MetaGaming

According to the tag in the picture the Zune HD will become available on September 15 as opposed to the original September 8 date rumored a few months ago.  Of course, this is still another rumor but it still matches with the Fall release timeframe previously announced.  Both Amazon and Best Buy are also listing [...]

Director’s Cuts: Fans love them, studios profit from them, so why don’t we see more of them in gaming? That’s what Epic seems to be delivering with Dark Corners, the latest update to 2008′s third-person shooter Gears of War 2. While Dark Corners comes packed with seven new maps for multiplayer gaming, the thing that [...]

Looks like we have an execution date for the Xbox 360 Pro model, with this shot from a Meijer catalogue due on August 30 indicating the 360 Elite is in line for a Pro-sized price cut. You’ll remember, of course, that the origins of this rumour – Ars Technica’s ever-reliable Microsoft mole – are that [...]

Bloomberg Radio has confirmed that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz have issued a joint press release announcing the newly minted joint venture between both companies to compete against Google in search and ad sales. As a condition of the deal Yahoo will be using Microsoft’s Bing search platform and integrating its [...]

Augmented reality–in case you haven’t been following, is a technology blending video cameras and computer graphics enabling you to interact with virtual creations in the real world. In practice, it looks like virtual reality crossing over into actual reality. You may have heard the buzzword, but as of late, it’s becoming a serious gaming trend. [...]

Rather than denying the possibility, Microsoft’s Corporate VP Shane Kim said that a handheld Xbox was a question of “when” rather than a question of “if.” According to a recent interview with Kikizo, Mr. Kim hinted that the portable handheld unit is definitely a part of the overall plan, however the company is currently focused [...]