Devs Sound Off On What They Want To See From Tomorrow’s Xbox Reveal + New PS4 E3 Trailer
Monday, 20th May 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: David Rosen, future, future of gaming, James "Milky" Mielke, Jamie Fristrom, microsoft, next xbox, playstation 4, Seon King, Sony, XBOx 360, Xbox 720
Written by: Craig Hunter
It won’t be long now…T minus 18 hours and counting until Microsoft finally unveils its next generation of gaming. Now eight years since the original Xbox 360 units shipped (the number one selling console in North America for 28 straight months), Microsoft is finally ready to share its “vision for Xbox, and give you a real taste of the future.”
Everybody knows about the rumors on what the next Xbox could come with including those disheartening always online requirements, every next gen Xbox needing a Kinect or a Kinect-like set up to function as well Microsoft’s continuing lack luster treatment of indie developers. Scroll down to check out what a select group of devs and industry professionals feel about this and want they want to see ouf of tomorrow’s Xbox reveal. Sony has also dropped a brand new PS4 teaser trailer (probably hoping to quell excitement on tomorrow’s Xbox event), where we catch a brief and blurry image of what the hardware could actually look like.
How An Always Online Next Gen Xbox Polarizes Potential Install Base
Tuesday, 9th April 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: Adam Orth, broadband, connection, hardware, internet, Major Nelson, microsoft, ms, next-gen, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
Rumors have been surfacing all over the internet lately that the next Xbox will require players to be connected to the internet at all times, something that has many gamers and critics concerned. Although there may not be anything inherently bad about always online experiences, the idea that the console itself must be, presents a number of different problems as I’m sure you can imagine.
For one there are many different regions of the world where broadband internet connections aren’t reliable. We are talking about both more remote regions as well fully developed city centers. Even parts of major cities like New York and Los Angeles experience random internet black-outs with no forewarning.
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Sony Giving Away Free PSN Credit To ‘Loyal’ Gamers
Wednesday, 20th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 10, credit, loyal, microsoft, playstation, playstation 4, PSN, Sony, users
Written by: Craig Hunter
Reports from NeoGaf and Twitter has Sony sending out free $10 vouchers for the Playstation Network to “loyal” customers.
At this point it is unclear as to what exactly constitutes a ”loyal” customer.
Various PSN gamers in North America have taken to Twitter to report receiving messages from Sony with the free PSN credit inside. You can see the message from Sony below.
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Gears of War: Judgment Leaks On To Torrent Sites, Microsoft Threatens Lifetime Account Bans [Video]
Tuesday, 19th February 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: action, game, gameplay, Gears, Gears Of War: Judgement, leak, microsoft, new, torrent, War
Written by: Craig Hunter
Reports surfaced this morning about Gears of War: Judgement leaking on to torrent sites a full month ahead of it’s scheduled release date. Microsoft has said it will be taking “vigorous action” against those who not only leaked the game but to those who illegally download it as well.
Microsoft dropped a new multiplayer gameplay video for GOW: Judgment immediately after the leak made it’s rounds. You can check out the new gameplay footage below.
GameStop is Freaking Out Over The New Xbox — And With Good Reason
Thursday, 14th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 720, casual, games, gamestop, microsoft, new, play, used, xbox, Xbox 720
Written by: Jeff Nau
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If you’ve caught wind of all the rumors swirling around the new Xbox, you may have heard some unpleasant ones (depending on your gaming dependency or lack thereof).
Among the most unsavory of them is that the XBox 720 will not be able to play used games. Recently Internet word-of-mouth has indicated that indeed this could be the case, despite no official word from Microsoft. What would happen to GameStop in such a case? Funny you should ask: they may very well be utterly and totally screwed. Continue reading “GameStop is Freaking Out Over The New Xbox — And With Good Reason” »
Next-Gen Xbox Specs Leaked (Actually Appears To Be Somewhat Trustworthy)
Monday, 21st January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: cache, CPU, data, Durango, Eurogamer, gb, hardware, microsoft, thread, today's, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
We reported this morning about an interview with Sony CEO Kaz Hirai that ran in The Times. He mentioned that Sony would be letting Microsoft make the first move and now we have supposed next gen Xbox specs from VGleaks.com.
At this point there is no official word on this rumor but as Eurogamer points out, the data mentioned in today’s leak matches up quite closely to other information that the outlet has received from what it calls “trusted sources.” Apparently today’s leaker has also provided proof of the source of the data, of which Eurogamer said “appears to be genuine.” Continue reading “Next-Gen Xbox Specs Leaked (Actually Appears To Be Somewhat Trustworthy)” »
Vimeo App Comes to Xbox Live
Tuesday, 18th December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 360, app, hd, live, microsoft, today, videos, Vimeo, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
With Microsoft’s strong push to take over the living room, today the company announced 40 new entertainment apps that are coming to Xbox Live. Some of the apps that are available right away include, a Karaoke app, a Maxim app, a Microsoft Sky Drive app and we now have word from Vimeo that its app will also be launching today on Xbox Live.
