Not first-party exclusives like Mario, Halo and God of War. Those will live on as long as there are console platform holders. Rather, is the age of big third-party exclusives finished? More »
At one time, Microsoft was in Hollywood, meeting with movie producers and trying to make a Halo movie. It didn’t happen. And while Microsoft hasn’t given up, the question remains: More »
Fire Pro Wrestling is returning, but this time it’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade, and it’s way cuter. But does that mean the buff Fire Pro Wrestling of days gone by have been passed over in favour of Xbox 360 Avatars? More »
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that they’d be shuttering renowned developer Ensemble Studios, as soon as they’re done developing Halo Wars. As one of the world’s premier PC and strategy developers, this was sad, sad news. While Microsoft have since issued a public statement outlining the reasons behind the closure, if you’d like, you can click through and read the internal e-mail sent to Microsoft games Studios employees, in which MGS boss Phil Spencer breaks the news to the company at large.
Gears of War 2? That’s so 2008. We ask recently promoted Microsoft Games Studio head Phil Spencer about Gears of War 3. We heard during the show that story for the Gears of War trilogy has been completed, so what about the game design?
Halo, Halo, Halo! What’s going on with the movie? What about Halo Wars? What about Peter Jackson? How bout the Halo no show at the big press conference. No real answers from head of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer or newly minted corporate vice president of Strategy and Business Development Shane Kim, but plenty of talk.
