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| Microsoft Breathes New Life Into Xbox and Games for Windows |  | Microsoft made a move designed to breathe new life into the marketing strategies for the Xbox consoles, Games for Windows and Microsoft Game Studios. With Jeff Bell departing from the Redmond giant, Microsoft has appointed Michael Delman Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business, the role formerly occupied by Bell. Delman will be responsible for the global marketing of Microsoft's enter ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 04:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Weekend Bashing: New Games Are for Dumb Gamers |  | Besides the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein successfully intuited a natural social law: the level of intelligence on this planet is a constant, but our population continues to grow. Maybe the statement is so obvious that we can actually interpret it like an axiom (a proposition that is not proved or demonstrated but considered to be self-evident). Until now, there is no evidence that he was wrong.
Let’s take a small trip back in ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Schizoid - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | If you feel there are no more genres to be invented, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Schizoid is possibly the ultimate co-op game where teamwork is essential for survival and players really have to cooperate to protect each other from the never ending stream of enemies. Schizoid is the first-ever Xbox LIVE Arcade title built using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio Express.
Featuring addictive simple gameplay, Schizoid combi ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cars Mater-National Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Cars Mater-National is the sequel to Cars, the game inspired by Pixar's animated movie with the same name. However, this second title in the series is loosely based on the original. The Xbox 360 version was developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ on the 29th of October ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 11:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Race Driver: GRID - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | GRID is the next game in the Race Drivers series, made famous by the Toca titles. It is no different from what we would expect, a combination between a simulator and an arcade with emphasis on the latter. The most shocking feature is, of course, the level of damage a car can endure and the movie-like quality of gameplay.
It will have three major locations: Europe, Japan and US. As you might have guessed, Europe is reserved for ... [read more >>] | | 29 May 2008, 06:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Arsenal and Mad Catz Sign Agreement |  | How does a rich football club get even richer? It signs deals in which it lends its good name to a number of different products and collects a whole lot of money for that. While we, the customers, get access to all kind of branded goods, from bicycles to, obviously, football gear (or soccer gear if you're North American).
News came today that Arsenal Football Club, aka the Gunners, having just been eliminated from the Cha ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2008, 19:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Too Human Will Be a Trilogy |  | Denis Dyack is the boss of studio Silicon Knights and the main man behind their upcoming FPS named Too Human. And he doesn't like the way movies and games are exploited as trilogies, when initially the producers just thought of one game and then added another two to exploit the intellectual properties. Denis took on the mighty Star Wars franchise itself, saying that we was not sure that George Lucas had thought all the aspects regardi ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Is Reborn |  | For a few weeks now, the Nintendo DS has stood at the top of the chart when it came to gaming hardware sales in Japan. But for the week that ended on March 30 the story has been a bit different. Not only did the PlayStation Portable reclaim the top spot but it also posted record sales numbers.
In a week the gaming console from Sony moved by 130,000 units, more than doubling its sales numbers, while the Nintendo DS posted a sli ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 03:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Dominates Japanese Games Market |  | Enterbrain, a company that specializes in the analysis of the Japanese hardware and software market, has released its findings related to the evolution of the videogames market over the fiscal year that has just ended on March 30. While not mind-blowing the figures suggest clear, sustained growth.
The combined sales of gaming hardware, including consoles and videogames, have reached more than 667 billion yen, which is about 6. ... [read more >>] | | 04 April 2008, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Janco Partners Says GTA IV Is a Killer App |  | Janco Partners is seeing the videogame industry as one of the few in the United States that is not currently affected - and will not be affected - in the future by the economic downturn that's currently in full swing. According to Mike Hickey, analyst with Janco, the company estimates that gaming software sales, which are mainly made up of videogames, will rise by around 20% in 2008 as opposed to 2007. And considering that 2 ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo DS Is Top Seller |  | Following the news that in February's NPD hardware sales numbers the Nintendo DS surprised everyone by near ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Movie Rental Could Come to the Xbox |  | The Xbox is in many ways a wonderful machine. Sure, it has its hardware failures which are a bit more frequent than they should be. And its development has cost ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 03:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Heroic Maps for Halo 3 Are Free |  | Officially released in January with a price of 800 Microsoft Xbox points the map pack is now free downloadable content for the Xbox console. The main reason for this rather surprising move is that a new map pack, dubbed the Legendary Map Pack, will make its way to the Xbox 360 o ... [read more >>] | | 26 March 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sierra Is Invading Xbox Live Arcade |  | Xbox Live Arcade keeps getting more and more titles added to its already pretty interesting lineup. There are more Xbox Live Arcade games at the moment that there are Xbox Originals games on offer, which could mean that players are more interested in easy-to-pick-up, easy-to-play tit ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dreamfall Coming to Xbox Originals |  | Xbox Originals is one of the most interesting moves that Microsoft has launched as part of its Xbox Marketplace initiative. Launched in December 2007, the service promises to offer those games that really changed gaming at lower prices for direct download to the hard drive by Xbox users.
