Category Archives: Xbox
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 | 15:32 GMT
Lewis: The “anticipation and excitement” for original Xbox was “enormous”
Chris Lewis, Microsoft’s European vice president of interactive entertainment, has said when Xbox was first released 10 years ago, the firm had “a vision” for what the connected world of online gaming “would mean in the future.”
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: chris lewis, halo, xbox turns 10
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 | 18:52 GMT
Reaching Double: Original Xbox, Halo turn 10 in US
Today, Microsoft celebrates a decade in the console industry, with November 15 marking ten years since the introduction of the original Xbox and the series that would later flagship the entire Xbox initiative: Halo.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox
Tags: halo, halo: combat evolved
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 | 20:06 BST
Houser: GTA III “wasn’t about violence; it was about freedom”
Dan Houser, co-founder and vice president of creativity at Rockstar, has said his studio’s open-world GTA games aren’t about violence, but a way to provide players with a medium where freedom of choice is a constant.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PC, PS2, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox
Tags: dan houser, grand theft auto, gta, GTA III
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 | 16:22 BST
Rumour: Next Xbox to get E3 2013 unveil, PS4 games already in works
Develop’s rumoured today that Microsoft’s planning an E3 unveil and launch of the next Xbox in 2013, and that first-party Sony studios have started “preliminary” work on PlayStation 4 titles.
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 | 23:12 BST
Xbox father: Halo’s success “almost a curse”
Halo’s strong association with Xbox has been a threat to the franchise, Xbox hardware developer and one-time Microsoft Games Studio boss Ed Fries.
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 | 18:20 BST
Rockstar releases nostalgic tenth anniversary GTA III video
Rockstar’s released a fantastic video of Grand Theft Auto III, showing nostalgic moments from the game, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this weekend. An iOS and Android version is on the way for some point this fall. Get the trailer below the break.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 10:01 BST
Combat Evolved: The ten games that defined Xbox
After last week’s look at the origins of Xbox, Kristan Reed looks over the games that helped shape Microsoft’s first entry into the console market.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 06:11 BST
The Xbox Story, Part 4: Launching and Beyond
The name was decided and the hardware shown: but what of the games? Patrick Garratt looks at the original Xbox’s launch line-up and the console’s release in the final part of our four-feature special.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: ed fries, kevin bachus, the xbox story
Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 13:45 BST
The Xbox Story, Part 3: Facing the Public
With the Xbox project finally greenlit, the Microsoft team prepared to show it to the world. Patrick Garratt tells the story of the GDC and CES Bill Gates reveals and why you were nearly playing the “Microsoft 11X”.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: bill gates, kevin bachus, seamus blackley, the xbox story
Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 13:46 BST
The Xbox Story, Part 2: Gunning for Greenlight
In the second part of the story of the original Xbox’s launch, Patrick Garratt charts the terrific obstacles facing the console’s team as it pushed towards a final greenlight from Microsoft boss Bill Gates.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: ed fries, kevin bachus, the xbox story
Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 13:47 BST
The Xbox Story, Part 1: The Birth of a Console
Xbox celebrates its tenth birthday this year, having launched in the US on November 15, 2001. In this four-part special, Patrick Garratt talks to members of the console’s original team and tells its release story.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: ed fries, kevin bachus, seamus blackley, the xbox story
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 20:57 BST
Quick Quotes: Original Xbox co-creator on proudest career moment
“One thing that really sticks with me is that after I left Microsoft and went to start an investment company, I went to visit the PlayStation guys and they had made a huge investment into developer support, which no console company would have done before Xbox. That’s the thing I’m really proud of.” – Seamus Blackley, co-creator of Xbox, to Egde regarding his proudest career moment (via CVG).
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox, hardware
Tags: seamus blackley
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 08:28 BST
No Second Sight 2 due to insufficient interest in first game, says Crytek UK
Crytek UK head Karl Hilton has said that a Second Sight sequel was not made due to the lack of interest with the first game.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Codemasters, PC, PS2, Xbox
Tags: crytek uk, free radical, Karl Hilton, second sight
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 13:31 BST
Fable technical director farewells Lionhead
Simon Carter, lead technical director on the Fable series, has left Lionhead Studios, apparently to found a new company with brother Dene Carter.
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Posted in: Jobs, Microsoft, RPG, Trade, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: Dene Carter, fable, lionhead, lionhead studios, Simon Carter
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 01:14 BST
Original Xbox controllers to guest star at Halo Fest
If you have enormous hands and a love for all things Halo, boy, has Halo Fest got a treat for you.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox, Xbox 360, peripherals
Tags: 343 industries, frank o'connor, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 05:32 BST
Halo Anniversary to run two engines side by side
Halo Anniversary will allow players to switch back and forth between classic and updated graphics in real time, because the game is essentially running two engines simultaneously.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: 343, 343 industries, Dan Ayoub, frank o'connor, halo, Halo: Anniversary, halo: combat evolved, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Saber, saber interactive
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 06:07 BST
Microsoft farewells last Xbox father
Otto Berkes, the last of the four founding fathers of the Xbox, has quietly exited Microsoft.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 01:25 BST
Bungie child company launches Halo-suggestive countdown trailer
‘Tis the season for countdowns, this one hinting at something possibly Halo-shaped from a company strongly associated with Bungie.
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 21:27 BST
EA: Next-gen Xbox rumour a “complete fabrication”
Following a Develop rumour story, citing a source, which claimed an EA developer was in receipt of early next gen Xbox hardware, EA has said the talk is “100 percent not true”.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 10:08 BST
I-Ninja 2 was a real thing once, now it’s not
Siliconera‘s carrying concept art for an I-Ninja sequel. At least, it was a sequel. Now it’s not. It was greenlit, but never announced. You can get more on it at the link. The first game, published by Namco, launched in 2003 on PS2, Xbox, PC and GameCube. If you don’t know about it, you can read what the fuss was about here.
Zone of the Enders HD gets Japanese release date, screens, special edition