring of Death (RROD). The Xbox360 has had a rather rough time in South Africa,” Apex Interactive director Quinton Davie stated. …
Read More »Natal isnt for gaming community
Despite previous assertions from Microsoft that it’s upcoming Xbox 360 peripheral Natal is very much for the hardcore gamer as well as the casual market, Michael Pachter has claimed that simply isn’t the case. Microsoft isn’t concerned about the gaming community with Natal, they’re concerned about the gaming community’s mothers …
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