RUMOR: Xbox One to use Kinect for visual DRM, charge extra if too many people are in the room

RUMOR: Xbox One to use Kinect for visual DRM, charge extra if too many people are in the room

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Xbox One On: 24 May

Ok, so most gamers on the internet are collectively dogpiling Microsoft’s “Xbone” with a lot of hate right now, and as much as I hate the knee-jerk reactions that internet fanboys are prone to (everything deserves a boycott!,) I have to admit, it’s been really hard to work up any enthusiasm for Microsoft’s new console. [...]

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Kinect Source Code Made Available by Microsoft

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 13 Mar

Kinect is a pretty great idea, (I didn’t say original, so put down the flame axe please) and over the past few years since its initial launch, people have been able to make some pretty crazy things with what little access they’ve had to the official software toolkit. Starting today, that’s all about to change, [...]

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Crimson Dragon demo released on XBLA, then mysteriously taken down

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Xbox 360 On: 03 Jan

The demo of Crimson Dragon, the “spiritual successor” to Sega’s Panzer Dragoon series that’s being created by many of the people who worked on the classic Sega Saturn games, was finally released on the Japanese Xbox Live Arcade last night, but the demo was then strangely pulled off the service without any warning. Luckily, a [...]

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Marvel Avengers Battle Ensures I will Never Buy a Kinect

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 01 Nov

Like every other red-blooded American boy growing up in the Nintendo era, I liked me some peripherals. I had the Nintendo Zapper and its pimped-out cousin, the Super Scope. I wore out my Power Pad with hours and hours of World Class Track Meet. I even had Mario Paint. As I grew older, however, something [...]

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Gangnam Style makes its way into Just Dance 4

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 On: 19 Oct

Surprise international pop sensation PSY is about to horse dance his way onto your consoles this Fall, as Ubisoft announced that they’ve licensed Gangnam Style and its infamous video for use in their latest Just Dance sequel.

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Xbox Gearing up for Next Generation

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Console News, Gaming News, Xbox 360 On: 04 Jun

I find that the biggest problem covering large industry events such as this year’s E3 is that there is an enormous amount of information to sift through; videos, news coverage, opinions, etc. Today, however, I found that the best coverage of Microsoft’s E3 press conference has been on Reddit, as they’re the ones who have [...]

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First Footage of Crimson Dragon Surfaces

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Xbox 360 On: 05 Mar

Crimson Dragon (previously known as Project Draco,) might just be the game that convinces me to get a Kinect. Panzer Dragoon fans take note, because this might just be the closest thing we’ll ever get to a new entry in the series.

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Dragonball Z Kinect Outed by Korean Ratings Board

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Xbox 360 On: 18 Feb

If you grew up watching anime, chances are you spent a good chunk of your childhood punching air and tossing imaginary kamehameha’s in front of your TV while watching Dragonball Z. If so, get ready to relive your childhood in a brand new, equally embarrassing manner, as it looks like a brand new Dragon Ball [...]

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Shopping Online Just Got Easier!

Posted By: Angela Min In: Tech On: 10 Jan

Like most consumers, I have allocated a large amount of my funds to online shopping. It definitely is hard to know if the product you get will be what you actually receive in the mail, which is why I stick to websites that have easy and free returns in case of such an event. It [...]

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Rumor: Sony and Microsoft team-up to make Kinect TV’s

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Tech, Xbox 360 On: 26 Nov

Sony and Microsoft are rumored to be teaming up, but it’s not in the way you expect– No, it’s not a Playstation360 or an Uncharted vs. Halo crossover, but rather something a little more mundane: the two are, according to an anonymous source speaking with The Daily, in talks to create a series of TV’s [...]

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Fall Xbox 360 update turns into Winter update – launch date

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Gaming News, Xbox 360 On: 22 Nov

Major Nelson finally announced the official launch date of the new dashboard update for all Xbox 360′s.Tuesday, December 6th will mark the day that Xbox Live users around the world will get their hands on all the new features Microsoft has been talking about such as cloud storage and Beacons, in addition to the new aesthetic changes.

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NFL declares Xbox 360 to be their official console

Posted By: Tyler Martin In: Console News, Xbox 360 On: 17 Nov

The NFL has announced its sponsor ship deal with Microsoft, having the Xbox 360 as its official video game console. Ultimately, the main goal of this partnership is to supplement the NFL’s current Play 60 campaign, which recommends kids go out for once (an hour daily) and get out of their seats.

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