Gaming on the PC, Xbox and Xbox Kinect
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in July 2011
- 3D Video with Kinect and iPad: vimeo.com/25852368
- Avatar Kinect: marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Product/Avatar-Kinect/
- Avatar Kinect now available: majornelson.com
- Best online game downloads - Top PC gaming trends: www.microsoft.com/athome/students/
- Coming Soon To The Xbox LIVE Marketplace : majornelson.com
- Duke Nukem Forever Official Site: www.dukenukem.com
- First step for Xbox LIVE on Windows 8 - Games for Windows Marketplace merging with Xbox.com: www.liveside.net
- Forza Motorsport 4 Trailer: forzamotorsport.net/en-us/media/video.aspx
- Game Critics Awards - Best of E3: www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace: marketplace.xbox.com
- Kinect for Xbox 360 Brings Gaming to Kids with Disabilities: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Kinect Fun Labs: marketplace.xbox.com
- Kinect Sparkler (queue from here to download if you want): marketplace.xbox.com
- Lightsaber + Kinect + robotic arm = JediBot: www.extremetech.com/extreme/
- Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox Kinect Console Bundle: www.youtube.com
- Microsoft shows off Avatar Kinect shortly before expected release: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: marketplace.xbox.com
- Put yourself in the game with Avatar Kinect: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Shift 2 Car Setups / Tuning: www.nfsunlimited.net/shift2/tuning
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Hot Lap & Track Tips - Week 11: www.youtube.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Ambush Canyon - Corvette Stingray: www.youtube.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Glendale West - Dodge Viper SRT10: www.youtube.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Miami Biscayne Boulevard: www.needforspeed.com/post/
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Nurburgring GP Circuit: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Road America: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips - Tokyo Dockside: www.needforspeed.com
- Team Need For Speed - GT3 - Navarra - Qualifying (photos): www.facebook.com
- Wayne Rooney to Appear on Cover of FIFA 12: www.ea.com/news/
- What's next for Kinect? Next week, avatar meetings; Later, PC and phone integration: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- Xbox 360 Cloud Storage now available: www.winrumors.com
- Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth and a new Media Remote: majornelson.com
- Xbox Deals of the Week: marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Promotion/dealoftheweek
- Xbox LIVE Arcade - Ms. Splosion Man, Boulder Dash-XL and Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team : majornelson.com
- Xbox Extras, Cool Windows 7 PCs, Games for Windows Phone and More: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
- Xbox Releases Avatar Kinect, Kinect Sparkler Interactive Experiences: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Xbox launches Avatar Kinect - A review by my avatar: www.geekwire.com
- Xbox Releases Avatar Kinect for Interactive Experiences, Kinect Sparkler Coming Later This Week: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in June 2011
- Announcing the Xbox 360 Gears of War 3 Limited Edition Console: majornelson.com
- Announcing the Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel: majornelson.com
- Bing on Xbox - You are The Controller: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
- Coming Soon To The Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Common set of Xbox Live services may work across Microsoft phones, PCs and gaming consoles: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
- Forza Motorsport 4 Limited Collector's Edition: forzamotorsport.net/en-us/LCE_ForzaMotorsport4/
- Forza Motorsport 4 to get Kinect head tracking: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
- Halo : Anniversary Trailer: www.youtube.com
- Halo : Combat Evolved Anniversary: www.xbox.com
- How to play Microsoft Garden Pond: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- KinectShop – The Next Generation of Shopping: emergingexperiences.com/2011/06/kinectshop/
- Kinect - Microsoft's (non-)accidental success story: www.computerworld.com
- Kinect @ E3 Roundup: kinectshare.com
- Kinect and the future of television advertising: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
- Kinect SDK midi controller: kinecthacks.net
- Kinect SDK – Think Beyond the Mouse: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
- Kinect SDK for PC - VB Samples available: blogs.msdn.com/b/vbteam/
- Kinect Sports : Season Two: www.xbox.com
- Microsoft at E3 - Xbox 360 Game Trailers: microsoft-news.com/microsoft-at-e3-xbox-360-game-trailers/
- Microsoft reveals 'Halo 4,' revamps original game: ingame.msnbc.msn.com
- Microsoft reveals Xbox LIVE will be built into Windows 8: www.winrumors.com
- New Xbox Live Dashboard First Look: au.ign.com/videos/
- Recap - Microsoft Xbox @ E3 announcements: www.liveside.net
- Renown Tuning Unleashed for Shift 2 Unleashed: www.gtplanet.net/forum/
