Microsoft aren't short on funds, yet they still greedily suck their customers of all their money, being the filthy bas*ards that they are. No, no, it's not that bad this time around, but still, I'm pissed.For European users of Microsoft's Xbox 360's online community, Xbox Live, one month subscriptions will be going up from £4.99 to £5.99. For those few who DO use one month subscriptions, thi... more.

We all know just how... terrible, terrible the D-Pad of the Xbox 360 controller is, and while I do agree that the all new Xbox 360 S controller looks too sexy and sleek to be a controller, the D-Pad still needs work. You know why? Because clicky buttons FTW, not squishy buttons, and squishy buttons is what the 360 Controller has.Anyway, Joystiq has revealed via 'trusted sources'  that Micros... more.

Microsoft will soon release an Xbox Live- compatible Windows Phone 7 Operating system, which will provide a gaming experience "much more like Xbox and Xbox Live Arcade," says Microsoft exec Kevin Unangst (not Butler).The aim is to make the Windows Phone 7 gaming "much more like the Xbox and Xbox Live Arcade portfolio." All games released for the Windows Phone 7 will first pass through a rigi... more.

Sony's been concentrating on the 3D capabilities of its PS3 an awful lot lately, whereas the other two console manufacturers have been largely silent regarding the same. Nintendo has been giving glasses free stereoscopic 3D gaming the push with its upcoming 3DS handheld, whereas Microsoft's been largely mum on the matter. This has led many to believe, and incorrectly so, that the PS3 is the first ... more.

Many months ago, Microsoft had an idea to begin a project of cross platform gaming. Windows Live and Xbox Live players together, with games such as Gears of War available for both platforms. But what has happened to the idea?According to Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and CTO of gaming at HP, Microsoft apparently killed the idea after an experiment was conducted to pit PC gamers with a k... more.

Halo Reach is probably gonna be the biggest game the Xbox 360 is ever going to get, and Microsoft is coming out all guns blazing to commermorate what looks like the ultimate title in the series.Earlier today, following several premature leaks on the official Xbox website, Microsoft confirmed the existence of a Halo Reach Xbox 360 S bundle, which will be hitting the stores on September 14th, sa... more.

Microsoft just officially announced that their current generation home console, the Xbox 360, has now sold 41.7 million units. Microsoft and Devices Division also reported a huge year-on-year improvement, which a profit of $679 million this year as opposed to that of $108 last year.In the quarter of 2010 which ended with June, Microsoft shipped 1.5 million Xbox 360 units, which is 25% more tha... more.

Finally, the Xbox 360 beta of Medal of Honor has begun, some time after it was launched for the PS3 and the PC.Anyone with an EA account should head to the Medal of Honor website (medalofhonor.com) and you'll be given a beta key (apparently, anyone with an EA account will be given a beta key). Enter the beta key here to recieve a token. Use the token on Xbox LIVE to download the beta for your ... more.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, the much anticipated XBox LIVE Arcade exclusive title, is set for release August 4, says Microsoft.Castlevania: Harmony of Despair will give you and upto five other players control of past Castlevania protagonists. Players will be able to explore sprawling environments and castles as freely as possible, and the game will support a 2D visual theme, similar to th... more.

Kotick went on record recently, talking about Activision being platform agnostic, and friendly to all forms of gaming, including, yes, PC gaming. Apprently, he's rubbed Microsoft off the wrong way.As the official Games for Windows account tweets, "Activision To "Aggressively Support" Efforts To Connect PCs To TVs http://cot.ag/bYH9sd << Acti supports PC gaming? Is it April already? ^WA" ... more.

Split/Second: Velocity developers Black Rock Studios are reportedly working on a new 'unannounced' racer project for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. This news came via a job ad on Disney Interactive's site.The listing says: "Black Rock Studio, a Disney Interactive Studio, is currently looking for an experienced Technical Art Director to join the team who are developing an unannounced game on Xbox ... more.

Sqaure Enix recently confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV will remain an exclusive to the PS3, and blamed the decision on Microsoft's 'closed' infrastructure. Apparently, Xbox LIVE, Micrsoft's online service, is too 'closed' for the upcoming MMO, so Final Fantasy XIV is going to remain an exclusive to the PS3 for conoles- yet."The main reason why we couldn't go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live syst... more.

GAME and HMV will be demoing Microsoft's all new motion sensor, Kinect in-store to please the UK public."The key to Kinect and to getting customers is obviously all about demonstration," head of UK PR for Game, Neil Ashurst said."So at the moment our focus is looking at ways of doing that. Beyond that we don't have any specific details at present."Microsft will also have Kinect on ... more.

EA and Dice have just released some new DLC for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and it's called "Onslaught", which means you have to get ready to face off against waves and waves of enemies who just want to put a bullet in your crack and go home.The new Downloadable Content introduces four player co-op, so that you can team up with your friends and kick some ass. The add-on also features new enhan... more.

Square Enix global boss Yoichi Wada says that Microsoft's motion sensor, Kinect is "just a small extension to what is already available" in the games industry. He believes the next industry-changing technology will be come online with the improvement in console network services.He also said that 3D as well is not anything ground breaking, just "so-so." He feels that Sony's E3 showing could hav... more.

Microsoft's motion sensor, Kinect, was rumoured to be priced at $149, and the Microsoft Store confirms this. Retailers though, it seems, are not happy with this price. They say Kinect should be priced at below $100 if it is to appeal to the masses, compete with the Move, and sell as much as Microsoft expects it to.Retailers have been forced to take all Kinect units for a price of over $100 for... more.

In an interview with ComputerAndVideoGames.com, Sega told us they will be releasing a "sophisticated" game for the Kinect, which will take full advantage of the motion sensor's capabilities, and will be released by 2011 end or 2012 beginning."I think [the idea that the Kinect launch let the hardcore down] is a little harsh," Sega West president Mike Hayes said. "The dev kits we've had to work ... more.

Two new E3 videos for Portal 2 were recently released, which delved upon the two most important aspects of the game, the story and the gameplay.The first video shows the player standing in front of a personality sphere, who is trying to help us escape. Funnily, the good-for-nothing personality sphere ends up waking Glados from her deep sleep.PORTAL 2 E3 VIDEO PART ONE[HTML1]PORTAL ... more.

There has been no official confirmation on Kinect's price from Miicrosoft's side, but Microsoft Store, the website, has gone ahead and posted this:See that "Add to cart: $149.99"? Yeah, that's right. It's more or less confirmed. So, are you sensible and know how to spend your money properly...? Or are you gonna buy Kinect?... more.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the NFS game being developed by the creators of the Burnout series, Criterion, just got a new video.The video shows a cop chasing a... bad guy (?), deploying more cop car units, blocking streets and ramming into the opponent's car. The cop utltimately takes the bad guy down, to trigger a Burnout style mini-cutscene.The video can be found below:[HTML1]Ne... more.