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EA to detail Star Wars future at E3

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Electronic Arts says that they will be revealing their plans for the future of Star Wars games during E3 2013 next month. The game publisher was recently granted exclusive rights for the Star Wars franchise after Disney bought LucasArts, the developer responsible for past Star Wars installments. Read The Full Story

Google Drive for Android updates with document scanning

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Drive for Android received a big update today with "a clean, simple card-style" layout, as well as the ability to scan documents, receipts, bills, etc. The new feature also comes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology that will allow you to easily search for said documents later, thanks to the ability for Google Drive to recognize text in a scanned document. Read The Full Story

Xbox One will allow multiple users on single Xbox Live membership

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

While there's been a lot of controversy over various Xbox One features, the good news is that gamers will be able to use a single Xbox Live Gold membership across multiple accounts in a household. A membership can also be supported across the Xbox One and the Xbox 360, which means that a single membership can be used across multiple consoles as well. Read The Full Story

Xbox One forbidding indie game devs from self-publishing

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Mark one in the column under Xbox One and a zero under indie game developers. Microsoft won't allow indie devs to self-publish their games to the Xbox One, a business strategy that is pretty much the exact opposite of Sony's vow to embrace indie games on the PlayStation 4. Developers who want their games on the Xbox One will still have to go through a publisher. Read The Full Story

Apple to build US Macs in Texas, Foxconn most likely to assemble

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple announced back in December that they would be making some of their Mac computers in the US, but they didn't specify where exactly the machines would be made. However, during an appearance before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that made-in-USA Macs will be manufactured in Texas. Read The Full Story

Crytek teases Ryse for E3, coming exclusively to Xbox One

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Crytek's latest games, called Ryse, had been announced in the past, but very few details were unleashed at that point. Then again, details are still scarce today, but we at least now know that the Kinect-enhanced hack-and-slash game will be coming exclusively to the Xbox One and will be officially unveiled at E3 next month. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface to be used on NFL sidelines

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Yesterday when Microsoft announced the Xbox One, they also announced a partnership with the NFL that would see an immersive NFL experience come to the new console, as well as some Microsoft technology coming to sidelines next season. However, during the keynote, the company didn't specify what exactly would be coming to sidelines, but now we that Surface tablets will hitting the NFL in a big way. Read The Full Story

Samsung rumored to roll out fingerprint scanning on future Galaxy devices

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems Apple isn't the only company working on fingerprint scanning technology. It looks like Samsung is also getting into the biometrics business with a solution of their own. Deep within the Galaxy S III file system, some images have been discovered that show off illustrated fingerprints, hinting to that possibility that Samsung may implement fingerprint scanning in future devices. Read The Full Story

Xbox One not backwards compatible, supports used games and offline connection [UPDATE]

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Some key questions that many people have about the new Xbox One weren't answered in the keynote during today's unveiling, but Microsoft confirmed afterward some answers to a few issues. First off, the Xbox One will not be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games, but the new console will support used games and won't require an always-on internet connection. Read The Full Story

Xbox One: Everything you need to know

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft just wrapped up its unveiling of the Xbox One, which is the company’s newest gaming console. The whole keynote was only an hour long, but they blazed through a lot of information without really diving deep into detail. Thus, you might have missed some things if you were watching the live stream or our own coverage. With that said, here’s everything that you need to know about the Xbox One so far.

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Xbox One NFL partnership brings live games, fantasy football

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems Microsoft is aware that live sports can be hard to come by when you don't have paid cable, and they're looking to change that a bit by partnering up with the NFL in order to bring a better experience to Xbox One owners. The partnership will bring exclusive features to the new console, including live-streaming games and a better fantasy football experience. Read The Full Story

Xbox One EA game lineup starts with FIFA 14

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

As to no one's surprise, Electronic Arts made an appearance at Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event, and they showed off some of the new sports games that will be coming to the Xbox One. There will be a new FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and UFC, all of which will release their next game on the Xbox One. Read The Full Story

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