Microsoft’s super new motion controller system Kinect, is possibly the biggest thing coming our way gaming wise and because of this Microsoft have been trying to keep a lid on the official release date for the console. Unfortunately for them UK stores Play.com and HMV have both done the bad thing by placing the Kinect [...]
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Gaming Weekly – Arby and the Chief returns, Reach worthy Consoles and Killing or Saving Carmine
This Week…
MOAR: Bungie Reach teasers and console.
FREE: a co-op game from the makers of Left4Dead.
FUN: Modding Fallout 3 to make our minigun fire rockets.
PLZ: Better weather, the rain is making me bored of gaming.
Moar free fun plz? No, it’s not a hidden message, since the item under FREE has been keeping us so busy that [...]
Xbox 360 S 4GB and Kinetic Pricing Announced
After much speculation about the pricing of Microsoft’s new motion controlled Kinect device and another 360 S model, Microsoft have confirmed pricing and specifications for both. We WILL be seeing a cheaper 360 S model featuring 4GB of storage, seemingly aimed at the family market alongside the Kinect. This will set you back £149.99 as [...]
Xbox 360 Is The Best Selling Revamped Console
Microsoft must be pretty happy after taking a look at UK sales for their latest Xbox360 Slim console. The revamped 360, featuring a 250GB HDD and a dedicated port for the forthcoming Microsoft Kinect is said to have matched the launch sales figures for the original 360 when it was released back in 2005. Pretty [...]
Another New Xbox 360 slim console spotted
After last month’s hype regarding the latest hardware update to the Xbox 360 console has finally died down and with the console incoming to the UK this week, you may be fooled in thinking that’s all you would be hearing regarding the new console until Kinect is released. Well you were wrong as Amazon Germany [...]
Microsoft confirms Kinect can be used seated
Since its big announcement on the 1st of June 2009 at the E3 conference and its Official unveiling/rebranding at this year’s E3 conference there have been many questions surrounding Microsoft’s Kinect Motion controller system; with some developers even claiming that that the Kinect camera system couldn’t detect seated players!
But fear not as today Microsoft have [...]
Gaming Weekly – Golden Wrenches, Halo Reaches to Blood Gulch and XBLA gets a facelift?
One Quick Announcement:
In the previous gaming weekly, the writer thought it would be funny to insert many references to the song Riverside, featuring Sidney Samson and some sort of rapper called Wizard Sleeve. This may have both shocked and confused our reader base, and as a result said writer has been wired into www.leekspin.com, Clockwork [...]
Gaming Weekly – Summer Games Turmoil, Civilisation 5 and Consoles Making Money
Hi there…. missed us… well, no I’m sure no one actually noticed but there was no Gadget Helpline Gaming Weekly Article last week! gosh, shock and horror!
Yes, due to a mixed bag of Glastonbury Festival stealing all our writers, the iPhone 4 release dominating everything tech, the E3 comedown and the pure lack of anything [...]
Microsoft Kinect Details leaked
Earlier today we wrote about Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller system for the Xbox 360 console had received some preliminary pricing due to a small leak on UK online retailer, www.shopto.net’s, pre order pricing of £129.99 (or more specifically £124.86 with Shoptos mega 3% discount!).
Well not to be out done online mega online retailer Play.com have [...]
