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Financial Times comments on Moore's law; Xbox 360

posted Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:56 PM by cesarmenendez
Hey there, everypeoples. Cesar here (back from break). A buddy at work sent over a very interesting Financial Times editorial (requires registration) called "The future is here - and it works." A very optimistic peice, the author talks about Read More
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Xbox 360 Powers All-New Nissan URGE Concept Car

posted Tuesday, December 27, 2005 9:00 PM by cesarmenendez
Motorcycle-inspired roadster delivers a futuristic driving experience using “Project Gotham Racing 3.” Read More
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Bush to Santa: Xbox 360

posted Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:42 PM by johnporcaro
On Saturday Night Live, Dick Cheney playing Santa asks President Bush what he wants for Christmas... Excuse me.  Excuse me, kids.  President coming through.  Hey Dick, what's up? Hello Mr. President.  I though we agreed to do Read More
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Press Releases and Media Alerts this week

posted Friday, December 16, 2005 5:14 PM by johnporcaro
Couple of press releases/media alerts made their way out this week.  I'm keeping them archived on this blog, but not posting them on the front page.  Click the link in the right column to see them.  If you want to, you can subscribe Read More
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Economist Offers Explanation of "Great Xbox 360 Shortage"

posted Friday, December 16, 2005 4:19 PM by johnporcaro
Interesting analysis of the Xbox 360 shortages, this time by Tim Harford, columnist for the Financial Times, and author of The Undercover Economist.  In an article called "The Great Xbox 360 Shortage of 2006," he opens with this quote: Read More
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Not Quite Blown Away...

posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:43 PM by johnporcaro
Joystiq points to "10 reasons the Xbox 360 doesn't quite rock - yet, a well-written wish list from Dave Kramer (aka Gamewatcher), over at Gamestay.com.  As someone who's been using the system for some time, I actually have to agree with many of the Read More
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Zero Hour Interview Video

posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:37 PM by johnporcaro
A few weeks back, I wrote about an interview Peter Moore and J Allard gave to members of the Xbox online community, including gamers from the PMS Clan, several Xbox MVPs, Dave and Rob from Geek Speak Radio, Gamer Andy, CyberAthlete from GamerTag Radio, Read More
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Introducing Spartan 458

posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:24 PM by johnporcaro
Frankie, over at Bungie.net, posted the story behind Spartan 458's special appearance in Dead or Alive 4.  From "Go Tell the Spartans: The Making of SlugFest" Here's a list of things Nicole, Spartan 458 is NOT. She's not a character who's ever Read More
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Xbox Live Arcade Caught Your Attention?

posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:26 PM by johnporcaro
Cool that Xbox Live Arcade is adding more and more games.  Like TriXie, I’m finding myself playing those games more and more.  I loaded up my account with points, and I’ve downloaded several of the games (ya, I have to pay for ‘em just like Read More
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December 2005 Momentum

posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:00 AM by johnporcaro
In the immediate aftermath of a remarkable three-region launch, Xbox 360 made its way across North America, Europe and Japan to an incredibly enthusiastic response. Read More
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Wik: Fable of Souls Swings its Way Into Your Living Room and Onto Your Xbox 360 Game Console

posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:00 AM by johnporcaro
Reflexive Entertainment’s award-winning adventure game title is now available for download via Xbox Live Arcade Read More
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“Mission: Impossible III” explodes onto Xbox 360

posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:00 AM by johnporcaro
Xbox Live Marketplace to Host High-Definition Teaser Trailer Read More
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Backwards Compatibility Update 1.2

posted Monday, December 12, 2005 9:53 PM by johnporcaro
[Update: The FAQ is now live on Xbox.com.] As you all know by now, we recently released an update to the backwards compatibility emulator for the Xbox 360. After the release, we saw some questions online that we wanted to answer, so David Reid, Read More
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Michael Wolf is at Japan Xbox 360 Launch

