Category: Microsoft
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Console Market Trouble as Cohort Studios Closes
It’s easy to assume that the console market is booming at the moment. The 360 and PS3 got a new lease of life with the Kinect and the Play, and Nintendo got the portable console market going again with the 3DS, plus the word is they’re even readying the second generation of the Wii for…
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Gaming Weekly – Portal hits shops, Mass Effect Pics and a 3D Mario!
Britain’s Shops React to Early Portal 2 Release In response to Valve’s early release of Portal 2 over Steam this Monday, high street gamer haven Game have decided to break the Friday release date for console and PC retail versions of the game, stocking shelves to the brim one day early, meaning that you should…
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Activision releases Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Multiplayer Preview
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Activision has released a gameplay and overview trailer for its forthcoming call of Duty: Black Ops second DLC pack; Escalation. Last week Xbox Live’s Major Nelson unleashed the news that the Xbox 360 will exclusively be getting the second downloadable map pack in his official blog, but now we get a sneak peak at the…
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Gaming Weekly – Portal 2 countdown, DS Sales and Wii goes HD
Portal 2 Accelerates the Hype with Alternate-Reality Fun Valve is upping the Portal 2 based ante by assailing Steam users in the know with insane alternate-reality challenges similar to the announcement leaks hidden in the original game some time ago. As well as an ominous doomsday timer and message located in the aperturescience.com domain name…
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Nintendo Wii 2: High-Definition sets rumor mill off
Nintendo gamers leap for joy! Several online sources are claiming The Second Coming of the Wii is likely to be in stunning High-Definition! Sales of the original gaming gadget are still good with prices cuts expected in May further fuelling rumour that the “Wii 2” will surface at the E3 conference in early June and despite…
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Sony outsells Microsoft in Japanese motion controller market
Entertainment giant Sony has taken a massive bite out of the gaming market with the addition of the Playstation Move motion control gaming system, toppling Microsoft’s Kinect by some staggering figures – as revealed in a new sales report. Microsoft had a jolly festive period with strong sales for Kinect here in the UK, but…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops new DLC dated – Escalation Map Pack
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Activision’s mammoth Call Of Duty: Black Ops game is set to get some brand new Map packs and some more Zombie based action for fans of the game. The information was let loose by Xbox Lives Major Nelson in his official blog and states that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC will arrive…
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Microsoft release new Xbox 360 Development Kit
Well, this is a surprise! Microsoft has released a brand new generation of Xbox 360 Development Kit which has a newer slimmed down size and a few features that point towards the future of the gaming console. Microsoft regularly release a dev version of its console, for developers and software programmers to play with to…
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Forza 4 promo video leaked, hints at Kinect integration
A demo video for the forthcoming Forza Motorsport 4 game leaked online last Friday, though due to it being April 1st, everyone held their breath for confirmation from Microsoft. WinRumours have obtained confirmation from Microsoft that the video is indeed official footage of Forza 4, though the footage may not be true of the finished game.…