Category: Microsoft

  • Xbox 360 games supported on Microsoft Windows 8?

    Xbox 360 games supported on Microsoft Windows 8?

    The latest little snippet of gossip regarding Microsoft console-to-PC crossover gaming has popped up online and this rumour suggests that with the upcoming Window 8 will bring Xbox 360 disc support. Teknylate – a fellow tech web site – reports all Xbox 360 titles will be playable through the new operating system and that some […]

  • EA Sports offer new screenshots & features of “revolutionary” FIFA 12

    EA Sports offer new screenshots & features of “revolutionary” FIFA 12

    Electronic Arts has just released a series of new screen-snaps from the FIFA 12 game which is set for release September 30th on PS3 and Xbox 360 – these shots are from the “Career Mode” and we think you’ll agree they look pretty impressive! As well as revealing some new footage, EA’s Sports division has […]

  • EA Sports offer new screenshots & features of “revolutionary” FIFA 12

    EA Sports offer new screenshots & features of “revolutionary” FIFA 12

    Electronic Arts has just released a series of new screen-snaps from the FIFA 12 game which is set for release September 30th on PS3 and Xbox 360 – these shots are from the “Career Mode” and we think you’ll agree they look pretty impressive! As well as revealing some new footage, EA’s Sports division has […]

  • Sony’s Star Wars Galaxies: The Old Republic forces end of MMORPG

    Sony’s Star Wars Galaxies: The Old Republic forces end of MMORPG

    Sony Online Entertainment has confessed that it was forced to give up any new hope for its Massively Multi-Player Role-Playing game Star Wars Galaxies after the contract with LucasArts expires – because of the imminent launch of The Old Republic title from Bioware. The online gaming Saga comes to its end this December after an […]

  • Nyko Zoom for Kinect makes it easy to play in smaller rooms

    Nyko Zoom for Kinect makes it easy to play in smaller rooms

    If, like me, you bought Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 accessory only to discover that your room simply isn’t big enough, then you might just want to check out this interesting gadget. The Zoom by Nyko is a neat little device which clips over the front of the cameras on your Kinect accessory and moves […]

  • Gears of War designer optimistic about Nintendo Wii U

    Gears of War designer optimistic about Nintendo Wii U

    Some are easily pleased it would seem, as a designer at Epic Games – the people behind the Gears of War franchise – has been voicing his optimism regarding what most of us believe was a very underwhelming Nintendo Wii U reveal. Cliff Blezinski of Epic, who supply the Gears of War shooter exclusively to […]

  • Star Wars themed XBox 360 console coming in time for new Kinect game?

    Star Wars themed XBox 360 console coming in time for new Kinect game?

    There are rumours hitting the net today from a Galaxy Far, Far Away – or maybe Redmond, Washington – which may see a Star Wars theme landing on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 – when the Saga blasts on motion control Kinect system for the very first time in 2012. A retail source for a top gaming website […]

  • Gaming Weekly – Rockstar at the Movies, Monkeys on an Island and Pokemon in an iPhone

    Gaming Weekly – Rockstar at the Movies, Monkeys on an Island and Pokemon in an iPhone

    Activision Announces Monkey Island Special Edition Collection ‘Tis the season for remakes. A fresh Activision press release arrived in the inbox today and the word was that Lucasarts has jumped on the polish-and-re-release bandwagon too, combining the special editions of Secret of Monkey Island and Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s revenge together with limited […]

  • Star Wars: Galactic Warfare unofficial mod blasts onto Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    Star Wars: Galactic Warfare unofficial mod blasts onto Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    No, this isn’t a snippet of a new Star Wars game.. Not officially anyway. This is the massive-scale mod for Activision‘s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that’s been in the works for over two years! The Galactic Warfare fan project was started a long time ago (2009 in fact) by a group of German […]

  • Xbox 360 users now have Cloud Storage access

    Xbox 360 users now have Cloud Storage access

    Xbox 360 users will now be able to free up some precious hard drive space by sending their game saves and account info to a new Cloud Storage feature. The new Cloud Storage feature has started to become available to some users today, by means of a small dashboard update. Gamers will be able to […]

  • Iron Man Xbox 360 console is the ultimate crossover for fanboys!

    Iron Man Xbox 360 console is the ultimate crossover for fanboys!

    A company called Major League Mods has created the ultimate marvel for fanboys, featuring gaming and comic books in a crossover of epic proportions. It’s a customized Iron Man-themed Xbox 360 complete with ARC Reactor! With an awesome paintjob by Nub Grafixs, the console comes in glossy red with gold edging, just like ol’ Shellhead’s […]

  • Playstation 4 production begins by end of year – Sony planning Kinect style control?

    Playstation 4 production begins by end of year – Sony planning Kinect style control?

    Rumour claims that Sony’s next console in the Playstation line will begin life by the end of the year and if speculation is anything to go by, it could be coming with its own motion control system – much like the one currently available on Xbox 360 with Kinect. DigiTimes suggests “reliable sources” have revealed […]