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Microsoft Customer Service Is Not Spilling Any Durango Secrets

You may be tempted, now that Durango rumors are flying hot and heavy, to ask Microsoft’s customer support representatives about the next Xbox. One Kotaku reader tried that approach today. He even brought up the memo that was reportedly sent to Xbox employees earlier this week It didn’t work. Microsoft customer support ain’t spilling. They…

This Machine Will Change Your Xbox 360 Discs For You, Captain Lazy

I use that term loosely, though, because while the day-to-day operation of it will certainly save you valuable time and effort, designing and building it must have taken some work! Built by Finn zwenkka over the Winter, the LEGO contraption uses Mindstorm kit and an Android app to control a multi-disc carousel that can spin,…

Guy Who Lost $2,600 Trying To Win Kinect Gets His Money Back And More

Remember that guy who lost all of his money trying to win a Kinect in a carnival game? He got it back. He got the Kinect, too. Last week, Henry Gribbohm threw away $2,600—his entire life savings—trying to win an Xbox accessory. He didn’t win it. He did win a banana (pictured above). That part…

Report: The Next Xbox Will Let You Play Games Offline

Here’s a promising development in the ever-confusing drama surrounding Microsoft’s next gaming console: a new report suggests that you will indeed be able to play Durango games offline. Today, news site Ars Technica quotes the turnabout in what they say is an e-mail sent by Microsoft officials to all internal Xbox employees. The e-mail states…

Snoop Dogg’s New Game is Essentially PaRappa The Rapper but Broken

Did you know that Snoop Dogg (né ‘Snoopy’) has a game out today? It’s true! Its also doesn’t work half the time! Way of the Dogg is a downloadable game out today for XBLA. In it, you play a blacksploitation stereotype named America Jones (let that one really sink in) whose girlfriend is shot (it’s…

Nobody Wants The Next Xbox To Be “Another Way Of Looking At Facebook”

Speaking with Edge, former Lionhead boss and Microsoft exec Peter Molyneux wins some brownie points for his hopes on what the next Xbox will offer. Peter Molyneux on the next Xbox: “I don’t want another way of looking at Facebook” [Edge] To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on…

Man Tries To Win Xbox Kinect, Loses Life Savings

How much would you spend to try and win a new Kinect? $10? $20? If your answer is $2,600, you are probably Henry Gribbohm, a New Hampshire man who says he lost his life savings trying to win the motion-sensing Xbox accessory. Gribbohm, who went to a carnival and sat down at one of those…

An Immersive Look At Microsoft’s Display-Extending IllumiRoom Tech

Earlier this year Microsoft gave us our first look at IllumiRoom, a new technology that uses a Kinect-enabled projector to extend the game-playing environment from the television screen into the living room. Today Microsoft Research has released a five-minute video that delves deeper into the technology that could debut on the next Xbox. With the…

Here’s a new rumor to add to the ever-growing pile of whispers about the next Xbox, which will be announced on May 21. Polygon says their sources tell them that the machine, code-named Durango, will be able to capture and share video; that it will have some form of always-on requirement (that may ring a…

Everything We Know About The Next Xbox

May 21. That’s the day that Microsoft will, finally, put an end to all the rumours and speculation and heresay and whispers about the successor to the Xbox 360 and actually show us something. Or at least tell us something. Either way, make it official. More so than the reveal of the PlayStation 4 earlier…

The Next Xbox Will Be Revealed On May 21

The next Xbox will be unveiled in late May, Microsoft has just confirmed. This is the first time the company has officially acknowledged their next-generation gaming console, which has been rumored for years now. We just got our invite to the event, which will take place in Redmond, Washington on May 21 at 10am Pacific.…

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen: The Kotaku Review

Oh, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. I want to like you. I really, really do. On paper, I should. On paper you and I should be thick as thieves. So why, please tell me why, I don’t like you? Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an expanded, budget re-release of the original game which, you might recall,…

My Xbox Dashboard Features People Eating McDonald’s Wraps On A Loop

So, this is happening. I booted up my Xbox 360 to snag some DLC and make sure Django Unchained was indeed available for rent, and then I sort of just left the dashboard sitting there. It wasn’t too long before I noticed… This ad has now been looping into my apartment for the past 30…

From 10am ET/ 7:00am PT on April 19 until 1p ET/10am PT on April 22, Microsoft will be running a free Xbox Live Gold weekend.

There’s A Funny Side To Microsoft’s Next Xbox Rumors

Taiwanese news agency NMA TV, picking up on the internet’s growing dismay with Microsoft’s rumoured plans for the next Xbox, has done what it done best and make an animated video about it. It is incredible.

Here’s your round-up of Durango rumors for today: Bloomberg says the next Xbox won’t be backwards-compatible, and The Verge‘s Microsoft expert Tom Warren confirms a Paul Thurrott report that Microsoft plans to announce their new console on May 21

Life After Xbox

Over the weekend, I donated my Xbox 360 Elite to Goodwill. It represented a time in my life as a developer that I’m not overly proud about living. I worked for a couple years designing games at Microsoft. It is honestly difficult to say the exact group I was in since the organization was hit…

The Xbox Listing For Double Dragon II Looks Like It Came Straight Out Of Google Translate

Does anyone actually read this stuff before it goes live? This is the actual listing for the Double Dragon II remake that hit Xbox Live today. It’s… quirky. Microsoft’s translation robots need some new batteries. “Also, characters are undressed from 80’s style, and recreated with modern sexy and beautiful style that amaze you and feel…

Now This Guy Is Totally Pissed about the Xbox Always-Online Controversy

Think you are upset about that Microsoft creative director’s always-online remarks? No, you are not upset. Francis, however, is upset. Very upset. All of this comes in the wake of a piece Kotaku published earlier today, detailing how sources told Kotaku that the next Xbox requires an internet connection to start games. Francis is MAD…

The Moneysaver: 1000 Indie Games On Sale

In a week already bursting with crazy discounts, Steam has announced their Indie Spring Sale, featuring 1000 discounted indie titles. Since indie titles are already typically pretty cheap, we’re talking extremely low barriers to entry here. Given the quality, fun factor, and artistic merit on tap, this is an amazing dollar-to-entertainment ratio. There are also…