- Shift 2 Unleased Global Tuning Guide: www.exodusracing.net/index.php?topic=2041.0
- Shift 2 Unleashed Legends and Speedhunters DLC Packs Coming to PC for free: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/post/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Track Tips - Nurburgring GP Circuit: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/post/
- Space Kinect: blog.ngfl-cymru.org.uk
- 'Star Wars' at E3 - Your first look at 'Kinect Star Wars': popwatch.ew.com
- Summer of Xbox LIVE Arcade dates and prices: majornelson.com
- Team Need for Speed - To Green Hell and Back: www.needforspeed.com
- Top 6 Xbox Announcements at E3 [Photos]: mashable.com/2011/06/08/microsoft-e3/
- Video game rumors run rampant as E3 approaches: ingame.msnbc.msn.com
- With Xbox’s New In-Game Advertising, Engagement Is the Goal: www.nytimes.com
- Xbox Australia Deals of the Week: marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Promotion/dealoftheweek
- Xbox @ E3 (June 6-9 2011): www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/E3
- Xbox & Kinect News - The Future of Gaming and Entertainment: www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/xbox/
- Xbox Australia Deals of the Week: marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Promotion/dealoftheweek
- Xbox LIVE Diamond subscription TV service to debut at E3: www.winrumors.com
- Xbox LIVE Diamond with IPTV service for Xbox 360 to debut at E3: www.liveside.net
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in May 2011
- Age of Empires Online to launch August 11: www.ageofempiresonline.com
- Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Official Teaser Trailer: www.youtube.com
- Coming Soon To The Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- EA Enters Motion Controlled Gaming with Family Game Night 4 The Show: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Forza Motorsport 4 Pre-Order: forzamotorsport.net/en-us/preorder/
- Foxtel On 360 Now Unmetered For Telstra BigPond Users: www.kotaku.com.au
- From the Lab to Your Living Room - Avatar Kinect to Project Your Expressions Into a Virtual World: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Gears of War 3 Pre-Orders Top 1 million: majornelson.com
- Gears of War 3 World Premiere Trailer: www.youtube.com
- Halo : Reach Demo on Xbox LIVE: majornelson.com
- How Archivists Helped Video Game Designers Recreate the City's Dark Side for 'L.A. Noire': www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/
- Kinect for Xbox 360 wins Parents Award: www.parents-choice.org
- Kinect, meet Star Wars - Star Wars, meet Kinect: www.facebook.com
- Kinect Sports Calorie Challenge - Calorie Rivals – First Course: www.rare.co.uk/blog/
- Kinect Sports Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/KinectSports
- L.A. Noire - The Story Behind the Man: au.xbox360.ign.com
- MMO games - A player’s guide to online virtual worlds: www.microsoft.com/athome/
- New Xbox 360 System Update Brings Expanded PayPal Functionality: majornelson.com
- Ontario woman sues Sony over data breach: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
- Shift 2 Unleashed Statistics: nfsstats.vvvgamer.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Experience Hot Car Culture with the Speedhunters Pack (available May 17): www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/post/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Aerodynamics: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Alignment: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Stance: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Standing Mile: www.needforspeed.com
- Skype and Kinect could be Microsoft’s new killer combo: www.geekwire.com
- UFC Personal Trainer for Kinect (coming June 2011): www.youtube.com
- Xbox forums: forums.xbox.com
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 2: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 9 : majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 16: majornelson.com
- Xbox - Now That’s Entertainment: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in April 2011
- Batman : Arkham City - The Basics: au.xbox360.ign.com
- Coming Soon To The Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Creative Uses for Kinect Beyond Gaming: www.youtube.com
- Fantastic Pets for Xbox Kinect: marketplace.xbox.com
- How to Video Chat With Kinect and Windows Live Messenger: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Kinect Audio - Preparedness Pays Off: research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/
- Kinect Demos with the Channel 9 team: channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/C9Team/
- Kinect For Windows is Coming: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
- Kinect for Windows SDK: research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/
- Kinect Sports Calorie Challenge Pack: marketplace.xbox.com
- Kinect support for Netflix: majornelson.com
- Leaked Forza Motorsport 4 Video: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Listening to Kinect: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
- Microsoft Announces Kinect SDK - Why This is the Future of Windows: www.readwriteweb.com
- Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed Blog Posts: www.needforspeed.com
- Secrets Revealed - The Future of Social Gaming and Interaction: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Sesame Street Game Turns Kinect into Sensitivity Trainer: www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/sesame-street-kinect-game/
- Shift 2 Unleashed Announces First Downloadable Content Pack: www.ea.com/news/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Best Settings for RWD/AWD/FWD Cars: www.gtplanet.net/forum/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Full Damage = Less Aggressive AI: forum.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Legends Pack Available: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning - Help a fellow racer: forum.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Springs: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Sway Bars: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Tuning Tips - Tires and Brakes: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - what's coming in the first patch for the PC: www.nogripracing.com/forum/
- SHIFT 2 Unleashed Review: www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/
- Top 10 Xbox 360 Easter Eggs of All Time: www.youtube.com
- Ubisoft Announces Powerup Heroes Exclusively for Microsoft Kinect: au.xbox360.ign.com
- Wake the Royalty (online game): www.bing.com/games/
- Why the Kinect Connected With Game Players: spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/geek-life/tools-toys/
- 'World's Biggest Pac-Man' connects user-created mazes in your browser: www.joystiq.com
- World's Biggest Pac-Man (Play online): worldsbiggestpacman.com
- Xbox LIVE phishing alert: blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in March 2011
- 6ft Xbox Avatar posters and 3D miniature figurines now available: www.winrumors.com
- Achievement unlocked - Xbox 360's fifth birthday: www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/blogs/
- Artist makes beautiful light with Microsoft's Kinect: news.cnet.com
- Carnival Games - Monkey See, Monkey Do Trailer: www.youtube.com
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace (as on March 29 2011): majornelson.com
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Coming soon to Xbox LIVE Marketplace (as at March 15 2011): majornelson.com
- Demo - Zumba Fitness: majornelson.com
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Consequences: au.xbox360.ign.com
- Extreme Shopping on Xbox LIVE: marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Promotion/ExtremeShopping
- Four billion hours worth of Xbox LIVE gaming achieved: www.neowin.net/news/
- Go behind the scenes at Xbox: microsoftjobsblog.com/blog/xboxvideotour/
- How Kinect and its offspring are shaping the future of Microsoft: www.techflash.com/seattle/
- How Microsoft made Kinect work around the globe: news.cnet.com
- Kinect Confirmed As Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronic?s Device: community.guinnessworldrecords.com
- Kinect-controlled helicopter scores win for robot overlords: ingame.msnbc.msn.com
- Kinect Roundup for March: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Kinect’s Exciting Future as a Musical Instrument: thenextweb.com/microsoft/
- Microsoft Research reveals guts of Kinect technology: www.istartedsomething.com
- Microsoft seeking members for Xbox 360 System Update Preview program: www.winrumors.com
- Microsoft "Video Kinect" Chat Review - Video Chat on the Big Screen, The Good and The Bad: www.hanselman.com/blog/
- Next Wave of Kinect Games Lands: www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/
- Official Xbox PAX East Schedule: majornelson.com
- Pixel Ninja Making a Zombie Game for Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Pyramid Solitaire (Online game): www.bing.com/games/online/
- Real vs Fake – Kinect Data Visualization Tool: kinecthacks.net
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Cars Part 2: www.facebook.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Five new cars revealed: www.needforspeed.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Frequently asked questions (with photos of cars): speedhunters.com
- Shift 2 Unleashed Review: oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-360/
- Shift 2 Unleashed - Track Thursday || Four more reveals: www.needforspeed.com
- Speedhunters prepares SHIFT 2 Unleashed FAQ: www.needforspeed.com
- Torchlight on Xbox Marketplace - now available: marketplace.xbox.com
- Unleash Your Avatar: www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/unleash
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of March 14: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Code Give Away FAQ: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Gamertags go zombie and rise from the dead: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace - Full House Poker: marketplace.xbox.com
- Zumba Fitness - Xbox LIVE Demo: majornelson.com
Links to Xbox, Kinect & PC gaming news in February 2011
- Angry Birds Coming to Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Announcing the Halo : Reach Defiant Map Pack: majornelson.com
