Microsoft’s Project Natal will supposedly require 13 feet of space between Natal and yourself in order to be recognized by the sensors. This may put a damper on Xbox 360 owners who inhabit tiny spaces. The comments regarding this “13 feet rule” were made by Microsoft Xbox division’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie. […]
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Microsoft is releasing a handful of games for the Games on Demand service including a special deal on Battlefield 1943 for 800 MS ($10) points. Other releases include: Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: Feb. 15: Battlefield 1943, 800 Microsoft Points ($10) Xbox LIVE Games on Demand: Feb. 9: Street Fighter IV Feb. 9: Halo
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They say, “never go full HD”, but Netflix paid no heed to the warnings and announced today that their Instant Watch streaming service would be going FULL HD. For people with PS3’s, Xbox 360’s, and internet capable televisions, this means you can enjoy movies and shows in full 1080p and 5:1 surround sound. As expected,
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All right, all right. Alice took Christmas off from HyTek Gamer. I know you guys missed me. So here are a few Quicky headlines from over Christmas. Dragon Age Gets New DLC, Steam Runs out of ‘Prey’, 8-Story Arcade in Japan is Dark and Dirty, Xbox Thief Gets Caught On Xbox Live Dragon Age:
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Buyer beware. With the announcement that Microsoft had banned potentially one million modded Xbox 360 users, Craigslist and eBay are seeing a flood of consoles. The consoles are quite a steal packaged with games, controllers, listing “custom firmware” and some prices are a steal. Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb paired a statement with the banned
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Microsoft cracked down on users believed to be using modded consoles, timed along the release of the year’s hottest game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. One million Xbox Live players were banned in a move to prevent game piracy. According to Microsoft “All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their
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According to British trade site MCV, Microsoft’s motion controller dubbed “Project Natal” will be released November 2010 for a price tag less than $100. The site does not name sources, but states that Microsoft has been showing off the new technology during a round of developer visits in the UK. The source revealed that Microsoft
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Netflix stocks began to soar on Friday after officials announced that their “watch instantly” service would be coming to a new device and potentially bringing waves of new customers. Netflix predicts it will attract 900,000 to 1.2 million more customers in the fourth quarter. The stocks jumped over $4.00 during trading on Friday, which was
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Throwing a wet blanket on a fire started yesterday about external Blu-ray drives coming to the Xbox 360, Microsoft vehemently iterates that Blu-ray isn’t coming to the Xbox 360. Microsoft’s Larry Hryb said that the company has “no plans” for a 360 Blu-ray drive, and added that Ballmer was actually referring to Blu-ray drives for
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Bioware announced the wait is coming to an end for the sequel to popular Mass Effect from 2007. Mass Effect 2 will ship January 26th, 2010. The second installment of the trilogy will continue the story of Commander Shepard and humanity’s first steps onto the galactic stage. Mass Effect 2 offers deep character customization and
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