The initial line-up consisted of games such as Fable, cult hit Psychonauts and gaming classic Halo. The subsequent releases were originally ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Financial Rating Cut |  | KBC Securities Japan has recently downgraded the financial rating of games giant Nintendo, saying that it expects the sales of hardware like the Nintendo Wii and ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 06:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Xbox Sales Up |  | Who said customers first look at quality and only then look at price? Because I really have to send them an e-mail detailing that they are wrong. And backing my e-mail would be Dorian Bloch, director of Chart-Track, a company that studies hardware and software sales in the United Kingdom.
Speaking on Tuesday he remarked that "Xbox 360 is up 35-40 percent - that's from Friday, when the price cut came into effect, up t ... [read more >>] | | 20 March 2008, 09:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Is Hardcore No More |  | When Ubisoft first started making first person shooters with a distinct thriller feeling, based on Tom Clancy's novels, it really made some hardcore games. The first two Ghost Recon games were punishing hard, with a one-shot-one-kill policy and pretty tough enemies. The player need ... [read more >>] | | 17 March 2008, 04:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Arrrgggh, Matey! Land Ahoy! |  | Not since the launch of Sid Meier's Pirates! has the pirate impersonation genre hit success. Although the Pirates of the Caribbean movies created huge expectations for the games, they quickly turned out to be disappointments. So, it's about time for a new company ... [read more >>] | | 17 March 2008, 03:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation3 Again Outselling the Xbox 360 |  | The NPD numbers for North American sales in the month of February are out and there are some clear surprises for anyone following the numbers. Overall, the videogame industry sales, accounting for both hardware and software sales, have grown by about 34% when compared to February 2007. Value wise sales are over 1.3 billion dollars.
NPD analyst Anita Frazier declared that: "Even following a red-hot 2007, the video games i ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mass Effect Brings It Down |  | Microsoft is, for once, keeping its word regarding games. Maybe DirectX 10 isn't all that it was supposed to be and maybe Vista ain't that "games friendly" operating system it was meant to be, but as sure as I am writing this Microsoft has released the first downloadable content pack for its RPG smash hit ... [read more >>] | | 11 March 2008, 06:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Future of Games for Windows |  | And now there's a Microsoft "fireman" ready to talk about it and explain some of Microsoft's moves. But first, a little history lesson. Games for Windows was announced early in 2006, at the DICE Summit, and was billed as the "be all, end al ... [read more >>] | | 10 March 2008, 05:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sin City Is Going Back to the Roots |  | Red Mile doesn't have an impressive history as a game publisher. And yet, in spring 2007, they secured the rights to create a video game based on the Sin City universe, originally created by ... [read more >>] | | 10 March 2008, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Gets Blu-ray for Xbox |  | A few weeks ago, Microsoft's corporate vice president of the Live, Software and Services Division, John Schappert declared that, following Toshiba's decision not to pursue the HD-DVD standard anymore, Microsoft would also drop the standard and not release any new generations of its HD-DVD add-on for the ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 03:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mindware's V5 – the Gaming Mind Controller that Gives Feedback |  | In spite of all the killing, smashing and mutilations that took place during gaming session, playing games was a peaceful and risk-free habit. More and more companies are trying to lift the gaming experience to the next level, and mind-controllers are some of the devices that add an extra layer of realism to gaming.
It seems that they are not enough, and the biggest complaint addressed to PC games and hardware manufacturers ar ... [read more >>] | | 28 February 2008, 09:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What's New in Microsoft Land: 18-22 February, 2008 |  | Investing in the future is one of Microsoft's goals throughout its entire existence. It teamed with schools and supplied with everything needed for a better learning experience for the students, and even talked with governments to get them to sign on different study programs, that would benefit both the Redmond-based company and the countries.
