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Cliffy B Implies No Master Chief/Gears Crossover Because Microsoft is ‘Kind of Squeamish’
Epic Games characters have appeared into other games before – Lost Planet 2, for example. The studio’s willing to consider any reasonable tie-in with its own games, too, so you’re not the first to wonder how awesome it’d be to have a Master Chief skin in Gears of War The problem, as Epic Games design…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2011 -
Fruit Ninja Kinect Sneaks Out Via Korean Ratings Board
Tap and slash mobile hit Fruit Ninja will make the leap from phone to Kinect, according to a Korean Game Rating Board approval. Siliconera spotted the rating, issued April 27, which heralds the arrival of Fruit Ninja Kinect. Maybe we’ll see this one at E3…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 28, 2011 -
Telltale Plans More Episodic Adventure on the Xbox 360
Aside from the first two Sam and Max seasons and its CSI games, Xbox 360 adventure game fans have been missing out on Telltale’s particular brand of episodic fun. No longer! Today Telltale reveals that it has signed an Xbox 360 publisher licensing agreement with Microsoft, collecting the final piece of a set that already…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2011 -
Now Microsoft Is Issuing Security Warnings
What a week! First Sony has a little trouble with its online security, and now Microsoft is issuing warnings about people running “phishing” scams over Xbox Live. A “phishing” attempt is when a player is contacted by another in an attempt to get hold of things like service passwords and credit card information. It’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Hulu Plus Streaming to Xbox 360 Consoles This Week
While PS3 owners have had access to Hulu Plus since last year (well, up until this week, anyway), Xbox 360 users have been wait, waiting, waiting. When will that wait be over? Try Friday! That’s according to a report on Joystiq, citing OXM, which says that Hulu Plus will kick off on April 29 for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallWhen Halo was on the Mac, and was a Totally Different Game
It seems an age since the world first saw Halo. It was the 20th century. Back when it was introduced by…Steve Jobs. And was a…third-person shooter. The series has come a long way since then, but sometimes it’s fun to look back. At blocky space marines and a major game being announced in Comic Sans…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Goodbye, Blue Screen Of Death!
It’s been a hallmark of PC gaming (and, well, PC using) for years now: when Windows really does something wrong, users have been greeted by the dreaded “blue screen of death”, crashing their system. No more! Instead, it appears as though the next version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8, does something similar to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 -
Microsoft’s Official Kinect Dev Kit Makes You A Universal Remote Control
This spring, Microsoft will release an official software development kit for its Kinect camera, catching up to the open source community and giving fully sanctioned creative control of its motion sensing Xbox 360 controller. Here’s Microsoft’s pitch on what Kinect can do in the hands of, well, anyone. And while the tech demos on display…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
Xbox Live Reacts To PlayStation Network Outage
Some have noticed that PlayStation Network is down and out at the same time Microsoft is running a free-to-play weekend for all Xbox Live account holders, across all of Europe. Electronic Theatre asked an Xbox Live rep how the company felt about the timing of such events: “Of course it’s regretful that Sony is encountering…
By Owen Good Published April 24, 2011 -
This Is What A Dead Kinect Looks Like
It is with great misplaced pride that I report that I am the first Kotaku writer to suffer from a dead Microsoft Kinect. Also, it’s incredibly difficult to get a close-up picture of the Kinect with the sensor powered on. All things considered, I’ve had rather good luck with my video game consoles as far…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total Insanity
Sawako Hata is a member of idol group SKE48, the Nagoya-based spin-off of idol juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to promote Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to promote the PSP, it should ring Hata. She’s got a bag load of them. Seven, to be exact. In a recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
This Weekend, Europeans Can All Play Xbox Live Together
Hey Europe, this weekend, the class system that normally divides Xbox Live between paying and non-paying subscribers is being torn down. That means for April 23-24, anyone with an Xbox Live account can indulge in online multiplayer. The purpose? Microsoft is shooting for a bullshit (read: sponsored) world record, and wants as many people playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Fable III Available May 17 — On Steam
Fable III’s PC version has been dated and, surprisingly, it’s going to be available via Steam. Though the Microsoft-published game won’t be a Games for Windows Live exclusive, like past Microsoft PC versions, GFWL sounds like it will be required even if you buy the game over Steam. But, if you do pre-order the GFWL…
By Owen Good Published April 21, 2011 -
Leaked Kinect Star Wars Doc Reveals Pod Racing, Rancor Stomping and Lightsaber Action
At last year’s E3 event, Microsoft and LucasArts showed us what a Star Wars game would look like when played with the Xbox 360’s Kinect motion controller. What was demonstrated at E3 2010 focused on a Jedi swinging his lightsaber in a battle against enemy droids and culminated in a showdown with Darth Vader. But…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 21, 2011 -
ReviewsJust How Good Is The Razer Onza Tournament Edition? Quite Good.
Some would argue that the Xbox 360 controller is the best controller. Ever. But nothing’s perfect, not even the Xbox 360 controller. There’s gotta be a way to improve it, make it better. Turns out, there is. This is the Razer Onza Tournament Edition, a higher end version of Razer’s Onza Xbox 360 controllers, complete…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
Microsoft Trying To Fix Dodgy Indie Ratings
Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games Channel has been hit in recent weeks with some ratings manipulation, which is affecting how games are displayed (and as a result sold) on the service. Here’s what the platform holder is doing about it. “Starting today”, reads a statement issued by Microsoft, “only users with Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
Microsoft Carves Out Its E3 2011 Keynote Plans
Just a few days after Sony told us when to expect its E3 2011 showing of all things PlayStation, Microsoft chimes in, letting us know when and where to expect their big E3 media briefing. We were invited to the the Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing earlier today, which is slated for Monday, June 6…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
Of Course Crytek Wants 16 Times More RAM In The Next Console Generation
Crytek took it in the shorts from PC loyalists who felt Crysis 2 was handled in a way that catered more to console users than to PC gamers. In an interview, the studio’s graphics engineer said Microsoft and Sony have way underweight RAM configurations, and whatever they build next needs 8 GB of RAM, minimum.…
By Owen Good Published April 17, 2011 -
Five Awesome XBLA Games, One Great Price
There’s quite the sale going on over on Xbox Live Arcade at the moment. Five of the very best games around – Limbo, Shadow Complex, Castle Crashers, Trials HD and Monday Night Combat – are going for half price. Normally, they’re 1200 MSP. For today, April 15, they’re only 600 MSP.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011 -
This is the World’s Biggest Pac-Man Game
Here’s what you’re going to do when your bored at work for the next few months: The World’s Biggest Pac-Man is a brower-based version of the classic blown up to epic proportions. The game connects thousands of user-created levels like tiles to create a single immense map. Designed by web design firm Soap Creative using…
By Mike Epstein Published April 14, 2011