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Halo4news.org, the leading web resource for the latest news on the Halo 4 game, explained that the games’ developer 343 Industries had confirmed the news earlier this week. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 The new Halo 4 Game will have noticeable fewer Limited Edition copies for sale than its predecessors, meaning that those who intend to purchase the bonus edition of the game will need to pre-order a copy as soon as possible. Halo4news.org, the leading web resource for the latest...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com If anyone was a skeptic on whether the details of Microsoft Xbox 720 game console were accurate, then all skepticism can be put to rest as the actions of the company's lawyers have confirmed the alleged specs. Whether the two-year-old document accurately depicts the exactness of the next-generation console remains to be seen, but it does prove the details from 2010 were from Microsoft. On Saturday, a 56-page document was leaked out that was allegedly...
A leaked 56-page document that allegedly originated from Microsoft could provide the first concrete information about the company's next video game console. According to CNET Saturday News Editor Edward Moyer, the gaming system, known as the Xbox 720, will include Blu-ray functionality for HD movie playback, and will also be able to play films in 3D. "Alongside a promised 6x performance increase, there's also mention of true 1080p output with full 3D support and an 'always on' state for...
REDMOND, Wash., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the official rollout of NUads on Xbox LIVE, making the new interactive TV ad format available for sale to advertisers broadly. Toyota, Unilever and Samsung Mobile USA are the first brands to develop NUads campaigns that will appear on Xbox LIVE this fall. NUads advertisements transform standard 30-second TV spots into engaging and actionable experiences using the power of voice and gesture controls of...
Derek Walter for redOrbit.com With this fall’s launch of SmartGlass, Microsoft is hoping that more Xbox enthusiasts will pull their consoles out of the man cave and into the living room. The forthcoming mobile app was unveiled at the gaming super conference E3 with plans to bring it into full-force this fall. The concept behind SmartGlass is that it can extend gaming content or programming onto a smartphone or tablet. The demonstrations showed a user beginning a game on one’s tablet...
NORTH MIAMI, Fla., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptorfire Inc., a Miami, FL-based manufacturer of gaming device modification tools, will be present at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, CA from June 5th thru 7th. The booth will feature product demos as well as Q&A sessions with product developers. Raptorfire will feature their new gaming controller modification chips for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The chips, which are installed into...
Enid Burns for RedOrbit.com In its latest effort to breathe life in its Xbox, Microsoft announced Xbox SmartGlass, a connectivity that connects the Xbox, TV, and PC to tablets and phones to share and enhance content. The new service “connects devices you already own and love,” remarked Mark Whitman, head of Xbox Live at Microsoft. He presented SmartGlass at the Xbox Press conference ahead of the videogame trade show, E3. Rumors were swarming before the Microsoft Xbox press...
SAN DIEGO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Slacker, Inc. announced at E3 today that its personal radio service will be coming later this year to the Xbox 360® console in the United States and Canada. The free Slacker Radio application will be available as an app in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110922/SF73204LOGO) Slacker Radio will give Xbox LIVE® Gold subscribers the ultimate music and content discovery at their fingertips. The Slacker...
LOS ANGELES, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What if your tablet or phone knew what you were watching on TV and presented bonus features without you having to lift a finger? What if you could use your tablet to draw up a play in EA SPORTS' "Madden NFL" and then perform it to perfection on your TV? What if you could control your favorite websites on the TV with a simple swipe, pinch or zoom on your tablet's touchscreen? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)...
Microsoft is gobbling up domain names related to Smart Glass, which could indicate some kind of new touch screen media or gaming technology is on its way from the Xbox labs in Redmond. Buying related domain names is an indication that someone is trying to prevent domain squatters from clouding an otherwise popular product prior to its launch. With these new domains being purchased just prior to E3, the biggest gaming industry event of the year, it seems likely that Microsoft is going to...
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The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a video game console released on March 4, 2000 in Japan, October 26, 2000 in North America, and November 24, 2000 in Europe by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI). Since its release over 150 million consoles and 1.52 billion PS2 titles have been sold. There are 3,857 available games and the PS2 continued to be produced with revisions released in 2006 and 2007. On January 4, 2013, Sony announced it would discontinue production of the PS2. One day after its...
The Dreamcast is a video game console released by Sega in November 1998 in Japan, September 1999 in North America, October 1999 in Europe, and November 1999 in Australia. In the first 24 hours of release 225,132 units were sold and a total of 500,000 in the first two weeks. On January 31, 2001, Sega announced it would discontinue the production of the Dreamcast in March 2001 and concentrate solely on software. Even though the console production was discontinued, Sega of Japan still...
