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Microsoft registers Kinect One, Xbox Fitness domains

First party exercise title could be revealed at E3. Microsoft has registered a number of domain names that would appear to hint at the title of its next-gen Kinect sensor and an upcoming exercise game.Click here to read the full article...Show More Summary

Alan Wake Humble Bundle and sale on Xbox 360

At yesterday's Microsoft press conference, Remedy Studios unveiled its new game Quantum Break which looks to mean there won't be any more Alan Wake games coming any time soon. It seems fitting then that the two series titles are reduced...Show More Summary

Poker Night 2 now available for iOS

Telltales' Poker Night at the Inventory 2 is now available for iOS devices. The poker title will work on anything iPad 2 and up, or iPhone 4 and up. And like the PC counterpart, this one is going for $4.99 as well. On the fence? Go read our official review to see what we thought of Poker Night 2.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Tech Comparison video released

During Microsoft’s Xbox One press event, the Call of Duty: Ghosts Tech Comparison video was released. It compares the tech upgrades from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Call of Duty: Ghosts. …

So, What Are We Going To Call The Xbox One?

Well, here we are. We now know the names of the three consoles that'll be competing come this holiday season. PlayStation 4. Wii U. And now, Xbox One. But every console needs a shorthand name; the Xbox 360 was just the "360," the PlayStation 4 is the "PS4." But what to call the Xbox One? Read more...

Call of Duty: Ghosts video compares graphics to Modern Warfare 3

Infinity Ward has been working on an all new engine for Call of Duty: Ghosts, and while we discussed it our our first preview of the game, a picture--or trailer--is worth a thousand words. Activision has released a new video comparing the current graphics to Modern Warfare 3. Show More Summary

Don Mattrick: 'If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards'

The Xbox One won't play Xbox 360 discs or XBLA games, and that doesn't really bother Microsoft Head of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick. "If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards," he told the Wall Street...Show More Summary

EA Sports Ignite engine trailer was pre-rendered

Gosh, wasn't the big reveal trailer for EA Sport's new next-gen engine Ignite exciting? To think, that's how sports games will be on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4! Ah. Well. Not quite. As you may have guessed, that wasn't in-game footage. Show More Summary

Ignite won't power FIFA 14 on PC; Xbox One trailer was pre-rendered

FIFA 14 on PC won't use Ignite, the new engine EA Sports announced at yesterday's Xbox One conference. Ignite will power FIFA 14 on Xbox One and PS4, EA Sports Global Communications Manager Steve Frost told Joystiq. "Ignite will be the engine that drives our sports games on PS4 and Xbox One," Frost said. Show More Summary

All-Star Dad Builds Incredible Basement Arcade With His Son

When I was growing up, I was barely allowed to own any video games. Contrast that with Redditor Mertzlufft, whose father teamed up with him to construct this bananas-looking underground compound, stuffed with more games than any single human could hope to handle. Read more...

Xbox Live video, music purchases will transfer to Xbox One

Video and music purchased through the Xbox Live Marketplace will transfer to the Xbox One for storage and playback, Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison confirmed to Polygon. Harrison noted the cross-platform media compatibility when asked about the Xbox One's reported inability to play Xbox 360 discs and downloaded games. Show More Summary

Need For Speed: Next Game Teased By EA

EA seems to be on the verge of announcing the next Need for Speed. They've released an image suggesting that it will be a new entry in the Hot Pursuit sub-series.

Xbox One marketplace won't have separate XBLA, XBLIG channels

Xbox One will not have separate sections for indie or download-only games, such as Xbox Live Indie Games and Xbox Live Arcade on the 360 - instead, Microsoft's new console will feature games, and "just games," Microsoft Corporate Vice...Show More Summary

Xbox Live Gold works across platforms, multi-user access

Xbox Live Gold memberships will be accessible on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One when it releases later this year, Microsoft's Phil Harrison told Polygon. "If you have an Xbox Gold membership today for 360 and you buy an Xbox One, your membership applies to both systems," Harrison said. Show More Summary

Jimquisition: Xbox One out of Ten

The Escapist : Jimquisition : Xbox One out of Ten The Xbox One was revealed this weak to thunderous applause. Oh wait, did we say applause? We meant, farts. Thunderous farts. Speaking of farts, here's a man who loves the smell of his,...Show More Summary

Forza 5, Quantum Break footage from Xbox One dev kits

Yep, they're real. Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed in an interview this afternoon that the footage you saw for Forza Motorsport 5 and Remedy's Quantum Break this morning are running on Xbox One dev kits. Not renders or some other trickery, you skeptics. Show More Summary

TUG offers your own private island with your rules

In Nerd Kingdom's The Untitled Game (TUG), the focus is on complete freedom. One of those freedoms is the ability for anyone to make his or her own server in the form of a floating island with any rules. Official servers are broken into...Show More Summary

Xbox One will get a 'historic IP' from Rare

We know that E3 2013 "will be all about the games" for Microsoft, which is good, because we didn't get many of them today during the Xbox One announcement. Rare is among the studios that will have something in store for next month'sShow More Summary

What's In A Name? 'Xbox One' Could Confuse Average Gamers

Yesterday, when Microsoft finally announced the successor to their Xbox 360, Don Mattrick took the stage with a giddy grin. Read more...

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