The entirety of 38 Studios – and its Maryland subsidiary Big Huge Games – was laid off today, the blame for the company’s history of financial problems placed in part on the failure of the studio’s RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to move the necessary 3 million units to cover production costs. Financial returns place […]
25 May
14 May
While Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is arguably the most connected console in terms of multiplayer servers and multimedia licensing agreements, the device has remained steadfastly closed for anyone wanting to browse outside the system’s service library. According to The Verge (same team that broke the $100 Xbox story), such a constraint may be lifted soon. According […]
09 May
UPDATE (5/09/12): Microsoft has gone live with their subscription Xbox bundle, exclusively through its Microsoft storefronts. The bundle was as previously described: $100 for a 4GB 360 + Kinect, with a $15/month Xbox Live contract. (via MCV) Original Story (5/03/12): The Verge is reporting that Microsoft is preparing a $100 Xbox 360 Kinect bundle, with […]