Microsoft Banana Dollars are the devil. Xbox Live forces you to buy the funny money currency in specific denominations, while actual content sells for disparate amounts, leaving you with unwanted point – which forces you to either spend it on useless crap like Avatar clothing, or buy more points to purchase worthwhile content. It’s a vicious cycle that plays out …
With the recent news that Natal would be forgoing its onboard processor, instead unloading the image processing on the 360’s CPU (and consuming 10 – 15 % of its resources in the process), “core†gamers are naturally starting to get a little apprehensive about Microsoft’s new device. How would developers supplement their Triple-A titles with Natal support? Joystiq wondered the …
Destructoid met up with Aaron Greenberg at CES this past week to chat about all things Xbox 360ish and specifically to find out more about Project Natal. Unfortunately Aaron didn’t reveal much about Project Natal except to say that we, the general public and games media, have no idea yet about how they are going to use it. He did …
Last week we were greeted with the announcement that the first MW2 DLC will be arriving as a timed exclusive on the Xbox 360 which was received well in the 360 camp but not unexpectedly the PS3 side were less than enthusiastic. Aaron Greenberg has been speaking to Arstechnic about the exclusivity and the accusations from certain quarters about Microsoft …
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has told Kotaku that there are no plans for a “slim” version of the Xbox 360 and that they are barely even at the halfway point of the systems life. Greenberg says that “People have invested in these consoles, and we have massively connected communities and we have storage. I think what we did with the New …
And the disinformation begins, at the Sony Process conference Jack Tretton was very excited to tell us that the PS3 had the exclusive rights to the upcoming Final Fantasy 14 MMO from Square Enix. However when VG247 approached Microsoft’s product boss, Aaron Greenberg, and asked him about the title they were told “My understanding is that it is not exclusive” …
 The egregious* hardware faults that have plagued Microsoft’s usually viridian illuminated console may be over, if company mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg is to be believed. Infamously nicknamed “The Red Ring of Death,†the three flashing crimson lights that signify a “general hardware error†have incited tears, anger and and derision amongst many a gamer. Shall this Pandora’s box be forever …
Whenever there are prospects of a good fight people gather around, spurring on the combatants, driven by a macabre desire to see gratuitous violence and a maybe even a little blood. Inevitably there is always some spoilsport who comes along trying to maintain some semblance of peace and harmony, ruining it for the rest of us. Today, that person is …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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