Xbox 360 News

Microsoft will soon need to address the issue of Xbox 360 storage limitations, according to Rockstar president Sam Houser.

Speaking in an interview with 1UP about the hardware difficulties the developer encountered when making Grand Theft Auto IV, Houser stressed that a lack of storage space on Xbox 360 discs and Microsoft's non-mandatory hard drive strategy were problematic.

"One of the problems with the 360, and it ...

News has broken on Namco's plan to revive Splatterhouse, the horror slash-'em-up/beat-'em-up that originally appeared in the arcades in the late 1980s.

Unfortunately there's no concrete details as yet, but 1up describes it as a "next-gen resurrection" of the series, with first details being disclosed in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly - so expect info to hit the web imminently.

The original ...

We implore you not to chuck your regular ol’ DVD players now that we’re in the midst of contract buffoonery by Paramount and Warner Bros. Said companies have rightly cancelled all new HD-DVD titles, leaving Blu-ray without some of its biggest releases. Like Sweeney Todd and There Will Be Blood before it, this week’s handheld monster mash, Cloverfield has no hi-def release scheduled just yet.

No matter! Some of this ...

Two Warcraft III players will march the prestigious Olympic torch on its way to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

There's no word on where or where Jae Ho "Moon" Jang and Li "Sky" will join the procession, GGL Wire reports (cheers Kotaku for the tip off). Apparently, professional StarCraft player Junchun "Pj" Sha will be also be along for the ride, along with fellow RTS-er Lei "Leilei" Shen. Pro gamers of the world ...

Wow - this one is a mind trip. GamesRadar UK (our editorial team across the Atlantic) has managed to secure the first reveal of the new Mortal Kombat game. But as the mind-boggling video below proves, your favorite spine-ripping warriors are no longer alone.

In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, releasing this fall on 360 and PS3, they'll be joined - and challenged to battle - by your favorite justice-serving superheroes as well.

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Bloodthirsty bank robbers, two predators and, courtesy of Aliens and Michael Cera, a lot of unwanted pregnancies highlight this week's high-def releases. Let's get it on: ...

GamesRadar sister site Next Gen is running an article focussing on the opinions from industry experts on what games and gaming will be like in the year 2020...Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and chair of NeoEdge: "Social gatherings have always had some game playing elements whether you're talking about a 12th century banquet or a game of Risk around the table at home. ...

We had to double check this to make sure we weren't reading it wrong. Newspaper The Guardian has published a piece defending video games, stating that children denied access to games are "deprived" of a "rich and magical experience". It's all gone a bit hippy-ish over here. The opinion piece, penned by writer Naomi Alderman, calls the recent government report by Tanya Byron "eminently sensible", and even defends Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto. ...

It's a well-known fact that Crytek is porting its CryEngine 2 tech that powered Crysis to console, but it's yet to confirm whether it's working on PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the PC FPS.

It MUST be happening though; and expect the visual quality of the first-person shooter on both consoles to be the equivalent of, or very close to, high graphics settings on Crysis on the PC. Well, that's the suggestion from Crytek engine business ...

Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. So Nintendo, prepare to be flattered if latest reports on plans up Microsoft's sleeve prove accurate.

MTV News is claiming to have received information from a developer that Microsoft is currently working on a controller for Xbox 360 that features Wii Remote functionality "and more," and that such a device could well be out before the end of 2008.

This is said to ...