The newest leg in Microsoft’s post-Kinect remodeling of Xbox Live, Xbox Live Rewards will incorporate small Microsoft Point rewards into common dashboard actions. Gamers can get 10-400 points for a variety of actions including subscription renewal and occasional survey participation, and also be entered into associated raffles. Interested gamers can sign up for the program […]
The “5 million by year’s end” claim doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility now. Microsoft has reported that launch sales for the Kinect motion control system have topped 1 million in its first ten days on shelves.
While Microsoft has always stated that the specifications for their Kinect motion sensor camera allowed them to be manufactured on the cheap, the exact profit made on each unit has remained a mystery up until recently. UBM TechInsights reports that the per-unit cost for the Kinect sensor hovers around a mere $56, netting Microsoft a […]
While Microsoft’s Fall update for the 360 dashboard was generally well received, the chief complaint lobbied at the company was that the Indie games section of the Marketplace virtually disappeared. The channel, originally featured as its own entity, was moved to the “Specialty Shop” of the Game Marketplace with the recent update, reducing the equal […]