AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... also been "tweets from nearly every market where we have Xbox Live." Says Microsoft exec Neil Thompson: "It's just about giving people choice and giving them a slightly different experience. The Facebook and Twitter applications are bespoke to the service, they do have Xbox Live unique features, such as being able to see which Xbox Live friends are online, et cetera....
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Microsoft's U.K. boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumors. Neil Thompson,...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... think this sees us deliver on our promise to broaden the appeal of the Xbox," Head of UK Xbox Neil Thompson told TechRadar at a launch event headlined by TaioCruz and Paloma Faith. Problems plagued the launch of the Sky Player over Xbox last month, with the sheer scale of people trying use the service overwhelming servers, but Thompson insists that this will not happen...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Microsoft's Neil Thompson has told GamesIndustry.biz that retailers must choose for themselves the price points they're going to set for the sale of videogames - but has issued a warning about the sustainability of some of the aggressive discounting seen recently for games such as FIFA 10 and - particularly - Modern Warfare 2. "Retailers have to make their own decisions about how...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... the two fierce rivals has shifted decisively beyond just games. GamesIndustry.biz caught up with Neil Thompson, Microsoft senior regional director for northern Europe, at an Xbox launch event in London earlier this week, where he discussed the significance of the update, Natal, the impact of Modern Warfare 2, and the chances of seeing the BBC's iPlayer on Xbox 360. Read more...
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last week we reported the rumor that Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal motion sense device was set for a November 2010 launch, along with a cheap £30-50 price tag. Today, Microsoft has denied the rumors, claiming they are "not accurate." After launching the Xbox 360 autumn update with Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video, Xbox 360 UK president Neil Thompson was...
Engadget (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... at least sell for an attractive "impulse buy" price point as low as $50. Now Microsoft's Neil Thompson (the same guy who told us Xbox2Go was a lie ) is shattering your 2010 wish list already, denying last week's report and saying the company has "a lot of things" left to figure out before its release. Something tells us MS will handle this a little better than...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... tour of UK publishers and studios." The baking stage Not according to Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson who has been quick to dismiss the accuracy of MCV's report claiming that it is nothing more than "rumours". "I've got nothing more to say about it", Thompson told GI.biz . "We're still very much in the baking on Natal and there's a lot of things to...
Xbox 360 Fanboy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
While reports circulated last week that Project Natal would launch sometime in November 2010, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson says the details were only rumors. Speaking with Eurogamer at a launch event in London for the console's new social media applications , Thompson said the rumors "weren't accurate" and claimed Microsoft has yet to determine "a lot of things"...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... if reports on pricing and shipments for its motion control technology were correct, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson replied: "No. They weren't accurate, they were rumours. I've got nothing more to say about it". Read more...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... if reports on pricing and shipments for its motion control technology were correct, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson replied: "No. They weren't accurate, they were rumours. I've got nothing more to say about it." Read more...
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Microsoft has updated their Xbox 360 services today, adding the long hyped Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video apps. "It's the community that drives us forward, and it's the community that allows us to pioneer new ways of connecting people through the entertainment they love," says Neil Thompson, senior director of Microsoft's Entertainment Division in UK & Ireland....
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... allows us to pioneer new ways of connecting people through the entertainment they love," said Neil Thompson, senior director of Microsoft's Entertainment Division in UK & Ireland. "Tonight we're celebrating the transformation of the TV as tomorrow everyone will be able to enjoy some truly exciting interactive entertainment experiences which continues to deliver on our...
T3.com News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... a time, meaning you can’t listen to music while checking Facebook. However, head of UK Xbox, Neil Thompson, told TechRadar that the service would “evolve over time”. Earlier this month, Microsoft launched the Sky Player on the Xbox 360, but overwhelming demand lead to a troublesome launch . Stay tuned and we’ll give the service a full test and let you know...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... photos will be shown in panes. Speaking to TechRadar recently about the integration, Microsoft's Neil Thompson said: "Everyone wants to tweet, everyone wants to Facebook and I can tell you that we will expand the types of services we offer over time because we think this is just the core element for what the future of entertainment is." Related Stories Call of Duty: Modern...
