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October 05, 2010
Console News - Kinect gathering attention.
Since Microsoft's Kinect is new technology, it's hard for us here at Evil not to be excited, but as gamers are you guys?
The Wii has definitely shown that motion controls can be successful, but part of their success should be attributed to the novelty of motion controls. People bought Wiis for two reason, one it was from Nintendo, and two we hadn't seen motion controls before, the novelty was intriguing. Sony and Microsoft don't have the luxury of being given the benefit of the doubt, we've seen what motion controls can do so it'll take a bit more to impress us.
Microsoft has a slight
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October 02, 2010
Games - Lots of lots of Halo Game Content
It's no secret, sequels kill. On the business end, sequels just make sense; gamers want them and investors can have faith that a follow up to a successful game will be equally successful. Sequels get green lit on a regular basis, but how often is too often?
Last week Phil Spencer, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Game Studios, told IGN that, "There's no explicit strategy that says we're to ship a Halo game every year. I will say I think one Halo game every three years -- which was kind of our old cadence "€œ is probably not frequent enough."
Spencer goes on to explain that the issue is staying
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September 21, 2010
Games - Air Jordan to return in digital form!
Control is the name of the game. Being able to fake left and go right. For all the NBA fans, NBA 2k11 is bringing control right to your hands. Players will be able to control their favorites like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and Dwayne Wade like they never have before. If you want to side step before you crossover, spin-move then go behind the back or step back for a pull up jump shot, YOU CAN! NBA fans should be excited for this game; I mean Michael Jordan is on the cover this year. When was the last time we saw Jordan attached to a video game? Most sports games are very repetitive and rarely have any new and better features then the previous year, but with NBA 2k11 that will change. NBA 2k11 will be released October 5th.
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September 18, 2010
Industry News: Increase in Gold Accounts for XBOX LIVE
It's easy to be angry with Microsoft and easier to not care, assuming you have the funds, but the $10 price hike on Xbox Live is both a warning to consumers and a wake-up call to Sony. As a consumer we've got two options, renew when our subscriptions are over (for $10 more) or to play all of our games online with the PS3. Neither option makes us happy. We got used to paying $49.99 and were happily complacent about it. So why the price hike now?
Microsoft isn't one to throw free money away, their board meetings must have agreed on one thing, they were going to make more money from the people that would renew for 10 extra bones then they were going to lose from people being offended by the cost increase. Essentially, they know we're hooked. So as consumers we'd be silly not to watch Microsoft for service improvements, because our $10 dollars should be going to something.
As for Sony, they can't feel great knowing
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August 12, 2010
Gaming News - Check your Email for Kinect Invite Exclusives
August 11,2010
Excited for Kinect? Go check your email! Microsoft is offering a "limited audience"Â of Xbox 360 owners an opportunity to beta test Kinect and changes to Xbox Live before they are due out in November.If you receive an email, you may be sent pre-release software and hardware. Not everyone who receives an email will have the opportunity. But if they are one of the privileged few that do, they will get a chance to experience Kinect and the anticipated dashboard re-design before anyone else.
Follow the link below for the full article.
http://kotaku.com/5608705/kinect-beta-invites-going-out-are-you-in
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July 21, 2010
IGN Shares their 25 Most Wanted Games of 2010.
Every year IGN editors compile a list of the most anticipated games to be released on the upcoming year. With the year more than half way done, and E3 in the past, IGN releases the list. Agree with their picks?
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July 20, 2010
Need for Multiplayer Games rises
As both Xbox and Playstation's online multiplayer communities grow, game developers are feeling the pressure to add multiplayer modes to their games. Rockstar left the multiplayer mode off their previous generation games and now feels the need to add extensive online support to this round of games. Some argue the multiplayer modes are superfluous and take away from the single player focus. Others say the multiplayer adds to the life of an only single player game. Most fall somewhere in the middle, and feel that the multiplayer mode is needed and/or used most often depending on the game. Where do you fall? Necessary or wasted resources? Follow the link below for the article.
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/07/14/is-multiplayer-a-requirement-for-new-games.aspx
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July 10, 2010
Rumor: an X-Box Handheld?
X-Box is without question the most popular video game console, especially now with their recent release of the X-Box Kinect. However, there is one console X-Box/Microsoft has yet to develop in which competitor's like Nintendo and Sony have already developed and released and that is a Hand-held device. So, Nintendo has released the hand-held device called the Nintendo DS and Sony has released the PSP, both are very popular in terms of portable gaming device. Microsoft has an idea for a hand-held console which will obtain the name of X-Box 180, meaning it is "half of 360."Â The portable device Microsoft has in mind will have a large and small screen panel, similar to the DS. Also, it will feature the same colored buttons of yellow, red, green, and blue; the same concept as a 360 controller. The release date or even the creation of the portable device is still up for debate, even more so since the new the 360 has been released. However, X-Box users
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July 07, 2010
CONVENIENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THOSE AA BATTERIES, PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS BE GONE
The plus and minus signs on a standard battery are not the easiest things to read and can be the one reason why are controllers or remotes aren't working, but we never think that something as simple as putting the batteries in a different way could be the culprit to our problems. Microsoft however has now come up with a solution called InstaLoad. This new technology allows you to put the batteries in whichever way that you happen to place them and yet they still work. This could be especially convenient for gamers if Microsoft decides to use InstaLoad in the Xbox 360 controllers which has not yet been said if it will be or not, but we will keep our fingers crossed. Follow the link below for the article.
http://kotaku.com/5578462/microsoft-solves-backwards-battery-problem
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June 22, 2010
XBOX LIVE'S BROADCAST TO NOT ALL COUNTRIES?
Found this information to be very interesting. I found it interesting due to the fact that I assumed because the internet is everywhere anybody with an XBOX could log in and play. However it seems that Microsoft only allows the service in certain countries. They have just announced the addition of Russia, Columbia and a few more. What gets me why would this be regulated? I would think that you would want to provide the opportunity to everyone who purchases your console right? Maybe the Tech is way over my head and you need special servers and tech support etc to run it but.... It is 2010 and every body should be able to play. Follow this link to see which countries are included...
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live/countries.htm
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