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  • Xbox Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

    Xbox Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

    Screw camping out in line outside stores and battling stampeding crazies for bargains that will likely be topped later on in the holiday shopping season. Stay inside and do your video game shopping from home this Black Friday. (Of course that’s the whole point of […]

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  • Xbox One Kinect Gesture and Voice Command Cheat Sheet

    Xbox One Kinect Gesture and Voice Command Cheat Sheet

    Xbox One’s newfangled Kinect sensor still hasn’t locked down consistent and reliable recognition of motion and voice control, but nevertheless the technology continues to impress with its current and potential capabilities. If you’re curious to learn every possible command the Kinect is capable of right […]

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  • Design a Custom Xbox One Controller Paint Job, Win Some Cash (And More Controllers!)

    Design a Custom Xbox One Controller Paint Job, Win Some Cash (And More Controllers!)

    Alongside Friday’s Xbox One console launch, Microsoft kicked off a wireless controller design contest giving artistic minded gamers the chance to win some cash and prizes. Here’s how the contest works: Step 1: Go to www.xbox.com/en-US/community/promotions/XboxController Step 2: Download the provided template. Step 3: Create […]

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  • The Future Xbox One Game Lineup Looks Bright Indeed

    The Future Xbox One Game Lineup Looks Bright Indeed

    Maybe you heard already, but the Xbox One has launched. Did you get one yet? Or are you waiting for a better game selection before making the investment? Well, the good news is that there is a full slate of blockbuster games in development for […]

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  • The Xbox One Has Landed!

    The Xbox One Has Landed!

    Yes indeedy, boys and girls. Microsoft has officially launched Xbox One and a new generation of gaming is underway as the ‘Big Three’ console manufacturers now have their latest home video game boxes fighting for consumer dollars on store shelves together for the first time. […]

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  • Ryse Combat Overview Shows How a Vengeful Roman General Likes to Execute His Prey

    Ryse Combat Overview Shows How a Vengeful Roman General Likes to Execute His Prey

    Marius Titus, the hero of Xbox One launch title Ryse: Son of Rome, is one pissed off Roman. Barbarians made the grave mistake of killing his family, so now he has joined the Roman army as a general and channels his rage into gruesomely executing […]

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  • Forza Motorsport 5 is Revved Up and Ready to Launch

    Forza Motorsport 5 is Revved Up and Ready to Launch

    Car porn alert! Car porn alert! Forza Motorsport 5 shows that it’s ready to race for Xbox One Day One glory with an enticing launch trailer that starts slow and builds to a rapid finish. If you’re a racing game gearhead, I imagine you’ll find […]

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  • Ryse Season Pass is Dedicated to Multiplayer Gladiators

    Ryse Season Pass is Dedicated to Multiplayer Gladiators

    Xbox One launch title Ryse: Son of Rome has a full lineup of additional content planned for gladiators looking to expand their post-launch arsenal for the game’s multiplayer Gladiator mode. Going on sale for $19.99 on November 22nd alongside the full game, the Ryse Season […]

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  • Halo: Spartan Assault Coming Home for the Holidays on Xbox One and Xbox 360

    Halo: Spartan Assault Coming Home for the Holidays on Xbox One and Xbox 360

    No shocker here: Halo: Spartan Assault, that top-down twin-stick shooter released over the summer on Windows 8 PCs, phones, and tablets, is jumping over to consoles in time for Christmas. The Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions of Halo: Spartan Assault will be released via […]

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  • Review: Charlie Murder

    Review: Charlie Murder

    It might have been when I first picked up a disembodied head and hurled it like a baseball to take out that screaming ninja chugging beer at the bar. Or maybe it was when I face-stomped the zombie pirate, or when my hulk-sized drummer—you can […]

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