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Report: Lead designer on next Xbox replaced

Report: Lead designer on next Xbox replaced

General Manager of Entertainment Design, Don Coyner, worked as lead designer on both the original Xbox and the Xbox 360, and he was said to be working on the next Xbox as well. According to a report by ... continue
Jury Close To Verdict In $1 Billion Microsoft Lawsuit

Jury Close To Verdict In $1 Billion Microsoft Lawsuit

Jury members involved in a $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft have revealed that they are close to a verdict. The lawsuit stems from a Novell Inc. filed suit in 2004 in which the company claims Microsoft ... continue
PSA: Xbox Live Update is now live (finally)

PSA: Xbox Live Update is now live (finally)

The December Xbox Live update was supposed to begin rolling out early Tuesday morning with the goal being to have the update live in all regions by early afternoon, but the launch didn't go according to plan ... continue
Playing Skyrim with Kinect looks surprisingly good [Video]

Playing Skyrim with Kinect looks surprisingly good [Video]

To be perfectly honest, I don't particularly care for the Kinect right now, nor have I ever. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned (Or stubborn. Or lazy.) but I'm of the opinion that games should be played with a ... continue
Here’s a list of video content providers coming to Xbox Live tomorrow

Here’s a list of video content providers coming to Xbox Live tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, Microsoft will be launching the new Xbox Dashboard, and with it will come a whole host of new video content for you to peruse, so sorting out what's what may be intimidating at first. Fortunately ... continue
Microsoft Office For iPad Currently In The Works

Microsoft Office For iPad Currently In The Works

If the rumors are correct iPad users may soon have their very own, full function version of Microsoft Office to use and abuse. iPad publication The Daily has learned from various sources that the tech giant is actively ... continue
Microsoft moves 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles during week of Black Friday

Microsoft moves 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles during week of Black Friday

Microsoft today announced that the week of Black Friday was the biggest sales week in history for the Xbox 360. Between Saturday, November 19 and Friday, November 25, a total of 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold ... continue
Xbox Live Cyber Monday deals available now, details inside

Xbox Live Cyber Monday deals available now, details inside

If you haven't already blown all of your money from the Cyber Monday deals on offer all over the web, Microsoft is throwing a little Cyber Monday sale of their own on Xbox Live today, with discounts ... continue
[Rumor] Kinect 2 accurate enough to lip-read

[Rumor] Kinect 2 accurate enough to lip-read

Earlier this month, Microsoft revealed that Kinect will officially be coming to PCs next year, complete with hardware upgrades to make the device more friendly in a desktop environment. Apparently, that's not the only Kinect hardware update ... continue
[Rumor] People Can Fly to develop Gears of War prequels

[Rumor] People Can Fly to develop Gears of War prequels

While most of us are recovering from food-induced comas and the embodiment of chaos that is Black Friday, the rumor mill has churned up an interesting rumor regarding the future of the Gears of War franchise. The US ... continue
Windows 8 Bootkit Exploit Already Discovered [Video Demonstration]

Windows 8 Bootkit Exploit Already Discovered [Video Demonstration]

Security researcher Peter Kleissner has managed to bypass User Account Control on Windows 8 through the use of a small 14KB piece of code. According to ZDNET Peter's hack is believed to be the first proof-of-concept that has found a ... continue
Microsoft To Roll Out Office 15 Beta On January 15

Microsoft To Roll Out Office 15 Beta On January 15

Microsoft will begin allowing beta testers to download Office 15 as early as January 15, 2012 according to a recent scoop. The new option is said to be completely redesigned with a focus on touch and pen based ... continue
Microsoft Told They Can’t Use Bacon Cart To Lure Amazon Employees Out Of Their Offices

Microsoft Told They Can’t Use Bacon Cart To Lure Amazon Employees Out Of Their Offices

In a defining moment for what Microsoft has become the tech giant has been ordered to stop handing out free bacon from a bacon cart in an attempt to lure Amazon workers out of their offices for ... continue
Microsoft announces Kinect for Windows, due for a 2012 release

Microsoft announces Kinect for Windows, due for a 2012 release

Much to the delight of hackers looking to tinker around with the Kinect peripheral, Microsoft released the Kinect SDK for Windows earlier this year, with an updated version hitting just this month. Microsoft isn't stopping there, however ... continue
Here’s your first look at Minecraft running on Xbox 360

Here’s your first look at Minecraft running on Xbox 360

When most developers reveal footage of their game for the first time, the video usually follows a pretty standard formula. You show the game, you possibly throw in a few details about the game by way of ... continue
Rumor(s): Ubisoft working with next-gen Xbox hardware, Sony studio focusing on PlayStation 4

Rumor(s): Ubisoft working with next-gen Xbox hardware, Sony studio focusing on PlayStation 4

Rumors regarding development of a next-gen Xbox and the PlayStation 4 have been going on since.. well, not longer after the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were released. Over the past year, however, the rumors have been ... continue
Gears of War 3 Title Update 2 out today, adds in spectator mode and fixes glitches

Gears of War 3 Title Update 2 out today, adds in spectator mode and fixes glitches

Gears of War 3 players can expect something new when they boot up the game later on today, as Epic Games announced last night that Title Update 2 is set to go live today. The most significant change ... continue
Batman: Arkham City on Xbox 360 suffering from nasty save corruption bug

Batman: Arkham City on Xbox 360 suffering from nasty save corruption bug

If you're playing Batman: Arkham City on the Xbox 360, you may want to make a note to create save backups as often as possible, as a significant amount of users have discovered a rather nefarious bug ... continue
New Alan Wake to be announced at VGAs

New Alan Wake to be announced at VGAs

Spike sent word yesterday that a new Alan Wake title from developer Remedy will be one of several titles to be announced at the upcoming annual awards show. Following Spike's announcement, Microsoft's Major Nelson confirmed over on Twitter ... continue
Gears of War 3 getting free multiplayer DLC this month, paid DLC next month

Gears of War 3 getting free multiplayer DLC this month, paid DLC next month

Epic announced earlier today that three maps from the Horde Command Pack, which was released just today on Xbox Live, will be made available to Gears of War 3 players free of charge on November 24 by ... continue
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary launch trailer starts the fight over again [Video]

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary launch trailer starts the fight over again [Video]

A launch trailer for Microsoft and 343 Industries' remake of FPS classic Halo: Combat Evolved surfaced on the 'nets today, and it's jam-packed with story points that you probably don't want to see if you never played ... continue
Mozilla Has Developed A Bing Default Search Engine

Mozilla Has Developed A Bing Default Search Engine

Mozilla on Wednesday announced a new customized version of their Firefox internet browser that defaults to the Bing search engine rather than Google. The announcement comes nearly one year after Mozilla said they would begin including Bing and ... continue