AT&T U-Verse on the Xbox 360 is three years too late Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 8, 2010 1 min In 2007, Bill Gates announced with great fanfare at the Consumer Electronics Show that you would be able to use your Xbox 360 as... Continue Reading 1 min
After big departures, Microsoft promotes three new presidents Posted byby GamesBeat October 1, 2010 1 min Microsoft today revealed that it’s promoting three executives to serve as the presidents of its Office, mobile, and interactive entertainment divisions. Several Microsoft veterans... Continue Reading 1 min
Microsoft turns bullish on sales of its Kinect game controller Posted byby GamesBeat September 17, 2010 2 min Microsoft’s XBox 360 finally claimed the top sales spot for August, and now the company has high hopes for its Kinect motion-sensing controller for... Continue Reading 2 min
Nasty surprise for some Xbox 360 owners: No Halo Reach co-op for you Posted byby GamesBeat September 15, 2010 1 min Gamers who thought they were making a smart move by picking up Microsoft’s entry-level Xbox 360, which retails for $199 and comes with 4GB... Continue Reading 1 min
How Apple could undermine console gaming with TV app games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 6, 2010 4 min Apple’s Steve Jobs is an expert at disrupting other companies’ businesses. Just look at what the iPhone did to Nokia and Motorola, two leaders... Continue Reading 4 min
New XBox 360 controller changes with the flick of a wrist Posted byby GamesBeat August 31, 2010 1 min Microsoft is clearly not above the complaints of gamers, as it unveiled a new controller for its XBox 360 that does away with the... Continue Reading 1 min
Halo: Reach won’t be a disappointment for 30 million waiting fans Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 27, 2010 5 min Everything about Halo: Reach will seem familiar to the video game franchise’s 30 million fans. That’s both a blessing and a curse for the... Continue Reading 5 min
Lifting the veil on the hybrid processor-graphics chip in the new Xbox 360 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 23, 2010 4 min Microsoft and IBM described the two-headed chip that enables the new black version of the Xbox 360 to operate on less power and more... Continue Reading 4 min
Console game sales shrink slightly in July, but StarCraft II makes PC game sales soar Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 12, 2010 2 min Overall U.S. console game sales shrank 1 percent in July, continuing a weak trend that has persisted for much of the year. But sales... Continue Reading 2 min
Microsoft's Xbox division posts $172M loss even as slim models start selling Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2010 1 min Microsoft‘s Xbox business has been smooth sailing of late, and the lowered cost of production has enabled the company to introduce its new slim... Continue Reading 1 min