- Bejeweled Blitz LIVE for Xbox LIVE: marketplace.xbox.com
- Call of Duty Black Ops First Strike - Pack 1: majornelson.com
- Dance Central 2 - Even Better Than the First: xboxkinectfans.net/kinect/
- Dance Paradise Release Date & Top 40 Tracklist: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- DiRT 3 - Official Game Page: www.facebook.com/dirt3game
- Formula 1 2010 Game by CodeMasters: www.formula1-game.com
- Gears of War 3 Beta update and much more just announced: majornelson.com
- Kinect - Dive in with Michael Phelps to 'Push the Limit': www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/
- Kinect Gears of War Image Leaked: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Kinect Sports - Party Pack Achievement Video Guides: xboxkinectfans.net/achievements/
- Microsoft Kinect-powered robot to aid earthquake rescue: www.bbc.co.uk/news/
- Microsoft shows Kinect and Windows Phone, together (Video): www.techflash.com/seattle/
- Microsoft's prototype avatar looks and talks like you: content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/
- Need for Speed Autolog Photos Contest - Finals: www.facebook.com
- New 3D Photo Avatars and Wedge Lenses - Glasses-Free 3D on Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- New Sheriff in Town - Kinect Gunstringer: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Online Gaming - Educate Yourself & Your Kids About The Risks: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Pagani Huayra – Exclusive to SHIFT 2 Unleashed: www.needforspeed.com
- Rumour - Kinect Gears of War a Football Game: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Safer Family Gaming & Entertainment with Xbox 360: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- ScentScape - Smell the Games You Play: xboxkinectfans.net/kinect/
- Sesame Street Kinect Game - Once Upon a Monster: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Sesame Street to get the Kinect treatment: ingame.msnbc.msn.com
- SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED - Cars (Photo Gallery): www.facebook.com
- SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED - Tracks (Photo gallery): www.facebook.com
- Technology Preview - Windows Phone and Kinect for XBox 360: www.youtube.com
- Timeline - A look back at Kinect's history: news.cnet.com
- Top Xbox LIVE Games of 2010: majornelson.com
- UK band shoots music video with Microsoft Kinect: blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/
- What's on Foxtel on Xbox 360: www.foxtel.com.au/xbox/epg/
- Who's playing on XBox Live?: www.xbox.com/en-US/community/xbox101
- Who's playing what on Xbox LIVE? LIVE Activity for week of February 7: majornelson.com
- Xbox February Showcase 2011 Features: www.facebook.com
Links in January 2011
- Another Kinect Hack – this time see your bones with x-ray: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- Avatar Kinect announced for Xbox 360: www.liveside.net
- Avatar Kinect - Now Your Avatar Smiles, Smirks and Talks When You Do: gizmodo.com
- Avatar Kinect will be a very fancy chat room: ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Kinect Gears of War Rumours Resurface: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Kinect Roundup - FN Champion, Kinectalloons, “The Tiger” and more: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
- Microsoft CES 2011 - Slick New Kinect Features, Windows and Surface 2.0: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
- R.U.S.E Getting Kinect Support: xboxkinectfans.net
- Top 19 Gadgets at CES 2011 - Avatar Kinect: www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/
- World of Warcraft with Microsoft Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
Links in December 2010
- 20 Best Games of 2010: www.wired.com/gamelife/
- Bejeweled 3 (also available on Live Messenger Games tab): games.msn.com
- 'Bejeweled 3' eats free time, destroys productivity ... again: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
- Bing Games goes social with launch of Happy Island: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Curse.com + WOW Cataclysm = Windows gaming bliss: www.bizspark.com/Blogs/david_drach/
- Dance Central tops Kinect's November software sales in US: www.joystiq.com
- December Bonus with Hot Xbox LIVE Arcade Games: www.xbox.com/en-US/Marketplace/Promotions/
- December Xbox LIVE Arcade Game Bonus: blogs.msdn.com/b/xboxvoices/
- Deus Ex : Human Revolution to Feature Kinect Support?: xboxkinectfans.net
- Duke Nukem Forever - Pre-order: www.amazon.com
- Forza Motorsports 4 VGA Announce Trailer: www.youtube.com
- Free Kinect Sports and Joyride Game Add-ons coming soon: majornelson.com
- Get the Most Out of Your New Xbox 360 With Kinect: mashable.com
- Halo : Reach - Noble Map Pack: majornelson.com
- Happy Island (Free online game): www.bing.com/games/online/bing/bhg/happyisland/
- How You Become the Controller with Kinect - the Kinect Hub explained: www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/EngineeringBlog/
- Introducing the Xbox LIVE Rewards program: majornelson.com
- It’s a Bird, it’s a plane... it's the Kinect Quadrocopter Autonomous AR.Drone: xboxkinectfans.net
