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Graffiti Artist Takes A Stab At The Gears of War 3 Logo
LA-based graffiti artist OG Slick worked with Epic Games and Microsoft to create a cool alternative version the “Crimson Omen” logo from Gears of War as a limited edition tee for Hot Topic. The design got its debut last night in coaster form at Epic’s GoW3 Party last night. If you’re interested in the shirt,…
By Mike Epstein Published June 8, 2011 -
“Human Tetris” Squeezed Out for Kinect
Game show Hole in the Wall, a Western take on a “human Tetris” game, is coming to Kinect. The game will be released on Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year. It will have single player or multiplayer modes (up to four players). There are unlockables like helmets and silver spandex. Hole in the Wall started…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 -
Welcome to Sunny Los Angeles
Awesome shots courtesy of Isaac Viel.
By Drew Cohen Published June 7, 2011 -
Microsoft’s New Official 360 Steering Wheel Cuts the Cord [Update]
There’s been a wired Xbox 360 steering wheel for years now. I should know, there’s one in my closet gathering dust. There’s now a wireless Xbox 360 steering wheel. Think Mario Kart’s plastic wheel, only a lot more expensive. Due out in October, and priced at $60, it’s an…interesting looking peripheral. While being released with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 -
Does the New Xbox 360 Dashboard Look Familiar to You?
This fall the Xbox 360 gets a sexy new dashboard update, giving the service a look and feel that should be incredibly familiar to both Windows Phone 7 owners and folks that have gotten a peek at Windows 8 Microsoft is in the midst of a torrid love affair with squares and rectangles. They put…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2011 -
Forza 4 Footage Will Rev Your Engine
Forza Motorsport 4 will change car culture forever. But before that, it’s getting an E3 trailer. Out October 11, Forza 4 will feature Kinect integration (headtracking and voice), community car clubs and rivals mode, the Top Gear test track, and over 80 car manufacturers. Can’t wait.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2011 -
Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments
A pair of lenses that clip onto your Kinect, Nyko’s Zoom reduces the distance you need to play Kinect by up to 40 percent. If it works, it sounds terribly useful, especially in New York City (trust me).… [Gizmodo]
Gizmodo Published June 6, 2011 -
This is Your 2011 Summer of Arcade Lineup
Every year Microsoft selects a handful of Xbox Live Arcade games it considers the very best the platform has to offer and releases them once a week as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. With Ubisoft’s From Dust and Fuelcell’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet making the cut this time around, we’re in for one…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2011 -
Kinect Makes Taking Your Kids to Disneyland Much More Affordable
Frontier Developments is giving parents around the world an amazing gift this holiday season: The ability to take their children to Disneyland for the price of the Xbox 360, Kinect, and Kinect: Disneyland Adventures As a soon-to-be father, the idea of a virtual Disneyland where I do not need sunblock, wads of cash, and more…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2011 -
Dance Central Returns with Two Player Dance Battles
Harmonix took the stage during Microsoft’s 2011 E3 press conference today to lift the curtain on Dance Central 2, detailing some of the new features coming in the follow-up to the popular Kinect-powered body mover. It’s time for a dance off! Dance Central is a lovely game, but it was obviously pushed out in rather…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2011 -
Master Chief Returns with Halo 4 in 2012
A teaser trailer for Halo 4 concluded Microsoft’s E3 news conference today. In it, the series’ longtime hero, Master Chief, awakens from cryonic sleep to the voice of Cortana, calling him by his name. He then grabs Cortana and flees the wreckage a ship hurtling toward some sort of portal. Microsoft’s Don Mattrick said Halo…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2011 -
Halo 4
By Mike Epstein Published June 6, 2011 -
Ryse
By Mike Epstein Published June 6, 2011 -
Fable Sequel Brings Magic to Kinect
The next episode of Fable will support Kinect when it releases in 2012. A demonstration of Fable: The Journey at Microsoft’s E3 news conference showed players in a first-person mode, driving a carriage and attacking foes with magic, using different gestures for each spell. “How can we make you feel a hundred times more involved…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2011 -
HD Remake of Halo: Combat Evolved Coming November
Widely expected, Microsoft will publish an HD remake of the original Halo on Nov. 15. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will feature “seven of the greatest multiplayer maps of all time,” in addition to “the campaign of the decade remade and remastered.
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2011 -
What is Ghost Recon Future Soldier‘s ‘Gunsmith’?
As was rumored, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will support Kinect, as publisher Ubisoft demonstrated today at the Xbox 360’s E3 news conference. Body tracking and voice command will be features of all Ghost Recon titles going forward, beginning with Future Soldier. Ubisoft showed off a feature called “GunSmith,” through which gamers may examine…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2011 -
These are the New Xbox Live Television Features
Let’s face it: the television remote is so yesterday. As anticipated, Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten has taken the stage at Microsoft’s keynote address to describe and promote some of the features we can expect from the company’s new Xbox Live TV functionality. Voice-Controlled No more buttons, no more joysticks. Users will be able to access…
By Drew Cohen Published June 6, 2011
