Xbox 360 Newton Motion Sensing Controller Confirmed
I can now confirm the existence of the Xbox Wiimote clone project and I can tell you the project code name : "Newton"
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10.4.2007 Microsoft shows off new Xbox 360 controller for casual gamers
While Microsoft's E3 announcement of "Scene It?" for the Xbox 360 wasn't exactly awe inspiring, there are some brand new casual gaming controllers packed with the title that certainly perked us up.
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12.7.2007 Xinput Driver for Microsoft Common Controller (64 Bit)
The Microsoft Common Controller Driver is a new game input standard that is used for both the Xbox360 console and for Windows XP SP1 and above.
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6.5.2006 COMPLETE List of Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360
The folks at Xbox are working hard to add more of your favorite games to this list, so check back often for the latest updates.
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365 Days Later, Xbox 360 Unveils First Wave of TV Shows and Movies on Xbox Live
Xbox 360 offers the latest in entertainment options for everyone, from a library of 160 high- definition games expected by holiday to downloadable standard and high-definition TV shows and movies.
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22.11.2006 Portable Xbox -- no, really!
So, maybe you weren't quite ready to set you lap on fire with that JoyTech LCD portable Xbox 360 setup -- we understand.
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6.6.2006 XBOX Experience
Gridplane spent a few months working with Microsofts XBOX 360 group developing concepts for the latest graphical user interface for the XBOX 360 console.
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30.1.2009 Inside Xbox 360: What's Next?
Now that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has launched in its three biggest markets--the United States, Europe, and Japan--it's time to turn our attention to the second phase of this exciting game console's life.
In the first phase, we saw the massively successful launch of the console along with 18 launch titles and numerous hardware peripherals. And all around the globe, millions of eager Xbox fans queued up outside of retail stores to be the first on the block to obtain one of the most eagerly awaited game machines in video game history. How will Microsoft follow up on this blockbuster debut and keep new and future Xbox 360 users happy throughout 2006?
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12.12.2005 The future of Xbox Live
Aaron Greenberg, responsible for the Xbox Live Marketplace content, was interviewed in a podcast of VGM Daily, and some interesting news surfaced:
First of all, the Xbox 360 is getting a "Virtual console" feature similar to what Nintendo planned for the Revolution, meaning older games (from other platforms) will be downloadable for a small price. The service will be officially announced at E3.
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14.4.2006 Xbox Live 3.0 Tuesday
Xbox Live is set to go offline from 02:00 - 15:00 Tuesday Pacific Time (10:00 Tuesday - 01:00 Wednesday GMT).
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1.5.2006 PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360
We dig beyond the hype to see how Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 stacks up against Microsoft's big white box.
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11.6.2006 Xbox.com Prima Guides
Lost in a particularly difficult level? Can't figure out how to beat that one boss? Wish you knew how to unlock that last character?
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14.10.2006 PS3 and Xbox 360 about the same
MICROSOFT'S Xbox 360 and Sony's soon to be seen PS3 are much of a muchness according to games developer, Denis Dyack.
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1.11.2006 XBox 360 ELITE
Xbox 360 Coming Soon in Black as "Xbox 360 Elite" Today Microsoft announced what has long been rumored, a premium XBOX 360 model with a black case and an HDMI port allowing for 1080p.
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30.3.2007 Try the Xbox 360 Pants!
One of the must-have accessories for all the Xbox 360 fanboys in the world has finally arrived and it is available for only 18 bucks.
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20.5.2008 Microsoft Misses Its Own Xbox Target
One week after the Xbox 360 launch in November, we'd noted that amid the runaway crash and burn reports, few had focused on actual sales of the gaming console. Microsoft itself only agreed to speak in terms of 90-day predications.
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10.1.2006 Xbox 360's Firmware Hacked!
A hacker who calls himself "TheSpecialist" stated that he
has installed his own custom firmware into the Xbox 360. He claims that with the custom firmware, he is able to create directly bootable backups of original DVD games. The firmware, claims TheSpecialist, circumvents the Xbox 360?s content checking by ignoring the required disc signatures that are present on retail games. However, TheSpecialist states that he will not release his firmware due to obvious piracy concerns.