posted Friday, December 09, 2005 6:02 PM by johnporcaro
My co-worker Michael Wolf just sent this email to our team, with a pretty good recap of the launch so far.  Edited just a bit, so mistakes are probably mine... After an adventurous flight to Tokyo, we landed in the Daitabashi office amidst a sense Read More
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IBM Paper: Xbox 360 CPU Design

posted Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:00 PM by johnporcaro
TeamXbox's Cesar Berardini writes about a new paper published by IBM, about the Xbox 360 CPU design: Application-customized CPU design. "IBM has made public a Fall Processor Forum 2005 paper that explores the customized IBM PowerPC processor designed Read More
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Peter Moore Interview on G4TV

posted Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:59 PM by johnporcaro
In an interview from G4TV, Peter addresses some questions about Xbox 360 availability, the SKU mix, supply and demand, and lots of good information about Xbox Live and Xbox Live Arcade.  Worth checking out. "Yes, (replenishment) is happening.  Read More
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It's Good to Play Together (...or Jump In)

posted Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:27 PM by johnporcaro
Alan Moore writes about how community is changing gaming, citing Aleks Krotoski's article in the Guardian's, "With the public in charge, reality rules": A few months ago, I was dumbstruck when a deity in the UK games business suggested that the future Read More
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New Microsoft CEO Named (for one day): Kiyaan Vazirzadeh

posted Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:26 PM by johnporcaro
While we were all down at Zero Hour, our hallway was still abuzz with final preparations for the launch.  One thing that you'll hear about tomorrow was that the film crew of "Three Wishes" was here, with 10 year old Kiyaan Vazirzadeh.  From Read More
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Chris Early and Shawn McMichael Interview on Xbox Live Arcade

posted Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:23 PM by johnporcaro
John Hattan, in an interview last month on gamedev.net, talked to Microsoft's Chris Early and Shawn McMichael about Casual Gaming.  He asked what it would take to get Microsoft to look at including a game in Xbox Live Arcade. "There are two Read More
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Wearing Your Zero Hour Hoodie In Public

posted Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:04 PM by johnporcaro
Method Director (gamertag HuRt MoToR) would hate to be me.  "...I'd hate to be in the marketing department at Xbox.  It's a no-win situation.  If I were a marketing dude (and I'm surrounded by them every day), then every red blood cell Read More
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Xbox Live Dashboard

posted Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:16 AM by johnporcaro
You've heard a lot about the new Xbox Live, and no doubt you've seen plenty of screen shots.  Not a lot have seen how it works while you're playing a game, and since the simple "one click" access is one of the coolest features, it's worth checking Read More
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Frustrated Gamers

posted Monday, December 05, 2005 11:49 AM by johnporcaro
After reading all the comments, trackback posts, and linked articles, I can definitely say I get a real sense of everyone's frustration.  I've forwarded your comments/suggestions/outrage to the appropriate folks, and you should know it's being heard.  Read More
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Neil Thompson Addresses Supply Question

posted Friday, December 02, 2005 4:30 PM by johnporcaro
Neil Thompson (Xbox's Senior Regional Director, Northern & Eastern Europe) and Stephen McGill (head of Xbox UK Marketing) were interviewed in a podcast today by the Guardian.  I've worked with these guys before, and I agree with Aleks Krotoski Read More
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Back (Compat) to the Future

posted Friday, December 02, 2005 11:10 PM by cesarmenendez
I had a quick chance to talk to David Reid, who sits down the hall from me here at Xbox. Dave’s one of the people here that oversaw backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 – and I had a few questions for him. John and I are seeing some of the same questions Read More
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Free Mince Pies for Queued Punters

posted Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:03 PM by johnporcaro
Hearing stories of the launch of Xbox 360 in Europe.  According to Owen Clay's Weon blog, Asda is offering mince pies for those standing in line.  He thinks "it's almost worth queueing for the free grub and then leaving!"  Love the artwork, Read More
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Ladies and Gentlemen: Cesar Menendez...

posted Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:49 PM by johnporcaro
Cesar's been on the Xbox marketing team for some time, and he'll be posting on this blog.  He's been involved in the Xbox online community for a while, and was part of the team responsible for Colony and Zero Hour.  We'll be adding others Read More
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