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Xbox 360 Faceplates Were a Failure, Says Microsoft
Swappable faceplates on the Xbox 360 wasn’t a bad idea, says the console’s marketing boss but, looking back, it came in a little late, especially for a fad based on mobile phones. “We don’t ever create an accessory with the intent of having it fail”, Albert Penello told Official Xbox Magazine. “The idea wasn’t bad…
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Halo Wars’ Leaderboards Saved
Responding to outcry from the game’s close-knit community, Microsoft has about-faced on its decision to end leaderboard and stat-tracking support for Halo Wars on Dec. 15. While the Halo Wars forums will still be merged into the Halo Waypoint forums, ending their presence on HaloWars.com, leaderboards and online statistics will remain active. Dedicated Halo Wars…
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Chastened Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox 360 Modding Case
A day after a judge chewed them out in open court, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped their case against a man accused of running a modding business that allowed Xbox 360s to run pirated or unauthorized games. Wired reports that Matthew Crippen, 28, is a free man, after prosecutor Allen Chiu told Judge Philip…
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Kinect Sees 2.5 Million Sales In 25 Days
It took ten days for Microsoft’s Kinect to hit one million sales. Now Microsoft reveals that the device has sold 2.5 million units in 25 days. This can only mean one thing: Someone is buying 100,000 Kinects a day. It’s either that, or Kinect is simply selling at a relatively steady rate. The latest numbers…
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Kinect Hacked To Play Super Mario Bros.
This unholy marriage of Microsoft technology and Nintendo software comes from Yankeyan, who probably just gave Shigeru Miyamoto an inspiration for the Wii’s next exergaming title. Yankeyan programmed this with OpenKinect drivers and Nintendo emulation, so that Kinect recognized his motions and virtual button presses onto the emulator. “I could have placed a simulated keypad…
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Sony Dev Rips Kinect Star Wars — And Outs Move Lightsaber Game?
A top engineer for the PlayStation Move backhanded Kinect’s upcoming Star Wars game as “scripted,” called its notorious E3 demo “faked,” and said a Star Wars Move game will “be damn better than Kinect’s.” Such a game hasn’t been announced. “I’m usually not very aggressive,” said Anton Mikhailov to Eurogamer. He then proceeded to be…
By Owen Good
