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• Join the Microsoft Game Studios Beta Program

  If you're interested in joining Microsoft's beta program for games, you'll be interested in the following email I received. We are gearing up for a year of great betas. To prepare for these upcoming betas we have a new survey on the beta website... Posted Mar 22 2008, 12:30 AM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Gaming

• Guitar Hero on steroids, new X-Box 360 game Rock Band

  I visted Best Buy this weekend and I thought oh neat, they have a drum set for Guitar Hero. Wrong! I looked closer and they had two guitars, a drum set, and a microphone hooked up to the X-Box 360 playing a new game called Rock Band. I'm wondering... Posted Nov 12 2007, 10:26 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Gaming

• Halo 3 Launch a worldwide success

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21149633/ I had heard that more copies of Halo 3 sold in it's debut, than any game has sold in it's lifetime. I did not previously know that Bungie was wholely owned by Microsoft. But now that it will be it's own... Posted Oct 05 2007, 02:33 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Gaming

• UofA Halo 3 Competition

  Although the turnout wasn't as high as expected by some, I thought the event was a resounding success. Two different Microsoft employees brought presentations, one of which was on the XNA Robotic studio. XNA being the development environment for the... Posted Oct 01 2007, 12:02 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Local Events, Gaming

• I take offense ...

  to the portrayal of Jimmy Kimmel's comment about I.T. employees all over the world calling in sick because of the Halo 3 release. However true it may be. (Sad isn't it?) Posted Sep 27 2007, 12:23 AM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Gaming

• Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD helps fuel Java vs Microsoft battle?

  Consumers are either deciding on a format or waiting until a decisive winner is declared in the ongoing HD media battle. Most people think the battle is Sony vs Toshiba, but I beg to differ! The other half of the debate is Java versus Microsoft. Now wouldn't... Posted Sep 25 2007, 12:46 AM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Gadgets, Programming, Microsoft, Gaming

• Halo 3 competition and .Net event by the University of Arkansas .Net User Group (UofA DNUG)

  I received the following e-mail about a terrific event the UofA DNUG is hosting (note that the schedule is all tentative). Basically they are helping kick off the Halo 3 debut as well as giving a mini Code Camp. It sounds like a blast, and I'll definately... Posted Sep 19 2007, 12:52 AM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Northwest Arkansas, Microsoft, Local Events, Gaming

• Halo 3, NFL & Silverlight

  Of all the odd things to see, several Halo 3 commercials during an NFL football game. Looks like it's a full on assault to push Halo 3. And for those that haven't noticed, Microsoft has put it's full juggernaut marketing team behind it, and... Posted Sep 16 2007, 04:30 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Misc, Gadgets, Gaming