The Xbox 360 still has some life left in it, says Microsoft; but that doesn't mean next-gen isn't just around the corner.

Phil Spencer has announced that all future first party Xbox 360 titles will be SmartGlass enabled

Phil Spencer from Microsoft has taken an opportunity to insult Sony and the PS3 with a compliment.

Microsoft believes the Xbox's future is linked to Halo's success. Do you agree?

Microsoft's Phil Spencer has admitted that Microsoft lost its way with regards to the Halo franchise.

Kinect’s sensors are active as long as the Xbox itself is switched on. Waving at, or speaking to the device act as inputs. The tinfoil-hat brigade are busy wringing their hands wondering if the internet-connected, camera-based system allows “THE MAN” to spy on people at will. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says that’s not the case. Of course, the particularly paranoid won’t …

Sony have been updating some of the classics from the previous generation to look much shiner on current hardware. Notable releases like the God of War Collection, the upcoming re-mastered versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus and the 3d-enabled Sly Cooper collection. They’re great, especially in the case of the Team Ico collection, allowing newer gamers to experience …

Well, in a manner of speaking. Phil Spencer (VP of Microsoft Game Studios) has said that the company views Kinect being “as core as Xbox Live” for the Xbox 360. In the future, he added, core gamers can expect to see Kinect being utilised across all genres of games on the Microsoft console. The Xbox Live analogy is a useful …