Yes, you read correctly pirates, Microsoft isn’t taking piracy of their games lightly. It’s a month before the official release of Gears of War Judgment, March 22, and the game already has piracy issues. A complete copy of Gears of War Judgment appeared overnight on torrent sites. Eurogamer was informed this by Microsoft…
“We are aware of isolated cases in which Gears of War: Judgment content … [ Read More... ]
This is an old rumor that has started making the rounds again. There’s no real founding to it other than “sources.” If blocking used games is something that’s done on the next Xbox, that would mean no more buying games a couple weeks after they come out, used. No more browsing the used bin in a few years finding some goodies for 5 or 10 bucks.
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At CES 2013, Microsoft and Samsung demonstrated IllumiRoom, an R&D project by Microsoft designed to make games more immersive. By using a special projector and Xbox 360’s Kinect, IllumiRoom makes a 3D map of your room and then projects elements of the game world around you. In the examples shown, explosions and particles come to life off screen… snow in a racing game falls in the room … [ Read More... ]
Rumors have surfaced regarding Xbox 720 (Durango/Xbox Next) and Playstation 4 (PS4/Playstation Omni) hardware upgradeability. Unconfirmed sources have found details that the next generation of consoles could be upgradeable thusly extending their generational life. Fixed hardware limitations have long been something that kept PC games more graphically advanced.
There have been some console makers who have attempted hardware upgrades over the years. A fairly successful example … [ Read More... ]