Microsoft may be keeping tight-lipped about the Xbox 720, but you can always rely on the job listing boards of game companies to let slivers of future console news slip out. Case in point: Lionhead, the team behind the Fable games. Apparently the company is looking to tool up with a top new lead programmer to work on console specs that don’t quite exist yet. Read on for the full details… Read more
You like tech, so you want the newest and best. It doesn’t get much newer than things that aren’t actually on sale yet, does it? With that forward-thinking attitude in mind, we thought we’d make it easier for you to find your way around the future of tech. Here’s our compendium of rumour roundups – comprised of solid evidence, abject gossip and controlled leaks alike. Read more
Rockstar has let slip that it could have several sequels in the pipeline for historic cop-em-up L.A. Noire. The company’s official blog reveals that it’s not closed the door on the franchise, despite a tumultuous relationship with its co-developer Team Bondi. Will L.A. Noire land on the Xbox 720? Read on for the full details. Read more
This week, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo published a report claiming that the next Xbox may use a system to prevent used games from being played. It’s a tricky situation in itself: the used games market is huge, and doesn’t directly provide games publishers with any revenue, although the situation is far more complex than the likes of THQ would have you believe.
But it also points to something else further down the line: it’s no longer just Sony who wants to sell and send you console games directly over the internet. Microsoft wants in too. It’s a shame our shoddy broadband network won’t be up to the job.
Some bold new claims are floating around concerning the Xbox 720’s power capabilities. The word is that the next-generation will be six times as powerful as the Xbox 360 thanks to a monster Radeon HD 6670-style processor, leaving the Wii U in the dust. Read more
Microsoft’s Xbox 720 may just be around the corner. Surprising news? It’s not as out-of-the-blue as you might think: the signs are all there, pointing to a next-generation console release that might come as early as this year. You just have to know where to look… Read more
It’s hard to believe, but 2011 has almost wrapped. Of course, the latest, hottest gadgets don’t stop for recantations of Auld Lang Syne or annual Hootenannies, and 2012 will be packed with even more incredible kit. From the Samsung Galaxy S3 to a Kinect sequel, here’s what on our radar for 2012.
