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Thursday, Dec 18
Four Fridays of Lips DLC detailed
Microsoft Game Studios doesn't hold back when it comes to divulging upcoming Lips DLC. It has outlined four weeks' worth of songs coming to the iNi- developed karaoke title via Xbox Live Marketplace, beginning with tomorrow's update. All tracks are priced from 160 ($2) and include the ori...
Tuesday, Oct 21
New trailer shows Alan Wake is still alive
GameTrailers has the latest trailer for Remedy and Microsoft Game Studios' long-awaited "psychological action triller" Alan Wake, although there's no indication whether it is the same one that was supposed to run before a special screening of Max Payne Finland. If it did, we can only ho...
Saturday, Sep 27
Fable 2 shipping without online co-op, will be added post-launch
Before you swear off Molyneux's highly anticipated brainchild, know that later in the same post, it's explained that the feature will come to the title in an auto-update -- Lionhead and Microsoft Game Studios are hoping to make it available within a week of the title's North American lau...
Thursday, Sep 18
X3F Week in Review: September 12, 2008 - September 18, 2008
Xbox 360 Fancast 083 -- Totally Boned Is Microsoft Game Studios in trouble? (No.)X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Domino Master, Feeding Frenzy 2 Too Human cracks NPD Top 10 Extended play causes errorRumor: Bungie and Rare set to announce new projects next week
Friday, Aug 29
Microsoft's Halo team bolstered by Gearbox's Corrinne Yu
The juicy "Gearbox is developing Halo 4 OMG" rumor continues to be at the top of fanboy debate lists, with Microsoft confirming to Kotaku that Corrinne Yu, director of technology at Gearbox and pictured in full Spartan armor, has been hired as principle engine architect (fancy!) for the...
Tuesday, Aug 5
E3 awards: Fallout 3 = Best of Show; LittleBigPlanet = Best Console game
Best of Show Fallout 3(Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Best Original Game Mirror's Edge(DICE/Electronic Arts for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Best Console Game LittleBigPlanet(Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3) Best PC Game Spore(...
Friday, Aug 1
Rumor: Peter Jackson's Halo project still staffing up
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 That's funny - we could have sworn it was August, not April. It was four months ago, after all, that we reported on Microsoft Game Studios' hiring push for director Peter Jackson's mysterious Halo universe project. Yet we're still seeing postings for what ap...
Monday, Jul 21
Not so fast! Alan Wake may not be at TGS 2008 after all
Despite being a total no-show at E3 last week - and teased in a not-so-recent Vista promotion - Microsoft Game Studios' Alan Wake may not be coming up for air at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show this October. A spokesperson for developer Remedy Entertainment said, "The Microsoft Vista promotion re...
Tuesday, Jul 15
Microsoft's Phil Spencer on Bungie's missing E3 announcement
We had a chance to speak with newly appointed general manager of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer earlier this afternoon but there's good news and bad news. The bad news: We spoke with him just a couple hours before Bungie announced that the very same Microsoft Game Studios "changed" pl...
Bungie: E3 game announcement pulled by publisher
After weeks of speculation regarding their new project, Bungie just updated their site with the sobering news that plans to announce the game at E3 "were just changed by [its] publisher." We can only assume that that publisher is none other than Microsoft Game Studios; if so, it's certain...
Wednesday, Jul 9
Microsoft: 'no truth' to Banjo-Kazooie motion control speculation
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals Back to button mashing for Kazooie. Microsoft has sent along a brief statement allegedly clarifying what Microsoft Game Studios creative director Ken Lobb meant when he said, "you twist the controller around and it'll move different thing...
Tuesday, Jul 8
New Banjo-Kazooie vid fuels Xbox 360 motion controller speculation
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 About 4 minutes into a new Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts developer commentary video, Microsoft Game Studios creative director, Ken Lobb, drops the line, "So you basically grab with the wrench and then you twist the controller around and it'll move dif...
