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Time flies, doesn't it? One day, you're thinking only Sega and Nintendo are capable of building quality, successful gaming hardware. The next, you wake up to find that Microsoft is building a video games console. More »
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In 1975, Popular Electronics featured on its January cover a computer kit built for home enthusiasts, touted to cost at least $1,000 less than anything else. It was the Altair 8800. Its creator, Dr. Ed Roberts, died Thursday. More »
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One-time Gizmodo guest-blogger Bill Gates was on NBC's Meet The Press on Sunday to discuss the good works of his and his wife's foundation. His one comment about the future of computers sounded Natal-y. More »
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Kotaku recently asked Microsoft if the flourishing of non-gaming features like Netflix, Facebook, Last.fm and Twitter on the Xbox 360 will someday invalidate the classification of the device as a gaming console. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5288214&view=rss&microfeed=true Japan loves many things. For example, Louis Vuitton. Japan loves Louis Vuitton. iPods, Japan loves iPods. Japan does not love the Xbox 360. What does Bill Gates think about that? While visiting Japan, Microsoft founder Bill Gates did offer this: More »
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It was a little stunning to learn last week that at least one disgruntled Xbox 360 owner had decided to skip the regular channels when dealing with a burnt out 360 and instead went straight to Bill Gates. Even more stunning, Gates apparently knocked some heads and got the guy sorted out in record time (24 hours). More »
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What sucks worse than getting the Red Ring of Death? Getting the console fixed. Sure, there are some success stories regarding Xbox customer support. But there are some real headaches as well. Over at The Consumerist, tipster Jon took matters into his own hands. When his launch Xbox 360 crapped out, he emailed Bill Gates and customer service VP Kathleen Hogan. Within 24 hours, he got a reply from the escalation department saying that a new console was on its way. Jon tells The Consumerist: More »
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So Bill Gates gave his last keynote. End of an era! But what about the man? Some of you would like to know more. We've run loads of creepy KotakuStalku posts, but this has to be one of the creepier. (Oh goodie!) France's most famous blogger Loic Le Meur dishes to Shiny Shiny's Kat about the time he took a whiz next to Microsoft honcho Bill Gates at another conference. Le Meur says: More »
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Normally, "humorous" clips that involve executives showing off their acting chops are nothing short of cringe-worthy, an exercise in amateur comic timing. Not this fictional video of Bill Gates' last day of full responsibilities at Microsoft, however, as the solid cameos and moments that capitalize on Bill's inherent geekiness make the head Borg at MS seem hilariously human. Stick around for Bill's blippy wailing on a Guitar Hero II controller. This clip, courtesy of our brothers at Gizmodo, represents but a grain of sand in the vast desert that is their CES 2008 coverage. More »
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Sure Microsoft's recent Xbox Live issues ticked off a bunch of new Xbox 360 owners and led to the company promising to hand out a free game down the line, but it was really just a hiccup says Bill Gates in a recent interview with sister site Gizmodo. More »
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Bill Gates final CES keynote wasn't the most action-packed, megaton-heavy affair, but there was one startling revelation. It wasn't so much an announcement as it was an implication, but it would seem that Slash is ready to join another supergroup, one that's unnamed, but we're calling Merino Wool Revolver for now. The band looks to feature two toy guitarists—Bill and Robbie—and one real guitarist, a clear indicator into which of the three independently wealthy men will pull the most groupie ass. Hopefully, the three will feature as bosses in Guitar Hero Encore: Non-threatening Pastel Sweater Edition. Hey, it couldn't be any worse than Rocks the 80s. More »
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Touch down in Las Vegas and a full sprint up the escalator of one of the city's most confusing hotels later and Kotaku is in the house. CES 2008 is about to kick off proper tomorrow, but Microsoft bigwig Bill Gates is just about to take the stage in the Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom to deliver his final CES keynote. Gary Shapiro just left the stage to give Bill some extra space, but not before heaping kudos on the man and refreshing the crowd's memory on exactly who Gates is. Mr. Gates has finally taken the stage. He looks dapper in lavender and black, not unlike an Advent calendar worth a few billion dollars. Bill chats up Sync, Vista and integration across platforms, even mentioning video games in his intro. For the rest of the keynote, make the break. More »
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Seriously, you need to be watching Bill Gates' farewell speech at CES. I'm sure news is coming, but that picture up there, that's all you need. If you want actual news out of the speech make sure to check out Mike's Liveblogging here. More »
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Bill Gates and the Microsoft crew are rumored to be planning something big for next week's Consumer Electronics Show, but we've got nothing but speculation to tide us over until then. Gadget mag Stuff, however, thinks it has—or genuinely has—the scoop on what's coming down the product pipeline from Redmond. The Xbox 360 Ultimate, Stuff writes, will be hitting store shelves by this autumn and feature "1080p HDMI output, built-in Wi-Fi, hi-def audio output, cooler 65nm hardware architecture and a near-silent fan." On top of all that, the IPTV service that MS touted at last year's CES will be good to go. More »
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Bill Gates might be making an Xbox 360 2.0 announcement at his CES keynote swan song, the Seattle Times' Brier Dudley predicts in a column today. More »
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The summer of gaming expos—E3, Tokyo Game Show, Games Convention, PAX and E For All—has finally wound down for the holidays. Don't fret, convention watchers—the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show is just around the corner, running January 7 to 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. While this year's CES had a respectable gaming presence, thanks mostly to Games For Windows and Xbox 360 showings on the floor, next year's tradeshow promises much more in the way of games. How much more? Just a guess, but I'll put it at about a 65% increase in floor space. More »
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Last week, when Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs got together at conference All Things D, Gates further hinted at what direction Microsoft was going, game-wise. And that direction is? Gates explains: More »