On Monday, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates presented a software g ... [read more >>] | | 23 February 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PS3 Is Left for Dead |  | Valve have confirmed rumors that Left 4 Dead, their upcoming squad-based zombie thrashing shooter, is not going to be available for the PlayStation 3. Valve spokesperson Doug Lombardi has said that the company does not have a dedicated PS3 development team. The port of the Orange ... [read more >>] | | 22 February 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Civilization: Revolutions Gets Release Date |  | 2K Games has announced that the console exclusive title, developed by Firaxis and available for the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 3, will be released on June 3, 2008. For the first time ever, the franchise moves away from the PC, after the success of Civilization 4 and its tw ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft's Job Posting Hints at New Xbox |  | Even though rumors regarding a new Xbox console started to be heard before the 360 was launched, it seems that now we have more reasons to believe that Microsoft is indeed working on something new that could really be the next generation of cons ... [read more >>] | | 19 February 2008, 04:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dino Crisis 3 Unlockables (Xbox) |  | Dino Crisis 3 is a survival horror video game for the Xbox. It is the third and final game in the series. Like the previous iterations of the Dino Crisis series, gameplay revolves around fighting dinosaurs. The action takes place in outer space, on a space station. Unlike the ... [read more >>] | | 10 January 2008, 06:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internal Memo Reveals Plans for Xbox 360 in 2008 |  | This here internal memo written by Microsoft games chief Don Mattrick to his PR staff for CES 2008 is something that Dean Takahashi (of the San Jose Mercury News) managed to get his hands on and print it in full on his Tech Talk Blog. The memo ... [read more >>] | | 08 January 2008, 05:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Xbox Games Teach You About the Danger of DUI. Sorry Paris Hilton... |  | In-game advertising is a hit and there are already employment ads for intelligence agencies implemented by the British government in Splinter Cell:Double Agent. Seems that this time, the British have come up with something new: they're going to implement anti drunk driving billboards in games like ... [read more >>] | | 27 December 2007, 05:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guide to Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Achievements are game-defined goals that are stored and displayed in your gamer profile. Achievements can be as simple, complex, or off-the-wall as a game wants. Your achievements include all of your ... [read more >>] | | 17 December 2007, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Air Force Delta Storm Gameplay Hints (Xbox) |  | "The Story of AFDS" is set in a time when scientific technology has reached an all new level and the ability to cure almost all human diseases has become a reality. However, as a result, the Earth has become overpopulated and basic necessi ... [read more >>] | | 28 November 2007, 11:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 25 to Life Unlockables (Xbox) |  | 25 TO LIFE is the first true Cops and Robbers game. Choose your side in this urban action third person shooter. The game delivers intense online game-play for up to 16 players, as well as a rich single player experience. Witness the gritty lifestyles of police task ... [read more >>] | | 28 November 2007, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Another 83 Xbox Titles Added as Compatible with the Xbox 360 |  | Xbox 360 owners should have another solid reason to hold on to their systems and even worship them, as Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson has made an announcement that reveals this backwards compatibility update for the Xbox 360, allowing for another 84 Xbox (one) games to be played on the next-gen Xbox, the Xbox 360. Currently, compatible Xbox titles count 300 in total. That's a lot!
Here's the full list of newly confirmed origina ... [read more >>] | | 28 November 2007, 04:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Original Xbox Owners Get FREE Halo 3 Copy with the Purchase of an Xbox 360! |  | So you think you're the laughing stock of the whole gamer community still owning an original Xbox console, huh? Well... don't! As it turns out, Microsoft's thinking of you! Don't get too excited, you're not getting an Xbox 360 Elite for free or anything like that, but you might just find yourself holding a free copy of ... [read more >>] | | 22 November 2007, 03:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Unveils XNA Game Studio 2.0 Beta for Windows Vista |  | Microsoft unveiled XNA Game Studio 2.0 Beta for Windows Vista and Windows XP, offering the resource as a free download. The Studio is positioned as both a toolset and a technology designed to enable developers to build games for the Windows platforms as well as for the Xbox 360 console. According to the release notes accompanying XNA Game Studio 2.0 Beta, all the editions of Vista and XP SP2 are supported.
"The XNA team ... [read more >>] | | 20 November 2007, 07:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Let The Xbox 360 Furry Fight Begin! |  | This looks so fluffy and all, but it is so damn wrong! Why would somebody skin alive a cow to stick its fur on an Xbox 360 console controller? Well, the answer is because it makes the game more natural. In fact, the console faceplate comes in various versions, such as tiger print and more. Why cute face plates? Because they are said to add even more fun to the whole gaming process.
Still, I cannot understand why they keep on u ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Connecting the Xbox 360 to Your PC |  | Many of you wondered in the past if there is a possibility to connect the Xbox 360 to your PC. There is no simple way as we have discovered, but the steps are quite simple and with the help of a prestigious Xbox 360 forum user, "jimmy_Bish" we will present them exactly the way they are portrayed on the forum without the hassle of registration and reading dozens of posts.
Before we begin we must inform you that in order to bene ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 02:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Manhunt Codes and Unlockables (Xbox) |  | The player is placed in several death traps of the Director's own design. Most are staged in abandoned locations around Carcer City. To escape each trap, the player must rely solely upon maze logic and killing ability. In this respect, the game is similar to Hitman, bu ... [read more >>] | | 01 November 2007, 11:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Unlockables (Xbox) |  | Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is the first Test Drive game to feature: vehicle damage, dirt tracks, crazy events and unorthodox vehicles like school buses, taxis and hearses. Since its debut in 1987, the Test Drive series has sold through more than $137 million worth ... [read more >>] | | 31 October 2007, 05:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft, the Patriot |  | Microsoft announced a new partnership designed to illustrate its commitment to offering support to the American troops. In this regard, the Redmond company informed that it will collaborate with America Supports You on a variety of programs, for the benefit of members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. America Supports You is a Department of Defense program that has attracted the support of over 300 U.S. organizations and over 35 ... [read more >>] | | 09 October 2007, 12:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Prototype |  | Prototype is not the average game. In fact, it’s probably the most promising title I’ve seen at GC 2007 in Leipzig. It may not stand up to Fallout’s hype or to the GTA IV’s franchise, but when it’s going to be released a lot of developers will hide their heads in the sand or utter words of insult.
Basically, Prototype is a third person shooter, but everyone will soon discover it’s a lot more. The main character, Alex Mercer has no memo ... [read more >>] | | 27 September 2007, 03:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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