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Microsoft is suing Datel, saying the U.K. company copied its design for the Xbox controller.
Apr 5th
The Xbox controller made by Microsoft is in the middle. The Datel controllers for Xbox are on the top and bottom.
Microsoft are suiing them for what the software giant say is an infringement by the UK-based company of a number of patents that it holds.
Microsoft also claims that the devices sold by Datel are clones of the official Xbox 360 peripherals marketed by Microsoft. The latter is seeking undisclosed amount of financial damages.
Many are wondering if this is just “tit for tat” action from Microsoft afer Datel, the manufacturer of after-market peripherals for the Xbox 360, is taking Microsoft to court after the last update to the console rendered Datel’s cards useless.
The company claims Microsoft’s update was designed to prevent the memory cards from working with the Xbox 360. “The dashboard update is intended to, and does in fact, disable Datel’s memory cards,” says Datel in its lawsuit.
Don’t like the MW2 map pack price of 1200ms? What else can you get for your points?
Mar 31st
Microsoft has announced an Xbox Live Arcade sale for next month. From April 1 to April 7, a “clearance sale” will see ten titles discounted to around half price. The offers will be open to both Xbox Live Gold and Silver members.
Highlights include Super Street Fighter II HD discounted from 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20) to 560 Microsoft Points (£4.80), and Wallace & Gromit: Episode 1 down to half price at 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40).
The sale in full:
- Age of Booty: 400 points (usually 800)
- Defence Grid: 400 points (usually 800)
- Lumines LIVE: 400 points (usually 800)
- Mad Tracks: 400 points (usually 800)
- Rocket Riot: 400 points (usually 800)
- Schizoid: 400 points (usually 800)
- South Park Let’s Go Tower Defence Play!: 400 points (usually 800)
- Super Street Fighter II HD: 560 points (usually 1200)
- Track & Field: 240 points (usually 400)
- Wallace & Gromit Episode 1: 400 points (usually 800)
Microsoft to add USB memory support for the Xbox
Mar 27th
Microsoft’s Larry Nelson Hryb, the director of programming for Xbox Live, has confirmed that the company is going to introduce USB storage for its Xbox 360 on April 6.
The move will enable gamers to add 32GB of external memory via USB ports on the Xbox 360 consoles. However, to achieve this, gamers will have to attach two separate drives of 16GB each.
The development will allow Xbox 360 players to download, save and install games to third-party flash drives. It will also allow them to back-up their profiles, game saves, demos and the like.
The announcement marks the end of company’s external memory unit business.
More on this story can be found here – http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2010/03/26/USB-Memory-Support-for-the-Xbox-360-coming-April-6th.aspx
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