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more about #shanekim DigitalHero: This guy is no gamer from what I hear so he is probably happy to retire. If I was in that position, you'd have to scrape my corpse out of the chair. ... more » Archaotic: Aw, it's too bad he's retiring and not the other assholes that ruin all of Microsoft's press conferences. Seriously, Don Mattrick and John Schappert ... more » ergonomicuser: The job must be important. It has two "Business" in one title. more » ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: I wonder where he will work now more » Outkastprince: Farewell, Shane Kim. May your successor fare as well and be worthy of the title "corporate vice president of Strategy and Business Development for the... more » AncientUnknown1: It looks like retirement is the only way MS execs don't wind up at EA like Moore and Schappert. more » TickMan: This is the downfall of Microsoft's game division. We haven't seen any new exclusives, and the older employees have shifted away. Zune the 360 will be... more » BubbleF**kingBuddy: And so it begins... more » metallicorphan: well...i am in two minds,sure it will be sad for him to go,but then again didn't he cancel the Marvel MMO? more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: Retiring? How? He doesn't look a day over 50! more » kellyhelene: After the whole Kindle thing I'm very hesitant about any kind of download-only purchases. Will I find my downloaded copy awol once, say, a higher cos... more » Strangelove: I'm stuck with the fucking 15 GB drive that's filled with 13 gigs of Rock Band DLC. I have to upgrade, but the thought of downloading 300+ songs again... more » originalsteven: Wow, he could work for Sonic Team with those excuses. Doesn't there seem to be a 'Boo hoo, we'd have to work too hard' excuses at the moment? If they'... more » kojimarou (is my PSN and Gamertag): I do not agree with that "excuse" at all. Even as a sort of Blu-ray advocate, after picking up a netflix subscription and doing some HD streaming on t... more » YukiSeta: should be cheaper considering they don't have to spend much since there is no cost of discs or shipping them to stores more » jallen: Not that we'd ever be able to get that information, but I do wonder - what would the developer's profit look like with the On Demand service versus tr... more » plankton88: It was obvious from the first announcement that the games were going to be older and not "new" just came out games. But I do agree that the games need... more » Talleh: What worries me is that the price of a downloadable game from XBLA at launch is the same price today, when retail copies of games traditionally move d... more » Jorw: That quote said absolutely nothing. Why can't the digital versions be released at the same time as the retail versions? more » okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): Luke... how about you just stick to retail then :) I know any games that are multi-disc will likely be download for me... I'm fine with waiting; I se... more » -
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Shane Kim To Retire From Microsoft
Microsoft exec Shane Kim, formerly the corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios and current corporate vice president of Strategy and Business Development for the Interactive Entertainment Business, will leave that verbose title behind later this year. He's retiring. More » -
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Don't Expect 360 Games On Demand To Arrive Same Day As Retail
Later this year, Microsoft will be launching a "Games on Demand" service, where users can download full, proper retail games to their 360s. Exciting! Just don't expect to do it on the same day a game's out at GameStop. More » -
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Microsoft Handheld A Matter Of "When"
While there's always been a lot of chatter surrounding the possibility of Microsoft entering the handheld gaming space, Microsoft themselves have always been rather evasive on the subject. Which is why these comments from Shane Kim are so surprising. More » -
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The Great Chain Interview, Part 4: Xbox Guy To Ex-Xbox Guy To That Guy’s Boss
In yesterday's Chain Interview installment, Sony's Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft's Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got...interesting. More » -
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The Great Chain Interview, Part 3: Sony Questions Sony, Who Questions Shane Kim
The cliffhanger at the end of yesterday's Chain Interview had Xbox exec John Schappert wanting to know what a Sony exec thinks of Xbox Live. Let's get past the halfway point with an answer. More » -
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Microsoft On Metal Gear: Mission Accomplished
So far this hardware generation, we've seen the number of third-party exclusives on any platform shrink to almost zero. The last major series to come around? Metal Gear Solid. More » -
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When Will It Be Wrong To Call The Xbox 360 A Game Console?
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.
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Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360's
On that day in the future when Microsoft launches its E3-darling Project Natal no-touch control system, it will feel like a console launch, a company exec told Kotaku. More » -
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Microsoft: Xbox Live Is Like An MMO
Given Microsoft's demonstration of Avatars gathering in a shared virtual movie theater at E3, it seemed that Xbox Live could be going in a PlayStation Home direction. Not quite, we were told. More » -
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NYT: What Xbox Wants To Be When It Grows Up
The New York Times interviewed Microsoft’s Shane Kim about what the company has in store for the Xbox 360 beyond just a gaming platform. More » -
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Microsoft "Cautiously Optimistic" About Its 2009
Given Microsoft's recent Black Friday sales boasting, we'd think that the Xbox 360 team's egos are severely bloated. Not so. Shane Kim says the company is, somewhat distressingly, "cautiously optimistic" about next year's sales. More »
