Tag Archives: Stephen McGill
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 12:36 BST
Gears of War 3 UK TV ads to display live in-game stats
Microsoft looks set to play on the principle of herd mentality by displaying the number of players online during its Gears 3 TV adverts in a bid to entice you in. Herd 2.0, anyone?
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Trade, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: advertising, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, Stephen McGill
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 00:39 BST
Halo 4 to revisit series’ roots
Halo 4 will channel “amazing” aspects of the original game, Microsoft has said.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, halo 4, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Stephen McGill
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 13:17 BST
E3: Xbox UK’s McGill: ‘We’ll never leave the core behind’
As evidenced by its E3 showcase, Microsoft is embracing a wider audience. But is it shafting the hardcore? VG247 spoke with Xbox UK boss Stephen McGill about that, Sony, and much more.
Mon, Dec 06, 2010 | 11:10 GMT
Microsoft denies Kinect shortage claims
Microsoft UK and Ireland boss Neil Thompson has denied it has engineered shortage reports of Kinect ahead of the Christmas retail period.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Neil Thompson, Stephen McGill
Mon, Dec 06, 2010 | 08:31 GMT
Microsoft not looking at Home-like service for 360
Xbox UK chief Stephen McGill has told GI that Microsoft isn’t looking at plans about creating a service similar to PlayStation Home for 360.
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Posted in: Home, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Neil Thompson, Stephen McGill
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 | 13:32 GMT
Microsoft: “Discussions” with BBC over iPlayer for 360 “going on”
Xbox UK boss Stephen McGill has told EG that Microsoft is still having “discussions” with the BBC over iPlayer for 360.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, tv
Tags: BBC iPlayer, Stephen McGill
Wed, Sep 22, 2010 | 15:13 BST
“Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format,” says Xbox UK boss
Blu-ray is going down like all the others before it, according to Xbox UK boss Stephen McGill.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 13:37 BST
Halo: Reach is “Halo 4 in all but name,” says Microsoft
Microsoft’s said today Halo: Reach is “Halo 4 in all but name.” In other news, the sky is blue, grass is green, roses are red and the earth’s still spinning.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, halo 4, Halo: Reach, Stephen McGill
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 07:18 BST
Halo 3: ODST sales will be “reinvigorated” thanks to Reach beta, says Microsoft
Microsoft’s Stephen McGill has said that the Halo: Reach beta will breathe new life into sales of Halo 3: ODST, with a “ton of Halo gamers” expected to buy the game for the first time.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: halo 3: odst, Halo: Reach, Stephen McGill
Fri, Jan 15, 2010 | 16:49 GMT
Halo: Reach to be biggest game of 2010 “across all platforms”, says MS
Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of the year “across all platforms”.
That’s according to Director of Marketing at Xbox UK, Stephen McGill.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, Stephen McGill
Thu, May 07, 2009 | 16:21 BST
Xbox live UK getting Pathé movies
Microsoft said today that Pathé movies are to be released on the British Live movie store.
“We’re incredibly excited to be offering our Xbox Live consumers a number of fantastic Pathé titles ranging from critically-acclaimed indie hits to Oscar-winning smashes”, said Microsoft entertainment boss, Steve McGill.
That means you’ll get Slumdog Millionaire, Britons. Probably a good thing.
Killzone: Shadowfall artwork and screens released