Tagged:  Microsoft

By Mike Murphy, November 9, 2011 0 GN

Microsoft has announced that Xbox.com will be getting an update “in the coming days” that will rid the website of its “My Xbox” section, replacing it with a brand new one titled “Social.” The new section will be the first… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, October 18, 2011 0 VG Review

While Gran Turismo was on hiatus for five years, Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport cemented itself as the premiere racing franchise in gaming. Fans will likely look back on Forza Motorsport 3 as the pinnacle, but this year’s entry is a more… Read More »

By Patricia DePrefontaine, October 12, 2011 0 GN

Microsoft Studios can now add another notch to its belt after acquiring indie game developer Twisted Pixel. In a press release sent out today, Phil Spencer, Microsoft Studios’ corporate vice president, thinks the developers will bring another angle to the… Read More »

By Brad Tramel, October 2, 2011 0 VG Review

This is the Gears of War you probably expected. If you haven’t been a fan of the past Gears of War installments, the third iteration will show similar results. The franchise has always had that aggressive, testosterone-fueled, bro-tastic theme going… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, July 7, 2011 0 Features

Videogame companies look to reach new audiences to branch out, explore new concepts, and, of course, to generate even more revenue. But no one developer or publisher has discovered the silver bullet for market growth, though big strides has been… Read More »

By Greg Galiffa, June 28, 2011 0 Features

The original NES controller had five buttons: A, B, Start, Select and the D-Pad. The SNES had nine with the addition of Y, X and two shoulder buttons. From then on, controllers became increasingly more complicated, manufacturers cramming in as… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, June 1, 2011 0 Features

With E3 just under a week away, the gaming world will once again be turning its eye toward the Big Three (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo) to see just what the major console manufacturers will be setting their sights on in… Read More »

By Kyle Hilliard, November 9, 2010 0 Features

Is one better than the other? Are they even worth comparing? Are they even worth purchasing? Sony and Microsoft have both released their responses to the plethora of new gamers created by the Nintendo Wii, and now that both beasts… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, February 25, 2010 0 Columns

Like any other game console, the Xbox 360 has had its successes and its failures, but some of its shortcomings have just been unforgivable. This article expands on some of its greatest failures, and is meant to pair with Top… Read More »