Tag Archives: Microsoft
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 10:04 BST
E3 rumour watch – Fable: The Journey and other domain names registered by Microsoft
Superannuation’s uncovered some new Microsoft-registered domain names, one for Fable and three for what look to be new Kinect games.
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 20:48 BST
Microsoft’s Forza 4 E3 teaser proves it takes “racing seriously”
Microsoft’s revealed a brief live-action teaser for Forza 4 and it tries to show how committed they’re about delivering the best possible racing experience to gamers.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 14:51 BST
E3 Rumour Watch: Alan Wake website images uncovered
Details on what could be the rumored XBLA title Alan Wake: Night Springs have emerged, thanks to an artist profile from Anton Wiklund.
Mon, May 30, 2011 | 23:40 BST
E3 rumour watch: Gears of War Exile, Halo HD featured in Xbox World Magazine
The latest edition of Xbox World Magazine has reached subscribers’ hands and the cover reportedly reveals that they’re carrying a E3 Show Preview feature which has Gears of War Exile and Halo HD as part of the line-up of games.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Epic Games, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tue, May 24, 2011 | 20:05 BST
Zombie Studios making Unreal Engine 3 shooter for Kinect
Internet detective Superannuation has discovered that Zombie Studios is apparently working on a unannounced rail-based “Zero Person Shooter” for Kinect.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 21:24 BST
Report: Next 360 Dashboard update due on May 19, adds Paypal support
The next Xbox 360 system update will start rolling out on May 19 according to a Microsoft tech support employee who let slip an internal memo to Joystiq.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 23:26 BST
Microsoft Q3 FY11 results: 360 revenue up 69% to $712M
Microsoft announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, which is a 13 percent increase year-over-year.
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Posted in: Financials, Kinect, Microsoft, Retail, Trade, Xbox, Xbox 360, microsoft financials
Tags: Microsoft
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | 06:57 GMT
Sony: Profitability more important than beating MS
There aren’t a whole lot of dilemmas that can’t be at least partially solved by the phrase, “But I’m making tons of money.” Don’t believe us? Let’s test it out. Sony, take it away.
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 06:14 GMT
Xbox 360 breaks 50 million, 30 million now on XBL
During its CES keynote tonight, Microsoft announced that its X-themed, thankfully-not-X-shaped, console has shipped 50 million units worldwide.
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 | 04:43 GMT
Microsoft: Halo movie still coming, “maybe we’ll even fund it ourselves”
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Movies
Tags: frank o'connor, Halo Movie, Microsoft
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 10:24 GMT
Rumor: Kinect Gears of War to be unveiled at Spike TV VGAs (Updated)
Update: Cliff Bleszinski’s tweeted that Kinect’s a no-go for Gears 3. He did not, however, shush the whispers of a Kinect-oriented spin-off. Fingers crossed.
Original article: Had enough dancing? Are the kids in bed? Good.
Now let’s get that chainsaw going.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 04:22 GMT
Kinect moves 1 million units in its first ten days, still “on track” for 5 million by year’s end
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 09:58 BST
Study: Kinect to be “big game winner” this holiday season
Sony, you might want to start bundling up for a long, cold winter, because science just gave the holiday 2010 nod to your main competitor.
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 | 10:10 BST
Microsoft: HD remakes not a priority unless they can “provide real value to the customer”
Sad to say, time has not been kind to many old-school original Xbox titles. Once on the very bleeding edge of graphical fidelity, they’re now more likely to make your eyes bleed than anything else. But hey, that’s what HD remakes are for, right?
Wrong, says Microsoft.
Thu, Oct 07, 2010 | 08:47 BST
Rumor: DreamWorks attempting to resurrect Halo movie, using novels as source material
20th Century Fox uses Red Tape! Critical hit! Halo movie has fainted.
DreamWorks uses Loophole. It’s super effective!
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 03:28 BST
THQ: Kinect/Move development provides cheap alternative to core games
Jumping up and down and waving your arms about like a lunatic/horrifyingly happy family is hard.
Developing a game where you do that, however, is not.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010 | 06:32 BST
Microsoft: One Halo game every three years “probably not frequent enough”
Slow and steady wins the race, said Bungie.
Microsoft and 343 Industries, however, have other plans.
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 | 05:04 BST
Microsoft: Reach made $200 million on day-one
Wait, people actually bought Reach? Holy cow. Quick, someone, slow down the world! We can’t keep up with all the unpredictability!
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 | 03:20 BST
Rumor: Microsoft finally revamping Xbox controller’s d-pad
If this event was a library book, it’d be so long overdue that even Bill Gates would go white with sheer horror when he got a look at the late fee.
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