Posts Tagged 'Microsoft'

Kinect Makes Super Cool Guy Eat His Own Hat

So, do you remember this? Well, according to VGChartz, Microsoft’s Kinect did in fact eventually reach the milestone of 4 million units sold worldwide (2.6 million units in the Americas) in the week that ended on Dec. 11. Of units sold, 40% of them bundled with a Xbox 360 console, which indicates that there actually was

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Kinect Makes Super Cool Guy Eat His Own Hat

So, do you remember this? Well, according to VGChartz, Microsoft’s Kinect did in fact eventually reach the milestone of 4 million units sold worldwide (2.6 million units in the Americas) in the week that ended on Dec. 11. Of units sold, 40% of them bundled with a Xbox 360 console, which indicates that there actually was

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Microsoft Muses Over Target Advertising Possibilities With the Kinect

Shepard, you’ve recently been dead. Don’t you deserve the quality and distinction of the traditional Asari burial robe? We all probably laughed at the well-written advertising jips in Mass Effect 2, but the technology to make specifically targeted advertising/marketing already

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Microsoft Muses Over Target Advertising Possibilities With the Kinect

Shepard, you’ve recently been dead. Don’t you deserve the quality and distinction of the traditional Asari burial robe? We all probably laughed at the well-written advertising jips in Mass Effect 2, but the technology to make specifically targeted advertising/marketing already

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Kinect is Always Watching. Waiting.

This should come to no surprise to anyone in the wake of the Patriot Act–what is privacy? Insurance companies can look at your social network pictures and deny you coverage for, say, depression, because you have photos that seem to

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Kinect is Always Watching. Waiting.

This should come to no surprise to anyone in the wake of the Patriot Act–what is privacy? Insurance companies can look at your social network pictures and deny you coverage for, say, depression, because you have photos that seem to

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Why the XBL Price Hike Isn't Actually THAT Bad

Microsoft has announced a price increase for Xbox live effective November 1st, bringing the pricepoint established in 2002 from a snug 50 dollars up to 60. As you might’ve guessed, the reception hasn’t been all positive around the web. Why

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Why the XBL Price Hike Isn't Actually THAT Bad

Microsoft has announced a price increase for Xbox live effective November 1st, bringing the pricepoint established in 2002 from a snug 50 dollars up to 60. As you might’ve guessed, the reception hasn’t been all positive around the web. Why

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What does MS Think About Mass Effect 2 Porting to PS3?

When a flagship franchise jumps the boat, you’d better bet that Microsoft has something to say about it. “The original Mass Effect is absolutely an Xbox 360 exclusive, making Xbox 360 the only place to get the full Mass Effect

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What does MS Think About Mass Effect 2 Porting to PS3?

When a flagship franchise jumps the boat, you’d better bet that Microsoft has something to say about it. “The original Mass Effect is absolutely an Xbox 360 exclusive, making Xbox 360 the only place to get the full Mass Effect

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Aphelion: Graves of Earth Review

Games on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie service are incredibly difficult to review. Reviews are all about comparisons, in the end; I could tell you I had fun, but what does that mean to you? You want to know if game

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Aphelion: Graves of Earth Review

Games on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie service are incredibly difficult to review. Reviews are all about comparisons, in the end; I could tell you I had fun, but what does that mean to you? You want to know if game

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Alan Wake Sequel Unofficially Confirmed, DLC Details

IGN has an interesting article on the future of Alan Wake, which you can read here. In it, we learn a bevy of new things. First, you should know that the upcoming DLC ‘The Signal’ is about one or two

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Alan Wake Sequel Unofficially Confirmed, DLC Details

IGN has an interesting article on the future of Alan Wake, which you can read here. In it, we learn a bevy of new things. First, you should know that the upcoming DLC ‘The Signal’ is about one or two

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The Friday Post: Time to Do the Ham Song!

Hit it, Bachelor Bob Bachelor! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvnxV3W92ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Now that that’s out of the way, I bet you want some ham. Not just ham, but bacon, chicken smothered in cheese, and a nice, vibrant wine, perhaps from Spain. How was your week,

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The Friday Post: Time to Do the Ham Song!

Hit it, Bachelor Bob Bachelor! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvnxV3W92ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Now that that’s out of the way, I bet you want some ham. Not just ham, but bacon, chicken smothered in cheese, and a nice, vibrant wine, perhaps from Spain. How was your week,

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5 Steps to Not Having Your E3 Press Conference Suck

It’s been less than half an hour since the Microsoft Press Conference and I’ve gotta say, I barely watched any of it. Instead, I cleaned up the place, as the previous weekend had amalgamated a pile of video game cases,

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5 Steps to Not Having Your E3 Press Conference Suck

It’s been less than half an hour since the Microsoft Press Conference and I’ve gotta say, I barely watched any of it. Instead, I cleaned up the place, as the previous weekend had amalgamated a pile of video game cases,

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Kinect Four!

I remember when the Wii came out. Wii Sports was the best game. I’m about as definitive of “hardcore gamer” as you can get (not in the misogynist way, but in the “I play 100 hour games and mod things

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Kinect Four!

I remember when the Wii came out. Wii Sports was the best game. I’m about as definitive of “hardcore gamer” as you can get (not in the misogynist way, but in the “I play 100 hour games and mod things

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