Tuesday, Jul 1
MGS Europe: Simultaneous 360/PC releases like shooting ourselves in the foot
News from the MGS we haven't heard from in a while now, with Microsoft Game Studios Europe explaining why simultaneous releases on the Xbox 360 and PC don't always make business sense. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Peter Zetterberg, business development manager for MGS Europe, descri...
Monday, Jun 30
GoldenEye 007's KLOBB returns in Too Human
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Silicon Knights' long-awaited Xbox 360 action game Too Human is giving a shout out to a N64 classic, according to Wired. GoldenEye 007, the groundbreaking console FPS developed by Rare, featured a gun called the "KLOBB" - a nod to then Nintendo desi...
Monday, Jun 16
Rumor: Elite Beat-dev iNiS developing Xbox 360's 'Lips' karaoke game
While the thread on this rumor is pretty thin, we wanted to share it with you anyways, being clear about its origins. After yesterday's rumor-splosion gave us some more potentially accurate info on Lips - the Xbox 360's answer to PS3's SingStar - we received an unverified tip which appeare...
Friday, Jun 13
Shane Kim in his new role: talks 'mass market' Xbox appeal
Following yesterday's game of musical executive chairs inside Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business - wherein Shane Kim ordered a brand new chair for his newly created office of corporate vice president of Strategy and Business Development, while Phil Spencer adopted Ki...
Thursday, Jun 12
Today in Joystiq: June 12, 2008
Preliminary E3 list teases two new Capcom games, Alan Wake still missing EA sued by gamers over football exclusivity Xbox marketing chief Jeff Bell leaves Microsoft Kim promoted out of Microsoft Game Studios, Spencer takes reins The Maw, you know: It's coming to XBLA
Kim promoted out of Microsoft Game Studios, Spencer takes reins
Taking over Kim's role will be Phil Spencer, former general manager of Microsoft Games Studios Europe. Spencer will foster new franchises that "aim to attract new audiences" and keep an eye on all that "Gears of War" and "Fable" stuff the kids are so into these days.
Thursday, May 29
X3F Week in Review: May 23, 2008 - May 28, 2008
Someone built a space ship in AvalancheFanswag Weekly: Mass Effect Shepard statue Every Mass Effect fan needs one of these2008 Yearbook: Microsoft Game Studios News: Yup, looks like a smoke machineCrook nabs 360, replaces with original Xbox
X3F Week in Review: May 23, 2008 - May 28, 2008
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Friday, May 23
Today in Joystiq: May 23, 2008
uery DS Fanboy Lite: May 17 - May 23 Microsoft Game Studios' 2008 in Gaming: A Yearbook hands-on: Spore Creature Creator and the birth of Sporky interview: BioWare's Ray Muzyka talks Mass Effect 2, DLC and his favorite interface Podcast 050 - Self-congratulatory edition
Microsoft Game Studios' 2008 in Gaming: A Yearbook
The 2008 Microsoft Game Studios Yearbook chronicles the graduates, like the soon-to-be released Ninja Gaiden II, and the titles that didn't make it to grad, like Alan Wake. Yep, he had to be held back for a semester or two. Or maybe three, we just don't know yet.
Thursday, May 22
Microsoft: PGR5 could be driven by Forza dev
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving When Project Gotham Racing dev Bizarre Creations was scooped up by Activision last year, many 360 owners were left wondering what would become of the system's flagship racing franchise. Speaking to Kikizo, Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim pr...
Thursday, May 15
Shane Kim on Marvel Universe Online MMO cancellation
During a dinner on Monday night with Microsoft's Shane Kim and Kudo Tsunoda, we got the chance to quiz the former about Microsoft Game Studios' rationale for abandoning Marvel Universe Online MMO. After years in development, the console-bound MMO died a slow and painful (-ly vague) deat...
Microsoft's Shane Kim fine with no Xboy
In an interview with Eurogamer, Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim says he's "happy" the company never got into the handheld market, explaining the division has plenty on its plate with the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. He goes pretty deep into the issue, almost shutting down the idea of the Xboy...