According to Vimeo the company’s service will be available on Xbox Live today and will allow Xbox Live Gold subscribers to watch high quality videos from Vimeo on their HD TVs. The app integrates seamlessly with the Xbox UI while still bringing Vimeo’s unique take on internet video.
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Microsoft’s Latest Facility To Be Powered By Human Waste
Saturday, 24th November 2012Posted in Technology
Tags: biogas, Cheyenne Wyoming, data center, feces, human waste, microsoft, water reclamation
Written by: Jeff Nau
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According to a recent blog on their website, Microsoft is busy finishing the building of its newest Data Center, a 200 KW facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Using methane collected from a raw sewage plant in a nearby creek, it will be powered (pretty much) completely by human waste. While this may sound unusual to some, Continue reading “Microsoft’s Latest Facility To Be Powered By Human Waste” »
Microsoft ‘Xbox TV’ Coming in 2013 Featuring Casual Gaming, Next Gen Xbox
Wednesday, 21st November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: microsoft, new, next-gen, services, set-top box, The Verge, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
Microsoft plans to launch an Xbox set-top box as a lower cost alternative to the full Xbox console. According to The Verge, multiple sources familiar with Microsoft’s future intentions have confirmed the device.
With Microsoft’s obvious attempt to begin taking over the living room, the new set-top box will bring core entertainment services and allow users to choose between the stripped down set-top box or a full next-gen Xbox. The reports are claiming that the new set-top box will bring casual gaming to the living room as opposed to full on next-gen Xbox titles and is part of a two-SKU plan Microsoft will be unveiling come 2013.
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Microsoft Sending Long-Time Xbox Live Users a Free Custom Xbox 360? [Gallery]
Tuesday, 13th November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: 10th, anniversary, console, custom, edition, live, microsoft, special, xbox, XBOx 360
Written by: Craig Hunter
Late last night a tweet from Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb hinted that the company plans on “celebrating” in some way with users that have been with Xbox Live since it was first introduced. At that time no other details were known until images of a special edition 10th anniversary Xbox 360 starting appearing online.
Kotaku received images of the special edition console from a reader. Apparently the reader’s friend received the console in the mail inside a box designed with Xbox Live 10th Birthday graphics, “Xbox Live, a decade of entertainment” ( below).
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Microsoft Pays Users To Play Halo 4 Multiplayer
Wednesday, 7th November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: 343, free, halo 4, hours, microsoft, offer, players, points, program
Written by: Craig Hunter
Yesterday we reported to you on Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter appearing in the latest sci-fi shooter from 343 and today we get news that Microsoft will be paying users to play Halo 4 multiplayer (via IGN). The program will run throughout the month of November.
Microsoft has announced a new program where it will be awarding free Microsoft points to those that play a lot of Halo 4 multiplayer.
The program is called the Halo 4 Combat Tour Offer and it will see over 10,000,000 free Microsoft Points awarded to players depending on the amount of hours they’ve spent playing online.
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Conan O’Brien Appears in Halo 4
Tuesday, 6th November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: 343, Andy RIchter, coco, Conan O'Brien, halo 4, microsoft
Written by: Craig Hunter
The highly anticipated Halo 4 has just been released receiving favorable review scores across the board. Halo 4 is has been a massively successful franchise over the years and it looks as though Halo 4 is no exception.
By now many of you have already played through most of Halo 4 but maybe you didn’t know that both Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter appear as voice actors in the game.
We have a video of where to find the Conan easter egg below via GameFront.
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Cute Manga Chicks Give Huge Boost to Windows 8 Sales
Thursday, 1st November 2012Posted in Culture Reviews & More
Tags: anime girls, cute, microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7, Windows 8
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Microsoft is reporting a huge increase in the sales of their latest edition of Windows.
According to RocketNews 24, Microsoft CEO Chief Executive Steve Ballmer reported that Windows 8 has been selling at a much faster rate than Windows 7, which up until Friday, was Microsoft’s best-selling Windows version to date. There also might be a pretty simple reason behind it all. Continue reading “Cute Manga Chicks Give Huge Boost to Windows 8 Sales” »
Daily Gaming: New Subsidized Xbox Pricing, Starting at $99
Tuesday, 23rd October 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: 250gb, 360, 99, available, bundles, kinect, microsoft, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
Microsoft is expanding its subsidized Xbox 360 options to include more console models and retail outlets.
