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Halo 4 Will Work, Somehow, With Microsoft’s Fancy New Tablet
Microsoft’s Don Mattrick has quietly announced today that Halo 4 will, in some way, work with the company’s upcoming Surface tablets How, exactly? No idea, he wouldn’t elaborate. But it’s the first time Microsoft has really bothered to talk games in any way when it comes to Surface, so at least that’s interesting. In the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
New Xbox Application Gives You Achievements For Burning Calories
Microsoft has launched an application called Kinect PlayFit as a free download for all Xbox Live members, the publisher said today. Kinect PlayFit is a “new fitness dashboard that aggregates and tracks the calories you burn as you play a variety of Kinect games,” Microsoft says. You’ll be able to compare your stats to other…
By Jason Schreier Published July 10, 2012 -
Halo 2 High-Definition Remake Said to be In Development
The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine UK says that 343 Industries, maker of last year’s Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (and, of course, this year’s all-new Halo 4), has similar plans for Halo 2 “Following the success of remake Halo Anniversary, 343 Industries has now started development of Halo 2 Anniversary,” the magazine says in…
By Owen Good Published July 8, 2012 -
Microsoft Thinks the Wii U is Pretty Much an Xbox 360
It’s not only that Pro Controller that reminds Microsoft of its Xbox 360. The graphics do, too. “I think their Pro Controller makes a lot of sense with the platform they’ve built,” Microsoft’s Phil Spencer told website Games Industry. “They are building a platform that is effectively a 360 when you think of graphical capability.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012 -
Microsoft Snags Domain Name For ‘Xbox 8’ [UPDATE]
Microsoft has secured the web domain for “xbox8.us” and “xbox8.org,” according to a new report. The Internet sleuths at Fusible uncovered that Microsoft won the domains back from a Chinese citizen in a case filed with the National Arbitration Forum. Other domains won in the dispute include XboxPhone.com, XboxTablet.com, XboxLiveTV.com, XboxCompanion.com. Interestingly enough, the Xbox…
By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012 -
Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Requires At Least 8 GBs of Space
Halo 4 is going to be huge. I’m not talking about critical success or sales or anything like that. No, I’m talking about memory storage. In order to play the online multiplayer portion of Master Chief’s next outing, players will have to free up at least 8 GB of space. There are whole games taht…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 3, 2012 -
This Game Will Take Cross-Platform To A Whole New Level
It was only recently that I learned how cool it can be to have a game work on multiple platforms. Playing Metal Gear HD Collection on both Vita and PS3 is remarkably cool, and points to a future where we can fit games more easily into our everyday lives. So I’m happy to hear that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 28, 2012 -
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Korea’s Silly “Shutdown Law” Might Be Unconstitutional
While the U.S. Supreme Court susses out the constitutionality of health care legislation, South Korea is navigating the legality of its Shutdown Law. As previously mentioned, the Shutdown Law was created to prevent gamers under sixteen from gaming during a six hour block at night so apparently they would sleep (or study?). The law has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallMicrosoft Already Has a Computer Called “Surface”, and it Makes Board Games Look Awesome
The unveiling earlier today of Microsoft’s new “Surface” tablets was a strange one for me. Not because of the nature of the product, but for its name. It’s one Microsoft has been using for years, only, for an entirely different device. One that, for a while there, we thought could change the way we played…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2012 -
Microsoft Announces New ‘Surface’ Tablet PC
At a press event today, Microsoft announced a new Tablet PC called ‘Surface.’ As you can see from the images in this post, it’s got a nifty keyboard built into its screen-cover. Also, pretty colors! Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky introduced it thusly: “It’s a tablet that works and plays the way you want to. A tablet…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 18, 2012 -
Leak or Hoax, a 56-Page Manifesto Does Get Some Things Right About the Next Xbox [Update]
An apparently two-year-old document, purporting to be an internal overview of Microsoft’s plans for the Xbox 360’s successor, surfaced overnight, and while many rightly cast doubt on its authenticity, the claims it makes are not too farfetched. Some have even been reported before. The document, evidently a PowerPoint slide presentation, is at best an official…
By Owen Good Published June 16, 2012 -
Microsoft Not Attending Tokyo Game Show or Gamescom
Today, Microsoft announced that it will not be appearing at either Gamescom or the Tokyo Game Show. Instead, it will rely on its partners and, in Japan’s case, its own events. In an interview with Famitsu, Microsoft stated that it was not abandoning Japan and is planning end of the year promotions. Microsoft did say…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2012 -
You Can Now Control (Some of) Your Xbox 360 From a Phone
Microsoft released an update to its Xbox Live iPhone app yesterday that adds some basic remote functionality, letting you launch games and navigate menus from your iPhone. For some reason that good stuff is iPhone-only; the iPad version didn’t get it, and the new Android edition doesn’t have it either. [Microsoft]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
Nintendo’s Not Worried About SmartGlass, Because You Only Have Two Hands
While E3 was occupying everyone’s attention last week, Nintendo held an analyst event for their investors. During the Q&A, one meeting participant honed in on something many of us have been wondering since Microsoft unveiled their SmartGlass, and posed the question: “Are you worried about SmartGlass? How does Nintendo intend to differentiate its hardware system?”…
By Kate Cox Published June 13, 2012 -
Kotaku EastHow To Cover Your Co-Worker’s Computer in Porn
You’ve probably seen the clip of the young lady who played porn in a quiet library. And maybe you thought, hey, I’m an evil trickster, and I’d like to do something similar as a prank. Well evil trickster, here’s how*. Go Yoshiwara, vice-president of a Tokyo web design firm, rigged one of his employee’s computers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2012 -
Chinese Domain Squatter Won’t Own ‘XboxSmartGlass.com’ for Much Longer
Before E3, Microsoft registered every possible permutation of “XboxSmartGlass” and “MicrosoftSmartGlass,” tipping off Monday’s reveal of the technology that will connect the Xbox 360 to Android and iOS devices. Well, they got every possible combination except one: “XboxSmartGlass.com.” That’s owned by one Tang Haiyue of Guanghzhou, China, who bagged the domain on June 1, right…
By Owen Good Published June 9, 2012 -
It Doesn’t Sound THAT Hard to Fix a Broken Xbox 360
Those with older Xbox 360 consoles know it’s just a matter of when, not if, their machines give up the ghost and display three red rings. What’s worse is that, if you’ve got an old console, chances are it’s out of warranty as well. Fixing one isn’t as hard as you might think, though, as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2012 -
Forza Horizon Offers an Open Road to Action, Music and the Fast Life
Total simulation racers are not something I’ve played much at all. I’ve got nothing against them, but I tend to drive like a maniac and a lot of the detailing and physics are like pearls before swine with a guy like me. Reflecting on my preferences makes the existence of a spinoff title like Forza…
By Owen Good Published June 7, 2012 -
Who Is Our Mystery Microsoft Interviewee? [UPDATE]
Among the batch of interviews we have lined up for E3 with top game developers and captains of industry, we have a mystery interview today with someone important in the world of Xbox. Who could this mystery man or woman be? Microsoft won’t tell us, so we will leave it to you readers to speculate:…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 6, 2012