Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Jerry Johnson got cut the first time he tried to join the Washington basketball team. He didn't give in, coming back to start two seasons at point guard and show that he belonged.
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Page 1 of 2. The New Xbox Experience is almost upon us, and we've spent the last week playing around with the beta version on one of our office Xbox 360s. Make sure to check out our for a thorough dissection of the dashboard you'll be staring at for the next few years.Before we did that, though, we were given a tour of the new features by Xbox Live product unit manager Jerry Johnson,...
Madville Times (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Yesterday, I laid the odds for our District 8 State House candidates: Mitch Fargen : 2 to 1. Jerry Johnson and Gerry Lange : 2.5 to 1 Patricia Stricherz : 10 to 1. I explained why I rank Stricherz the longshot ; now let's grade Jerry Johnson. The short form : If you're looking for an inspiring, dynamic leader, Jerry Johnson is not your man. If you're looking...
Madville Times (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Round II of tonight's Madison Chamber Candidates Forum: our District 8 State House candidates! Here's my best summary (not a verbatim transcript, mind you) of what Democrats Gerry Lange and Mitch Fargen and Republicans Patricia Stricherz and Jerry Johnson had to say during the Q&A. Question 1: What do you hope to accomplish during first your term? Fargen: Two things I really want to push...
Edge Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Having worked on Xbox Live since its inception in 2002 and headed up the software team that created the new 360 dashboard, Jerry Johnson has just taken a new role as general manager of Xbox Live Europe. It’s part of Microsoft’s new emphasis on catering directly to the European market instead of leading it all the way from Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. read more
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Employee Nam Vong moves a tray of cookies to the packaging machine at Uncle Jer's. Jerry Johnson reminisces about the south Sacramento bakery that made 36 million cookies and raised $25 million for schools. Johnson says the state's "healthy snacks" law was killing his business, but now he has a deal to sell his 15,000-square-foot building to a catering company. Uncle Jer's founder...
1UP (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
A few days ago, Xbox Live product unit manager Jerry Johnson said Microsoft would be "continually releasing and unlocking clothes for the next six months" for the new Xbox 360 Avatars and that they would be "coming out in theme packs." At the time, we didn't know what he was talking about, but were relieved we wouldn't have to pay Microsoft points for individual items. Now Siliconera...
Last Shepard Games (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
An Avatar ad on the NXE states that new fashions will be added every two weeks and will be noted by a gold star. Xbox Live Product Unit Manager Jerry Johnson confirms that new accessories will be added for at least the next half a year. According to Johnson, the new fashions will be implemented [...]
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
This morning we posted a story in which Microsoft confirmed that avatar clothing would be released continuously for the next six months. MS' Jerry Johnson stated they would be coming out in "theme packs." While that could mean either themed packs of clothing, or clothing bundled with a theme , it seems that an example of the latter is now available. If you download the Ninja Blade NXE...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Let the whoring commence! As expected, Microsoft will soon be seeing just how much mileage can be had from avatars by unleashing new downloadable clothing. According to Xbox Live product unit manager Jerry Johnson, the next half a year will see perpetual clothing releases. MS points at the ready! "We’re going to be continually releasing and unlocking clothes for the next six months,"...
DigitalBattle (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Europe’s Xbox Live boss told website CVG that only half of the content that Microsoft wanted to fit into the ‘Next Xbox Experience’ before the November 19th launch date made it in. Jerry Johnson said that they have plans to add in many more applications to the update after its release. Many of the applications seem [...]
Xbox 360 Fanboy (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Filed under: News Speaking to CVG , Microsoft's Jerry Johnson stated that many of the features originally planned for the upcoming New Xbox Experience were not implemented in the version being released later this month. Said Johnson, "Half the things we wanted to do we cut out of the service." However, Johnson also says that updating the NXE is much simpler than previous...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Microsoft’s UK arm Xbox Live unit product manager Jerry Johnson recently told CVG that “half the things” from the New Xbox Experience were cut and that Microsoft will support NXE by continually adding content. One notable cut was Xbox Live Primetime , which will allow gamers to compete in a game show format for real prizes. In terms of creating new content, Johnson pointed at a...
1UP (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Xbox 360 'New Xbox Experience Walkthrough' Even with its list of cool features , Microsoft had to trim down their grandiose plans for the New Xbox Experience by half, reports CVG. "There's still a lot of stuff we want to do," said Microsoft's Jerry Johnson. "Half the things we wanted to do we cut out of the service." That doesn't mean that the cut plans will never show up, however. The...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
The New Xbox Experience isn't even finished yet, but that hasn't stopped Xbox Live product unit manager Jerry Johnson from boasting that Microsoft could have a New New Xbox Experience in a few years if there was demand. "If our customers want it, and the market wants it, we can do it again. There's no date set on it though," stated Johnson. Johnson also seems confident that...
