New Xbox 360 dashboard video playback issues reported
The recent Xbox 360 dashboard update may come with a load of new video apps--but apparently, video playback itself has been borked by the recent firmware upgrade.
READ MORE >YouTube and iHeartRadio join Xbox Live today
Microsoft has announced a new slate of entertainment apps for Xbox Live members, including YouTube and TMZ.
READ MORE >"The fact that there are ads plastered all of the xbox theme just pisses me off to no end. I like ..."
see all 12 commentsKinect a requirement for Xbox 360 Apps, Microsoft confirms
Microsoft is reportedly making Kinect functionality a requirement for all future Xbox 360 apps.
READ MORE >"what... jumbled mess??? yeah if the developer makes a bad game or hires an incompetent UI ..."
see all 19 commentsPirates of the Caribbean director making Kinect game
Gore Verbinski, best known for his work on the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, is partnering with Microsoft to bring games exclusively to Xbox 360.
READ MORE >UFC on Xbox Live delayed, coming December 20
Hope you weren't planning on watching tonight's UFC fight on Xbox Live. Microsoft has announced a last-minute delay for the UFC app on Xbox 360.
READ MORE >"I love to hate Bisping. He's great. Naturally I want Miller to choke him until he dies though. "
see all 8 commentsXbox 360 sells nearly a million during Black Friday week
Microsoft has announced that last week's Black Friday shopping spectacle was "the biggest sales week in the history of Xbox," selling 960,000 consoles during the week.
READ MORE >"Cant believe ppl still buying this shit. Zombies lapping it all up."
see all 41 commentsKinect for Windows sensor adds 'Near Mode'
When Kinect officially comes to Windows in early 2012, it'll be accompanied by a new sensor with improvements, including the ability to see objects as close as 40cm away (that's about 16 inches, 0.43 yards, or 0.0002 miles, for non-decimal readers).
READ MORE >"Yea, I'm going to pick up a mount to get mine above the TV for this reason to shave a couple of ..."
see all 7 commentsXbox 360 dashboard update live on December 6
The new Xbox 360 dashboard will be available for all to download on December 6th. As previously noted, the update will add a new Kinect-friendly Metro-styled interface, expanded voice controls, and additional entertainment & TV apps.
READ MORE >"Dash starts on the Play Disc tile, just push down once to go to the Quickplay for all your ..."
see all 24 commentsMicrosoft announces 'Kinect Accelerator' program
Microsoft announced the Kinect Accelerator program today, a three-month incubation program to develop new Kinect applications.
READ MORE >Once Upon a Monster getting 'Unidentified Furry Objects' next week
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is apparently getting an "Unidentified Furry Objects" pack next week for $5, according to Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson).
READ MORE >Harmonix developing 'multiple new music games'
Harmonix has announced that it's working on multiple new music games, outside of their Rock Band and Dance Central franchises.
READ MORE >"They did a sequel to Frequency/Amplitude. It was Rock Band Unplugged. And it fucking owned."
see all 6 commentsNew Kinect 'Holiday Bundle' includes Fruit Ninja, Gunstringer
This holiday season, the Kinect sensor will be bundled with three games: Fruit Ninja, The Gunstringer, and Kinect Adventures.
READ MORE >Kinect for Windows launching early 2012
Celebrating the first anniversary of Kinect's launch, Microsoft has announced that its commercial Kinect for Windows program will officially launch "early next year."
READ MORE >"Come on, it's just a commercial. Everything is over the top there. But there definitely is a ..."
see all 16 commentsBabel Rising coming to Xbox 360, PS3 in 2012
Ubisoft has announced that the downloadable motion-controlled Babel Rising will be heading to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2012.
READ MORE >Steel Battalion's Kinect & controller combo controls explained
So how does Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor work in the absence of a 300 button controller? It uses both Kinect and the Xbox 360 controller in tandem to recreate the experience of being in a mech war--just like in real life!
READ MORE >"Steel Battalion in name only. Nowhere near the sense of epic that the original had with it's ..."
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