Windows Phone 7 and SkyDrive could be awesome together – CNET
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CNET So imagine if Microsoft opens SkyDrive to Windows Phone 7 users and integrates it into the Music + Video hub (which is basically the Zune HD in every … Could the future of Microsoft's Windows be all Metro? Seamless Cross-Platforming and 3D Demo On Windows Phone, Windows and XBLA Microsoft Brings out New MSN Player |
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Disney: Split/Second coming to PC retail and digital distribution (plus: new GDC trailers!)
Mar/100
Earlier today, we noticed a report over on That Video Game Blog that stated Black Rock’s upcoming racer, Split/Second, would only be available on the PC as “a limited online release.” Turns out, that isn’t the case, as a Disney spokesperson has confirmed to Joystiq that the game will be available on the PC both via retail and digital distribution on May 18, alongside its console cousins.
When questioned about which digital distribution services the game would release on, Disney couldn’t say. So, as a peace offering, we were given a pair of new trailers: the first you can see above this chunk of text, while you’ll need to click past the break for the other. We know, we push you guys too hard!
Disney: Split/Second coming to PC retail and digital distribution (plus: new GDC trailers!) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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EA: No Project Natal support for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
Mar/100
When Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 was revealed to have PlayStation Move support, we wondered why EA would support every other motion-controlled peripheral (all two) and not Microsoft’s Project Natal. So we hit up EA for an answer. As it turns out, EA just wasn’t “in a position” to add Natal support to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 — but the company doesn’t rule out implementation in future installments of the franchise.
“We are always evaluating new technologies and Natal would be a perfect fit for the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise,” an EA spokesperson told Joystiq, “however we are simply not in a position to do so with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11.”
There you have it: Natal is a “perfect fit,” but Tiger Woods 11 won’t have that functionality. Our guess? The Natal dev kits haven’t shipped and a post-release implementation patch would not be cost effective.
EA: No Project Natal support for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Green Day: Rock Band releases June 8 worldwide
Mar/100
That’s right, folks — Harmonix has just revealed that Green Day: Rock Band will be available for all come June 8 on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Up to 6 players (3 mics; 3 instruments) will progress through the career of the trio, unlocking collectible images (more than 100, apparently) and some 40 minutes of “rare and unreleased” footage from interviews, outtakes and performances along the way.
As alluded to above, GD:RB will also sport the same vocal harmonizing feature that made The Beatles: Rock Band such a delight for mic hogs and comes loaded with 47 Green Day tracks, including “Brain Stew,” “Jaded,” “Hitchin’ a Ride,” “American Idiot,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
Oh, and if you’re looking to export these tunes, worry not: all 47 tracks are fully exportable to a console hard drive and playable in Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and the recently announced Rock Band 3. The export fee is $9.99 via Xbox Live or PSN. The export features is not available for the Wii system. Additionally, if you’ve picked up the six Green Day tunes already available as DLC, you can play them in the new game with added harmonies, “unique” visuals and more “exclusive archival material.”
Green Day: Rock Band will be available as a standalone game for Xbox 360 and PS3 for $59.99, while Wii owners will get a bit of a price break at $49.99. A special edition Green Day: Rock Band Plus will also come to Xbox 360 and PS3 for $69.99 and includes fancy packaging, an “export” feature (we assume, a voucher to export the disc tracks to a hard drive) and the six previously released Green Day DLC tracks.
Update: The GameStop pre-order bonus for the standalone game is an export voucher (for Xbox 360 or PS3). Essentially, pre-order GD:RB from GameStop, and you can export all 47 tracks to your console hard drive for free.
Green Day: Rock Band releases June 8 worldwide originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Impressions: Medal of Honor
Mar/100
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It’s impossible to avoid comparisons between EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor reboot and Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare series … so, I’ll just get it out of the way: Medal of Honor unapologetically follows in the footsteps of Call of Duty. In fact, I’m willing to raise the possibility that Medal of Honor could be the “true” sequel to the Call of Duty 4 campaign many of us are still waiting for after suffering through Modern Warfare 2’s increasingly preposterous storyline.
Recently, I got a peak at a new Medal of Honor trailer which lays it out like this: There are two sides to every war: the sledgehammer and the scalpel. What Call of Duty 4 did so well was to portray exactly how these two components work in tandem, as it featured scenarios in which large assaults aided small elite forces, and vice versa. Medal of Honor promises to recreate similar battlefield situations, with the “scalpel” represented by the Tier 1 Operators, an elite branch of SOCOM.
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Impressions: Medal of Honor originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
GDC Impressions: Gaming on Windows Phone 7
Mar/100
We already broke out the news you’re looking for: Each of the Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live-infused games will offer its players 200 Gamerscore points. You’ll be able to boost your Xbox rep in significant chunks without having to hunker down in front of a big screen for long stretches. You’ll never again have to go so long without hearing that satisfying “Achievement unlocked” sound. The world, as you know it, has changed.
Fortunately, the channel through which you’ll access these on-the-go ‘cheevos looks like it has loads of promise. The handful of work-in-progress Windows Phone 7 games we were shown today at GDC didn’t leave much of an impression — however, the effortless portability of games between the platforms supported by the recently announced XNA Game Studio 4.0 opens up a lot of possibilities for development on Microsoft’s new mobile device.
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GDC Impressions: Gaming on Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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GDC Video Hands-on: Game Room (Xbox Live)
Mar/100
Check out our video preview above for a quick look at Game Room, which arrives on March 24.
GDC Video Hands-on: Game Room (Xbox Live) originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Windows Phone 7 Achievements to feature up to 200 Gamerscore points per game
Mar/100
We just got our hands on the Windows Phone 7 during an interview at GDC, and given our unnatural obsession with bolstering our online notoriety, the most prevalent question in our mind was: just how many Gamerscore points can we crank outta this thing? The answer: A beefy 200 Gamerscore points per game, which will be added to your total Gamerscore, as displayed on your Xbox Live Gamertag profile.
We’ll be writing up our impressions of the platform, as well as our interview with its creators, later today. For now, rest assured knowing that when you unlock an Achievement in a Windows Phone 7 game, it totally makes that satisfying “bloop-bloop” noise.
Windows Phone 7 Achievements to feature up to 200 Gamerscore points per game originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Brink trailer showcases acrobatic, lanky dudes
Mar/100
Whomever compiled this Brink trailer must have enjoyed themself some Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, because we swear we’ve only seen dudes stylishly dodge projectiles like that in a Hideo Kojima game. But, we digress.
There are plenty of other noteworthy things, but if you’re looking for actual in-game footage, you won’t find it throughout the three minutes of video above. But, hey, if the CG is any indication, there will be lots of action to look forward to in Brink. That and curiously tall, acrobatic gentlemen wearing a variety of neat masks.
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