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Aussie Kinect launch details revealed

Aussie Kinect launch details revealed

Microsoft have announced the launch details for Kinect in Australia. So if you want to buy Kinect alone, it will cost you $199 along with  a game, Kinect Adventures. If you are also planning to buy t... Read More

Getting His Ideas Across is a “Massive Problem”, Says Baldielocks Molyneux

Getting His Ideas Across is a “Massive Problem”, Says Baldielocks Molyneux

In an interview with Eurogamer,  Peter Molyneux, the (bald) guy behind the entire Fable series and the developer of the upcomng Kinect title, project Milo, admitted that he thinks it is "insanely tou... Read More

Shape the Plot of Gears 3 the Way You Want to, Epic Calling on LIVE Users to Help them Develop the Story

Shape the Plot of Gears 3 the Way You Want to, Epic Calling on LIVE Users to Help them Develop the Story

Epic Games, developer of Gears of War 3, is asking all Xbox Live users to help them shape the story of their upcoming megaton, Gears of War 3. They want all Xbox Live users to decide whether the late... Read More

Codemasters: Look For A Kinect Price Drop Next Year

Codemasters: Look For A Kinect Price Drop Next Year

The Kinect's rather expensive $150 entry tag was confirmed by Microsoft yesterday. Whereas the standalone product might be deemed to pricey by some, there can be no denying that the 4GB Xbox 360/Kinec... Read More

Microsoft Promises Hardcore Kinect Games Within The Next 18 Months

Microsoft Promises Hardcore Kinect Games Within The Next 18 Months

Following Microsoft's laughably disappointing E3 showing earlier this year, which was focussed mostly on the Kincet, and the plethora of casual games the motion sensing peripheral would be getting, th... Read More

RUMOUR: Xbox 360 Version of Final Fantasy XIII To Release In Japan

RUMOUR: Xbox 360 Version of Final Fantasy XIII To Release In Japan

Whereas Final Fantasy XIII is remarkable for having been the first entry in the long running franchise to have been multiplatform (truth be told, that is perhaps the only thing it's remarkable for), h... Read More

Crysis 2 will feature the ‘best AI in gaming history,’ says Crytek

Crysis 2 will feature the ‘best AI in gaming history,’ says Crytek

We have had AI enemies like those in Killzone, who just screamed 'DIEEEEE!!!!' and died themselves. Then we've had Gears of War, which has superb enemy artificial intelligence. Crysis 2 will be much l... Read More

Molyneux: Fable III ‘a bigger game world than Halo’

Molyneux: Fable III ‘a bigger game world than Halo’

Having admitted recently that Fable II was rushed and riddled with bugs, just as he did with Fable when Fable II was about to be released (we see through your lies, bald man!), Molyneux has stated tha... Read More

Peter Molyneux: The Xbox 360’s Best Is Yet To Come

Peter Molyneux: The Xbox 360’s Best Is Yet To Come

While many are citing the lack of quality upcoming Xbox 360 titles (there's practically nothing barring Gears 3 and Halo Reach that is exclusive only to Microsoft's console) and Microsost's E3 presser... Read More

Xbox 360 Slim Was Outsold by Xbox 360 ‘Phat’: Pachter

Xbox 360 Slim Was Outsold by Xbox 360 ‘Phat’: Pachter

If you remember, the Xbox 360 was the highest selling console in the US for the month in June. It has been commonly speculated that this was thanks to the launch of the redesigned Xbox 360 'Slim,' whi... Read More

The Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Enjoys An Even Bigger Launch Than The PS3 Slim

The Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Enjoys An Even Bigger Launch Than The PS3 Slim

Looks like redesigning and rebranding a console is all the rage these days. Certainly, it seems to fuel market demand. Sony did it last year with the laucnh of the PS3 Slim, which was accompanied by a... Read More

The Xbox 360 Slim Is Seeing Unprecedented Demand in UK

The Xbox 360 Slim Is Seeing Unprecedented Demand in UK

The Xbox 360 Slim got off to a stellar start in the US, propelling Microsoft's wonder machine to the coveted number one spot as far as console sales are concerned for the month of June, and it looks s... Read More

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft Respond to June NPD Data

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft Respond to June NPD Data

NPD revealed sales figures for software and hardware for the month of June earlier today, and the results were dramatically predictable. As expected, the DS took home the honours of being at the top s... Read More

Fable II was rushed – Molyneux

Fable II was rushed – Molyneux

Peter Molyneux has been talking so much about what they did wrong with Fable 2, and now he is back for more. “Fable II, let’s be honest about it, it has some terribly messy things about it,” ... Read More

NPD June Figures

NPD June Figures

The NPD June figures are out, and my oh my, Xbox 360 is this month's largest selling home console, and is in second place overall, the DS being in the first. The Xbox 360 has sold 451,700 units in Jun... Read More

You Can Sit While Playing Kinect, You Can’t Lie Down

You Can Sit While Playing Kinect, You Can’t Lie Down

Many people were wondering if you will be able to sit down while playing various Kinect games, the answer to that is yes, but when it comes to lying down and playing, the answer is no. According to... Read More

WTF Moment of the Day: Next iPad to Match Xbox 360 in Graphical Power, Thinks Developer

WTF Moment of the Day: Next iPad to Match Xbox 360 in Graphical Power, Thinks Developer

What is it with developers thinking handhelds are gonna be on par with the HD consoles any time soon? First, we had rumours pegging the 3DS' power to be at the same level as the Xbox 360 and the PS3's... Read More

New Xbox 360 Arcade?

New Xbox 360 Arcade?

Microsoft seems to be planning on launching a new model of the XBox 360 Arcade in Europe, according to the listings on Amazon.de. The listing say that a "4GB Xbox 360 Arcade System Bundle" is due f... Read More

Medal of Honor Limited Edition Announced

Medal of Honor Limited Edition Announced

Electronic Arts have announced a limited edition to their upcoming shooter, Medal of Honor on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC due out this October. Pre-ordering the game via the MOH website will will ... Read More

Kinect Bundle To Cost $200?

Kinect Bundle To Cost $200?

Walmart has listed a bundle for Kinect that comes with the camera and two games of your choice (including Kinectimals, Dance Central, Joy Ride and more) for the "low" price of $200. Though Kinect ... Read More