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The roleplayers’ analysis of Microsoft’s E3 – so far

June 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

E3 is the big game expo. It’s Monday and Microsoft have been speaking. Let’s take a look at their announcements and have a go at sorting the games into roleplaying tiers. The theory is this; there are computer roleplaying games which do what they can to recreate the RPG experience with a console or computer, […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: assassin's creed, dragon age, Dragon Age: Inquisition, e3, fable, halo, microsoft, the witcher, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Tomb Raider, Xbox 360, xbox one

Xbox One Media Remote listing appears on Amazon

February 13, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yesterday Amazon Canada published and then quickly pulled a listing for the Xbox One Media Remote. Oops. Today Amazon UK has a listing for the Official Xbox One Media Remote. Double Oops. At the time of this blog post going live the UK listing hasn’t been pulled. There’s no picture but the page describes the […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox, xbox one

Microsoft turns to anime to help promote Internet Explorer

November 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Watch the anime first and then have a think about what it means. Okay, it came from Microsoft Singapore so it had an audience used to anime. That said this ad for Internet Explorer has gone global. This shows just how wide anime’s appeal has become. It also shows just how influential geeks are. I […]

Filed Under: Anime, Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, anime, microsoft

Trolls, the Xbox One Kinect and Gameplay Tour

November 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I know it will not make me popular but I see what Microsoft are doing with the Xbox One. I agree that the device needs to be more than just a games console; it needs to be the tech hub of the living room. Microsoft just have to show people. Jason Sipes posted this tour […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, previews, xbox one

An Invitation to play Xbox One

October 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mfIg1I3zE We’ve featured the first official ad for Sony’s PS4 “Perfect Day” here on Geek Native. Let’s take a look at what Microsoft’s Xbox One team are up to. I don’t know if it’s the first official ad but it’s an early on. It also takes a similar approach; using key games to grab your […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, TV Tagged With: ads, microsoft, titanfall, xbox, xbox one

Xbox One confirmed for 22nd November, including UK

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Microsoft have confirmed that the Xbox One will be available on 22nd November in their 13 launch markets – this includes the UK. However, they’ve also warned that Xbox One pre-orders have sold out in many retailers and are working to ensure that extra Xbox One Day One consoles are available. Microsoft have also announced […]

Filed Under: Console, Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox, xbox one

Xbox One: Call of Duty – Ghosts, first pictures

May 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native doesn’t ignore games like Call of Duty – it’s just that the title is a little off our beaten track. Call of Duty: Ghosts qualifies for some attention as it’s one of the first games for Microsoft’s Xbox One. You an already check out the website here for more Ghosts info. The short […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: activision, call of duty, microsoft, xbox, xbox one

Xbox One: Quantum Break, first pictures

May 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of the first games for Microsoft’s Xbox One comes from Remedy Games. It’s called Quantum Break and puts a real focus on characters. You can pre-order your Xbox One retailers like GAME already. The following pictures came from the live stream of the Xbox One reveal.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: microsoft, xbox one

Microsoft announce Xbox One; first pictures

May 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Unlike Sony, Microsoft showed their actual console at their reveal event. The new console will not be called Xbox Fusion nor Xbox Infinite. It’ll be called Xbox One. The new device is part of a battle for the living room strategy. The console will control the TV, is powered by the Cloud and remembers what […]

Filed Under: Console, Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox, xbox one

PlayStation 4 console teaser

May 20, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8YHunOwUrU Tomorrow Microsoft are making a big announcement about the Xbox. We’re all predicting their offering for the next gen console wars. Sony have already announced the PS4 so what are they to do? One tactic might be to try and steal a little of the Xbox thunder by releasing a teaser video that flirts […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, playstation, playstation 4, sony, teasers, xbox

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