If you thought $200,000 earnings on first day were big, get this: Call of Duty Black Ops has made a mind-blowing $360 million in retail sales in its first 24 hours in US and UK alone.
It was only a few days back when the Kinect hardware for the Xbox 360 got hacked to run on a Windows 7 PC. The fun doesn’t stop there, thanks to the recently released open source drivers for Kinect, it has now been hacked to run on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X ! Check out the video after the break.
Ever wondered how the motion-sensing thingamajig from Microsoft - the Kinect - detects motion so accurately and quickly? Well, even if you didn’t, you’ll be a little surprised at how it works.
Microsoft today has launched Kinect, the revolutionary new controller-less accessory for Xbox 360. With Kinect for Xbox 360, it is you, the gamer, who is the controller. Unlike Wii and PlayStation Move, Kinect completely eliminates the need for a physical game controller.
This year’s Dashboard Update for Xbox 360 is now rolling out to the general public. It features new updates like Kinect support, enhanced Netflixing, improved Zune music, ESPN Sports entertainment hub along with Metro-inspired UI updates.
According to Wikipedia, Augmented Reality is a term used for live direct or indirect view of a real-world physical environment whose elements are augmented (read: enhanced / given more information about graphically) using computer-generated imagery. It’s basically what you see when you look through the viewfinder on Iron Man or Samus Aran’s helmet. Apps like Layar, Google Sky Map (Android) and Wikitude World Browser (iPhone) already make use of this technology.
Remember when we said that Halo: Reach would be a sure shot blockbuster? As it turned out, we, among a gazillion others, were spot on. According to Microsoft, Halo: Reach has pulled in a whopping $200,000,000 ($200M) within first 24 hours of releasing.
Halo fanboys rejoice! The latest Halo game - which is also going to be Bungie’s last coz Microsoft Game Studios will take over franchise from now - has released today exclusively for the Xbox 360!
Microsoft has just announced the pricing scheme of the Xbox 360 Slim + Kinect bundle. It costs an appropriate-but-still-slightly-expensive $399 in the United States and £300 in the UK.
Probably the most anticipated game of this year for the Xbox 360, Halo Reach has been leaked a month ahead of it’s official scheduled launch date (September 14th). Previously, both the Halo 2 and Halo 3 from Halo franchise were also leaked in a similar fashion before their official scheduled launch dates.