- Janet Jackson, Rihanna and Blur to make their Dance Central Debut: xboxkinectfans.net
- Kinect as you’ve never seen it before: uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/blog/
- Kinect for the deaf and learning sign language (translated): jeuxvideo.fluctuat.net/blog/
- Kinect for Xbox 360 wins National Parenting Center’s 2011 Seal of Approval: twitter.com/XboxforAll/
- Kinect Hacked to Play Full-Body World of Warcraft: www.readwriteweb.com
- Kinect revolutionizes Input / Output - Rounding up 2010: siliconangle.com/blog/
- Kinect RoboSpider: xboxkinectfans.net/hacks/
- Kinect sells 2.5 Million in first 25 days: majornelson.com
- Kinect Sports Free Party Pack Game Add-on: majornelson.com
- Kinecting to a Higher Degree: xboxkinectfans.net
- Microsoft's Kinect and the Invisible Handshake: blogs.hbr.org/hbr/meyer-kirby/
- Modern Approach to an Ancient Game - Path to Go: research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/
- More updates planned for Call of Duty : Black Ops on PC: www.vg247.com
- MS quadrupling Kinect: www.eurogamer.net
- Natural Interaction - The Shift in Technology: xboxkinectfans.net
- Neosaurs (Free online game): neosaurs.com
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - Super Sports Pack trailer: www.youtube.com
- Pirates Love Daisies (Free online game): www.pirateslovedaisies.com
- Portable Xbox LIVE Profile - The Pros and Cons: www.winsupersite.com/article/xbox-360/
- Steam - Games for Sale Online: store.steampowered.com
- Stop playing Kinect games - and use Video Kinect to video chat: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
- The Battle Begins in 2 days - Pirates love daisies: www.pirateslovedaisies.com
- The Humble Indie Bundle: www.humblebundle.com
- The story behind Kinect: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
- Top 10 Indie Games by Gamasutra: www.gamasutra.com
- With Kinect, Xbox outsells Wii, PS3 for sixth-straight month: blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/
- Xbox 360 Surpasses 2.5 Million Kinect Sensors Sold: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of Nov 22: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Countdown to New Year’s Eve kicks off: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace Codes FAQ: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Montage: montagepages.fuselabs.com/public/XboxsLarryHryb/XboxLIVE/
- Xbox LIVE Rewards (US and UK only currently): rewards.xbox.com
Links in November 2010
- Bing Games: www.bing.com/games
- Call of Duty - Black Ops for Xbox 360: www.winsupersite.com/xbox/
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Games for Windows Marketplace (U.S.): www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/
- Games, games, games...: www.liveside.net
- Games + Technology on ABC: www.abc.net.au/technology/
- GeForce.com - GeForce Drivers and more info : www.geforce.com
- Great PC and Online Games for Your Child: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
- Home System Leaves Hand Controls in the Dust: tv.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/arts/television/
- How Kinect Got an Autistic Kid Gaming: gizmodo.com
- How Motion Detection Works in Xbox Kinect: www.wired.com/gadgetlab/
- Inside the race to hack the Kinect: www.stumbleupon.com
- InsiderX - Real views from the gamers inside Xbox (Australia): insiderx.com.au
- Kinect and Messenger Demo (Video): www.youtube.com
- Kinect and your kids - What works, what won't: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Kinect - Dancing with invisible light: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- Kinect for Xbox 360 Australia: www.xbox.com/en-AU/Kinect/Home
- Kinect for Xbox 360 Hits Million Mark in Just 10 Days: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Kinect for Xbox 360 - Science Fiction Comes to Your Living Room: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Kinect for Xbox 360 review: www.engadget.com
- Kinect for Xbox 360 Unboxing: www.winsupersite.com/xbox/kinect_unbox.asp
- Kinect Pushes Users Into a Sweaty New Dimension: www.nytimes.com
- Kinect Review Mega Round-Up: majornelson.com
- Kinect will make you fit. Or kill you.: www.robmiles.com/journal/
- Microsoft + Games = amazing scale: www.bizspark.com/Blogs/david_drach/
- Microsoft Kinect controlling Windows 7, exciting proof of concept: downloadsquad.switched.com
- More Kinect Craziness - Mind-Blowing 3D Video Effect: www.crunchgear.com
- New Messenger games tab makes your games more social: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- NVIDIA Launches GeForce.com, Announces GeForce GTX 580: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/extremewindows/
- Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580 graphics processor: www.techreport.com
- Silverlight coming to Xbox 360 – the circle is complete: wmpoweruser.com
- Social gaming roundup by Inside Social Games: www.insidesocialgames.com
- Staying Safe on Xbox LIVE: www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/EngineeringBlog/
- Video Kinect brings Messenger video chat to the Xbox 360: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- What next in the adventures of Kinect?: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- Xbox 360 2010 Holiday Bundle: majornelson.com
