 | Halo gets 360 upgrades (GamesPaper, 11/10/2005 10:08pm) |
| Halo developer Bungie have confirmed that Halo and Halo 2 will be backwards compatible on the Xbox 360 console when it launches in a few weeks time, and that both games will also support HDTV offering higher resolution graphics. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Halo to be enhanced by Xbox 360 (Addict 3D, 10/25/2005 5:35pm) |
| BUNGIE, developer of Xbox hit Halo, has hinted that both Halo and Halo 2 will have an enhanced appearance on the Xbox 360. Bungie's weekly update writer says he is "Counting the days" until the release of Microsoft's next generation console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4 Xbox 360 Limited Edition Console Bundle is $50 Off (I4U, 11/04/2012 8:12am) |
Halo 4 will be finally released on Tuesday November 6. For real Halo 4 fans the new limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console is a must.The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 4 Console features a 320GB [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Halo 3 bought by 52% of US Xbox 360 owners (Joystiq, 12/17/2007 7:28pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Business
Doing some simple math, GameDaily estimates that 52% of Xbox 360 owners in the US purchased a copy of Halo 3. With 4.1 million Halo 3 copies sold in the US through November and 7.9 million Xbox 360s purchased to date, it appears like a simple enough conclusion.NPD's analyst Anita Frazier says the power of Halo 3 is evident in the f ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo series spinoff Spartan Assault to end Windows exclusivity for Xbox One and Xbox 360 (Engadget, 10/29/2013 9:16pm) |
| Once again proving the Halo adage "Spartans Never Die," the twin-stick top-down shooter Halo: Spartan Assault lives on with ports to Xbox One and Xbox 360. Both will arrive "this December," having first launched on Window 8 and Window Phone devices [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn DVD/Blu-ray bundle coming to Europe (Joystiq, 3/11/2013 4:45pm) |
| A region two Blu-ray / DVD combo of the Halo 4 miniseries (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/01/2012 8:00pm) |
| The live-action, video game based web series will assault Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, 343 Industries and Anderson Merchandisers will be releasing 'Halo 4: Forward [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft to recruit for Halo 3 Tournament on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 12/10/2007 5:50pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Army on Mon. announced a new Halo 3 Championship Tournament to allow U.S. players to compete in the nationwide battle on the Xbox Live online network for Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Halo 3 deployed on Xbox Live Games with Gold, available now (Joystiq, 10/16/2013 3:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Halo: Spartan Assault drops tomorrow on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 4:35pm) |
| 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment's twin-stick shooter spinoff Halo: Spartan Assault will launch as a downloadable game for the Xbox 360 tomorrow, following up on previous releases for the Xbox One, Windows 8, and Windows Phone.
Played [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Havok’s AI Technology Powering Halo: Spartan Assault on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (Business Wire, 8/04/2013 1:00pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Havok™, a leading provider of 3D interactive game development technology, announces today that Microsoft and 343 Industries have integrated Havok’s AI technology into Halo: Spartan Assault on Windows Phone 8 and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 holiday bundles feature Kinect titles, Halo 4, Tomb Raider (Joystiq, 10/12/2013 4:00am) |
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Microsoft has announced three new bundles for the holiday season featuring its soon-to-be-replaced home console, the Xbox 360. Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 024: Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Disney buys Lucasfilm (Joystiq, 11/02/2012 10:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | If the Xbox launch game Halo was, according to Microsoft, "Combat Evolved" and the XBox 360 launch g (Kotaku, 6/04/2013 1:46pm) |
| If the Xbox launch game Halo was, according to Microsoft, "Combat Evolved" and the XBox 360 launch game Geometry Wars 2 was "Retro Evolved" and this Xbox-only (Read Full Article) |
 | Here's a tidbit from the report (XBOX365, 5/21/2005 8:21pm) |
| CNN/Money are scaring the heck out of the video console world with their slightly outrageous predition that the price of next-gen gaming is set to hit $1,710. They are observing the hardware price to be $399 and each game to be $59.99 - $10 more than normal A+ titles such as Halo, NBA 2K6 and Doom. So how do they jump to $1,710? ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HD Wii coming in 2011? (DVICE, 9/21/2009 5:45pm) |
| Square Enix is the biggest game developer in Japan, so when president Yoichi Wada speaks, people listen. And when he says that Nintendo is prepping a next-gen, high definition Wii with a brand-new motion controller for 2011, we believe him.