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17.3.2006 Microsoft Comments on "Hacked" Xbox
The core security system has not been broken. However, it is reported that the authentication protocol between the optical disc drive and the console may be attacked, which if accurate could allow people to play illegally copied games.
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23.3.2006 Xbox marks the sore spot
Microsoft's lower-than-expected earnings are due in part to the cost of making the gaming console, and more research expenses could hurt future results.
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28.4.2006 Working for Xbox as Fun as Playing It
There are two benefits in working at a game company: First, you can play `Halo or `FIFA 06 in the office and pretend that it's work.
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20.8.2006 DOOM on Xbox Live Arcade
id Softwares DOOM is available now for the Xbox 360 by download from Microsofts Xbox Live Arcade.
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8.10.2006 Watch Movies and TV On Your Xbox
On November 6, Microsoft Corp. announced agreements with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and Warner Bros.
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7.11.2006 Has Xbox 360 Already Won the War?
With Microsoft executives becoming ever more eager to tout the company's sales numbers of its Xbox 360 in public, and the dramatic success of games like Gears of War, has Redmond given itself such a head start that it will be near-impossible for Sony to catch up?
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8.12.2006 Xbox 360 price drop on the way soon?
If a promotion in a printed UK advertising catalogue is anything to go by, the cost of the Xbox 360 Premium console with wireless controller and 20Gb hard drive is set to fall to the cheaper cost of the Xbox 360 Core system, just in time to spoil the launch of the PS3.
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20.2.2007 Xbox Live Hits 6 Million
Microsoft today announced that Xbox Live has hit 6 million registered members four months ahead of its schedule.
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6.3.2007 Xbox 360 Laptop mk2
Behold, the Xbox 360 Laptop mk2! It may look a bit like its first generation sibling, but don't be fooled. This Xbox laptop is a bit thinner, significantly lighter, and has some essential upgrades if you're gonna build one yourself.
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18.4.2007 Xbox 360 Messenger Kit
This year's Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update brought MSN Messenger contact-list integration to Xbox Live, but many of us have been waiting for Microsoft to release the chatpad accessory before making full use of the service.
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23.7.2007 Xbox 360 Survey Reveals
Families are sticking together and searching for better entertainment value this holiday.
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30.11.2008 New Xbox coming sooner then expected?
The intertubes are buzzing once again with rumours that a new Xbox may be on it's way next year (as in the year 2010). According to 1UP, not only will Natal be as big as a new console launch, it will be the next console from Microsoft.
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19.6.2009 Portable Xbox Device is Coming
It's just a matter of time before a mobile Xbox device becomes available. That's the word from Microsoft corporate vice president Shane Kim, who dropped the bombshell in an interview with game-enthusiast site Kikizo.
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21.7.2009Xbox 360 Controller Now for
Windows
Microsoft on Wednesday
introduced its first
controller that would work on
both the Xbox 360 and Windows
XP PCs. The cross-platform
support is another effort by
the company to integrate the
gaming console as tightly as
possible into the Windows
ecosystem.
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20.10.2005Rumor of Xbox 360 SKU with Motion Controller
Recently there's been plenty of talk about the Xbox 360 price drops. The cheapest SKU out now; the Xbox 360 Arcade is said to go down to $200, which
would make it the cheapest current generation console. Now rumor has it that it will also include a motion controller in its package. The Arcade SKU
is said to include the usual arcade games, a 512MB memory card, the forthcoming Fall Dashboard Update preinstalled, and the motion controller as well
as motion controlled games developed by Rare. It is said to release sometime in the Holiday 2008 season, but this leaves us wondering if this rumored
SKU will be the same $200 rumored SKU said to be released in September.
It is said the motion controller will be sold separately and
will be bundled along with a wider variety of games. No word on the price or release date has been confirmed yet.
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24.08.2008Review: dreamGEAR PS3 Shadow Wireless Controller
I stated in a past review that people prefer the Xbox 360 controller to the PS3's Dualshock. While this statement is controversial in regards to
the fact it will always be up for debate and comes down to personal preference, it appears yet another company that makes gaming peripherals agrees.