No show: Halo Wars and Alan Wake miss Microsoft's event
When asked why neither Halo Wars nor Alan Wake were at the Xbox Spring Showcase, Microsoft Game Studios general manager, Shane Kim, told us the games weren't suited for the event (he wasn't offering specifics). When pressed to confirm if either would make a 2008 release (like every other g...
Wednesday, Apr 23
Microsoft now hiring Peter Jackson's Halo team [update]
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360So, we've been hearing about Peter Jackson's Halo project since the Kennedy administration, but we've heard nary a peep in recent months. Now, MTV Multiplayer reports that it suspects Microsoft is hiring folks for the project this week, based on a rece...
Thursday, Apr 17
Microsoft's Shane Kim: 'Still enjoyment to be had' from 360 HD DVD drive
Filed under: Culture, Retro, Microsoft Xbox 360 Owners of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on shouldn't go trading them in for $50 just yet. According to Microsoft Game Studios Corporate Vice President "there is still enjoyment to be had" from that defunct piece of entertainment technology.
Friday, Feb 8
DICE 08: Shane Kim Q&A from AAA to Xboy
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessIn a lengthy and comprehensive Q&A conducted by New York Time's games journo Seth Schiesel with Microsoft Game Studios' veep Shane Kim at the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, the two go a couple rounds hitting on everything from big AAA titles like H...
Wednesday, Sep 12
FASA Studio is dead
FASA Studios, the company behind Shadowrun, is no more -- it has ceased to be. The announcement was made after close of business today on the Shadowrun boards. The post states that those who did not move onto other positions at Microsoft Game Studios are now out of work. A Community Manager and...
Wednesday, Aug 1
Islamic phrase removed from Zack & Wiki
Capcom says the phrase has been removed from the game and will no longer be heard in future videos released to the public. According to Gamasutra, in 2003 Microsoft Game Studios removed audio clips of the Koran being heard read in the background of the Xbox fighter Kakuto Chojin. CAIR says th...
Tuesday, Jul 24
Shane Kim: RE5 was 360's 'big announcement' at keynote
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionThis story about Shane Kim, VP of Microsoft Game Studios, has to be prefaced by saying this is one of those moments where you totally want to take the guy out for a drink afterward and, in your best Jeff Bell ghetto voice, say, "Toug...
Tuesday, Jul 10
Bloomberg: Microsoft planning 360 price cut
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessBloomberg is quoting Microsoft Game Studios President Shane Kim as saying that his company needs to lower the price of the Xbox 360 to attract more consumers. "We need to compete effectively for that customer and part of that is getting to the mass...
Thursday, Jun 14
Project Sylpheed demo now on Xbox Live Marketplace
Depicting a galaxy filled with armed spaceships that simply cannot get along, last year's Project Sylpheed attempted to address the Xbox 360's lack of Eastern-developed titles, as well as its critical non-abundance of space shooters. Developed by Game Arts and published by Square Eni...
Friday, May 4
Today in Joystiq: May 4, 2007
The Political Game: Dangerous times for gamers News Microsoft Game Studios to open European branch Microsoft tightening territory controls on Xbox Live Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II supply issues in Canada and UK MS's Robbie Bach: Xbox 360 to be profitable next year
Microsoft Game Studios to open European branch
Good news for people who like 360 and PC games, but have always wished they could have a distinguished accent and know the lyrics to at least five Robbie Williams songs: Microsoft announced this morning that they'll be opening up a European office of Microsoft Game Studios.
Tuesday, Apr 24
Luke Smith leaves 1UP to be Master Chief's poolboy
Smith's path may remind readers of that of Che Chou, who left his job as 1UP's managing editor for community management at Microsoft Game Studios or former Gamespot chief Greg Kasavin who left the site to work as an associate producer for EA.
Friday, Feb 16
Halo 3 beta: Microsoft says "the experience will be deep"
While at D.I.C.E., MTV News' Stephen Totilo spoke with Phil Spencer, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios, to check in on the status of some of Microsoft's bigger projects ... say, the litany of Halo games in the works. While Spencer wouldn't say much about Peter Jackson's as-yet-untitled H...
Wednesday, Jan 3
Play Halo 2, get invited to Halo 3 beta
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