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By Will Prusik The answer is “we think so“. Given the potential for add-ons with the Xbox 360 controller it’s not unlikely that Microsoft could simply create a motion sensing attachment that would work with some games. In a promotional video for the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Ken Lobb, the cr...

By James Ransom-Wiley Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals Back to button mashing for Kazooie. Microsoft has sent along a brief statement allegedly clarifying what Microsoft Game Studios creative director Ken Lobb meant when he said, "you twist the controller around and it'll move different thing...

By Michael McWhertor Did Ken Lobb, creative director at Microsoft Game Studios, just confirm motion control will be a factor in the newest Banjo Kazooie game? We're saying it's a "definite maybe." Others are saying yes, based on Lobb's comments in a Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts walk-through with develope...

By James Ransom-Wiley Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 About 4 minutes into a new Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts developer commentary video, Microsoft Game Studios creative director, Ken Lobb, drops the line, "So you basically grab with the wrench and then you twist the controller around and it'll move dif...

By Luke Plunkett Ken Lobb, Xbox's GM creative and technical services, spoke with us a little on how Microsoft Game Studios get their games out the door and across the world. Their emphasis on simultaneous global releases - or "sim ships" - is a handy pointer for other publishers who can't seem to really get a...