Microsoft defends the Xbox One's used game policy
Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi has defended some of the Xbox One's used games and licensing policies, saying it's a "big change" that will ultimately "move console gaming into the digital world" More...
Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi has defended some of the Xbox One's used games and licensing policies, saying it's a "big change" that will ultimately "move console gaming into the digital world" More...
Microsoft has stated they'll spend a whopping $1 billion on exclusive titles for the Xbox One, responding to criticism that the console doesn't focus enough on the gaming side of things More...
There was plenty of reason to be excited for the Xbox One console following Microsoft's Tuesday announcement event, but there's also reasons I'm disappointed and curious about it as well. More...
Since 2010 we have reported on a massive 68 different next Xbox-related rumors. Now that the console has finally been revealed as the Xbox One, we check how many rumors were accurate. More...
Microsoft has filed a complaint against the owner of the XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net domains. The company is trying to register these domains for its brand new console but someone already owns them. More...
Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's senior VP of Interactive Entertainment Business, has said Microsoft is aiming to sell another 25 million Xbox 360s, while a "huge" announcement is planned for E3 2013 More...
Though Microsoft hasn't announced a release date for its new Xbox One console, impatient users can pre-order one right now. The offer comes via Amazon Germany and it will cost you €599.00. More...
Microsoft said that the new Xbox One console will be able to use cloud computing for intensive tasks and we finally have more info on how this will actually work and what it means for users. More...
AnandTech has performed an analysis on the known hardware of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, revealing that (at least on paper) the PlayStation 4 has a faster GPU with more memory bandwidth. More...
Struggling to keep up with all the news surrounding the newly announced Xbox One console? Check out this handy dot-point list for all the information you need on Microsoft's next-gen system More...
With the impending launch of the next Xbox console at a May 21st event, I take a look at some of the features and capabilities I'd like to see when Microsoft releases its next generation hardware More...
An interview with Shuhei Yoshida of Sony's Worldwide Studios division has revealed that the PlayStation 4 will not be an always-online console, as internet connections are not robust in all countries More...
A leaked image suggests Microsoft's upcoming console may be given the name "Xbox Infinity". With rumors running hot off the press, will the device live up to expectations? More...
More info sourced from The Verge points to a May 21st next Xbox reveal, as we've heard previously, although new info indicates this event will be held at a small venue focusing on the first details More...
If you are an Xbox 360 owner, expect to have to update your console next time you fire it up as a minor update is being pushed out, starting today, that is likely addressing various system bugs More...
A report from a Japanese newspaper has claimed that the PlayStation 4 will cost around 40,000 yen, suggesting a Stateside pricing of around $399, while confirming the unit will be unveiled on Feb 20 More...
Did you know that in China, game console sales have been banned since the year 2000? But, according to new reports, that may all change as China looks to review the ban on foreign made consoles. More...
NVIDIA has surprised everyone and announced a portable gaming console, running both Android via the Tegra 4 chip, and your home PC games from Steam through streaming technologies More...
Sony has announced it will no longer ship the PlayStation 2 to Japanese retailers. Although it's still sold in other countries, could this be the beginning of the end of the iconic gaming console? More...
The team behind Ouya asked Ed Fries, the former head of game publishing at Microsoft, to join their team early on. Now he speaks out about how he sees Ouya fitting into the gaming marketplace. More...
Over a year after its first announcement, there's still plenty we dont know about Nintendo's new Wii U, including its price - but a report claims that the next-gen console will go on sale for $299. More...
Thanks to information posted on GAME's website, it seems we could be getting a re-release of the older Hitman titles in the near future. Only a 360 version is known so far, though we would expect PC. More...
John Romero, the man behind classics like Doom and Quake, and really the modern shooter genre, thinks that consoles will soon go the way of the dodo, brought down by tablets and the post-PC revolution More...
Nintendo's Wii U console has been very divisive in the short period of time it has been known. Already we've seen many different spec-sheets for a device we know nothing about, but nothing seems to... More...
Splash Damage, the game developer best known for titles like Brink and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, have announced plans to move into the free-to-play game marketplace with a variety of titles. More...
A research team claims that used Xbox 360 consoles could still have credit card information that can be accessed by hackers, even if the console is restored to its original factory settings. More...