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Boxer Albert Liaw got hit a few too many times. After suffering a stroke and brain injury, 34 year-old Liaw was left in a wheelchair with slowed speech and little movement in his left arm. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is using the Nintendo Wii to help patients like Liaw recover. Instead of real world rehabilitation like throwing a ball or stretching putty, patients are guided through rounds of Wii Sports with help from therapists. They forget about their pain and simply enjoy playing the games — Sometimes for hours at a time! Virtual reality rehab expert and Rutgers University professor Dr. Griogore Burdea remarks: More »
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the kick off of the final E3 as we used to know it. Part videogame industry expo, part freakshow, we were barraged by the hypnotic lights and the well-tanned thighs of booth babes trying to compensate for shit graphics and me-too gameplay for three solid days. More »
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Microsoft's Bill Gates duked it out in Mexico with Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez on the Xbox 360. The exec was visiting the country to mark Microsoft's 20th anniversary there. The competition was displayed on three large screens above a stage where the two battled with Marquez beating Gates 2-1. Before the match, the soccer pro asked Gates if he was ready. The chairman replied: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245824&view=rss&microfeed=true Aw, Bill. Why'd you have to go and further emasculate the tens of thousands of male teens and twenty-somethings who own Viva Pi ata? I knew there was a reason I didn't buy this game. I'm neither young nor female nor do I garden. Michael McWhertor More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234165&view=rss&microfeed=true Unfortunately, Bill doesn't wax much on video gaming, but Jon Stewart cracks enough jokes about internet porn and guessing Gates' log in and password to keep us interested. Michael McWhertor More »
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Bill Gates was on hand at the British Library's special Windows Vista launch event earlier today to tell all the pretty British peoples about his pretty new operating system. He spoke about the history of the Windows operating system, from its beginning 24 years ago as a DOS extending operating environment that borrowed heavily from Apple, to today's standalone multimedia powerhouse that borrows heavily from Apple. More »
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An CES interview with Bill Gates has surfaced over at his Mercury News blog. In it, Gates pulls no punches and lays into Sony pretty good, talking about cost, games and size. Not to leave Nintendo out, he also discussing going against the Wii: More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=227599&view=rss&microfeed=true I posted up some gems from the interview on Sunday. Here's the whole thing in video form. Sexy. Brian Crecente More »
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By: Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226819&view=rss&microfeed=true If you missed the Microsoft keynote yesterday and don't want to experience the whole, painful thing, check out the link below of the video. It's 90 minutes of Bach and Gates droning, so be warned. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226940&view=rss&microfeed=true Bill Gates didn't talk much about his gaming habits, but he did touch on them. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226816&view=rss&microfeed=true Bill Gates confirmed one of my suspicions today about the Zune: It is following the same route the Xbox did in development. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226815&view=rss&microfeed=true The most surprising part of today's conversation with Bill Gates was when he not only fessed up to the Xbox being a glorified computer, something Microsoft has been denying since 1.0 launched, but said that Microsoft wouldn't have gotten into gaming if it was only ever going to be about the gaming. More »
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I just got out of the half-hour-ish lunch with Bill Gates. Interesting guy. He seems most at home, not on a stage pitching a product or his company, but sitting around a table with a bunch of fellow geeks. More »
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So in about one hour I will be sitting down with Bill Gates (yes, that Bill Gates) and four other bloggers to talk about everything. Most of which I can post straight away, though I'm told some of the info will be under embargo until after his keynote. More »
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Just because Bill Gates gives money to charities like disease prevention, college scholarships and the Xbox 360, doesn't mean he's gone soft. Far from it. He's still out for blood. Just listen to what Gates tells C|Net about the current console war with Sony: More »
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Out of retirement and running Def Jam, rapper Jay-Z won't be appearing in EA's hip hop brawler Def Jam: I con. While Jay-Z's does make an appearance in NBA LIve as an unlockable character, he's just not keen on fighters. Says former Def Jam president Kevin Liles: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209947&view=rss&microfeed=true It looks like Microsoft hit their fiscal year goal for the Xbox 360. The company said today that they sold about five million Xbox 360s in the fiscal year that just ended, with 1.8 million shipping during the fourth quarter. The company "restated" their goal for Xbox 360 sales early this year, saying they wanted to sell between 4.5 and 5 million of the nifty white consoles. More »
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Retail giant Best Buy has listed Halo 3 as being released on November 16, 2006 for the Xbox 360. Yeah. That's this holiday. Right before Black Friday. Say, that just also happens to be one day before the North American release of the PlayStation 3! How 'bout that. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=183208&view=rss&microfeed=true The mysteriously sideburn-free, former Tiger Beat centerfold Bill Gates is finally being put out to pasture, with screaming ape Steve Ballmer stepping up to the challenge with freshly-dampened pitstains and a glossy scalp. Alas, as the Darth Vader-like egg-throne closes over Ballmer's kindly visage, rumblings are already afoot! Do you have the chops, Ballmer?! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=181591&view=rss&microfeed=true The Nintendo DS Lite finally made its way stateside, sold like hotcakes (a mathematical constant of 68,250 per day, or 47.3958333 DS/min.) and generally pleased gamers looking for a handheld to match their iPods. But Nintendo got a bit of bad news, as Hong Kong criminals always bet on black, stealing a shipment of black DS Lites and DS games to the tune of a cool $2 mil. More »
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