Robbie Bach

PSLS » News » Community » News » Industry Events » E3 » News » Industry Events » News » PSP / PlayStation Portable » News » Preview 06/19/2010 Written by Cameron Teague close Author: Cameron Teague Name : Cameron Teague Email: cameron.teague@playstationlifestyle.net Site: http://www.playstationlifestyle.net About: I love gaming and I love PlayStation See Authors Posts (408) I must admit I was one of the first to speak my disappointment with SEGA’s choice to take Valkyria Chronicles 2...Read Full Story

 Robbie Bach, former Xbox department head      The men who brought you the Xbox and Xbox 360 are leaving Microsoft .   News blog Techflash has obtained a memo confirming that Robbie Bach , the head of the Xbox department at Microsoft, and J Allard , the executive behind both the Xbox 360 and the Zune, have departed Microsoft. The memo, sent from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to employees, reports that Bach is retiring after 22 years at Microsoft. J Allard's departure from the company is...Read Full Story

As many know this is the first time that Urgent Fury has atteneded the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). This is a major step for Urgent Fury. In attendance were William Murray (FW’s Wolf Dog), Patrick Gross (Commander Claymore Fury) and myself, Shane Bell, CIO Urgent Fury. As you can imagine this was a major step for Urgent Fury. We spent time meeting with the major players in the industry with full acceptance as well as being snuffed by a major player as well. Of course one of the most...Read Full Story

       For those of you who don't know what E3 is ,the full form is Electronic Entertainment Expo.This is a place where all the latest game trailers, previews are released and announcements are made, E3 also gives awards sometimes. E3 is held every year either at the end of May or the starting of June. In this year's E3 many famous game trailers were released like Assassin's Creed Revelation, N.F.S. The Run , Battlefield 3 and F.I.F.A. 12.Read Full Story

Peavey Electronics is bringing their music expertise to the videogame world by announcing a strategic partnership with developer Zivix. Peavey and Zivix are introducing the Peavey HeroMaker, a revolutionary full-sized six-string electric guitar and game controller, and the newly developed JamParty: Be the Music casual music videogame coming to console for digital download and PC [...]Read Full Story

Kotaku has managed to get hold of an internal Microsoft memo sent out by CEO Steve Ballmer, stating that both Xbox chief, Robbie Bach, as well as ‘father’ of the Xbox, J. Allard, have decided to leave the company. This news comes amid rumours of a ‘shake up’ in the Entertainment & Devices Division, which houses Microsoft’s games business, where “major organizational changes” are on the way for the organisation. After 22 years with Microsoft, Bach (who most recently served as President of...Read Full Story

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3 for short, kicks off tomorrow in Los Angeles and gamers around the world are looking forward to three days of exciting new games and technology. However, one of the most anticipated events of E3 is the debut of the new Wii which will take place at Nintendo’s press conference on Tuesday (June 7). Though Nintendo isn’t saying what the Wii 2 will include, gamers are hoping for features like high-definition technology and touchscreen controllers. Others...Read Full Story

Now that the proverbial cat’s out of the bag, Tech Flash has caught up with Robbie Bach about his impending retirement from Microsoft. In a far-reach interview, the former President of Entertainment & Devices Division says he made his ultimate decision just last Thursday, and that while he and also-gone J Allard “had been talking [Allard's] situation for awhile,” the conversation never went both ways and the timing of the departures is “pure coincidence… serendipity.” Bach further claims that...Read Full Story

With E3 around the corner, Microsoft has reshuffled its consumer focused Entertainment and Devices division. E&D President Robbie Bach and Vice President J. Allard are moving on. Robbie Bach was leading E&D since inception and a Softie for slightly more than two decades. J. Allard’s possible departure was first hinted by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley. He is widely regarded as force driving the the Courier tablet project which was unceremoniously killed . After Microsoft  signalling the death of...Read Full Story

One of the most anticipated reveals of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), if not the most anticipated reveal, would have to be official news on something related to Valve Software’s Half-Life franchise. An announcement of the third entry to the series? News on Half-Life 2: Episode 3, perchance? If this was the kind of information you were looking forward to at E3 2011 early next month, you’re going to be bitterly disappointed. From an email being sent out to games press...Read Full Story