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Samsung Tablets, Xbox Live Cards Up to 50% off at The Development Shop

2013-02-23 23:01:08

The Development Shop announced on Friday that the store has a variety of Samsung tablets and Xbox 360 accessories - including the Xbox Live membership cards - available for up to 50% off of the retail price for a limited time. Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 The Development Shop announced that the store has deals on various Samsung Tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Note and the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets. The Samsung Tablets, along with the other various tablet systems in...

Doctors Use Microsoft Kinect To Interface With Patients And Equipment

Microsoft’s Kinect Could Save America $30 Billion In Healthcare Costs

2013-02-13 18:56:13

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe online Once again, Microsoft’s Kinect 3D system is proving to be far more powerful than a simple video game controller. Since it’s release, the Kinect system has been used to create 3D models, steer and guide a driverless robot car and deliver realistic, 3D videoconferencing. For its next trick, the Microsoft Kinect controller will save the United States of America’s healthcare system a whopping $30 billion by allowing doctors...

Xbox 360 Console Sales Reach 76 Million Mark

76 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Sold Worldwide

2013-02-13 06:25:42

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Microsoft has sold 76 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide since launching the device in 2005, making it one of the company’s most successful products to date. Yusuf Mehdi, Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, revealed the figures during an onstage interview at this week’s “Dive into Media” conference in California. The Xbox 360 is the best-selling gaming console in history, and has...

Four FREE Games From Playfire and Green Man Gaming

2013-02-08 08:23:17

LONDON, February 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Game Community and Retailer embark on their BIGGEST ever free game giveaway Playfire [http://www.playfire.com ] and Green Man Gaming [http://www.greenmangaming.com ] will be giving away four free PC games this weekend, in their biggest ever giveaway to date. This gives gamers GBP37/$42/EUR41 worth of gaming pleasure for free. Starting at 12:00GMT on Friday 8th February, a new game will be available free each day for...

Xbox 720 Rumored To Be Unsupportive Of Older Games

Microsoft Xbox 720 Reportedly Won't Be Compatible With 360 Games

2013-02-08 04:34:04

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A leading video game magazine is reporting that Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 720 gaming console is not going to be compatible with your current Xbox games. Not only will the Xbox 720 outdate your older games from the Xbox 360 console, but an Internet connection will be required to play the forthcoming console as well. Edge reported, citing sources familiar with the next generation console, as saying that the Xbox 720 will feature...

Ban On Game Consoles Could Be Lifted In China

Chinese Government May Lift Their Video Game Console Ban

2013-01-28 08:35:48

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Currently, it is illegal to buy or sell a video game console (PlayStation, Wii, Xbox and the like) in China. Of course, just because something is illegal doesn’t keep people from doing what they shouldn’t. According to a new report in China Daily, authorities will begin reviewing a ban against these video games set in place in the year 2000. Console makers have been trying for years to enter the Chinese market legally, but...

OneBeat Partners With Microsoft to Create Exclusive EDM App for Xbox LIVE

2013-01-11 12:21:36

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OneBeat, the emerging leader in online electronic dance music media and original content, announced today it has partnered with Microsoft to create an exclusive, EDM-centric entertainment app for the Xbox LIVE platform. Available free to Xbox LIVE users via their Xbox 360 consoles, the app will feature a mix of OneBeat original series along with live streaming performances featuring top EDM artists. The ad-supported app will be available to...

'No Show' Microsoft Shows Up At CES With IllumiRoom For Xbox

2013-01-10 13:27:45

[Watch Video: IllumiRoom Projects Images Beyond Your TV] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Despite a physical absence, Microsoft still was able to somehow manage to show up through the avatar of Samsung here at the 2013 International CES, unveiling some new technology for its Xbox system. Microsoft used Samsung's Keynote to demonstrate the new technology "IllumiRoom" at CES through a video. This device apparently is a way to try and help gamers immerse...

Microsoft Names Longtime Technology Entrepreneur Blake Krikorian Corporate Vice President in Its Interactive Entertainment Business

2013-01-10 08:24:28

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the appointment of Blake Krikorian as corporate vice president for its Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB). Krikorian will report to Marc Whitten, chief product officer for IEB. This announcement follows the acquisition of Krikorian's company, id8 Group R2 Studios (R2 Studios). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "We are thrilled to have Blake join the Xbox team,"...

G-cluster Continues to Build its Cloud Gaming Catalog with LEGO® Batman(TM) and LEGO® Harry Potter(TM) Titles from Warner Bros.

2013-01-09 12:24:13

TOKYO, ESPOO, Finland, PARIS and BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- G-cluster announced today the launch of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment premium games on its cloud gaming platform. The four Warner Bros. Games that launched for the first time to G-cluster's European operator customers in December are LEGO® Batman(TM) The Videogame, LEGO® Batman(TM) 2: DC Super Heroes, LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7. The games are initially...