- Xbox 360 Dashboard update is now available: majornelson.com
- Xbox Australia: www.xbox.com/en-AU/
- Xbox channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/xbox
- Xbox Community Team: blogs.msdn.com/b/xboxvoices/
- Xbox Kinect allows video calls to Messenger 2011: windowslive.syd.ninemsn.com.au/messenger/
- Xbox LIVE Activity for week of Nov 8: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack now available: majornelson.com
- Xbox & Kinect News - The Future of Gaming and Entertainment - Top Stories: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
Links in October 2010
- 1 Billion Entertainment Hours spent on Xbox LIVE every month: majornelson.com
- 8 Features From The Xbox 360 Fall Update You May Not Know About: kotaku.com
- Announcing the Kinect Launch Portfolio: majornelson.com
- Cats in the house (Kinect): blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Connecting Beyond Kinect: blogs.technet.com/b/rgode/
- Countdown to Kinect - 17 Controller-Free Games Launch in November: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Flight Simulator - Behind the Scenes look at 737NG Home Cockpit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=irEtGyaQtN4
- Kinect for Xbox 360 - The inside story of Microsoft's secret 'Project Natal': www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/
- Kinect for Xbox Videos: www.youtube.com/user/xbox
- Managing Game User Interface Add-ons with the Curse Client from Curse.com: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
- Medal of Honor Review: www.winsupersite.com/xbox/
- Microsoft to Launch Browser-based Game Store: mashable.com
- Momiga - The Most Minimalist Game ever: www.kongregate.com/games/Rogerup/momiga
- New free games on MSN: zone.msn.com/en/general/article/gennewfreegames.htm
- Shape up... Kinect is coming: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- WildTangent- A simple way to connect to thousands of online and PC games: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
- With Kinect, Microsoft Aims for a Game Changer: www.nytimes.com
- Xbox 360 reigns again in U.S.; Kinect preorders selling out: techflash.com/seattle/
- Xbox Support: support.xbox.com/en-au/Pages/
Links in September 2010
- Agent 8 Ball: www.agent8ball.com
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Countdown is on for Halo: Reach: majornelson.com
- FIFA 11 vs. PES 2011 - Which Game Is Worth Your Time and Money?: bleacherreport.com
- Five new exclusive Kinect games coming: majornelson.com
- Halo : Reach: halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/titles/haloreach/
- 'Halo: Reach' - $200M in 24 hours, biggest game in Microsoft history: www.techflash.com/seattle/
- Halo : Reach for Xbox 360 Review: www.winsupersite.com/xbox/
- Halo Official Site on Silverlight: team.silverlight.net/announcement/
- Hands-on with Xbox Kinect: www.neowin.net/news/
- Lord of The Rings Online is now officially free-to-play: www.vg247.com
- NVIDIA Unveils GeForce GTS 450: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
- Official Xbox Magazine U.K.: www.oxm.co.uk
- Origin PC's Big O desktop - half gaming PC, half Xbox 360, all muscle: www.engadget.com
- Rise of Civilization - How Microprose’s Series Blossomed Into Something Special: www.gamezone.com/editorials/
- SilvAir Strike (Free online game): silverlawone.de/AirplaneAttackSite/SilvAirStrike.html
- Silverlight Enables Massively Multiplayer Gaming: team.silverlight.net/announcement/
- Spartan Jetpacker in Trafalgar square. Halo:Reach: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
- WarStory - Europe in Flames (Online multiplayer game): warstory.bigpoint.com/en
- Xbox 360 250GB plus Kinect bundle priced at $399 in US, £300 in UK: www.engadget.com
Links in August 2010
- Age of Empires Online: www.ageofempiresonline.com
- Age of Empires Online Wallpapers: www.ageofempiresonline.com/downloads/
- Age of Empires Online, Microsoft Flight and Fable III: www.microsoft.com/games/
- Big day for Microsoft games - Microsoft Flight, Age of Empires Online; Xbox Live for Windows Phone 7 titles revealed: www.liveside.net/main/
- Deep Inside Xbox 360 Kinect and Why It's the Future of Microsoft: gizmodo.com
- "How will the iPhone compete with this?": blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/
- Kinect - the backstory: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- Microsoft Finally Launches a Portable Xbox--Inside Windows Phone 7: www.fastcompany.com
- Microsoft Flight: www.microsoft.com/games/flight/
- Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! Less the 'Simulator': www.neowin.net/news/
- Microsoft's Xbox 360 leads U.S. market for second straight month: www.techflash.com/seattle/
- Ready. Set. Game.: mymicrosoftlife.com/2010/08/17/ready-set-game/
- Team Crossword - Work on Crosswords with your Friends: www.teamcrossword.com
- Why Xbox Might Be Microsoft’s Future — and Computing’s, Too: www.wired.com/gadgetlab/
- With Xbox LIVE and a Blockbuster Title Lineup, Windows Phone 7 Marks a New Era in Mobile Gaming: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
