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edge-online.com - 3/31/2009
Microsoft Linked to Sale of Motion Tech Firm
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Motion detection technology firm 3DV is now entering a sales agreement with an unnamed third party, thought to be Microsoft. For weeks speculation has mounted that Microsoft will be purchasing the Israeli digital camera technology company for around $34 million, though the platform holder ...
gamesindustry.biz - 4/6/2009
News: Microsoft settles homophobia case
— gamesindustry.biz — Lionhead developer paid undisclosed sum in compensation for workplace abuse... (more) News: Microsoft settles homophobia case

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Don't call it DRM: Microsoft explains new gaming piracy tech
arstechnica.com - 3/30/2009
Don't call it DRM: Microsoft explains new gaming piracy tech
— arstechnica.com — Tuesday at GDC Microsoft announced a number of upcoming additions to Games for Windows, including stronger protection... against piracy, as well as some nifty features to make playing your PC games simpler if you have multiple systems. There ... (more) Don't call it DRM: Microsoft explains new gaming piracy tech

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OnLive has only 2 potential customers: Microsoft and Sony
gamesbrief.com - 4/7/2009
OnLive has only 2 potential customers: Microsoft and Sony
— gamesbrief.com — The analysis and commentary on the OnLive service announced at GDC last month is all missing the... point. OnLive isn’t aimed at consumers. It’s aimed at the only two potential customers in the world: Microsoft and Sony. The big news at GDC last month was OnLive , a streaming video ... (more) OnLive has only 2 potential customers: Microsoft and Sony

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The Escapist : Latest News:  Microsoft Purchasing Motion Tech Company?

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Microsoft Purchasing Motion Tech Company?
The Escapist : Latest News — ... the company for roughly $35 million. The deal hasn't been fully worked out yet though, so there is still the chance it may fall through. It seems likely that if Microsoft is spending this kind of cash on the deal, it will be making a concentrated push at the casual market with the technology sometime in the near future. What this news means for the current Xbox Live Vision camera is unknown. Exactly how soon we'll be playing Xii Healthy on the 360 also remains to be seen. Source: EDGE-Online ...

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