Motorola Mobility Holdings, which is a subsidiary of Google, received a favorable ruling for its lawsuit against Microsoft, according to Gamasutra. In this trial, the Google company claimed that Xbox 360 consoles infringed 5 of their patents upon production. Four out of five of these claims have now gone through a first round of rulings, [...]

Nekro is yet another one of those Kickstarter projects in need of $100K of your money. Except this time, this pitch comes from industry veterans comprised of studios like Blizzard, Sony and Microsoft.  Independent venture darkForge needs your boost to bring their game to market around June 2013. The plug for the game is set [...]

Microsoft’s Games For Windows Live platform powers some of the most popular PC titles out there, acting as a multiplayer matchmaking tool and single-player copy protection service, all at the same time. But despite its enviable abilities at linking up gamers and creating online matches, it’s far from a favorite amongst gamers, who think of [...]

Tequila Works released a new trailer for their game Deadlight. The game picked up by Microsoft presents a unique 2D platformer setting in the vein of classic titles, but adapted for its exclusive Xbox 360 release. The trailer shows off the brilliant post-apocalyptic setting for this action title and features a light play of shadows [...]

There’s more than one flight simulator these days? Oddball X-Plane will not have had a long time to savor its exclusivity as a harshly priced but elaborate title. Microsoft Flight has dropped back into the flying race and has even done away with any price tag altogether. A free-to-play version of the game can now [...]

The next generation of consoles is just screaming for someone to jump in and say “don’t worry gamers, we got your back” and reap the rewards of consumer gratitude.  The PS4 was the first to piss off gamers with the rumors that the console will have no backwards compatibility, will require online activation to play [...]

Perhaps not everyone is appreciative of the furry fandom, but there might be more people just affiliated to awesome cartoons. Dust: An Elysian Tail is such a furry animation, presented in a 2D, side-scrolling action RPG. Its visual appeal is downright stunning. Forget cartoon-like games; Dust actually flows as smoothly as a feature animation. The [...]

Unlike its rivals Sony and Nintendo, Microsoft’s game division has never been one to produce any synergy between the company’s biggest products. Microsoft’s biggest business is, of course, its PC operating systems, which continue to produce most of the company’s income. Windows, as it were, is also one of the world’s biggest gaming platforms, powering [...]

Xbox World Magazine has unveiled a report that describes the controller for Microsoft’s heavily rumored Xbox 720 console and it sounds very…familiar. According to XWM, the controller will be an HD screen surrounded by traditional 360 joysticks and buttons.  If you think that sounds similar to the Wii-U controller then you’re not alone, because that’s [...]

For the first time since the launch of the Wii and PS3, the Xbox 360 was the most popular gaming console throughout 2011. With the launch of a new slimline edition and a variety of price cuts for both games and hardware, Microsoft’s seven year old console is proving that even old hardware is enough [...]