Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Next Xbox to have 300,000 player MMO?
May 28th, 2009 
According to a posting on Gamasutra.com, Microsoft is looking for a Software Development Engineer who has, on top of other skills:
…building a backend capable of hosting a 300,000 player game in real-time with real money on the line (anti-cheating, etc)
Sounds a lot like an MMO that involves the Dashboard because the employee would work for the Xbox LIVE team:
Join the server-backed games team, part of the Xbox LIVE team that’s responsible for creating games and entertainment for mainstream audiences to enjoy on Xbox and Xbox LIVE
In the first quote it mentions real money being exchanged so it could refer to gambling based services.
Posted in Rumour | 
Tags: Dashboard, Gamasutra, Gambling, Job Posting', Microsoft, MMO, Next Console, Rumour, Xbox Live
Microsoft Fluid Prototype
May 17th, 2009
Rumour is that Microsoft Fluid, their new motion sensor camera, being developed by 3DV and their ZCam technology. At CES 2008, 3DV actually showed off their camera with a full-on gaming tech demo. Video from the tech demo is shown below…
New Xbox 360 Platinum Hits Packaging
April 16th, 2009
Microsoft has introduced new packaging for the Platinum Hits. Nice improvement over the older and plainer version. Updated versions are slowly popping up at retailers now.
