Compared with years passed, it's been a pretty good PR year for Redmond-based Microsoft. The Windows 8 Developer Preview was released to the public a lot earlier than previous iterations, and it seems potential consumers have been impressed by the dramatically faster booting times allied to the sleek Metro-tiled interface.
Those booting up their Xbox for another fun gaming session will find an update available on Tuesday, December 6. The long awaited revamp of the Xbox LIVE interface will include many new features. A few lucky players were selected to preview the update, but the official launch will now be available to all early next month.
That's right, folks. It's been on the cards, and now Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the most eagerly-awaited release since, well, Blacks Ops, has shattered the unprecedented sales numbers of its predecessor, having sold 6-and-a-half million units in its first 24 hours - and that's just in the US and UK.
Just a year after Call of Duty: Black Ops shattered video game sales records by selling over 7 million copies in its first 24 hours, its successor - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - has obliterated the franchise’s own sales record by reportedly selling 9.3 million copies in the first 24 hours. The game is now set to become the highest selling game of all time.
With many gamers poised to queue to the early hours tonight in order to grab the latest iteration of Call of Duty, it's only right that we report on a little console rumor roundup - focusing specifically on the next-gen Xbox.
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) was announced on October 25th about two weeks ago and we got our first look at it on November 2nd just four days ago. While the trailer was very short and it seemed that it did not reveal much about the game, but if you looked closely enough, you would’ve found a lot of references to previous games in the series and you would’ve found out what to expect from the title when it releases next year. Still, even if you didn’t look closely enough, that won’t be an issue since we will analyze the most minute details after the jump.
Microsoft has seemed a great deal more focused on improving its product range and market influence in 2011, with Windows 8, Windows Phone Mango 7.5 and of course the acquisition of Skype for a small fortune back in May for a tidy 8.5 billion making up what has been a busy year for Steve Ballmer's company.
Released in late 2010, Kinectimals for Xbox 360 was considered as one of the best Kinect launch titles because of its involving, fun gameplay and endearing presentation. The game has now been released for Windows Phone 7, in somewhat dumbed down form and it is what we’ll be talking about in this post.
According to a press release published earlier today, Microsoft has closed and finalized its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion with approval from both company’s board of directors and regulation committees from around the world.
Reputable research outfit NPD has released its latest console stats which indicate that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has dominated for 15 of the last 16 months in terms of unit sales - very impressive statistics indeed.
