Yesterday I bought an Xbox Slim so I thought I would share this very descriptive review of it to help you better understand the new system and why its so much better then any released to date. I also placed a 100$ (by trading in my wireless adapter from the old console at GAME) deposit on Kinect and once that [...]

Although Microsoft didn’t permanently lower the price of the Xbox 360 during E3 2010, they have confirmed that they’ll be making one soon for $199.  This is the previous cost of the Arcade unit, so we’re expecting the same level of functionality as the existing Arcade unit. The document released by Microsoft does not confirm any details at all for [...]

For anyone who isnt aware the Cirque de Soleil show representing Microsoft’s new Xbox360 Kinect motion camera through song, dance and beautiful sets will be screening on Australian TV’s; Saturday 26th June at 7.30pm AEST on Fox 8 (Foxtel is needed for viewing). It is sure to a beautiful spectacle and one we wont soon forget so I encourage everyone [...]

When Kinect is released in November, Microsoft will update the Xbox 360’s dashboard to make better use of the controller. This is what that dash will look like, and if you think it’s familiar, that’s because it is. The incredibly simple, bold grid-based system on display is very similar to that used by Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system, [...]

Microsoft has launched a slimmer and more powerful Xbox 360. The new console – to be launched this week – will have the same price as the old system, but comes with Wi-Fi and a 250 GB HD. It follows a similar move by Sony which released its own slimmer edition in August 2009. The announcement was made ahead of [...]

Microsoft Corp christening its new motion-sensing game system “Kinect,” on Sunday offered a sneak peek of upcoming titles it hopes will help draw a new generation of casual players into the 40 million-strong Xbox game console fold. In a performance conceptualized by Cirque du Soleil, the company staged enactments of how games would be played. Those included a track and [...]

Be there without being there! We’ve just announced that FOX8 will be our exclusive broadcast partner in streaming our Xbox  keynote live from E3 straight into your home. Don’t feel like getting up at 3:30 in the morning to catch it? There will be a rebroadcast at 3:30PM for you slackers so you can see all the big news on [...]

An Australian senator has called the burka “unAustralian” and said it should be banned, sparking anger among the country’s Muslim community.

Alan Wake for Xbox 360 gaming inspired by action-packed TV series Photo: alphagadgets@gmail.com Alan Wake, a new psychological thriller for Xbox 360, will be structured like a television series, paced to tap into players’ emotions. Players will soon wander through what feels like a haunting television series. Finnish games developer Remedy Entertainment is not known for rushing out new games. [...]

The retail giant throws its support behind the movement for classification reform. Australia, February 2, 2010 – EB Games – Australia’s largest videogame retailer, today announced that it will be helping the push for an R 18+ Classification for videogames in Australia with an online and in-store petition. From today, gamers can visit any one of the 350 EB Games [...]