- Xbox Live launch titles for Windows Phone 7 finally revealed, we've got the full preview: www.engadget.com
- Xbox 360 console sounds: majornelson.com
- Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 Preview: windowsphonesecrets.com
Links in July 2010
- Announcing Kinect Pricing, Xbox 360 4 GB Console and Holiday Bundle: majornelson.com
- Bing Games: www.bing.com/games
- Kinect Pricing, All-in-One Bundle Announced: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/
- Meet a boy named 'Milo', Microsoft's creepy virtual human: www.techflash.com/seattle/
- New Games Come to Bing: www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/
- NVIDIA Announces GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
- NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH 2010 - Showcasing New Quadro Fermi-Based Pro Graphics: blogs.nvidia.com/ntersect/
- 'StarCraft' phenomenon gets new life: www.msnbc.msn.com
- Web Invaders: businesscatalyst.com/webinvaders/
- What DirectX 11 Is, and What It Means To You: gizmodo.com
- Xbox Engineering Blog: www.xbox.com/en-US/live/engineeringblog/
- Xbox Kinect (Australia): www.xbox.com/en-au/kinect/
Links in June 2010
- Coming Soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
- Connecting Windows Live Messenger and Xbox LIVE: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
- E3's Eve - Trends to Watch For: www.pcworld.com
- ‘Kinect for Xbox 360’ is Official Name of Microsoft’s Controller-Free Game Device: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
- Kinect and Windows Live Messenger - soon to be bff?: www.liveside.net/main/
- Microsoft Kinect gets official, Video Chat announced: www.engadget.com
- Microsoft previews controller-free games for Xbox 360: www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/
- Microsoft unveils redesigned Xbox 360: www.msnbc.msn.com
- New XBOX 360 wallpapers: blogs.msdn.com/b/stevecla01/
- New Xbox Live Family Subscriptions Coming: mymicrosoftlife.com
- Project Natal "World Premiere" Starts This Year's E3 On A Sunday: kotaku.com/
- Where to watch the Xbox E3 2010 Action: majornelson.com
- Xbox at E3 2010 - The Future of Gaming and Entertainment: www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/xbox/
- Xbox 360 “Flare” Wallpapers: mymicrosoftlife.com
New links in May 2010
- Foxtel and Microsoft sign ground-breaking Xbox Agreement: www.microsoft.com/australia/presspass/
- Project Natal - You Are the Controller (Coming Holiday 2010): www.xbox.com/en-US/live/projectnatal/
Links for April 2010
- Complete Unmissable Mods Month: usercreated.org
- Fallout 1 and 2 Music Remastered: www.rockpapershotgun.com
- Gamania - Ill-gotten game gains: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
- NVIDIA’s First DirectX 11 capable GPUs coming to market: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Xbox 360 System Update – USB Memory Support: blogs.msdn.com/xblops/
Links for March 2010
- Curse.com - The Go-To Site for Massively Multiplayer Online Games: www.microsoftstartupzone.com/Blogs/david_drach/
- Destination Imagination - Project Natal: xboxprojectnatal.tumblr.com
- Microsoft shows off single game running on Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox: www.engadget.com
- Xbox 360 250 GB Hard Drive now available: majornelson.com
- Xbox Project Natal – first impressions and predictions for a green Christmas: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
Links for February 2010
- AMD Announces Low-cost DirectX 11 Graphics Card HD 5450: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- ASUS G71Gx Gaming Powerhouse: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- BioShock 2: www.microsoft.com/games/
- NVIDIA’s Optimus Technology Brings New Level of Switchable Graphics: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule: majornelson.com
- Yet another DirectX 11 Graphics Card from AMD: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
Recent links since November 14 2009
- 7 Hot Games for Windows 7 for the Holidays: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- 10 Best Xbox 360 games of 2009: www.msnbc.msn.com
- 30 commercial games released for free: www.gamesradar.com
- 35 Hot New Lost Planet 2 Screeshots: au.pc.gamespy.com
- Artari Video Games (Free, online): www.atari.com/arcade
- Best Puzzle Game 2009 - Crayon Physics Deluxe: au.bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/
- Difference between DirectX 10 and DirectX 11: on10.net/blogs/larry/
- Games for Windows LIVE: www.microsoft.com/games/
- Game Expands the Concept of Dark Energy for Mass Effect: www.scientificamerican.com
- Game Guide Archive: au.gamespot.com/gameguides.html
- Games on Demand for Games for Windows – LIVE: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Games on Demand from Games for Windows — LIVE: www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/community/newsarticles/
- Gaming with Children: www.gamingwithchildren.com
- Hands-On With Microsoft's Game Room - Classic Games Emulated On Your Xbox 360 or PC: g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/
- Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
- Laser defence (online game): www.mashooo.com/SilverlightGames/Laser_Defence.aspx
