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Xbox 720 console possibilities and how they’ll affect the Xbox 360

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [3]

This week Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is set to be revealed - at least in part - and the Xbox 360 will at last have a replacement. But for those thousands and millions of Xbox 360 owners, what comes next? Is this console doomed to go the way of the dodo, or will a software update pushed after the Xbox 720 - or whatever it'll be called - is released allow this soon-to-be-legacy console to continue to be relevant? Read The Full Story

Xbox LIVE “The Music Room” heralds Xbox 720 age of interactive TV

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [1]

Microsoft's big "Xbox 720" reveal isn't the only Xbox-related launch this week. The company has also announced a new interactive TV series, The Music Room, which will be exclusively available to Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. The show will, unsurprisingly, focus on musical performances, but allow viewers on their consoles to shape the direction the content takes. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 prototype secrets leak: TV, DVR, streaming, AR and more

, May 20th 2013 Discuss [41]

An Xbox TV, a console piggy-backing on your cable box, DVR functionality, streaming gaming, and augmented reality have all been topics of Microsoft development for the next-gen “Xbox 720“, sources claim, though how much of the prototype tech will make it to the eventual hardware is still unclear. Microsoft has been working on multiple possibilities for embedding the new Xbox further into the living room, multiple insiders whispered to the WSJ, as it attempts to challenge not only Sony’s PlayStation 4 but the rising star of smartphone and tablet gaming. Still, wariness about potentially frustrating gamers with laggy play, or content and entertainment partners, has apparently forced Microsoft to temper its console ambitions.

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Big Xbox Dashboard update tipped to pave Xbox 720 transition

, May 19th 2013 Discuss [7]

Microsoft's Xbox 360 dashboard is in line for a new, significant update, insiders claim, paving the way for the next-gen "Xbox 720" with elements of Windows 8.1 among other changes. The interface will include smaller Live Tiles and a new color-theme, according to The Verge's sources, though also be used to more readily transition gamers from the current Xbox 360 to the new console expected to be officially unveiled this coming week. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 sales dropping drastically, still remains top-selling console

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [5]

Microsoft may be prepping to unveil it's next-generation Xbox next week, but the Xbox 360 is still going on strong. Keeping up with its staggering consistency, the Xbox 360 has remained at the top of the best-selling consoles list for the month of April in the US selling 130,000 units throughout the month and capturing a 42% market share during April. Read The Full Story

Microsoft tipped to ditch Xbox Points for gift card system

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [9]

It's been rumored multiple times that Microsoft would be ditching its Points system for something a bit more real, and as we get closer to the company revealing its next-generation Xbox console, rumors have started to pick back up again. Now it's reported that Microsoft will ditch its Points system for all of its services in favor of real currency and a gift card system. Read The Full Story

Watch Dogs game true-to-life hacking developed with real security pros

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

The development team at Ubisoft have been working on the game Watch Dogs for an unusually long time. This hacker-themed game has been in development for 4.5 years, long enough for the original concept to have gotten so close to real life that its developers have been able to easily consult with a team of real-world security experts at Kaspersky Lab, bringing the game to a place where, at release, it wont be impossible to imagine its action as a real-world situation. Read The Full Story

EA will debut Fuse shooter demo on May 7

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

A while back, EA and Insomniac Games announced that they were teaming up to create a new shooter franchise called Fuse. Fuse is a co-op shooter that will launch on May 28 in North America. Preparing for the games official launch later this month, EA and Insomniac Games have announced the date of availability for the games digital demo. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 is Xbox Fusion suggests latest console chatter

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [16]

Microsoft isn't far off announcing the first official details about its upcoming "Xbox 720" next-gen console, but according to the latest batch of whispers the gaming flagship will launch as the Xbox Fusion. Speculation about the official name Microsoft will give the Xbox 360 successor has circulated since shortly after the 360 itself arrived, with the current internal codename "Durango" and tongue-in-cheek "Xbox 720" expected to fall by the wayside in favor of a more distinctive brand. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 integration tipped for TITAN mech exclusive

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [2]

Rumor has it Respawn Entertainment is working on a science fiction online shooter mech game that will be an Xbox 360 and Xbox 720 exclusive. The project is said to have been underway for some time now, and a teaser image has been released, which you can check out in all its blurry wonder after the jump. This information comes from multiple sources that spoke to Kotaku. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offering free Xbox Live Gold this weekend in the UK

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [1]

Microsoft is giving UK gamers another chance to take advantage of some free Xbox Live Gold this weekend. The company just recently offered the same deal to those in the US and other regions in the world, except for the UK and Europe. They had a free weekend last month, and are now getting the opportunity to go at it once again. Read The Full Story

Dead Island project dubbed “Hellraid” for slasher game officiality

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Techland, the developer of the popular PC titles Dead Island and Call of Juarez, has officially confirmed that the next title they're working on will be called Hellraid. The game will be a first-person perspective slasher that you can choose play solo or play with your friends. Techland began work on the game last year under the codename "Project Hell", but they decided that they needed to give their child a real name. Read The Full Story
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