The Xbox 360 has been one of Microsoft's most successful ventures into the gaming space, so this Trivia Tuesday we take a look at some cool trivia about the ever-popular gaming console. More...
Have an Xbox 360 or a PS3? You might want to make some room in your cabinet for a new console Valve is working on. More...
Sony states that its new, powerful gaming handheld has performed very well in the North American and European markets. Now it's just a matter of software releases and third-party support. More...
An analyst has predicted that 1.44 million Xbox 360 consoles were sold in the US in November, compared to 1.05 million Wii consoles and 750,000 PS3 consoles sold in the same month. More...
Analyst Michael Pachter believes that the rumors surrounding a 2012 Xbox 360 successor are "silly", instead believing an updated Xbox 360 will be released then, leaving a new console to 2014 More...
Nintendo’s handheld gaming system, the 3DS, is set to receive a price cut in the United States, dropping the system’s cost to just US$169 from the launch price of US$249. The $80 price saving will... More...
The latest report on the state of the console, PC and video game industry in the US has been released. According to VG247.com, a new study by The NPD Group said that $5.9 billion was... More...
Lenovo originally stated mid-last year that a brand new game console, then known as the “eBox” would be hitting the Chinese market in November 2010 followed by other markets in 2011. As Lenovo missed their... More...
Microsoft's Internet movie service grew more than 6% in 2010, thanks to the successful Zune marketplace on the Xbox 360. Since the launch of the Zune Marketplace on the Xbox 360 in November 2009, the... More...
On Thursday, Microsoft announced its second quarter earnings, with a record of $19.95 billion. The software giant also posted its highlights of the year, one of them being the amount of Xbox 360 Kinect units... More...
Microsoft is gearing up for the launch of Kinect, an add-on for the Xbox 360 console that allows players to use an Xbox 360 without the need for a physical controller. Pre-orders opened up weeks... More...
Microsoft is looking for participants again for the new Xbox LIVE dashboard update. Major Nelson posted a message to the community that Xbox is looking for participants to receive a brand new dashboard and other... More...
Today at E3, Microsoft announced the new Xbox 360 with a new smaller frame with a new shiny black casing. Aside from the new look, the base model will also have built-in Wi-Fi 802.11N... More...
A survey of British gamers has found that a quarter prefer to purchase and download their games online, often through their console's store, rather than purchase a physical copy from a retail store. According to... More...
Sony's PlayStation 3 games console has outsold the Nintendo Wii for the first time on a monthly basis in Japan, with 309,939 PlayStation's sold in September. The Wii ranked fourth, behind both company's handheld offerings,... More...
The latest "HOT APPLE RUMOUR" in the blog-o-verse is that the fashionable computer giant might be planning to enter the gaming world to compete with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. It seems the whole world is... More...
Over the past few months, I decided to go back in time and relive the days of old. Instead of wasting my day doing things that just weren't productive, I decided to get all of... More...
Following the release of the massively popular Halo 3 game title, Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console managed to outsell both Sony's PlayStation 3 game console and the Nintendo Wii in September, according to the NPD... More...
Alright, let me explain this one first. No, Nintendo won't be doing a remake of Howard the Duck. So don't panic. But, according to the Financial Times - as of yesterday (or when the article... More...
Although the PlayStation 2 is clearly a last-generation gaming system, Sony knows that the PS2 is still hot item. A report from Nielsen GamePlay Metrics finds that as much as 42% of all console use... More...
When Microsoft released the Fall Dashboard Update in 2006 for the Xbox 360, users expected new features. What no one expected was that the update crashed consoles, rendering them mostly useless. Microsoft quickly acknowledged and... More...
In order to rule this console generation, Microsoft believes that it needs to start emulating some of Nintendo's tactics. "If we don't make that move, make it early and expand our demographic, we will wind... More...
The PlayStation 3 sales declined by almost 50,000 units between March and April. Dave Karraker, Sony Computer Entertainment America's Sr. Director of Corporate Communications, attributed the poor results "to a lack of new software in... More...
In a massive 207-page report on the interactive entertainment industry for 2007, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter notes that while "the main driver of console hardware sales is the quality and quantity of the... More...