XBOX 360 HD-DVD Player price cut - 5 free movies
Okay, so Microsoft didn’t cut the price of the XBOX 360, but yesterday they did something close - starting on August 1, the HD-DVD Player addon will be available for $179, instead of $199.
In addition to that, they are offering 5 free movies, in a promotion similar to the Blu-Ray one (and identical to [...]
Microsoft “7″ in Three Years?
I’m not sure Microsoft realizes this but Vista was just released…um…this year because I’m sure if they did, they wouldn’t be telling us they’d be releasing a new operating system in three years. From what I’ve gathered in the last few days, the new OS is codenamed “7″ (changed from “Vienna”) is apparently in [...]
Quality Control in Tech Today
If you haven’t seen it around the blogosphere and news websites copying around, Jorge Brouwer is filing a class action lawsuit for 5 million dollars against Microsoft for negligent hardware design in the Xbox 360. His copies of Madden and Gears of War were scratched from normal use in his Xbox.
Not only is [...]
Rumor Control: Microsoft didn’t admit anything
Yesterday, an Australian business site reported on Microsoft’s warranty extension story and conference call (about 4 days after it happened; see our report here). Okay, so they were a bit late. What is a site to do when they report on a story so late? Make something up! As you know, the story is [...]
Games for Windows LIVE - confirmed for Windows XP
Most people put 2-and-2 together when they heard that Gears of War will definitely run on Windows XP, and figured that Games for Windows LIVE for XP would be forthcoming as well.
For the doubters, VE3D has the word direct from Microsoft that XP support is indeed coming.
Games for Windows - LIVE is the Windows [...]
Gears of War steals the show at Microsoft’s E3 press conference
Microsoft’s E3 press conference just ended, and, well, there were no huge announcements to make (including no price drop on the 360). Gameplay footage was shown for Halo 3, and live gameplay demos were shown for Assassin’s Creed (which actually looks pretty cool, but from what I’ve seen here I can’t believe it’s ready [...]
Microsoft spends $1 billion to take care of the Red Ring of DEATH
After vehemently denying there being a problem, Microsoft has finally caved in and extended the warranty of the XBOX 360 another 3 years across the board, for those who have the RED RING OF DEATH problem (all other problems are covered by the normal warranty). Furthermore, they are reimbursing everyone who has already paid [...]