The current Wii is by far the most underpowered of the current crop of gaming consoles, so it makes sense that they'd be working on an update far earlier than Sony and Microsoft. Heck, it doesn't do HD! In this day and age, that seems crazy. So will 2011 be the year of the Wii 2? We'll just have to wait and see.
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 | Free Xbox 360 & Halo 3 with Samsung DLP TVs @ BB (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 9/17/2007 1:46am) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: byronmhome Views: 8 Replies: 0 Free Xbox 360 & ... 3 With Samsung DLP HDTV read more ... (Read Full Article) |
| Quarter of US homes to have Blu-ray players by 2011 (HDTV UK, 4/24/2008 12:19pm) |
| New analysis suggests that the popularity of Blu-ray could surge over the next three years, with the number of US households having a player rising from under one per cent (now) to around 25% by 2011. This includes the PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bungie's Destiny to arrive on PS3 and PS4 (CNET Blogs, 2/21/2013 1:21am) |
| The makers of the Halo successor unveil the news at Sony's PlayStation 4 event. [Read more] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: PS3, Blu-ray in 45% U.S households by 2011 (Punch Jump, 1/09/2008 5:52pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week published a new advert at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that claims a 45 percent adoption rate of Blu-ray in the U.S. by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bungie reaffirms faithfulness to Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 12/07/2007 4:55pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
While still asserting its independence by moving out of the house, Halo creator Bungie has again told the world that it's still happy with Microsoft and does its best to call at least once a day (*regularity of phone calls unconfirmed). In an chat with EuroGamer, writing lead Frank O'Connor said, "We have no plans to work on any other platforms beyond ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XBox Finally Gets Blu-ray Drive with Microsoft's XBox One (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/23/2013 1:57am) |
| The console will also include access to Skype, a Steven Spielberg-produced Halo series, live TV, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DisplaySearch: TV Tops for 3D Devices (Home Media Magazine, 9/26/2012 11:40pm) |
| Shipments of 3D displays will more than quadruple before 2020 over the 50.8 million units shipped in 2011, according to a new report from DisplaySearch.
Revenue for 3D displays was $13.2 billion in 2011, according to the research firm, but [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Global 3D Animation Software Market 2011-2015: The Global 3D Animation Software Market to Grow at a CAGR of 19.1 Percent over the Period 2011-2015 (Business Wire, 8/23/2012 4:01pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hvhsz2/global_3d_animatio) has announced the addition of the "Global 3D Animation Software Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. One of the key factors [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wii HD expected in 2011, says exec (Punch Jump, 9/23/2009 3:35pm) |
| Square Enix Holdings Co. CEO Yoichi Wada told The Financial Times this week that he expects a new version of Nintendo Co.’s Wii hardware to be released in 2011.
Yoichi said that he expects a Wii HD include functionality more like Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and a possible new controller for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to beat Wii, Xbox 360 by 2011, says firm (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 5:08pm) |
| Data research firm iSuppli Corp. on Thurs. said that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will lead in worldwide install base over Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Global 3D Flat Panel TV Market 2011-2015 (Business Wire, 12/13/2012 9:00am) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global 3D Flat Panel TV Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. The report is based on an in-depth analysis covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| HDTV Penetration in Homes to Triple by 2011 (AnandTech, 2/12/2007 4:51pm) |
| The number of HDTVs installed globally is set to sharply increase within the next four years... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gran Turismo 6 'on PS3 this year,' Sony exec says (Joystiq, 2/28/2013 11:00pm) |
| We knew Polyphony has been working on Gran Turismo 6 since 2011 at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Kid with a Bike' Rides to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 9:00pm) |
| The acclaimed 2011 Belgian film is planned for Blu-ray this February. In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection is working on 'The Kid with a Bike' for Blu-ray on February 12. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killer Joe' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/24/2012 11:00pm) |
| William Friedkin's 2011 black comedy heads to Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate will be releasing 'Killer Joe' on Blu-ray on December 21. Hailed as one of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Projector Shipments are Up 11 Percent from 2011 (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2012 5:00pm) |
| LED and 3D projectors are down, while bang-for-the-buck projectors increased their market share. Projector sales are down when compared to the fourth quarter of last year – something to be expected [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Charlie Zone' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2013 6:00pm) |
| The compelling winner of four major awards at the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival is bound for Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'Charlie Zone' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray 3D Movies Increased 85% in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 1/07/2013 6:24pm) |
| The number of 3D movies available on Blu-ray Disc topped 200 movies at the end of 2012 – up 85% from the end of 2011 when 108 titles were available in the high-definition format, according to a new research report.
