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

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

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 [0]

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

Microsoft reportedly developing set-top box

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is in the process of developing a set-top box, according to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. The device is said to be "simple" and made to stream video and similar other functions, perhaps similar to the Roku set-top box. While there are said to be prototypes already in creation, there's no info on whether the set-top box will ever hit shelves. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 could get Project Gotham Racing launch game devs hint

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's next-gen Xbox 720 could launch with a new Project Gotham Racing game, developers have teased, with Lucid Games promising that "mid-May will be interesting for the studio." Lucid, which was formed from ex-Bizarre Creations staff, the studio responsible for the original Project Gotham Racing series, took to Facebook to tease a new 2013 title, which would coincide with Microsoft's own reveal date for the new Xbox. Read The Full Story

Microsoft returning to Gamescom to show off Xbox 720

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

While Microsoft is planning its own reveal event on May 21 to unveil its next-generation gaming console, the company will also be at E3 in June to show off even more stuff the company is working on. However, Microsoft will also be returning to Gamescom later this August after skipping last year's event, where they'll be revealing the "next chapter of Xbox gaming experiences." Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 to allow games without internet connection after all

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's been wildly speculated that Microsoft's next-generation gaming console would come with a crazy feature that would require a constant internet connection, or else it would essentially be useless. However, to one's real surprise, it's said that Microsoft will, in fact, not require an internet connection for some of the console's tasks. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 “ultimate gaming console” focus would make Molyneux a “happy bunny”

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the founder of both 22cans and Lionhead gaming companies suggested that he’ll be excited to see how far the next-generation Xbox has come since he saw Microsoft’s plans a year ago. Peter Molyneux made it clear that his hopes for the Microsoft-made console centered on gaming and that the company make what he called “the ultimate gaming console.” The alternative, he said, was that the creators of the console would get distracted with living room entertainment abilities and technologies like Glass and touch.

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Xbox 720 is Xbox Fusion suggests latest console chatter

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

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

Microsoft offering free Xbox Live Gold this weekend in the UK

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

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

Xbox 720 will do without IllumiRoom at launch, Microsoft confirms

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's IllumiRoom technology, which turns your living room into an augmented reality gaming arena by expanding graphics from the confines of your TV, won't be baked in time for the next-gen Xbox, the company has confirmed. The projection technology, which uses Kinect to digitally map a room and then digitally overlay dynamically changing graphics linked to the on-screen entertainment, will be shown off in concept form this year, Microsoft Research's Hrvoje Benko and Brett Jones confirmed to Engadget, but is nowhere near ready for commercial release. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 IllumiRoom integration demo suggests “Infinity” experience

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Microsoft has presented a concept for a system they call IllumiRoom, one made to show how the television could be expanded upon with a series of projectors. This system has been pegged for possible integration for the Xbox 720 - also known as the Xbox Infinity - a system Microsoft will announce in one form or another on the 21st of May at Microsoft's Xbox campus. With Microsoft's IllumiRoom, gamers will be using a combination of the Xbox's Kinect sensor and a projector to bring a room-wide peripheral view experience enhancement to the Xbox 720. Read The Full Story
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