- Mass Effect makes physics cool: www.gamertell.com
- Open Rails - A MSTS compatible railroad simulator: www.openrails.org
- PuzzleTouch - Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles: puzzletouch.com
- So, do you think that there is yet another World of Warcraft account theft operation planned?: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
- So you just got an Xbox 360... now what?: majornelson.com
- Top 25 PC Games of All Time: au.pc.ign.com
- Xbox LIVE Update coming Nov. 17th: majornelson.com
- XBOX Project Natal named #5 in Time’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
- You got the XBox, and now you want to put a simple game on it: blogs.msdn.com/devschool/
Not so recent links
- 5 great time-waster games: www.microsoft.com/athome/
- 7 Very fun games that are actually good for your brain: www.conceptispuzzles.com
- 10 Tips for Turbocharging Windows 7 Gaming: www.extremetech.com
- 11 upcoming games that will blow you away graphically: www.vgarabia.com
- 12 reasons PC gaming is better than consoles: www.techradar.com/news/gaming/
- 20 Games That Changed Gaming Forever: www.pcworld.com
- 100 of the Best Legal Free Full Version Games You Can Download Online: downloadfullversionpcgames.com/blog/
- At 25, ‘Tetris’ drops into place as gaming icon: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31068278/
- Batman Arkham Asylum Review: www.escapistmagazine.com
- Children with disabilities can play the Xbox 360 - letter from parents: blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/
- DirectX - GPU Device Drivers - Driver Distribution: blogs.msdn.com/directx/
- Electrifying the Gaming Industry: www.teslamotors.com
- First DirectX11 game is...: kotaku.com/5371466/and-the-first-directx11-game-is
- Games for Windows Program Gets an Update: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/
- Halo 3 ODST on Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-AU/games/splash/h/halo3odst/
- Hemisphere Games Osmos: www.hemispheregames.com/osmos/
- Hottest Hardware (PDF document): www.pcgamer.com/pdfs/Aug09_HotHW.pdf
- How many cards can you toss into a basket: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
- How you can play Halo 3 - ODST Firefight before anyone else: majornelson.com
- Lucidity - Dreaming of a New Kind of Game: blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/
- Microsoft Continues Supporting Flight Simulator X Deluxe with New Downloads: bhandler.spaces.live.com
- Microsoft & Flight Simulator Insider Release Free FSInsider Newsletters: bhandler.spaces.live.com
- Microsoft Releases Free PC Game Demo - Batman: Arkham Asylum: bhandler.spaces.live.com
- New Games for Zune HD: zuneinsider.com
- Quakelight: www.innoveware.com/quakelight.html
- RoboZZle – a social puzzle game: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
- RoboZZle online puzzle game: www.robozzle.com
- Roleplaying Games - the best and the worst: au.pc.ign.com
- Silver Games Checkers: www.relandermultimedia.com/Games/Checkers.aspx
- Take a Look at DirectX 11: on10.net/blogs/larry/
- Top 25 Most Explosive Games: www.gamedaily.com
- Upcoming Games for 2009 You Shouldn't Overlook: www.nextgenplayer.com
Free online games
- Dungeons & Dragons Online Becoming Free-to-play: www.shacknews.com
- Jigzaw puzzles online: puzzletouch.com
- Neon Maze (Online game): au.games.ign.com
- Silver Arcade - Free Online Games: www.silverarcade.com
- Tetris Free Online Games: www.tetrisfriends.com
- This is the only level (Online Game): www.silvergames.com
Xbox
Links below include news about the Xbox:
- Best Xbox 360 games of 2008: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28244122/
- Binary Body Double - Microsoft Reveals the Science Behind Project Natal for Xbox 360: www.scientificamerican.com
- CES 2010 Xbox news: majornelson.com
- Download Internet Explorer with extras for XBox 360 fans: blogs.msdn.com/robmar/
- Games for Windows - LIVE: www.microsoft.com/games/
- Get to Know Xbox LIVE: blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/
- Lionhead Milo Project - Milo Tech Demo on Xbox Motion Controller: www.youtube.com
- Microsoft announces "Project Natal" motion controller for Xbox 360: www.engadget.com
- New Dashboard, PAX 2009, and Xbox LIVE Indie Games: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
- New XBOX Natal video: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
- Project Natal - Your Body IS the input device: blogs.msdn.com/jbarnes/
- Top 20 Xbox LIVE Games of 2008: majornelson.com
- Top 20 LIVE Games on Xbox of 2009: majornelson.com
- XBox 360 Australia: www.xbox.com/en-au/xbox360/
- Xbox 360 System Update now available: majornelson.com
- Xbox Engineering Blog: www.xbox.com/en-US/live/engineeringblog/
- Xbox Live gets 1080p Zune video store, Netflix browsing, Twitter and Facebook integration: www.engadget.com
- XBox Live Marketplace: www.xbox.com/en-US/live/marketplace/
- Xbox LIVE wins a Guinness World Record: majornelson.com
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule: majornelson.com
- Xbox Project Natal Motion Sensor Controller: www.youtube.com/user/xboxe3
- You got the XBox, and now you want to put a simple game on it: blogs.msdn.com/devschool/