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Robbie Bach: 70% or 80% of publishers developing games with Natal
Speaking at CES last week, Microsoft’s Robbie Bach has revealed that over “70 or 80 percent of the publishers in the world” are currently working with Project Natal. Speaking in an interview with CBC, he said: “We have something like 70% or 80% of the publishers in the world already doing Natal-based games. Our first party studios are [also] very… Read more
CES 2010: Jelfin gel-covered mouse
Jelfin, creator of various computer accessories, has just come out with a revolutionary new look for their computer mice and it’s making it’s debut at Las Vegas CES 2010. Jelfin’s new mouse will be completely round in shape, like a ball, and be covered in gel for a soft feel. Users of this new mouse will cup their hands around… Read more
CES 2010: Microsoft and Sony keynotes
At CES 2010, A lot of news related to video games were unveiled during Microsoft’s and Sony’s press conferences. 3D gaming/TVs , the latest stats regarding the PS3 and the Xbox 360, Natal release date, Game Room details and pricing, and much more: 1. Over 39 million Xbox 360s sold around the world. 2. More than $20 billion spent at… Read more
CES 2010: 3D PlayStation 3 Playable
The big theme at CES this year is 3D. At Sony’s press conference this evening, the electronics giant announced substantial plans to invest in 3D technology, from creating 3D-ready televisions to developing 3D channels with partners like IMAX. PlayStation is a major component of Sony’s 3D plans, too, further expanding on the promise of 3D gaming that Sony offered at… Read more
CES 2010: Modern Warfare 2 DLC on 360 this spring
Microsoft has reiterated that the first Modern Warfare 2 DLC will be coming exclusively to Xbox 360 first. The company also confirmed that the new DLC, details of which are currently unknown, will be released this spring. This is just meat on the bones of a deal announced back at E3 last June, when Microsoft said two new map packs… Read more
CES 2010: Natal runs at 30 frames per second
Amid all the release dates and sales numbers at Microsoft’s CES keynote last night, the company dropped some tech info on Natal: apparently, the motion-sensing system runs at 30 frames per second. Andrew Fitzgibbon, Principal Researcher for Microsoft Research, told the crowd: “What Natal does, is it evaluates effectively trillions of body configurations every frame. We’ve made it do that… Read more
CES 2010: New Project Natal video released
Microsoft put out brand new Natal video at CES last night. It tells you the insides and outs of developing the motion camera. Senior vice president of Xbox Don Mattrick, creative director of Natal Kudo Tsunoda and head of Lionead Peter Molyneux all feature, telling you why they’re pumped for the 360 motion system. Find it below. Natal was confirmed… Read more
CES 2010: Alan Wake to recieve post-launch DLC
Microsoft confirmed at its CES keynote last night that Alan Wake will get post-launch DLC this year. The announcement was made by Microsoft’s head of Entertainment & Devices division Robbie Bach. “Imagine the TV show Lost, as written by Stephen King, and filmed by David Lynch, and you have Alan Wake. Story driven like a TV series, Alan Wake will… Read more
CES 2010: 20 million people now using Live
Over 20 million people are now using Xbox Live worldwide, Microsoft confirmed at its CES keynote last night. The news came from the company’s head of Entertainment & Devices division, Robbie Bach. “Today, over 20 million people are Xbox Live members,” he said. “To put this in context and perspective, that’s nearly three times the number of people who watch… Read more
Sony CES Keynote: Hirai: PS3 sold 3 million in December
During Sony’s CES event, SCE president Kaz Hirai said that over 3 million PlayStation units were shipped in the US in December, with 1.7 million PlayStation 3 units sold alone. Although it isn’t as much as Nintendo’s three million American Wiis last month, next week’s NPD should make for interesting reading. The news came as part of an keynote which… Read more
