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We’re Liveblogging the Microsoft Press Conference

Greetings from E3 2012! We’ll be live-tweeting from each of the major press conferences, so you can follow along with each one. Here, Tina Amini, Jason Schreier and Mr. Mike Fahey will be in the house kicking off E3 at the Microsoft press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012

Zeno Clash II Will Punch You in the Face, Co-Op Style

Like Zeno Clash? With Zeno Clash II, the first-person melee brawler is getting a sequel that promises a bigger world, populated with crazier enemies and more punches. The open world game features a new “lock-on” function during fights as well as role-playing elements to gain more strength or defense. Zeno Clash II will also feature…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012

Microsoft Wants to Stream Console Games to Phones, Turning Handhelds Into “Xbox Live Companions”

Kotaku has learned from a reliable source that, either at E3 or in the very near future, Microsoft plans to unveil a new feature known as Xbox Live Companion. Not to be confused with its social and marketplace app Xbox Companion, Xbox Live Companion is a system where developers of Xbox 360 console games can…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2012

The Wii U Hardcore Controller Looks Familiar

Today, Nintendo revealed a brand new game controller for the Wii U. It’s aimed right at the hardcore. And boy, talk about déjà vu. Dubbed the Wii U Pro Controller, it looks very much like the Xbox 360 controller—not just in color, but also, in shape. There are shoulder buttons and what look to be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2012

Hey, More (Awful) Halo 4 Gameplay Footage [Update]

So, there’s a very private Halo 4 beta going on right now. Some terrible footage leaked out a few days ago, and today, there’s some more for you to take a look at. On the plus side, this clip is almost watchable! In the first video, the users were so paranoid of Microsoft spotting their…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012

Report: Microsoft’s ‘Smart Glass’ Will Let You Send Movies and Music from your iPhone to your Xbox

According to an Examiner report, a recent Microsoft presentation has indicated that the company will be releasing an application called “Smart Glass.” That report is backed up by Engadget, who say they saw a similar presentation. “Smart Glass” will allow AirPlay-style content sharing between mobile devices and Xbox 360s, including allowing tablets and phones to…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012

Did We Get What We Were Promised From Last Year’s E3?

The Big Three make a bunch of promises every year at E3, during the big press conferences they throw at the start of the week. In 90 minutes or two hours, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo show off their newest hardware and biggest games. We hear all kinds of guarantees: here’s a game coming this fall.…

By Kate Cox Published June 1, 2012

How to Keep Up with E3’s Biggest News Right Here on Kotaku

Electronic Entertainment Expo. E3. Say it with me. It’s going to be one hell of a week for us here at Kotaku, as we’ll be scrambling to cover every corner of the convention center bringing you news, impressions and possibly some silly pictures. I don’t know yet. It’s not E3 time yet, stop asking me…

By Tina Amini Published May 31, 2012

One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Their E3 2011 Promises?

For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. On Tuesday, we looked at Sony. Yesterday, we investigated Nintendo. Today, we wrap up with a look at Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises. Last year, Microsoft may as well have called their press presentation the Kinect Hour. While the Xbox 360 itself…

By Kate Cox Published May 31, 2012

What’s Your Dream E3 2012 Announcement?

With the kickoff of E3 2012 less than a week away, commenter (and E3 attendee) GiantBoyDetective wants to know what single announcement would make the entire show worth your while in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Also he pees. I leave for E3 in one week! (pees pants throughly) So, if you could have ANY…

Speak Up Published May 30, 2012

Xbox Bundle Includes 250GB Console, Forza 4, Terrible Wheel

Microsoft announced a new hardware budle yesterday that includes a 250GB Xbox 360, a copy of Forza 4 and one wireless racing wheel. Which you can use as, I don’t know, a doorstop or something. [Microsoft]

By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012

New Satellite Will Begin the Kinect Space Program

A pair of satellites, both based on cheap, consumer electronics components, will be launched in the coming year, part of a project run by a British university and tech firm. One has parts from a Google Nexus phone, and will be launched later this year, but the second satellite is more up our alley. It’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2012

Is This a Leak of Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Beta, a Parody, or Both? [Update]

We’re in the red zone for pre-E3 bullshit. A week before the show is usually when we get a dumptruck full of fakes, bogus retailer listings and LinkedIn resumes confirming everything but the return of the Dreamcast. This, however, is so bizarre I’m compelled to share it. Because someone may be having a little fun…

By Owen Good Published May 27, 2012

Report: How Scammers Are Stealing Xbox Live Accounts, and the Few Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself [Update]

For months now, Xbox 360 owners have been complaining of a surge in account thefts, incidents when people wake up one day to find themselves no longer with access (or even possession) of their own Xbox Live accounts anymore. At first believed to be the result of hacks in relation to EA’s FIFA series, it’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2012

“Hacker” May Have Asked for Microsoft’s Help Breaking Into Call of Duty Creator’s Emails

According to a report from Robert Schwartz, the lawyer currently representing Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vince Zampella in their big case against Activision, the notorious “Project Icebreaker” sounds even crazier than we first thought. Schwartz tells Game Informer that Thomas Fenady, the Activision IT expert approached to hack into Infinity Ward’s email…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2012

Microsoft Could Totally Pull Off Its Own Super Smash Bros. Clone

With Sony doing it’s own Super Smash Bros. type game with PlayStation All-Stars, Xbox-loving commenter rbranyan3to wonders if it wouldn’t be impossible for Microsoft to do the same. How would it work? Let’s brainstorm in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I was reading online about the Playstation All-Stars game and in the comments people were…

Speak Up Published May 24, 2012

Relax, The Xbox 360 Probably Isn’t Going to be Banned

International Trade Commission judge David Shaw has recommended that the import and sale of Xbox 360 consoles in the US be halted immediately. Sounds drastic, I know, but maybe it’s not as bad as it sounds. Speaking with GI.biz, patent expert Florian Mueller says “I’ve never seen an ITC judge make any other recommendation than…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2012

This Man Wants to See the Xbox 360 Banned From Sale (And he Might Actually Succeed)

The Microsoft v Motorola court case that’s been bubbling away since 2010 seems to be heating up in all the wrong ways for the Xbox 360 manufacturer, with a judge involved recommending that the console’s US imports and sales be halted immediately. International Trade Commission judge David Shaw, pictured, has said he believes that the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2012

Microsoft Does the Right Thing, Offers Full Refunds to Select Minecraft Gamers

Slammed with complaints over how it failed to warn gamers that the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft won’t run in splitscreen for all customers, Microsoft is revising its listing for the game and offering a refund to customers who paid for a game that didn’t work the way they expected it to. “We updated our…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2012

I Despise You, Xbox 360 Eject Button

Today I had to move my Xbox 360 console out of the way while I fooled with cables going through the back of my entertainment center. This happens frequently because of how I have to do video capture. As I grabbed the 360 and shifted it, I guess my thumb got within 5 millimeters of…

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2012