While we are left waiting for XBOX 720, Durango, XBOX NeXT or the XBOX 360′s successor, Microsoft is readying a media-centric XBOX Lite whose primary use will be streaming video, downloadable games, and social networking apps. It would come sans an optical drive and would be pretty similar to Apple TV. Keep reading for more.
Microsoft had one agenda going into E3 2011, Kinect, Kinect and more Kinect. This XBOX 360 peripheral has done everything from controller less gaming to help in shopping. Although Microsoft had no new console to show E3, it made up for it by showing the “New XBOX Experience”. With support for live television, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is aiming to be a complete multimedia center for your household. Microsoft also announced some much wanted real games for the Kinect including Star Wars. Keep reading for more on this and there was that Halo 4 announcement too.
That was really really fast. The Kinect has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest-selling consumer electronics device. The hands-free game controller, which went on sale in November, sold 8 million devices in its first 60 days on sale.
Halo: Reach the prequel to the phenomenally successful Halo Series is coming to you this fall. The release date has been confirmed as Tuesday, September 14th’ 2010. In Halo: Reach, you will experience the fateful moments that forged the Halo legend. It’s the story of Noble Team, a squad of heroic Spartan soldiers, and their final stand on the planet Reach, humanity’s last line of defense between the terrifying Covenant and Earth. This darker story is echoed by grittier visuals amid a backdrop of massive, awe-inspiring environments. Read on for the complete details.
Looking back I just remember one gangster based game that left an impression, which one’s that you say ? It was Mafia, the best game-play coupled with an enthralling storyline, far ahead of its generation of games.
Mafia, till date features one of the best stories in a game with the whole immersive experience. The attention to detail coupled with the amazing background score and ambiance of the 1930s is brilliantly pulled off.
Even after finishing the game, you just had to visit the city of Lost Heaven again for another round, that’s how good it was.
Apart from Starcraft II, this has got to be the second most anticipated sequel in gaming. Mafia II finally launches on August 27 (24th in the US) and we can’t wait to get our hands on the copy. For now though you can download the demo which is available for all three platforms. Today we bring you a small peak into Empire Bay and your protagonist, Vito Scaletta. Read on.
Microsoft’s main attraction at the E3 2010 is the Kinect (formerly project Natal), but we have one more startling discovery.
If you are like me, you just watch the TV for live sports, ain’t it? Enough of that, Microsoft XBOX 360 now has ESPN live Sports Access.
No, this live sporting access won’t be entirely free, but it’s one hell of a deal. You simply have be an Xbox Live Gold member (about $50 a year), and you’ll get access to over 3,500 live events a year. In HD. With this new Xbox Live ESPN service, I can officially cancel cable — and never look back.
We’ll keep you updated as this story develops.
One of the most anticipated releases from the Microsoft Hardware Labs, the Kinect is a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural user interface using gestures, spoken commands or presented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360′s audience beyond its typical gamer base.
Sunday night, Microsoft had a “World Premiere” for the then called Project Natal, which was told as the event officially began has been recristened to “Kinect”. Though I must agree its more catching.
The event also featured performance by the Cirque du Soleil. Take a look at some of the pics of the device after the break.
