Xbox

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.


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.


February 10, 2012
News

This Was The Xbox Problem. Here Is The Solution.

Kotaku AU

No one ever thinks they will be the victim of a phishing scam or account hacking until it finally happens to them. A hacked Xbox LIVE account is an inconvenience at the very least, but how bad can it get and what should you do if you’re a victim? Read more to find out.


December 12, 2011
In Real Life

Stargate’s David Blue (Eli Wallace) On Skyrim, Xbox And Geeky Auditions

Kotaku AU

Stargate Universe had finally started to grow on me when it got cancelled. Particularly Eli — the wiz-kid who joined the ship after solving a problem in an online game (yeah I loved The Last Starfighter too). In Sydney over the weekend, David Blue explained how his Xbox saved his audition, and why it’s kind of ironic that his Skyrim Dark Elf looks like Christopher Walken.


November 29, 2011
Xbox

Will Kinect 2 Be So Accurate It Can Lip Read?

Kotaku AU

According to Eurogamer, sources have claimed that Microsoft is working on a new version of Kinect so accurate that it will be able to lip read, read various emotions and detect which direction the player is facing.


November 17, 2011
News

Rumour: Next Generation Xbox Set For A Late 2012 Release

Kotaku AU

The next generation Xbox rumour mill has been grinding incessantly for the last couple of weeks, but now Edge is reporting that Ubisoft Montreal is hard at work on ‘target boxes’ for the launch of the Xbox 360′s successor. Apparently the console is expected to launch at retail in Christmas 2012.


November 8, 2011
Xbox

Next Xbox Codenamed “Loop”, Runs On Modified Windows 9

Insider blog MS nerd, which has been right on a few things coming out of Microsoft HQ from time to time, reckons it has some info on the next Xbox console.


October 29, 2011
PC

The Launch Trailer For Goldeneye 007: Reloaded Will Shake And Stir You

It’s going to be a little while yet before we get to Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming’s iconic secret agent on the big screen. The fact that he’ll be reprising the role in Activision’s new Goldeneye game is as good a reason as any to pick up the modern take on a FPS classic.


August 17, 2011
PC

Holy Moly 2. Battlefield 3′s New 64-Player Trailer Looks Lovely

The motion picture beats the still image again. Sure, today’s new Battlefield 3 screenshots were impressive. But this trailer, showing a 64-player battle in the game’s Caspian Sea level, looks better.


Xbox

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Multiplayer Maps Look Pretty

Just because we love you at Kotaku, we’re giving you videos of two classic multiplayer maps, Beaver Creek and Damnation, for free! Enjoy the nostalgia of blasting your friends with a plasma rifle.