Described as a "computer pointing device (generally a mouse but alternatively a game controller or remote control device) that may be worn on the hand and operated without needing to contact a (mousing) surface," this patent was filed back in 2006. We were told it had the functionality of both the Nintendo Wii Remote and the Nunchuk packed into a single device, with a shape that is neither that of a banana, nor a remote controller, but more like a "pistol grip."
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News of Microsoft's democratization of indie game development was overshadowed this week by an increasing discontent among established indie developers that the company was halving the royalties paid to them for future projects, several well-informed sources told Kotaku. Several developers directly affected by the cut told Kotaku that the once generous royalty share of 70 percent given to them by the company was within the past few months cut down to 35 percent.
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In an interview shot for MTV News on Tuesday, Microsoft's head of Xbox business Don Mattrick, confirmed that Bungie is indeed working on a new Halo game of some sort for Microsoft...wondering if Mattrick meant Bungie's project was 'Halo Wars' or the long-announced Peter Jackson 'Halo' project. Neither, Mattrick said. The Bungie game is something else.
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Microsoft has pulled off a major coup by luring former I-Play CEO and MD of Nintendo Europe David Gosen to its management team, MCV can reveal. The new VP of strategic marketing within Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business in Europe joins a newly-promoted Chris Lewis to further drive Xbox 360’s expansion into wider markets. Gosen said : “Xbox 360 is now a mass-market gaming console, and with the recent price reduction we’re poised to open the market for Xbox 360 even wider."
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"You might like to know that on Tuesday, December 17, you can get a 3-in-1 HD DVD set, "The Bourne Trilogy," as a gift with the purchase of a new Xbox 360 HD DVD player. An Amazon.com exclusive HD DVD collection, "The Bourne Trilogy" is a $49 value. You'll also get "King Kong" on HD for free in the box with your new Xbox 360 HD DVD player. Plus, you'll be eligible to participate in a mail-in offer to get five more HD DVDs to boot."
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Sales of Xbox 360 in the U.S. reached 241,000 units during the month of June, a 9 percent year-over-year increase -- but Microsoft's hoping the industry takes a macro view of the first six months of 2009. "Our console sales for the first half of the year actually grew 20 percent from January to June versus the same six months last year," Microsoft's Xbox 360/Xbox Live group product manager Aaron Greenberg tells Gamasutra
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Gamestation and Amazon celebrate Xbox console’s ‘fresh sales impetus’ Retail has hailed Microsoft’s mission to hit the mainstream after dropping its entry-level SKU to under Ł160 – and stores have seen sales rocket following the cut.
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"We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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Bungie's Frank O'Connor has confirmed that Microsoft is hard at work on the development of new Halo games.
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Microsoft said late on Wednesday it will cut the prices of its Xbox. But prices in the United States will not change, Microsoft spokesman David Dennis said, adding that each market makes its own decision on the matter. Microsoft said in a statement it would cut the price of the Xbox 360 console to C$349 from C$399, while the premium Elite model with a larger hard drive would drop to C$449 from C$499. The more basic Arcade model is dropping to $279 from C$299.
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