Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Bungie has confirmed that it will be relinquishing the last elements of control it holds over the Halo franchise on March 31.
Writing on its official blog, the developer detailed which Halo related services it will be passing over to new custodian 343 Industries.
“Last summer, Bungie and 343 Industries began a transition process for Halo data.”
“On March 31st, 2012 that transition process will be complete, all live Halo data will be managed by 343 Industries, and Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats and player service records, to host new user generated content, or to operate the Bungie Pro service.” (more…)
Tags: 343 industries, bungie, halo, Halo 4, Microsoft, Xbox
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
The next Xbox will ship to retailers in late October or early November of next year with six times the processing power of the Xbox 360, sources close to the project have told IGN.
Following initial reports from tech blogs Fudzilla and SemiAccurate, our sources have confirmed that mass production of the system’s GPU will indeed begin by the end of 2012 but will not, however, be based on AMD’s 7000 series Southern Islands GPU.
Instead, the processor will be derived from the 6000 series, which was introduced last year. More specifically, it will be akin to the Radeon HD 6670, which offers support for DirectX11, multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output. The chip currently has a market price of upwards of $79.99. (more…)
Tags: Microsoft, xbox 720, xbox360
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year.
Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around £3.50).
Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but developer id Software was acquired by Bethesda parent ZeniMax in 2009. Activision’s rights expired and thus the game was removed in late 2010.
But with Bethesda relaunching Doom on XBLA today, gamers can again take part in online matches, co-op gameplay and leaderboards. (more…)
Tags: bethesda, Classic, Doom, Microsoft, xbla, Xbox
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
We are announcing the availability of the new Kinect for Windows hardware and accompanying software on February 1st, 2012 in 12 countries (United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain). (more…)
Tags: Kinect, Microsoft, Windows, Xbox 360
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Monday, January 9th, 2012
Xbox 720, or whatever the 360’s successor is called, could feature a strong tablet component, according to a new report.
In a feature looking ahead to 2012, GameSpot writes:
“There are strong signs suggesting that, like with Nintendo’s Wii U, a tablet component figures heavily into the new design. That saucy Windows 8 Metro interface (now also seen on the Xbox Dashboard) just begs to be touched.”
“Speculation as to the form it will take has been rife for the past few months, with some even suggesting that the core of the new platform will be akin to a tablet PC that wirelessly connects to a base station, which in turn plugs into your TV.” (more…)
Tags: Microsoft, tablet, Xbox 360, xbox 720
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Microsoft’s second generation of Kinect hardware is so accurate that it is able to read the lips and interpret the facial emotions of users.
That’s according to details from Eurogamer , which has gone live with a host of revelations about Microsoft’s future plans.
It says that Kinect 2 will come bundled with the next Xbox console. The tech is significantly advanced compared to the current camera and is able to sense a number of details the current Kinect cannot – the direction a player is facing, the movement of their lips, expressions of anger or happiness.
It achieves this detail by removing Kinect’s major stumbling block – USB. (more…)
Tags: Kinect 2, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox Loop
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Friday, November 25th, 2011
A new Gears of War trilogy is rumoured to be in the works under development at Bulletstorm studio People Can Fly.
The latest issue of OXM US, reported via CVG, suggests the Bulletstorm developer will be working on several prequels for Microsoft’s popular Xbox 360 shooter series.
It’s worth noting People Can Fly is owned by current Gears of War developer Epic Games. The former was also responsible for the PC version of the original Gears of War in 2007. (more…)
Tags: Bulletstorm, epic games, Gears of War, Microsoft, PC, People Can Fly, Xbox
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Major complaints have come up recently regarding the Xbox Live service, thanks in part to a rather aggressive phishing scam that has been hitting users.
A recently issued warning from Microsoft acknowledges that the service has indeed been the target of a malicious attack.
According to a statement from the Xbox Live division, a large number of members are actively engaging in phishing attempts to scam personal user information, as well as credit card numbers. Those responsible for the scamming are posing as employees of Xbox Live, and are working to illegally obtain personal information such as user names and passwords. (more…)
Tags: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox Live
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Sony has hinted that it intends to ensure that the next Xbox does not enjoy the same headstart in the market that the Xbox 360 had over the PS3.
And with Xbox 360 being heavily rumoured for either next year or 2013, that means the PS4 is likely far closer than we think.
And of course, Nintendo’s next new machine will be with us next year – though whether Sony considers that to be a true competitor is unclear.
“I think we would consider it undesirable to be significantly later than the competition [with the next PlayStation],” European PlayStation boss Jim Ryan told Eurogamer.
However, keen to stick up for its current machine Ryan added: “There’s still a lot of unfinished business on PS3.” (more…)
Tags: Microsoft, ps3, ps4, Sony, Xbox 360, xbox720
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
More rumours. More rumours about the successor to the Xbox 360. And this time, 2012 is being pegged as the likely release date.
“An Edge source” reckons that Ubisoft Montreal is currently working with “target boxes” – PC kits thrown together in a way as to best resemble the planned architecture of the new console.
Several other developers, including certain EA studios, are said to be working off similar kits.
It adds that developer of the first generation of genuine dev kits running on custom hardware is due to roll out before the end of the year.
The conclusion? That a new Xbox will be with us by Q4 2012. (more…)
Tags: Microsoft, Xbox, xbox360, xbox720
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Bungie has confirmed that it will be relinquishing the last elements of control it holds over the Halo franchise on March 31.
