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360’s Next-Gen Wireless Out November 3?
1:00PM Owen Good | GameStop is taking preorders for the Xbox 360 Wireless N adaptor, whose existence was recently confirmed, but for which no launch date was given. It ships Nov. 3, says GameStop. More »
Rumours
360’s New Wi-Fi Will Be $US100; Old Wi-Fi To Get Price Cut
2:40AM Owen Good | The 802.11n adaptor whose development Microsoft recently confirmed will cost you one benjamin. The existing 802.11g adaptor will get a haircut and cost $US79.99. That’s according to Ars Technica’s trusty, and unnamed, “Mole”. More »
News
Microsoft Confirms 802.11n Wi-Fi Adaptor
10:20AM Owen Good | An FCC listing last week showed it had reviewed an official 802.11n wireless adaptor Microsoft’s developing for the 360. A flier in an Italian Gears of War 2 pointed to the same thing. The company has formally confirmed its existence. More »
News
Lips Mics Will Work With Metallica, Rock Band 2
2:00AM Mike Fahey | Microsoft’s nifty wireless microphones that were packed in with Lips just got a whole lot more useful, supporting Guitar Hero Metallica and soon Rock Band 2. More »
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THQ Axes a Hundred as it Fixates on Smart Phones
2:00AM Owen Good | THQ fired 100 employees following a decision to shift its mobile game development to the smart phone platform only. Three studios are closing, in San Diego, the U.K. and Germany. More »
PS3 Keyboard Remote Is Elegant Solution To Home Chatting
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Rather than rely on a controller add-on or a full blue tooth keyboard, Success HK has just released a 3-in-1 wireless keyboard controller that provides a more convenient way to navigate PlayStation Home. More »
Wireless Controller Helps Recover Stolen 360
3:00AM Owen Good | A Missouri State student came back to his dorm to find his Xbox 360 stolen. Realising the controller still connected when turned it on, he set out to find the console. And he did. More »
News
Nintendo Invades Japanese McDonalds With WiFine
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Over in Japan, Nintendo is busy testing new functionality for the Nintendo DS that will allow users to download information of McDonald’s food and sales campaigns at any one of twenty-one restaurants located around Tokyo. Now through June 28th, owners of the prevalent portable will be able to log in to WiFi via the restaurants, much like they can do now in the states, and pull up information on menu items, which in a perfect world would then cause them to stand up, look disgusted, and then leave, as long as they aren’t too distracted by the game demos also on tap. More »
Skateboard, Other Controllers Coming to Xbox 360
4:20AM Kotaku US Edition | Is Microsoft answering the Wii Fit’s Balance Board with some quirky accessories of its own? Qmotions, a subsidiary of a company called Actiga, announced it’s partnering with Microsoft on a range of officially-endorsed third-party peripherals that use the Xbox 360’s wireless tech. More »
