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TV Service thru XBox

Teresa — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:37:17 +0000

The Xbox is a common gaming gadget found in many homes but not everyone is aware that it is able to deliver another entertainment option – TV viewing. No longer do core gamers hold the monopoly of its use as consumption for family content exhibited outstanding numbers for the past year with big names in [...]

Bringing Stories to Life

Teresa — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:49:52 +0000

Microsoft’s “Project Columbia” is not about some sci-fi or battle gaming. It is actually a new experience which the producer hopes to bring to children and parents in relation to reading books. Designed in collaboration with the Sesame Workshop Curriculum Team, we will more or less have an idea of what to expect as to [...]

Cheating Your Way Through a Game

Teresa — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:23:23 +0000

Cheating in gaming parlance is not always a bad thing. In fact, the cheating option is usually provided by game developers themselves for the purpose of making the games easier or creating unusual effects to make the game more interesting. These cheats can come in the form of a code created by game developers or [...]

And the Saga Continues…

Teresa — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:55:15 +0000

The creation of a wax replica of a video game’s main protagonist by Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas calls attention to the fact that a video character can indeed have a tremendous cultural impact as to merit recognition alongside iconic movie characters such as Luke Skywalker of the Star Wars series. It can be considered [...]

The Next Best Thing to Disneyland

Teresa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:50:41 +0000

No one really gets too old to appreciate Disneyland and what it represents. In lieu of actual hobnobbing with your favorite Disney characters and riding the marvelous rides in the park, you can try the next best thing to Disneyland – the Kinect Disneyland Adventures. It can temporarily fill in the void of not being [...]

The Successor

Teresa — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:34:40 +0000

The successor of the Xbox 360 has been in the rumor mills for sometime now, rife with speculations and expectations of what comes next after the durable gaming favorite. Introduced in 2005, the Xbox 360 has clearly surpassed initial expectations. Microsoft appears to be just taking its time in introducing its new product to take [...]

The Windows Phone as a Gaming Device

Teresa — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:23:56 +0000

The introduction of the new Xbox Companion app which integrates Windows Phone 7 with Xbox now makes it possible for users to remotely control their Xbox consoles wherever they are. This is course presuming that Marketplace and Xbox Live is available in the user’s region or location. Marketplace is the virtual store of Microsoft for [...]

New Year Expectations For Kinect

Teresa — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:50:38 +0000

By now, we know that the year 2012 has at least two positive developments for Kinect gaming. First is the Disney/Pixar game aptly called “Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure” and the second is a yet-untitled Kinect game to be created by Blind Wink, the media studio of Gore Verbinski, the franchise director of the [...]

Cyber Monday – The Biggest Online Shopping Day

Teresa — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:55:49 +0000

The sale fever has not yet subsided after Black Friday as it continues on to the biggest day for online retailers – Cyber Monday. It was a direct offshoot of the observed increase in online purchases on Monday after Thanksgiving. Essentially a marketing term to encourage online shopping, Cyber Monday was first heard by [...]

From Movies to Games

Teresa — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:41:02 +0000

Game developers have long been aware of a winning formula to capture the attention of a wider range of audience which is to use a movie concept to create a familiar yet exciting gaming experience. One of the latest to hit the market in the Xbox 360 platform is the Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 . It is [...]