Presenting the PS3 Shadow Wireless Controller made by dreamGEAR. While the Shadow Wireless falls short of being a direct 360 controller clone, it is
without a doubt a great, albeit it pricey, alternative for those looking for a different controller to use with their PS3.
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10.02.2009Images: Nintendo Revolution
Controller
In his keynote address Friday
at the Tokyo Game Show,
Nintendo president Satoru
Iwata took the wraps off a
complete redesigned wireless
controller for the company's
forthcoming Revolution game
console. The controller works
like a remote control in one
hand, with an optional analog
unit for two-handed gameplay...
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17.09.2005Xbox 360's "Project Natal" Awakens Imagination of Global Video-Game Industry
Xbox 360 today announced widespread enthusiasm from the worlds leading video-game publishers for "Project Natal," a whole new way to play no
controller required. Developers across the globe have embraced the technology and have begun work on titles that will deliver extraordinary
entertainment experiences for everyone to enjoy. Coming just three months after Project Natal was unveiled at E3, the announcements at the Tokyo
Game Show underscore the swift industry support for the revolutionary controller-free experiences being developed exclusively for Xbox 360, the
premier games and entertainment system.
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24.09.2009Xinput Driver for Microsoft
Common Controller (64 Bit)
The Microsoft Common
Controller Driver is a new
game input
standard that
is used for both the Xbox360
console and for
Windows XP
SP1 and above.
The Xbox360
controller or any controllers
that utilize this
standard
will enable the device to be
used on Windows also.
This
Redistributable Package
includes the driver for
hardware
vendors to
redistribute with their
hardware. For the most
current APIs of the
Microsoft Common Controller,
please
download the latest
DX SDK. These APIs are called
Xinput
APIs. Source and
Download: Xinput Driver for
Microsoft
Common
Controller (64 Bit)..
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07.06.2006Apple has Wii-like Apple TV controller under development
A patent filed in 2006 and published this week indicates that Apple is developing a game controller that would allow for control much like Nintendo's
popular console...
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10.05.2008Microsoft External Research Helps 10 Academics Explore Breakthrough Research
Company providing $US 1 million to academic researchers through its A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award..
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02.04.2008Cell phone games could get Wii-like controls
Gesturetek, the company whose technology was licensed to make the mildly successful PlayStation EyeToy, as well as the Xbox 360 Live Camera, is
expanding its controller vision (no pun intended) beyond console-based games...
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15.02.2008Apple Could Be Planning Return to PDA Market
With the iPhone and iPod Touch out the door, Apple is apparently reviving an effort to develop a successor to the Newton, the device that helped spur
the PDA market...
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27.09.2007Halo fan banned from Xbox Live until 10,000AD
A Halo fan has been reportedly banned from Microsofts Xbox Live service until the end of the year 9,999 AD after he got his hands on a test build of
the game.
The fan, who describes himself as an achievement whore and has a GamerScore of over 61,000, goes by the name Scar. He
told
GameSpot that he was given the Halo 3 Epsilon
test build by a friend and used a glitch, known as the two-controller exploit, to get the game into his account.
I downloaded it
from Marketplace and played it for maybe six hours or so all alone, he said.
After this period, it kicked him off Xbox Live
every time he tried to play the test build and it wasnt until the following morning that he found he had been banned...
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10.09.2007Nintendo to replace Wii classic controllers that triggered patent suit
Last May, Texas company Anascape won $21 million from Nintendo in a patent infringement suit regarding the video game giant's "classic controller" for the
Wii. The analog stick architecture of a number of Nintendo's controllers infringed on a patent held by Anascape, and the future of the Wii
classic controller became uncertain.
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27.02.2009Microsoft rival to Wii Remote planned for 2008 release?
The Nintendo Wii and its motion-sensitive Wii Remote controller have, undeniably, taken the videogame world by storm since their arrival in late 2006.
