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Crytek Exclusive Will Bring Gladiatorial Combat to Xbox 360
At Microsoft’s E3 news conference, live now, Crysis maker Crytek revealed via live action trailer it’s working on an Xbox 360 exclusive game, Codename Kingdoms. The game appears to have a sword-and-sandals theme, featuring brutal combat sequences.
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Multiyear Pact Puts Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC on Xbox 360 First
Microsoft struck a deal with Activision guaranteeing all map packs and game add-ons for Call of Duty: Black Ops will release first for the Xbox 360. The agreement, just announced at Microsoft’s E3 news conference, runs from 2010 to 2012. “When you want to play Call of Duty over the next few years, you’ll want…
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Cirque Performance a Pitch Not Just for Natal, but Games
In the two years he’s been the executive producer for Microsoft’s E3 appearance, Aaron Greenberg’s brought The Beatles on stage and tonight, Cirque du Soleil. He expects to be asked how he’ll outdo that, and he doesn’t have an answer. “I’m eager to not have to try to one-up this next year, that’s for sure,”…
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Don’t These Kinect Games Sound Awfully Familiar?
So the Microsoft Kinect is official, and we’ve seen a list of exciting new titles making their way to the Xbox 360 motion control device, but where’s the innovation? Is Kinect changing the game, or delivering more of the same? USA Today’s story (since pulled) on the newly renamed Kinect highlights several of the titles…
By Mike Fahey
