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Kinect Sells For $149 While Costing Only $56 To Make
A report from UBM Tech Insights say that Kinect cost only $56 to manufacture while it retails for $149. The report took apart a Kinect machine and found that the single biggest expenditure on it was $17 worth of PrimeSense reference system, including the cameras, microphones and processor. PrimeSense is the company behind Kinect’s technology. […]
Confirmed: Gran Turismo 5 Releasing On Nov 24 With 1031 Cars
At long last. Sony has just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will release on November 24 2010 in USA and EU. This comes after Sony confirmed to Indian retailers of a Nov 24 release date. The game went gold on November 3. Gran Turismo 5 will feature 1,031 cars. Get the full car list here.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops PC Patch Released
Treyarch has released the first Black Ops patch for PC. Your game should automatically update the next time you launch Steam. Those using a NO-CD crack will have to wait as the patch is not available to download directly yet. Specifically, the first PC patch has some “performance improvement for dual and quad core systems”. […]
New Bungie-Activision Game Heading To PC, Consoles And Online
Documents have leaked from Activision’s presentation that the next Bungie developed game in collaboration with Activision, will release on PC, Consoles and online. No other details as to what sort of game Bungie may be working on. Bungie and Activision announced in April 2010 that the two had signed a ten-year deal to publish the […]
Star Wars Kinect Game Coming December 2011
Star Wars on the Kinect might be one of two games on the Kinect right now to appeal to hardcore gamers (the other being Forza 3). So, when will it be released? December 2011: “We have a Kinect Star Wars game coming out for next holiday [Christmas 2011],” he said. “I think you could just […]
New FIFA 11 Patch Coming Tomorrow For PS3, Xbox 360 Gamers Get It Next Week
EA has announced another patch for FIFA 11. The patch will be live tomorrow for PS3 gamers while Xbox 360 gamers get it next week. Here are the changes: GAMEPLAY You’ll now find that the implementation of the offside rule in the game is more accurate, both in terms of when the infringement is called […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is Not Full HD On PS3 And Xbox 360
Experts at Digital Foundry have determined that Call of Duty: Black Ops doesn’t run at full HD resolutions on both the PS3 and Xbox 360, although the Xbox 360 version of the game is “clearly superior-looking”. The Xbox 360 version runs at around 1040×600 resolution, with 2x multi-sampling anti-aliasing. However the PS3 version runs at […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops “Biggest Entertainment Launch Ever”, Rakes In $360M And Beats Modern Warfare 2
Black Ops has beaten Modern Warfare 2’s opening day sales to become the world’s largest ever entertainment launch with $360 million in revenue in the UK and North America alone. It is estimated that Black Ops sold approximately 7 million units on its launch day. This is despite the fact that analysts predicted Black Ops […]
Crysis 2 As Big As Call Of Duty? “Why Not?”
Crytek has loft lofty ambitions for Crysis 2, including taking on the juggernaut that is Call of Duty. Eurogamer asked executive producer Nathan Camarillo if the upcoming Crysis 2 could match Call of Duty. He replied: “We say why not? We always do. Obviously with Crysis 2 we have to set a high quality bar and […]
Video Shows Kinect Working On PC
Remember that Kinect got hacked? Well, someone has figured out how to use Kinect on a PC, utilizing its RGB and depth cameras. Watch it below:
Windows 7 Phone Sells 40,000 Units On First Day Despite $400M Marketing Budget
Microsoft has spent approximately $400 million on promoting Windows 7 phone. Despite that reports indicate that only 40,000 Windows 7 phones were sold on launch day. The sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones. A T-Mobile spokeswoman did not offer a number of phones sold, […]
Cuban Governement Not So Happy With Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops may have gone to sell 7 million copies on its launch day but the Cuban government does not share the same excitement. The Cuban state-run website Cubadebate denounced Black Ops as a propaganda tool, particularly the first level. [SPOILER WARNING] “U.S. launches video game whose objective is to assassinate Fidel” […]
Microsoft Sues Motorola Over “Unreasonable Royalties” Related To Xbox Tech
Microsoft has sued Motorola earlier this week for charging “excessive and discriminatory” royalties for Motorola’s patents that Microsoft used in the Xbox 360, smartphones and Windows products. Microsoft uses WLAN and H.264 video codec patents under license from Motorola. However, Microsoft says that “Motorola broke its promises to license patents it asserted as related to […]
LucasArts Drops Out, EA Publishing Star Wars: The Old Republic Alone
LucasArts has dropped out from publishing Star Wars: The Old Republic and EA will be the sole publisher of the game. This was done “so that all publishing, marketing and distribution responsibilities can be centralized for efficiency.” LucasArts will take on a licensing role in The Old Republic and will be closely involved with the […]
