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Of Course, Microsoft Denies Those Project Natal Pricing ‘Rumours’
12:07AM Mark Wilson | I trust a mole more than a company spokesperson any day, but Microsoft has officially denied the Project Natal “impulse buy” pricing with 14 games by offering a simple “[the leaks] weren’t accurate, they were rumours”. [Gamesindustry via Kotaku] More »
Gadgets
Our 10 Best Of Popsci’s 100 Best Innovations Of The Year
8:00AM Jason Chen | Who has the time or patience to count, not to mention read, up to 100? So we’ve taken the trouble to squeeze down Popsci’s 100 best list to a more manageable 10. Enough to read while still pretending to work. More »
Games
LEAK: Project Natal Shipping 2010 With 14 Games For Under $US80?
12:10AM Mark Wilson | That’s a lot of information to swallow in the headline, but a leakster to MCV (a respected UK gaming publication) may have outed Project Natal launch plans early. More »
Games
Project Natal Is Gonna Be Priced Like A Console
4:02AM Matt Buchanan | How much is Project Natal going to cost? Microsoft’s still working it out, but Robbie Bach says at the very green roundtable I’m sitting at that it’ll follow a price curve “like anything else”, meaning, in English, it’ll start at a more expensive point and get cheaper as it goes on. More »
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Any Xbox Bought Today Will Work With Project Natal Tomorrow
1:35AM Mark Wilson | Just in case there was any lingering doubt (which there really shouldn’t have been), Microsoft has reiterated that any Xbox 360 purchased today will be compatible with Project Natal when it’s released “in the future.” So keep buying those Xboxes, kids! [Maxconsole]
Games
THQ Confirms Project Natal For 2010
10:53PM Mark Wilson | Even though Microsoft won’t be so specific, we’re all pretty sure that Natal is coming at the end of next year. Now even the boss of THQ (a major game publisher) has grown tired of the elephant in the holiday of 2010, going on record that Natal would be released “late next year.” So why won’t Microsoft just come out and say it to the public? My guess is that they don’t want unforeseen delays to alter public perception. [Kotaku]
Games
Report: Project Natal Coming In 2010, Just Like Ballmer Said
11:20PM John Herrman | In case early rumours, Ballmer’s indications, and Microsoft’s subsequent non-denial didn’t turn you into a believer, Digitimes has called upon their army of component supply industry muckrakers to tell us again that Project Natal will land in H2, 2010. [Digitimes] More »
Software
Bill Gates: Project Natal Tech Isn’t Just For Gaming
10:30PM John Herrman | In a recent interview with CNET, Bill Gates let spill the true scope of Microsoft’s ambitions for the technology behind the Xbox’s Project Natal. Basically, it isn’t just a gaming gimmick—they want to try it everywhere. More »
Games
Sony Patent Controls Games With That Crap On Your Coffee Table
4:30PM Stephen Climpson | Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft’s Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses, bongs, and books. More »
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