Natal to be backwards compatible
This could be very big for game publishers and game players. Shane Kim, Microsoft’s corporate VP of strategy and business development in the games group (he must need oversize business […]
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Tom Watson MP resigns from the cabinet
I was chatting with Tom Watson at the Game Based Learning Conference in March and now he has unexpectedly left the cabinet. Which is a pity because, although this labour […]
Sony at E3 2009
Sony are running third and last in this generation of home consoles, having made more mistakes than a Bush presidency. However here at E3 2009 they started showing signs of […]
Microsoft deliver a major blow to high street retail
The Microsoft E3 press conference was so full of big announcements and celebrities that they couldn’t fit everything in. So it was left to a press luncheon for one of […]
Facebook and Twitter on Xbox Live
I have been going on for ages about the convergence between gaming and social networking. Now Microsoft have made this a greater reality by integrating both Twitter and Facebook with […]
Microsoft Natal gesture interface
In 2002 Sony brought us the Eyetoy peripheral but failed to capitalise on its potential. At the 2005 Tokyo Game Show Nintendo revealed their Wii gesture interface that was probably […]
What is Android?
With all this talk of Android here and elsewhere on the web it is perhaps worth looking at what it is. Especially as it has the potential to very rapidly […]