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  • Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Forza 5 & Kinect Sports Rivals Offer “Day One” Bonus Content

    Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Forza 5 & Kinect Sports Rivals Offer “Day One” Bonus Content

    Similar to the Day One bundle being offered in limited quantities for the Xbox One itself, four of the console’s headline launch titles are available for pre-order with Day One Edition bonus content, including things like extra maps and special gear. You’ll find details about […]

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  • Crimson Dragon Flies Next-Gen Skies on Xbox One

    Crimson Dragon Flies Next-Gen Skies on Xbox One

    The name Crimson Dragon should sound familiar, especially to fans of the Panzer Dragoon series. It was first announced a couple years back under the working title Project Draco, and it was hyped up to be a major Kinect-exclusive showpiece. But ultimately Crimson Dragon never […]

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  • Xbox 360 Redesigned to Resemble Xbox One

    Xbox 360 Redesigned to Resemble Xbox One

    While showing off all the fancy next-gen games coming to Xbox One, Microsoft carved out a slice of stage time during its E3 press conference to unveil a newly redesigned Xbox 360 console. Shipping to retailers across the U.S., Australia, Canada, U.K. and Ireland as […]

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  • Indie Roguelike <em>Below</em> Steals the Xbox One E3 Show

    Indie Roguelike Below Steals the Xbox One E3 Show

    Serving as interlude between the flash and sizzle of all the next-gen graphics showpieces and blockbuster franchise reveals during its E3 presser, Microsoft dropped in a quick tease for an Xbox One exclusive indie-gem-to-be by the name of Below. It was my favorite game of […]

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  • Master Chief Uncloaked in Xbox One Halo E3 Teaser

    Master Chief Uncloaked in Xbox One Halo E3 Teaser

    I knew from the moment the trailer started that the cloaked figure walking across the blustery desert was Master Chief, and that I was watching a teaser for an Xbox One Halo game. Predictable though it may be, it’s a phenomenal teaser, dropping little clues […]

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  • Microsoft Showcases Strong Xbox One Games Lineup at E3

    Microsoft Showcases Strong Xbox One Games Lineup at E3

    Games. Games. Games. After spending almost the entirety of its initial Xbox One reveal chatting about how the all-in-one entertainment box will revolutionize the viewing of television, Microsoft did nothing but talk about actual video games during today’s E3 showcase event. Novel idea for a […]

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  • Xbox One Launches this November for Half a Grand

    Xbox One Launches this November for Half a Grand

    When will it be available? How much will it cost? These are two of the main questions gamers expected Microsoft to answer about the Xbox One during the company’s E3 press conference this afternoon. Answer them, they did. Xbox One will be available in 21 […]

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  • Halo Twin-Stick Shooter Unleashes a Spartan Assault on Windows 8 PCs, Tablets and Phones

    Halo Twin-Stick Shooter Unleashes a Spartan Assault on Windows 8 PCs, Tablets and Phones

    New Halo alert. New Halo alert. New Halo alert! No, this isn’t about a new Halo for Xbox One. Something that huge–if it happens–won’t be revealed until Microsoft’s E3 presser. Halo: Spartan Assault is a new series installment in development at 343 Industries and Vanguard […]

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  • HD Remastered Fable Anniversary Announced for Xbox 360

    HD Remastered Fable Anniversary Announced for Xbox 360

    Hide the chickens! After many tweets crying out for such a thing, Lionhead Studios has announced plans to re-release the original Fable on Xbox 360 later this year. Fable Anniversary gives Fable: The Lost Chapters an HD graphical facelift and achievement implants, augmentations sure to […]

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  • Silicon Studio Provides YEBIS 2 Middleware for PS4 and Xbox One Development

    Silicon Studio Provides YEBIS 2 Middleware for PS4 and Xbox One Development

    Accompanying this week’s Xbox One unveiling, game developer and middleware provider Silicon Studio has announced its official partnership with Microsoft to make the company’s YEBIS 2 post-processing tools, previously showcased in the Agni’s Philosophy Final Fantasy tech demo, available to developers working on the new […]

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