Although many were skeptical when the first $99 Xbox hit back in May, it must have been successful for the tech giant to end up choosing to expand the program.
Previously we reported to you about the 4GB Xbox 360 that came available for just $99 but with a hint of caution, being that mathematically the number didn’t really end up saving you any money. If you are interested in the numbers you can can go over the price break down here in our previous story. Continue reading “Daily Gaming: New Subsidized Xbox Pricing, Starting at $99” »
Daily Gaming: Microsoft Won’t Be Selling Mature-Rated Games In The Windows 8 Store
Thursday, 11th October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: app, content, mature, microsoft, rated, rating, store, Windows 8
Written by: Craig Hunter
We previously reported to you about Microsoft launching its new online store that will include everything from movies and TV to music and games. Unfortunately, according to Forbes, Microsoft will not be allowing any mature rated games on its new service either in North America or Europe.
Titles with a rating any higher than 16+ PEGI will not be sold or supported. In the U.S Microsoft will not be supporting any games rated mature. This is both bothersome and mildly confusing being that Microsoft not only supports and sells M-rated content through Xbox 360 it is also a major game publisher for some pretty serious violent and otherwise mature titles.
Daily Tech: Microsoft Launches Improved Kinect for Windows SDK
Monday, 8th October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: china, data, developers, kinect, microsoft, new, settings, stream, windows
Written by: Craig Hunter
Microsoft updated the Kinect for Windows runtime and software development kit with a number of new features today. Microsoft has decided to branch Kinect out for motion recognition in non-gaming applications (via CNET). Microsoft also announced today that Kinect for Windows is now available in China.
This new update will allow developers to tap into the device much deeper than ever before. The SDK update will allow access to data from the sensor’s accelerometer as well as the use of an infrared stream among other things.
Although much of the improvements are seemingly for non-gaming applications it is possible that game developers will be able to make use of the deeper data set. Continue reading “Daily Tech: Microsoft Launches Improved Kinect for Windows SDK” »
Daily Gaming: Minecraft Might Not Come To Windows 8
Thursday, 27th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: certification, developers, microsoft, Minecraft, notch, persson, process, windows
Written by: Craig Hunter
Lately there has been a lot of unhappy developers expressing their feelings on Windows 8. Everyone from Gabe Newell, to some of the Blizzard executives and now the creator of Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, have all come down pretty hard on the new Microsoft OS.
Microsoft requires a sort of certification process that Persson is not happy about. Notch said that he would rather “have Minecraft not run on [Windows 8] at all than to play along“ with Microsoft. He feels that this certification process is ruining the platform for indie developers.
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This Week in Gaming: Nintendo & Microsoft Reveal New Toys, EA Exec Prefers Cooler Climate
Thursday, 13th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: gaming, microsoft, Super Mario Bros, video game news, week in gaming, wii u
Written by: Patrick Scott Patterson
Time for another look at what happened in gaming this week in what should be a fun time of year to be doing these recaps — this is the time of year that the manufacturers actually release stuff.
Yeah, Wii U, too, buddy!
Now that all the gaming conventions and trade shows are over, Nintendo has decided to finally reveal some things about the upcoming Nintendo Wii U.
Included among the announcements was the news that Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U will be available at launch. Continue reading “This Week in Gaming: Nintendo & Microsoft Reveal New Toys, EA Exec Prefers Cooler Climate” »
Daily Gaming: Halo 4 Enemies and Weapons Revealed
Monday, 10th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 343, Boltshot, Crawler, halo 4, Knight, LightRifle, microsoft, November, Scattershot, Watcher, XBOx 360
Written by: Craig Hunter
Images of several enemies and their weapons from the upcoming Halo 4 have been unveiled by Allgamesbeta (via IGN).
The images (below) are apparently taken from the upcoming issue of Gameinformer while currently being hosted on Allgamesbeta and feature some important information about the enemies in 343′s forthcoming shooter.
We should mention now that the rest of this post may contain spoilers regarding enemy types, enemy weapons and slight plot points. Continue reading “Daily Gaming: Halo 4 Enemies and Weapons Revealed” »
DAILY GAMING: Next Gen Xbox to Launch Within 18 Months, According to Microsoft Job Listing
Friday, 10th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 18 months, dashboard, job, listing, microsoft, new, next-gen, products, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
A new Microsoft job listing says we will be seeing the next-gen Xbox within a year and half. According to IDG a recent and now deleted job posting on the Microsoft Careers Website accidentally leaked information on upcoming Microsoft products, including a new Xbox, with release dates in the next 18 months.
It is still unclear and certainly unofficial as to whether or not the listing was referring to a hardware upgrade or just a software update for the Xbox 360.
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