A few weeks ago, we reported about the unveiling of the next-generation Xbox 720 (not yet its official name) at E3 next year. Now, reports say that an executive from AMD talks about the power of the new gaming console from Microsoft. Neal Robinson, AMD’s director of ISV relationships, said in an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine that the rumored Xbox console...
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Reports say that PC’s will have the ability to play Xbox 360 games using Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 platform. According to a report by Insideris, Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox 360 gaming to its upcoming Windows 8 OS. Users who want to play Xbox games using their PCs will have to subscribe to its service (similar to Xbox Live). According to Insideris,...
One of the biggest problems of using Microsoft’s Kinext for Xbox 360 is it requires players to use a lot of space in front of the TV to function properly. Though some people don’t seem to have a problem with space, others who live in dorm rooms and small apartments do. Hardware developer Nyko came up with a Kinect add-on that lets you play Kinect games without...
Microsoft has announced that the latest Xbox 360 firmware update will be mandatory, no problem there for most gamers but it seems a select few will basically be left with a rather expensive desk ornament after they update their Xbox 360. Microsoft themselves has issued a statement explaining that some users may experience disk errors when upgrading their firmware, the...
The Playstation Network has been down for nearly a month and the affects are widespread, not only are gamers voicing their frustrations online about the downtime but many are turning to other platforms to get their online fix. New research from Edge suggests that UK trade-ins of PS3 consoles are up to an all time high, not surprisingly the main catalyst behind this is...
Gears of War 3 was first showcased last month at the gadget show live and at the time we were pretty impressed, since then various trailers and information has been released including the upcoming “Never Fight Alone” Beta due for release on the 8th May. Users of the current beta game will be given an exclusive ‘buddy token’ which as the name suggests will allow...
You would think that any electronics device which had entered the Guinness Book of Records for selling over 10 million units since its launch at the tail end of 2010 must already be pretty well designed. However, it seems that Microsoft researchers have found some new ways to improve their Kinect device even further. The study was carried out by Microsoft Research in Cambridge...
On Sunday 20th March Covent Garden is set to come alive with a PR event to promote the hit game Dance Central for Xbox 360 and Kinect. The larger than life Louie Spence will host the event which will see the dance group Happiness (Got to Dance) against Britain’s Got Talent contestant Kevin Cruise. It seems Microsoft want fans to get in on the action too as they have...
In a recent survey of UK gamers Microsoft conducted revealed avid gamers will spend over £100 per month. Average spending landed at just over ½ of that, around £64 per month. While the sampling of gamers was merely a few hundred, they are self-proclaimed ‘avid’ gamers and play their gaming systems up to 3 hours a day. The sampling of 360 players primarily...
Have you ever fancied working for Microsoft on a cutting edge new games system? Have a little peep at the professional person’s networking site LinkedIn and you will see that Microsoft have put on a few job vacancies such as “VLSI performance architect” and “hardware verification engineer”. The Xbox first appeared in 2001 and was a huge success before being replaced...