Fuzzy math has been the only explanation to the back and fourth between Microsoft and Sony concerning their Europe hardware sales claims; they’ve been all over the place. But Microsoft in particular has been biting its own lips. On September 3rd, 2009, Microsoft told MCV that its next gen install base was 1 million ahead of Sony in Europe. However Sony announced that it had sold 10 million units... Read More
“For the next six months, the Rewards Squad will hook you up with Microsoft Points just for doing the stuff Xbox LIVE members do all the time. You’ll score points not only for renewing your Gold subscriptions; you’ll get a reward on what you spend on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The best part is, the more you spend, the more you get, and for each month you stay on Gold, the higher your monthly... Read More
A developer has laid bare the not so shocking truth of just how Namco was paid off by Microsoft to secure an “exclusive” release, but instead merely used the Xbox subsidy to reduce development costs on the PS3 version, which it expected to sell better. However, Sony intervened and Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Microsoft Funds PS3 Game Development", url: "http://www.xbox360rocks.com/games/microsoft-funds-ps3-game-development.html"... Read More
Looking for a noise-dampening cooling solution for your obnoxiously loud Xbox 360 console? A-Tech Fabriction might have just what you need, but after looking at the price tag, you may conclude it’s not that loud anyway. To be fair, the company’s HeatSync Three-Sixty ‘only’ costs $700 (plus shipping, which runs around $25 for UPS Ground) without any add-ons. But should you decide... Read More
Microsoft Game Studios has big, big plans for the XBox 360’s Project Natal. After the overwhelming reception upon it’s E3 2009 showing (not to mention the “smoke and mirrors” controversy surrounding some of the demonstrations), MGS is prepping it’s motion sensing peripheral to exceed any classification as a simple “add-on”. Relja Markovic is Technical Director at Microsoft Game Studios,... Read More
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Black Rock’s Jefferies talks LCD screen resolutions Here at Black Rock we use 26-inch widescreen Sony Bravia LCD TVs. We chose these devices because they gave good image quality and were very popular; the theory being that we should develop games on hardware as similar as possible to that which our customers use. This LCD model advertises its display format as 720p, but on closer inspection... Read More
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