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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    Sean Hollister
    Would you look at that: the original Xbox prototype.

    We’d heard it was at the Game Developers Conference and here it is: the original metal X prototype, which predated the Bill Gates / The Rock stage reveal of the actual console. Also see a few other items from Xbox history in my quick gallery:

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    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Microsoft says you should build next-gen Xbox games by building them for PC.

    We’re in line for Microsoft’s keynote, but look what we spotted at its booth at GDC! “Cross-platform is the future of the Xbox ecosystem,” it writes. “Build for Xbox on PC.” Again, the future of Xbox is W.

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    Lego Smart Brick review: My kids are not impressed

    Lego’s tiny toy computer can fly higher than these first Star Wars sets.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Does the future of Xbox start with a W?

    Microsoft sure seems to be hinting so! And I suspect Tom is right about what that means. (Better W than L, right?) The company will be at GDC on Wednesday with a “Building for the future with Xbox” keynote session.

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    Sean Hollister
    Epic v. Google won’t be going to the Supreme Court — both sides agree to withdraw it.

    While Epic v. Google isn’t quite finished in the US, we no longer have to wait and see if the highest court will hear the case. Rule 46.1 reads that if all parties file in writing that a case be dismissed, “the Clerk, without further reference to the Court, will enter an order of dismissal.” That agreement has now happened.

    Image: US Supreme Court