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New studio boss for Rare
28th October 2010, 12:00am

News: New studio boss for Rare

Established Microsoft exec to bring Kinect to centre stage

Activision’s deal to steal Rare ‘collapsed’
27th October 2010, 2:00pm

News: Activision’s deal to steal Rare ‘collapsed’

UK developer was ready to join Bobby Kotick’s third-party empire

'No Kinect bias' for Micrsoft internal devs
26th October 2010, 12:46pm

News: 'No Kinect bias' for Micrsoft internal devs

Developers are free to choose between joypad and camera in upcoming 360 titles

Steve Jobs ‘raged at Microsoft’ over game studio sale
26th October 2010, 11:30am

News: Steve Jobs ‘raged at Microsoft’ over game studio sale

Apple boss made angry Ballmer call when Xbox bought Mac experts and Halo creators Bungie

Microsoft axes ‘$400m’ in-game ad firm Massive
25th October 2010, 1:26pm

News: Microsoft axes ‘$400m’ in-game ad firm Massive

Redundancies highly likely as operations move in-house

48 hours left for Develop Liverpool early bird
25th October 2010, 12:05pm

News: 48 hours left for Develop Liverpool early bird

Twenty per cent discount on offer until Wednesday Oct 27th

Changes afoot for Games For Windows Live
22nd October 2010, 3:15pm

News: Changes afoot for Games For Windows Live

Online PC games portal to be streamlined

Molyneux: I've made good, not great, games
21st October 2010, 1:43pm

News: Molyneux: I've made good, not great, games

Microsoft development legend yearns to make a 5m+ seller and join the ‘triple-A' elite

Second Life founder to step down
21st October 2010, 10:51am

News: Second Life founder to step down

Rosedale, Linden Lab interim CEO, turns attention to new startup

Microsoft chief software man quits
19th October 2010, 11:06am

News: Microsoft chief software man quits

Shares fall as Ray Ozzie prepares to resign

XNA re-branded for Windows Phone 7
12th October 2010, 10:50am

News: XNA re-branded for Windows Phone 7

Creators Club becomes App Hub in the wake of Windows Phone 7 launch

Kinect indie dev tools ‘close’
11th October 2010, 3:27pm

News: Kinect indie dev tools ‘close’

Phil Spencer confident of motion control for all

Ubi claims three year R&D headstart on Kinect
8th October 2010, 10:21am

News: Ubi claims three year R&D headstart on Kinect

Microsoft motion control tech backed by French studio

Epic confirms Gears of War 3 delay
1st October 2010, 4:56pm

News: Epic confirms Gears of War 3 delay

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 shooter to miss April release in favour of an autumn 2011 arrival

Linden Lab UK studio ‘closed’
30th September 2010, 5:51pm

News: Linden Lab UK studio ‘closed’

UK base for the Second Life business almost certain to have closed weeks ago

Microsoft in for Second Life studio – report
30th September 2010, 3:24pm

News: Microsoft in for Second Life studio – report

Xbox owner apparently in for Linden Lab, with further rumours of UK studio closures

Rare: ‘Kinect will go beyond sports & family games’
29th September 2010, 3:45pm

News: Rare: ‘Kinect will go beyond sports & family games’

Kinect Sports studio says the device will kindle a wild fire of game ideas

Kinect downgraded? On the contrary, says Rare
29th September 2010, 2:56pm

News: Kinect downgraded? On the contrary, says Rare

An ongoing focus on key features has allowed the device to grow

Microsoft launches Visual Basic for Phone 7
24th September 2010, 3:15pm

News: Microsoft launches Visual Basic for Phone 7

Developers given early access to get to grips with Microsoft’s upcoming smartphone

Bigpoint chooses Silverlight for new MMO
22nd September 2010, 12:41pm

News: Bigpoint chooses Silverlight for new MMO

New title built around Microsoft’s web-focused development framework

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