Microsoft's Next Console Announced?

It’s turning into a messy Friday over at Microsoft. CEO Steve Ballmer, while delivering a speech at the Executive’s Club of Chicago, has indicated that a new Natal-focused Xbox 360 featuring a built-in camera will be releasing in 2010. Just as soon as the news hit the net however, Director of Product Management for…

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Microsoft E3 09 Press Con Overview

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Heading into E3 2009, a lot of people wondered exactly what Microsoft would bring to the table during its big E3 Press Conference. Well, Microsoft detailed several new partnerships and technologies today, all obviously designed to take on the competition and push the platform forward.

In addition to a slew of games…

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New 360 Camera Rumors Emerge

Like a violent hurricane of chatter and speculation, rumors of Microsoft’s soon-to-be-unveiled “3D camera control device” today permeate the landscape of gaming media outlets. That’s a somewhat fancy way of saying that The Wall Street Journal has sourced “people familiar with the situation” in a report that matter-of-factly states that “Microsoft Corp. is developing a…

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EBC Skirmish 026: Major Punnage

We’re back and ready to serve up fistful of awesome with a new edition of Epic Battle Cry! In this week’s skirmish we take a hard look at Wii Motion Plus which finally has a firm release date, weigh in on Microsoft’s decisions to reimburse 360 owners who’ve paid for E74-related repairs, ponder the news…

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EBC Skirmish 012: Adjust Your Add-On

In the first skirmish of 2009 We take a moment to look back at 2008; discuss the gains made by Sony, Nintendo’s continued dominance of casual gamers, and Microsoft’s steadfast hold on the market. Looking ahead to the coming year we predict the industry trends, the winners, the losers, and what may already be…

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