Part of the Rock the Vote intiative to let younger people become involved in the voting process, you’ll soon be able to make yourself a registered voter right on the Xbox 360 (though you’ll still need to complete a mail in form later). Starting August 25th, gamers can take part in forums, vote on various [...]

Microsoft confirmed this morning that they will not be holding a press conference at next week’s Games Convention in Leipzig, says a recent report on VG247.
Doing so via a simple “No press conference from us per se” from a company rep email, they did mention that they’ll still have a presence at the show in [...]

Buy any Arcade games lately? How about some in-game DLC? Maybe rent a movie? If so, you’ve contributed to the massive number in the heading of this post. Since the Xbox 360 launched, Microsoft has found a way to slowly pull gamers into their web of downloadable content. The first year of the service, their [...]

With the release of the anticipated platformer/puzzler Braid on the Live Arcade, many were disappointed to see a $15 price attached to the download. Jonathan Blow has taken to the comments section of his blog to help gamers explain why the price point was settled on. It’s what Blow refers to as “the Space Giraffe [...]

Melissa Batten, 36, a software engineer in Microsoft’s Xbox division, was shot to death by her husband in a murder-suicide this past Monday, according to a report on Seattle’s King 5 News.
Most recently known for her work with Rare on the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Batten was a Harvard grad who had been with [...]

In the face of Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, and Killzone, it’s surprising something little (pun intended) could come out on top. The Game Critics Award, as selected by five of the top journalists working in the industry, gave the upcoming PSN release LittleBigPlanet the most nominations with five. Gears of War 2 and [...]

Microsoft revealed more details on their XNA Creators Club plans today at their 2008 Gamefest Technology Conference in Seattle. Aiming to give amateur game makers the chance to profit off of their titles as quick as possible, they announced the new “Xbox Live Community Games” program, something in which they are saying will allow Creators [...]

If you’re still holding out on Microsoft’s sequel to the Xbox, this Sunday may be the day to take the plunge. Multiple retailers are confirming the drop on the 20GB model, from $349 to $299. Microsoft on the other hand is silent as to this change. There is apparently no price plunge planned on the [...]

This Wednesday, the Xbox Live Arcade will acheive a new landmark as the first ever XNA Game Studio developed title, Schizoid, lands on the service for 800 MS Points. The game is based around cooperative play in which two players control different colored ships and must ram into foes of the same color. Running into [...]

BBFC Director David Cooke issued a statement today, responding to game publishers who have criticized a number of items proposed in the organization’s Byron Report. Most notably he defends recent allegations made by Electronic Arts and Microsoft, respectively, who say that these changes will result in the delay of games, as well as higher prices [...]