Sony, meanwhile, has failed to ignite a similar level of excitement with its tilt-responsive SixAxis controller for the PlayStation 3, which leaves
Microsoft the only player of the big 3 left to jump on the motion-control bandwagon. However, if a report discovered today is to be believed, Bill
Gates company has plans to release a Wii Remote rival for the Xbox 360 by the end of the year.
While nothing has been officially
announced as yet, a source has divulged to
MTV News
that Microsoft, in partnership with Rare, has been working on a controller that does everything the Wii Remote does - and more - since August last
year.
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08.04.2008MoGo Dapter: World's Smallest Bluetooth Adapter
Newton Peripherals has
revealed a device that is
believed to be the smallest
Bluetooth adapter ever: the
MoGo Dapter. Newton
Peripherals' engineers
designed the USB adapter in
such a way so that it
protrudes as little as
possible from the USB port,
making it all the easier to
keep plugged in while
travelling. IMS Research and
the Bluetooth Special Interest
Group estimate that as many as
250 million laptops without
Bluetooth support are in daily
use. The MoGo Dapter offers to
fill in this need and can
essentially "become one with
the laptop" (it's puny, see
the picture below).
"The MoGo Dapter is
consistent with our corporate
objective of producing
powerful and easy-to-use
products that enable mobility
on the go. Many laptop
computer users refuse to use
adapters of any kind, because
they can catch, break off or
become lost. As a result, they
are not getting as much as
they can from their mobile
computing experience. The MoGo
Dapter solves that challenge,
and represents a significant
step forward. We believe the
ultra-low profile of the
Dapter will become the
standard design for adapters
of all kinds, " said Matthew
Westover, Newton Peripherals'
President and CEO.
The MoGo Dapter will be
available in Q2 2007 starting
at $49.99 USD.
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15.01.2007Xbox 360 Arcade unboxed
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15.10.2007Tiny game controller company wrests $21 M from giant Nintendo
In 2006, Texas game controller company Anascape filed patent infringement suits against both Nintendo and Microsoft. On Wednesday, Nintendo was
ordered to pay $21 million to the company...
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16.05.2008MS Entices Users with Free
Xbox Live
Through a sponsorship deal
with Verizon, Microsoft said
Friday it would allow free
Xbox Live access from March 31
through April 2 to any Xbox
360 owner. Called the Xbox
Live Gold Weekend, events
would include multiplayer
gaming, leaderboard
tournaments, and Play and Win
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10.03.2006Xbox and Konami Team up for Pro Evo Bundle
Konami and Microsoft are
teaming up on a Pro Evolution
Soccer 6 Xbox 360 premium
hardware bundle, due out on
27th October priced GBP 299.
The full package consists of
an Xbox 360 premium console
(including one wireless
controller, 20GB hard drive,
30-day trial for Xbox Live
Gold, headset, component HD AV
cable with SCART adapter, and
ethernet cable) along with a
copy of the game.
The bundle will be available
in the UK, Ireland, France,
Italy, Spain, Belgium,
Nordics, Austria, Switzerland,
Netherlands, Portugal and
Greece. PES6 is also due out
on PlayStation 2 and PC on the
27th, but is a next-generation
exclusive on Xbox 360 - at
least until next year.
Pro Evolution Soccer
will be a next gen exclusive
this year for the Xbox 360,
but will be released this
Friday on the PS2, with PSP,
Nintendo DS and PC versions
due out later next month.
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22.10.2006Office Depot offers Premium Xbox 360 for $300, sorta
Office Depots most recent Sunday ad offers shoppers a Microsoft Xbox 360 Premium console (including a 20 GB hard drive and a wireless controller) for
$299.99, which is $50 below the current suggested retail price of $349.99. So, whats the catch?
Well, the usual: Theres a $50
mail-in-rebate, which means that you are paying taxes on the $349.99 and, as it was the case with previous discount offers from Office Depot as well,
this Xbox is not available in stores (you still have to order the console in store, though), but will be shipped to your door step. And yes, shipping
and handling are extra.
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16.10.2007New Xbox Experience opens, for some
While the official first day of the New Xbox Experience (NXE) is November 19, users who applied for the preview program are already seeing their
updated Xbox interface, new sections, and the Netflix Instant queue with exclusive HD content...
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