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SmackDown 2010… it’s a wrap!!!
Over 300 attendees were hosted in the QUT Gardens Point, Brisbane auditorium where they were entranced by keynote addresses and interactive demonstrations from:
- Michael Kordahi – Future of Computing,
- Jorke Odolphi – Windows Phone 7 and Developing Across Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7 and PC,
- Ashley Perkins – Imagine Cup and Dreamspark, and
- Adam Pollington – Xbox 360 Kinect.
Sponsors including Microsoft and Plantronics contributed to an awesome prize pool of over $3600 that saw some extremely fortunate attendees leave with everything from an Xbox 360 S to new release games, Office 2010 Professional software, keyboards and the most amazing GameCom headsets.
Free pizza and refreshments rounded out the afternoon of course!
The brainchild of Microsoft Student Partner and QUT student Ashley Perkins, the event was the culmination of many months of planning to bring the world of technology closer to students of school and university age in a fun setting and its inaugural success has everyone asking for more in the future!
Some posted feedback includes:
Jmintouch33: @ashmansays great presenters – amazing insights. Thanks from our jpc group. Enjoyed #smackdown2010 . We will be back next year! Congrats
Alegrya: Great fun time had at #SmackDown2010 today! Huge thanks to @AshManSays for organising such a top event
MrsAngell: Thanks @AshManSays for a fantastic time and lots of prizes at #smackdown2010
On3thousandwords: @ashmansays – #Kinect <b>IS</b> awesome #SmackDown2010 ^_^
Alegrya: 100m versus sprint on Kinect, hilarious #SmackDown2010
Themolk: Kinect Sports demo WIN! #SmackDown2010
Kiayyy: #smackdown2010 I love kinect
RSTrends: DreamSpark is pretty good, very good for dev. #smackdown2010
jackmarrows: I want to enter the imagine cup. Looks fun. #smackdown2010
jackmarrows: Wow visual studio takes the coding out of coding an app for windows 7 phone. 10 lines of code. Uses C# #smackdown2010
Cameron Parrish: QUT Smackdown 2010 with Ashley Perkins was ridiculous fun! it should be an annual event!
SmackDown 2010… it’s a wrap!!!
Below is a video compilation of SmackDown 2010:
Modern Warfare 2 PC hits new low
AshMan says…
Infinity Ward has certainly had a rough time with the PC Community with the launch of Modern Warfare 2. COD 4 – Modern Warfare was a fantastic game for consoles and PC, and this is part of the reason why gamers feel MW2 has taken leaps backwards.
Best Buy in the US held an online chat featuring some employees from Infinity Ward. This chat was opened up to all comers…and it was brutal. As it showed from the gamers perspective how dumbed down the MW2 experience will be on PC compared to COD4.
Some of the questions asked were literally asking for some hope, but to no avail Infinity Ward only made things worse for gamers. Some of the questions were:
Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version?
Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.
kaRMa: Please give me a direct answer. On the PC version. Are all games hosted by players, and is there a five-second delay when host migration is in effect?
Vince-IW: yes
With Modern Warfare 2 being launched today. I really hope that PC Gamers are only wanting a single player experience if they choose to buy the PC version, and stick to COD4 for the mulitplayer action.
Halo: Reach Leaked Screen Shots
AshMan says…
Amazingly somehow supposed screenshots of the upcoming Halo: Reach game has been leaked onto the internet. These blurry screenshots appear to be showing off the arsenal which will be available in the Halo game as well as locations and currently unannounced features.
Apparently these screenshots have originated from Bungies own forum, but since reportedly have been taken down. It is still unknown if these screenshots are from the BETA which is set to be released to fans who preordered Halo 3: ODST, but from what we can see Microsoft and Bungie have another awesome Halo game.
The quality of the screens isn’t top notch but surely is good enough to wet the appetites of Halo fans across the globe. You can find below the reported screenshots.
Halo:Reach leaked screenshot
Imagine Cup 2010
AshMan says…from the Microsoft Blog
The Imagine Cup 2010 registrations are now open. The 2010 Worldwide Finals will be held in Poland. The theme to the 2010 competition remains the same as last year, “Solve the world’s toughest problems”. The UN Millennium goals are encourage as a good place to start, check out the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
The Imagine Cup categories have also been downsized to 3 major categories, Software Design, Game Design and Digital Media. Check out the Competition overview for more info.
To register for the competition, please visit www.imaginecup.com. Start putting your team together ASAP to allow yourself the best chance of succeeding!
Stay tuned for more info on The Australian Imagine Cup summer camp and Australian Imagine Cup website being launched later this year.
Watch the preview video for Poland!
20% off Xbox 360 Controllers RRP
AshMan says…
Earlier in the year you may recall a 20% Cash Back offer from Microsoft. A similar promotion is now on offering up to 20% off the RRP for the 360 Controllers directly at the retailer.
Up to 20% off RRP Wireless Controllers
This time they have really streamlined the process for the end consumer as you don’t have to do anything else such as online forms or sending off receipts. The controllers have to be purchased before the 15th of November 2009 to be eligible as well as purchase from a participating retailer. The participating retailers are: Big W, Clive Peeters, Dick Smith, Dick Smith Powerhouse, Domayne, EB Games, Game, JB Hi-Fi and Myer
It’s a great opportunity to share the Xbox experience with your mates.
Microsoft ‘Courier’ device unveiled
AshMan says…
Whilst the rumor mill is working hard around the Apple tablet device, Microsoft has been working hard on one of their own.
At the moment it’s called the ‘Courier’ and is in the “late prototype” stage. The device itself features dual 7-inch screens which are multitouch, perfect for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus and your fingers.
Microsoft 'Courier' Source: Gizmodo
Originally the device was top secret which was only known to a few engineers and executives.
They are currectly collaborating with another firm called Pioneer Studios, who have put together the video. This demo gives a look around the device and what it can do.
The heritage of Microsft revolves around very much with “digital ink” and this interface is unlike anything else. Ideas from both the Surface and Zune HD can be seen.
Xbox 360 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Bundle
AshMan says…
Infinity Ward yesterday hosted a multiplayer even for Modern Warfare 2 and during the event Larry “Major Nelson” came to the stage to reveal a special Modern Warfare 2 bundle called the “Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console”. This bundle is great because the hardware spec of the console is different.
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console
- Xbox 360 Console – with military-themed case design
- 250GB Hard Drive
- Two Black Xbox 360 Controllers
- Xbox 360 Headset
- Standard Edition copy of Modern Warfare 2
It is estimated to retail for US$399/AU$599 and will be released on November 11; which just happens to be a day after Modern Warfare 2 is due for release.
Limited Edition Console for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The bundle is confirmed to be sold in Australia, Europe, the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and New Zealand.
To check more information check out here.
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