With the North American launch of Kinect only a day away now, Microsoft’s senior vice president Don Mattrick has stated that the company expects to sell more than 5 million individual Kinect sensors before the end of the current year. Last September, Microsoft indicated it was expecting to sell approximately 3 million units. Mattrick added that […]
With only three more days until Kinect is launched in North America, Microsoft has confirmed it has Canesta, an eleven-year old firm dedicated to the development gesture-recognition technologies. With the acquisition of this company, and the 40 patents owned by it, Microsoft has substantially increased its foothold in the sector, making it more difficult for […]
Earlier this week, Ed Fries, a former Microsoft employee, discussed the acquisition of Rare by his ex-employers with Develop. What wasn’t known about the situation was how hard Microsoft had to fight to acquire it. A bidding war had reportedly been fought between Microsoft, Nintendo, and Activision, the latter remaining the strongest contender until internal […]
With the God of War Collection becoming a Platinum Hit and everything from Ico and Shadow of the Colossus to Beyond Good and Evil looking for that HD sheen, you may expect Microsoft to be looking towards their own first party lineup for possibilities. According to an IGN interview with Microsoft’s Executive Vice President Phil […]