Peter Molyneux, head of Microsoft first party Studio Lionhead and bald-guy with his head in the clouds has told OXM that developing content for Natal is so challenging, because it’s so different. Yeah, the world has never seen camera-based motion control before. Ok sure, it now has 3D depth, but fundamentally it’s honestly not that different from the Eyetoy. Last …

The first Modern Warfare 2 map pack was released last week and if my friends list is anything to go buy the map pack is quite a success with a large amount of people re-entering the MW2 arena over the weekend. Well those people have some more good news this morning with Microsoft refunding everyone who paid for the MW2 …

[Update: This was an April Fools article] Sigh… the day, and news, that we all feared is finally upon us and you really aren’t going to like it. We have already received reports earlier that an update is causing a “not available in your location” error for some people, but shit just got real. We have just received more tips …

Microsoft have regularly insisted that Xbox Live account hacks were the result of social engineering and not any sort of exploits in the service’s security. Looks like one of Microsoft’s own empolyees should be a little more careful,then.  a high profile account has been hacked – and it’s one belonging to none other than Xbox Live Director Larry Hyrb, better …

Just the other day, we reported that the Xbox 360 will be getting USB memory support, meaning that you will be able to use USB devices on your console in place of memory sticks and hard drives. Major Nelson has now notified us that the update is coming soon, and will be added to the console on April 6th. While …

One of the major changes that has taken place in gaming over the latter half of the last decade is the inclusion of a ranking or leveling system within multiplayer. A good example is that of the systems used in Modern Warfare and Bad Company, which rewards players by ranking them up, unlocking items and weapons as well as trivial …

Xbox Game room has hit Xbox Live – and might require a few smacks itself to wake it up, as it currently experiences issues that cause the service to hang. The 360 version is currently experience the hanging issue, with no confirmation yet as to whether the PC version has been affected. Microsoft’s virtual space, which is not like PS …

Some concern has been raised recently due to a report from website Techflash that states that the space needed for Project Natal to operate correctly needs to be pretty big. Most of the concern came from Japan (you know, that country with all the Xbox 360 owners *cough*) due to the living quarters being a lot smaller on average. The …