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David McLean, Head Of Microsoft’s Game Division In Australia, Resigns

Kotaku AU

David McLean, head of Microsoft’s consumer channels group and, hence, the driving force behind Microsoft’s game division in Australia, has resigned after 15 years with Microsoft.


May 17, 2012
Xbox

Max Payne 2 Firing Blanks On Xbox Live

Now that Max Payne 3‘s out, maybe you figured you’d catch up with Max Payne’s drug-addled life by playing through the character’s previous games. A great thought!


May 11, 2012
Xbox

Some Misled Xbox Minecraft Buyers Unable To Get Refunds

It appears that Microsoft will not give full refunds to people who purchased the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft, even when they can’t use the game’s biggest new feature.


May 10, 2012
Xbox

Xbox Minecraft Locks Some Players Out Of Its Biggest New Feature

Some people who bought the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft have found themselves unable to use one of its most important features. Unless they feel like buying new televisions.


April 30, 2012
PlayStation

Awesomenauts In Jeopardy As The Game’s Publisher Files For Bankruptcy

Due for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Wednesday, Awesomenauts‘ launch appears uncertain as its publisher, dtp entertainment, declared its insolvency in Germany today, reports IGN. The developer, Ronimo, is not involved in the proceedings, but it couldn’t offer any assurances that the bankruptcy won’t affect the game’s release.


Xbox

Joy Ride Gets A Dis-Kinected Sequel

Kinect Joy Ride was a casual racing game released at launch with Kinect in 2010, and it didn’t wow critics. (“Joy Ride might be the equivalent of a new word for spaghetti,” wrote Stephen Totilo. “The old one’s fine.”) Gamers especially didn’t care for standing up as they approximate the steering-wheel controls, something they felt was more intuitive if they were sitting down.


April 25, 2012
Xbox

Bloodforge Features A Forge, A Gorge, And A Lot Of Bloody Dumbness

Meet Crum. (Hi, Crum!) He wears a big badass skull on his head. (Hi, huge badass skull on Crum’s head!)


April 21, 2012
Retro

Ebony And Ivory: The Xbox’s Black And White Buttons, In Imperfect Harmony

Dusting off some old friends on the original Xbox I was given back in January reacquainted me with several happy memories — and the two worst features in the history of console video gaming controllers: The black and white buttons.


April 17, 2012
PlayStation

Dragon’s Dogma Demo Debuts Next Week

You will be able to download and play a demo of Dragon’s Dogma on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 on April 24 if you live in North America, Capcom revealed today. Wait one day longer if you’re in Europe.


April 12, 2012
News

‘Never Take For Granted What You Have Played In Zombie Games’

Deadlight is a side-scrolling survival game set in a zombie-infested, ruined Cold War 1980s. It’s inspired by writer Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” It plays a bit like Prince of Persia and Another World.