While Microsoft has reversed their plans for Xbox One DRM and online requirements, it has killed the 10-member family game sharing plan, and the ability to have all your games linked to your account More...
A new report says GameStop retail locations in the US have stopped taking Xbox One pre-orders due to the stores reaching their allocation limits; GameStop is still taking pre-orders on its website. More...
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 game console outsold all of the other consoles in the US in May 2013, with 114,000 units, making this the 29th straight month on top of the US game market. More...
Analyst firm DFC Intelligence has released a new report stating the future of Microsoft's Xbox division is in question following the company's recent DRM requirement announcement for the Xbox One. More...
Microsoft will sell its first party Xbox One games such as Forza Motorsport 5 and Quantum Break for the retail price of $59.99, although the prices for third party Xbox One games are unknown. More...
Microsoft apparently ran some of its Xbox One demos at its E3 2013 booth on PCs running on Windows 7 and with NVIDIA graphics cards, rather than on AMD hardware which is used in the actual console. More...
Everyone on the Internet is saying that Big Brother is going to be watching you while you play your Xbox One. With all of the other surveillance and tracking going on in the world, why should we care? More...
Microsoft claims it has yet to set an official price for the stand alone Xbox One controller, even though Amazon.com has the device for pre-order with a price of $59.99. More...
We offer up a gallery of images from this week's E3 2013 trade show, showing some of the massive exhibits and odd things we spotted at the LA Convention Center, including a real spaceship. More...
An anonymous engineer from the Xbox team has apparently posted up the reasoning behind the DRM on the platform and Microsoft's intentions with the Xbox One to help clear up a few misunderstandings. More...
We got some more information on Forza Motorsport 5, the next game in Microsoft's in-house racing similation series that will debut for the Xbox One console later in 2013. More...
Shigeru Miyamoto, best known as the creator of Mario, has said Nintendo doesn't agree with restrictive DRM policies such as those found in Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One console. More...
CD Projekt, the game developer that has been against putting DRM features in its games, has been defending its plans to release its next game, The Witcher 3, on Microsoft's Xbox One console. More...
Microsoft has officially revealed that the Xbox One achievement system will expand to include new challenges but only achievements in games will add to a user's Gamerscore. More...
Microsoft has revealed more information on how the upcoming Xbox One console will have a Smart Match feature that should improve finding multiplayer matches online, along with a reputation system. More...
Microsoft showed off a live demo to the press at E3 2013 of Project Spark, their upcoming game creation tool for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, along with Windows 8 PCs More...
We got to play two missions from Halo: Spartan Assault at E3 2013, the upcoming top down shooter from Microsoft that's coming out later this summer for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. More...
Despite recently getting rid of its online pass access code for current-generation consoles, Electronic Arts says it didn't ask Microsoft for the digital rights management technology in Xbox One. More...
Microsoft has apologized for one of its employees who made what sounded like a rape joke during a demo of the Xbox One game Killer Instinct at their E3 2013 press conference Monday. More...
Microsoft and Amazon report high demand for pre-orders on the Xbox One console at the online retailer, with Amazon saying they have nearly sold out of its Xbox One Day One shipments. More...
Want to know exactly what games are coming to which next-generation console? Look no further than this comprehensive list of titles detailing exclusive and non-exclusive games for the Xbox One and PS4 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...
Sony America CEO Jack Tretton has stated that they will allow third-party publishers to dictate DRM terms for games they publish on the PlayStation 4, which could lead to some control of used games More...
Microsoft's head of Xbox, Don Mattrick, said to Spike TV that Microsoft already has a gaming console that's suitable for those without an internet connection: it's called the Xbox 360 More...
Microsoft will need to come up with something else to explain putting in the Xbox One game and console restrictions, now that Sony has confirmed it will have no such limits with the PS4. More...
We played a small portion of "Ryse," the upcoming third-person action game from developer Crytek that is being made as an exclusive launch title for Microsoft's Xbox One console. More...
We tried a live demo at E3 2013 of how the more advanced Kinect hardware included with Microsoft's Xbox One game console works, including how it can measure your heart rate. More...
Pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation 4 are now live at several online retailers, and Sony has also confirmed that game discs for the upcoming console will be region free. More...
At Sony's E3 2013 press conference it was unveiled that online multiplayer gaming now requires a PlayStation Plus subscription, which costs $5 per month and comes with several other features More...
Sony has undercut Microsoft, with the PlayStation 4 costing $399 at launch, (399 EUR or 349 GPB); the console will be available this holiday season at an unspecified date More...
Sony has announced at their E3 2013 press event that the PlayStation 4 has no restrictions on used games, and does not require any online authentication when you're playing disc-based games More...
At Sony's E3 2013 press conference, the company has unveiled the final design of the PlayStation 4 hardware, ending rumors on what the console would look like after not showing it earlier in the year More...
We are here in the Los Angeles Coliseum to generate a live blog covering Sony's E3 2013 press conference which is scheduled to begin at 6 pm Pacific time (9 pm Eastern Time) More...
We are here for Ubisoft's E3 2013 press conference which is scheduled to begin later today at 3 pm Pacific Time (6 pm Eastern time) in the Los Angeles Theater in downtown LA. More...
Microsoft announced the price for the upcoming Xbox One console earlier today, and it's already available for pre-order. In addition, if you pre-order it, you'll get a "day one" achievement. More...
We are here at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to attend Electronic Arts' E3 2013 press conference, which will begin at 1 pm Pacific time (4 pm Eastern time). More...
We are live blogging from Microsoft's E3 2013 press conference at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am Pacific time (12:30 pm Eastern time). More...
Watch Microsoft's 2013 E3 press conference live on Neowin. The event takes place in Los Angeles at 9:30 a.m. local time. It can also be watched on Spike TV, on an Xbox or Xbox.com. More...
On the eve of E3 2013, we offer our picks for the games we most want to see and play on the show floor in Los Angeles, including Watch Dogs, Ryse, Forza Motorsport 5 and more. More...
Media registration begins at the LA Convention Center for E3 2013, which means we can legally take pictures of the banners inside the building as well as outside the complex. More...
Darkmatter, a Xbox 360-Xbox One laptop project that people can buy in full or in kit form, is closing it on reaching its Kickstarter funding goal with eight days to go. More...
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a device that lets regular people control flying robots using only their brain and all without a neural implant. More...
As E3 2013 begins in earnest next week, we give some predictions for what might or might not be revealed by publishers during the annual video game trade show in Los Angeles. More...
Redbox has launched GamingFuture.net, a website that lets people comment on next-gen game consoles but also seems to be a campaign by Redbox to allow rentals of Xbox One games. More...
The Los Angeles Convention Center is already being covered in massive banners promoting a number of upcoming games that will be shown as part of E3 2013 starting next week. More...
Microsoft says that used Xbox One game discs will have some restrictions in terms of trading and re-selling, which could just be the console's "Start menu" issue that affects its sales. More...
An anonymous Reddit user claims Microsoft has hired several "high-profile" marketing firms to post positive comments on social media outlets about its upcoming Xbox One console. More...
Microsoft released the long-awaited digital rights management requirements of its upcoming Xbox One console, and we want to know your thoughts. Do you care, or had you already made up your mind? More...
Microsoft has posted word that owners of the upcoming Xbox One game console will have control of its privacy settings, including how much info its Kinect sensor gathers. More...
Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Xbox One game console must have an online connection at least once every 24 hours for gaming on an owner's primary console. More...