El Segundo, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 4k Blu-ray Disc releases this week (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:54pm) |
| Sony has released four new titles to 4k Blu-ray Disc, offering four times the amount of video detail (8.3 megapixels) on Ultra HD TVs. The new titles include Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), Moneyball (2011), [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Your Sister's Sister' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/19/2012 6:00pm) |
| The acclaimed 2011 dramedy is planned for Blu-ray in November. In an early announcement to retailers, IFC films has set 'Your Sister's Sister' for Blu-ray on November 6. A year after his brother [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Arthur Christmas' Dated for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 8/30/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 animated holiday adventure comes to both Blu-ray formats this November! In an early announcement to retailers, Sony says 'Arthur Christmas' will arrive on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on November [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3Net to develop original 3D and 4K content for TV (Broadcast Engineering, 10/19/2012 2:16pm) |
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A new 3net Studios division will build on its library of native 3-D content that 3net has been producing for its 24-hour 3D channel since its launch in 2011.
3Net is not waiting around for others and will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'October Baby' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/01/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 drama has just been announced for Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will release 'October Baby' on Blu-ray on September 11. As the curtain rises, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 to lead Video Game Console Market in 2011 (I4U, 3/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| Research company iSuppli says that 2008 will be a turning year for the Sony PS3 and I cannot agree more. All is set for a major sales success for the latest Playstation.
iSuppli also forecasts that the Sony PS3 will still need another 3 years to beat ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 2DS sells 2.1 million, Animal Crossing: New Leaf gets 7.38 million (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 5:30pm) |
| The Nintendo 2DS has made it into the tiny hands of 2.1 million customers worldwide since its launch on October 12, according to Nintendo's financial highlights (PDF link). The 3DS, which launched in February 2011, has shipped 42.7 million units, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 concert Blu-ray will hit stores this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' for a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2012 5:00pm) |
| The The Palme d'Or nominee at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival will honor Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, New Video Group is working on 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo to pay royalty to 3D patent holder for every 3DS unit sold (Joystiq, 1/06/2014 6:30pm) |
| A U.S. federal judge has established a royalty rate Nintendo will pay to Tomita Technologies International for every Nintendo 3DS handheld console sold worldwide. The ongoing fee stems from a a 2011 lawsuit that found Nintendo liable for damages [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hirai: Vita sales on 'low end' of expecations (Joystiq, 1/09/2013 3:00pm) |
| The last couple of years have been interesting for handheld game consoles. The 3DS debuted to lower than expected sales in 2011, only to see Nintendo (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 trademarks names from 3DS 'Guild01' collection in US (Joystiq, 8/13/2012 8:30pm) |
Guild01 is a collection of four games on one 3DS cartridge, featuring talent like Suda 51 and Seaman/SimTower creator Yoot Saito. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hacker Ports Xbox 360 Game to PC, Calls It 'Justice' (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 1:20pm) |
| Some Russian hacker, unilaterally deciding that PC gamers have the inalienable right to play the 2011 Xbox 360 game (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oculus Rift headset revives virtual reality gaming for the masses (DVICE, 8/01/2012 7:08pm) |
| Virtual reality failed in the 80s because the technology to enable full immersive gaming wasn't ready. With today's high resolution 3D displays, advanced head tracking and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google's Portable Native client lets one app run on any hardware in Chrome (Engadget, 11/12/2013 11:14pm) |
| Since 2011, Google's Native Client has been enabling developers to write applications like photo editors, CAD modelers and 3D games in C or C++ and run them inside the Chrome browser. Initially, Native Client only functioned on x86 machines, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Devil Survivor 2 Is Much Better Than I Expected (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 11:30am) |
| Devil Survivor 2:The Animation is an anime based on the 2011 3DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. A few months back, I called it one of the anime (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Sells Record 1.15 Million HDTVs in October (Home Media Magazine, 11/05/2012 10:54pm) |
| Samsung Electronics has topped its all-time record for monthly HDTV sales in the United States, selling 1.15 million units during October.
