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Here’s Kinect — Working on a PS3 (And Playing Killzone 3)

This genie of Kinect modification is never going back in the bottle. Now a modder has figured out a way to get the Microsoft device to work with a PlayStation 3. This is Shantanu Goel, and his code is in a pre-alpha state, but you can see him navigating the Xross Media Bar, starting Killzone…

By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011

Keeping The HD-DVD Dream Alive

The other day while watching my high-definition copy of Blade Runner on my Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive, I received an Xbox Live message thanking me for keeping the dream alive. Oh come on, where else can you buy a copy of The Bourne Identity for $2.39? They called us foolish for supporting HD-DVD over Blu-ray,…

By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2011

Microsoft’s Kodu Cup Contest Rewards Underage Game Developers

Today Microsoft fully launches its kid-friendly PC game development tool Kodu Game Lab, along with a contest that could win your child $5,00 cash, a new laptop, and a trip for two to New York’s Imagine Cup. We got our first look at Microsoft’s Kodu Game Lab back in 2009, finding it to be a…

By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2011

PlayStation Network Hit By Earthquake. Fukushima Xbox Repair Temporarily Closed.

According to Sony, the earthquake has caused difficulty in connecting to the PSN, and it urges players to backup their data. Sony has apologized for any trouble caused by this, also sending it deepest regards to those affected by the quake. What’s more, Sony’s PlayStation information call center and repair center were both suspended by…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2011

Is The Zune Gone For Good?

Microsoft’s attempt to dethrone the iPod, its music, movie and video game-playing hardware known as the Zune, may have just been put out to pasture. Bloomberg reports the Zune HD, introduced in 2009, will be the last of its kind. Microsoft will reportedly continue to sell existing versions of the Zune, but won’t introduce new…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 14, 2011

The Xbox Live Arcade Lineup As Vintage Movie Posters

During PAX East this weekend Microsoft hypoed up their attractive upcoming Xbox Live Arcade lineup with a series of limited edition postcards transforming each title into a classic action movie poster. Can you tell which movies the posters came from? Limited to a print run of 700-or-so, chances of getting your hands on these sexy…

By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2011

Hope You’re Ready For More Kinect Sports

Interested in the idea of Kinect Sports more than the rather basic game released last year? Maybe Kinect Sports 2 will do a better job. Yes, we’ve heard that – and this should really surprise none of you – a sequel to the Kinect social/sports game is currently in development. There’s no word yet on…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2011

A Look At Project Milo, Which Was Actually An Adventure Game

Despite being presumed dead in the water, Lionhead’s Project Milo was once one of Kinect’s most interesting titles. What originally appeared to be little more than an AI chat program eventually was revealed as an adventure game, something we’re only now getting our first real look at. These storyboard images obtained by Develop show some…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2011

Old Games Never Die (They Just Sit In Storage)

Old books are kept in a library. Old movies are kept in archives. But where are old video games kept? Don’t sweat it: they’re kept safe and sound. Or, at least, the ones developed and/or published by some of the industry’s biggest names are are, a great feature on Gamasutra finding out the archiving and…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2011

Xbox Japan Isn’t Giving Up On Kinect. There Is A Trailer.

That’s good. It also hasn’t given up on the Xbox 360. Xbox Japan is plucky! While the peripheral’s launch wasn’t exactly spectacular, the Japan arm is once again rolling out its Kinect trailer at locations across Japan. The trailer offers folks a chance to check out Kinect — a chance they had at Japanese retail.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2011

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Microsoft Has Now Spent Over Ten Years In The Console Business

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. Yet it’s been eleven years to the day that the world awoke to such a scenario, as it was at…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2011

Xbox Live Labs Exchanges Your Time And Bandwidth For Avatar Goodies

Microsoft wants to enlist your help in testing the Xbox Live network, rewarding volunteers willing to donate up to six hours of Xbox 360 time with crazy mad scientist goodies once the testing’s done. Here’s how to participate. Xbox Live Labs is really a brilliant idea. Microsoft needs to test its network, so why not…

By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011

Exploit Results In “Theft” Of $1.2 Million In Xbox Live Codes

Yesterday, a forum user on website The Tech Game posted a way for people to scam free points for use on Xbox Live. By the time Microsoft found out and shut it down, over $1 million in codes had been “stolen”. User “Dark” is the author of the post explaining the exploit, which was able…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2011

Man Loses Gamertag, Man Gets Gamertag Back

This is a happy one. Years later, internet person TigerC10 has finally been reunited with his old gamertag, after reading on Kotaku that Microsoft was freeing up old and unused ones. Warm, fuzzy feelings all around! [via IGN]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2011

Is Microsoft Getting Serious About Next-Gen? [Update]

Console makers are always working on new stuff – you know, tinkering. But Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is and hiring up for what could very well be a new console. There are three job listings: one for a “hardware verification engineer“, another for a “VLSI graphics architect” and one for a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011

Halo Wars Still a Worthy Franchise, Says New Halo Studio

Halo Wars survived Microsoft’s assault to take down its leaderboards late last year, showing that the game still has some fight in it. 343 Industries, Microsoft’s new internal studio handling the Halo franchise, tipped its cap to the console RTS, calling it sequel- and even Kinect-worthy. That said, there are no plans to take this…

By Owen Good Published March 5, 2011

The Gears of War 3 Beta Kicks Off April 18, Bringing Flaming Guns With It

If you want to dress the “Cole Train” in a Thrashball uniform or demand that your guns come in one flavor—flaming—play the Gears of War 3 beta when it kicks off on April 18. That’s when owners of Bulletstorm’s “Epic Edition” get access to Gears 3. Those without a copy of Bulletstorm get it one…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2011

Microsoft’s SideWinder Gaming Hardware Isn’t Dead Yet

Has the long-lived SideWinder line of gaming-centric computer peripherals finally bitten the dust? Microsoft says it isn’t so. Microsoft’s been releasing computer gaming peripherals under the SideWinder brand for the better part of two decades, pushing out everything from flight sticks to elaborate force feedback steering wheels. The line was put on hiatus in 2003…

By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2011

Pin-Up Model Turned Xbox Japan Spokes-girl Paralyzed After Accident

Hikari Yamaguchi first captured Japanese gamers’ eyes with her bikini pin-up photos. She captured their hearts as one of the hosts of Xbox Japan’s Inside Xbox program. Right now, she needs all the love she can get. According to paper Sports Hochi, Yamaguchi slipped on the balcony of her home on February 19, resulting in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2011

The Near Future Of Video Games, Straight Outta San Francisco

The Kotaku crew is hip-deep in the 2011 Game Developers Conference, bringing you the latest news, newest games, and anything else we can drag kicking and screaming out of one of gaming’s biggest annual events. It’s not over until our boys in the field come home, and even then the coverage will keep on coming.…

By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2011