Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Game Boy emulator demoed on Windows Phone 7]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/24/game-boy-emulator-demoed-on-windows-phone-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/24/game-boy-emulator-demoed-on-windows-phone-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/24/game-boy-emulator-demoed-on-windows-phone-7/#comments If the main reason you're looking forward to picking up a Nintendo 3DS is because it plays Game Boy games, then you're a silly, silly goose. Plenty of phones can do just that, including those running Windows Phone 7, thanks to a new Silverlight hack from modder Samuel Blanchard. Check it out below!

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JoystiqGame Boy emulator demoed on Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hit the jump for the tutorial video.

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JoystiqKinect Hacks: Flash, HTML, Unity and Silverlight integration originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blitzblitz-agencyc++flashhtmlkinectkinect-hacksmicrosoftsilverlightunityxboxThu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Interview: Microsoft on integrating Xbox Live into Windows Phone 7 Series]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/xbox-live-windows-phone-7-intergration-interview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/xbox-live-windows-phone-7-intergration-interview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/xbox-live-windows-phone-7-intergration-interview/#comments Windows Phone 7 isn't just Microsoft's attempt to compete against Apple's iPhone. It's also the introduction of the first portable Xbox platform. During GDC today, we talked to Xbox Live GM Ron Pessner and XNA Game Studio manager Michael Klucher about how games integrate into the mobile platform and what gamers and developers can expect in the future.

For the purpose of this interview, Pessner and Klucher merged into one entity (they spoke over each other a lot!) to answer our questions:

Microsoft plans to separate games that do and don't support Xbox Live functionality on Windows Phone. Are there any concerns that this will turn off indie developers?

Pessner and Klucher: The short answer is "no." The way that we built the Phone and Marketplace experience makes it very easy to search for what you're looking for. With XNA Game Studio 4.0, you can use the same set of tools to build an Xbox Live game or non-Xbox Live game on the platform. The benefit that developers get for working with Game Studio is everything we just described.

We also are very interested in seeing concept submissions from the indie community, and we're out talking to a lot of independent developers. Fortunately, we're working with a lot of these folks in context of the console today, and many of the console titles that have come to us through the Indie Channel or Xbox Live Arcade, we think will also make fantastic mobile titles. So we're reaching back out to these developers and accepting submissions for ideas as a way to help make those Xbox Live titles. It's up to the developer in terms of what they want to do on the platform, but we're really excited with the response we've seen so far.

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JoystiqInterview: Microsoft on integrating Xbox Live into Windows Phone 7 Series originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gdc-2010interviewmicrosoftron-pessnersilverlightwindows-phone-7windows-phone-7-seriesXbox-360xbox-livexnaxna-game-studioxna-game-studio-4zunezune-hdWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Major Nelson: Don't sweat Xbox Live Silverlight ads]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/02/major-nelson-dont-sweat-xbox-live-silverlight-ads/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/02/major-nelson-dont-sweat-xbox-live-silverlight-ads/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/02/major-nelson-dont-sweat-xbox-live-silverlight-ads/#commentsJust when we were starting to get all excited about Silverlight-powered ads for Mountain Dew and Axe Body Spray littering the Xbox Dashboard, Xbox Live spokesman Major Nelson rains on our parade, telling readers that they don't need to sweat.

The Major recently posted, "One of our core principles is to enhance, not interfere with the gaming experience, and we work directly with our partners to only deliver experiences that are relevant to the LIVE community. Silverlight will help make those ads a more organic part of the dashboard, like we've done with some of the NXE slots in the past."

Aww, come on. Maybe just one "Get Totally Crunchatized With Doritos" ad? Something?

JoystiqMajor Nelson: Don't sweat Xbox Live Silverlight ads originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The tech is to be implemented on 360 "within the year," Alexander said. Though it would likely require a minimal download, we've got the feeling MS will save its roll-out for the next major Dashboard upgrade, rumored to hit this fall. We can't wait.

[Via Edge Online]

JoystiqXbox 360 getting 1080p, 5.1 sound ... ads originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, we just got tricked into downloading Silverlight. That's about all the information we were able to glean from a recently-launched teaser site for the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Banjo Kazooie. Once you download Silverlight, all you get is a spinning puzzle piece, a picture of a bear and the knowledge that you just helped Microsoft propagate their Flash competitor. Ilovebees, it is not.

For your surfing pleasure, we've posted the entirety of the site's content above, though we hope that will soon be replaced by pictures, videos and other information from the game, no matter how we may feel about the concept.

JoystiqBanjo Kazooie gets feature-light homepage originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>banjo-kazooiebanjo-kazooie-3microsoftraresilverlightXbox-360Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Page through Halo 3's game manual online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/22/page-through-halo-3s-game-manual-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/22/page-through-halo-3s-game-manual-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/22/page-through-halo-3s-game-manual-online/#commentsFiled under: ,

In an effort to kill two marketing birds with one stone, Microsoft posted the Halo 3 game manual online yesterday using their brand new (Flash and Java killing) Silverlight app. This of course means you can page through the game manual from the comforts of your computer a few days before you get the real thing in your mitts, but truth be told we opted to not look through this online version. We like holding our game manuals and paging through them when launch day comes, it's sort of like a side surprise ... a ritual of sorts. Oh, like we said, Microsoft is promoting their new Silverlight flash-esque web app, so you'll only be able to view the Halo 3 game manual once you install the Silverlight plugin into a compatible internet browser. Yes, it sucks, but the hoops are worth jumping if you need your Halo 3 manual viewing. Commence Silverlight install ... now!

[Thanks, rTwelve]

JoystiqPage through Halo 3's game manual online originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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