The previous milestone for the consumer electronics company was 1 million in October 2011. Samsung [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection goes downloadable in August (Joystiq, 8/07/2012 9:00pm) |
| Way back when the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection was first announced, downloadable versions of the games in the collection were also [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wii U Early Adopters Won't Get Any Special Treatment From Nintendo (Kotaku, 8/31/2013 4:00pm) |
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When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS mere months after its release in 2011, it offered a mollifying "Ambassador Program" to early adopters of the handheld system. That program [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Posts 22% Fewer Xbox 360 Sales During Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/28/2012 12:51am) |
| Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game system may be the reigning hardware leader, but it sold 22% fewer units (750,000) during the Black Friday week (ended Nov. 23) than it did during the same period in 2011 with 960,000 units sold.
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| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 lights up 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 6/05/2013 1:00am) |
Tireless public servant Patricia Wagon returns to the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week in a follow-up to WayForward's 2011 dimension-shifting [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Mega Man game on the way, more classics coming to 3DS eShop, 25th anniversary figure announced (Joystiq, 3/22/2013 5:28pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 3D Realms sues Gearbox over unpaid Duke Nukem royalties, Gearbox responds (Joystiq, 6/15/2013 12:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Free BioShock offer with PS3 copies of Infinite is North America-only (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 1:45am) |
| In June 2011 we learned that BioShock Infinite for PS3 comes with a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket kicks off another season on PS3 (Joystiq, 8/31/2012 9:20pm) |
| DirecTV customers who signed up for NFL Sunday [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Rumor: Apple entering the HDTV market in 2011 (AfterDawn, 8/22/2009 3:02am) |
According to a new Piper Jaffray note this week, analyst Gene Munster says he expects Apple to eventually get into the HDTV market providing a full home entertainment system alongside the Apple TV media device.
Additionally, Munster says that a new, updated Apple TV is coming before Christmas, including DVR and a monthly sub to iTunes TV shows.
"We believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes," says Munster, via The Street. "Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee."
Adds Apple COO Tim Cook of the Apple TV:
"It is clear that the movie rental business has really helped Apple TV and there are more and more customers that want to try it," he says, noting that sales were up 300 percent year-on-year. "We're going to continue to invest in it, because we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future."
As for the HDTV, Munster expects a 2011 debut, and the completion of a full Apple home entertainment center.
"The device would push Apple further into the digital living room with interactive TV, music, movie, and gaming features," he added. "Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs."Permalink | Comments
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| California to ban energy-hungry HDTVs? (AfterDawn, 9/19/2009 4:04am) |
According to the LATimes, the California Energy Commission is actively considering banning sales of "energy-hungry" HDTVs, setting a new efficiency standard that will help offset the massive energy use in the state.
If the proposal goes through, sales of all non energy-efficient models will be banned by 2011 and even more strict standards will occur in 2013.
The public has a 45-day period to comment on the proposal, beginning Monday, and approval goes to vote in November. If approved, California's electricity consumption will drop enough to save $8.1 billion USD in 10 years.
If approved, the Consumer Electronics Association says about 25 percent of all HDTVs available will have to be removed from store shelves. The group also notes that any would-be customer could simply drive over a state and buy a non-restricted TV if they choose to however.Permalink | Comments
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