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Microsoft Pole: One of Five Canadian Men Game in the Nude
June 30th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

Next time you’re on a multiplayer server, you might want to ask everyone who’s a Canadian, and then ask who among them are dudes. Because according to a Microsoft survey, every fifth one of them (in the long run) has gamed in the nude, and might be doing so now. Also, wash your hands after playing games at your friend’s house.


Cliffy B Explains Gears of War 2’s Multiplayer [VIDEO]
June 26th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

Today you finally get to see the chainsaw battling, meat flag holding smorgasbord of gore in action as we go behind the scenes at Epic games with an exclusive interview with lead designer Cliff Bleszinski to discuss the evolution of the Gears multiplayer experience.


Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles
June 25th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

We’ll tell you what’s up with Microsoft: new hardware options. It may sound totally insane, but word has it that Microsoft may begin allowing third-party manufacturers to create Xbox 360 hardware. And we’re not talking about peripherals, people; we mean hardware that runs 360 game discs created by someone other than Microsoft.


Xbox 360: Turn Your Xbox 360 into a Streaming Netflix Player
June 25th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

Netflix subscribers, if you’ve got an Xbox 360 and a Windows Vista PC, you don’t have to shell out $99 for Roku’s Netflix Player box to get your Watch Instantly library on your TV screen—you already have everything you need. Using the free Windows Media Center plug-in, vmcNetflix, you can turn your Xbox 360 into a Netflix Watch Instantly box.


Spore Creator Editor Spawns Xbox 360 Controller
June 19th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

People aren’t just using the Spore Creature Creator to make penis monsters. Creative kids are trading cocks for controllers — just look at what Kotakuite zOmbi’s friend Eric made in the Spore creator editor a few minutes ago. Yep, that’s right, Eric made an Xbox 360 controller.


Why Xbox Live Isn’t Free
June 18th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

Until recently, Microsoft could brag about how Live was by far the most feature-complete online service on any platform, with a unified Friends list, the best online shop, voice and video chat as standard and a consistent and stable online experience. But in recent months there’s been a shift in the market, and even bigger changes are coming. . .


Rumor: "Avatars" are Microsoft’s take on Mii’s and Home?
June 16th, 2008 under Blogroll. [ Comments: none ]

An online survey reveals that Microsoft may be working on its own version of Nintendo’s Miis called “Avatars.” The new Avatars will replace Gamer Pictures beginning this holiday. The Avatars will be completely customizable. No word yet on what other functions they may have, though it’s possible they could be integrated in to games in the future.