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UncategorizedThere’s a Hidden Message In The Witcher 3‘s Debut Trailer
Here’s a screenshot of the sneaky little hidden message game studio CD Projekt RED left in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s debut trailer. It shares some extra info regarding the game and the trailer. Blink and you’ll miss it! The message appears briefly at around the 3:13 mark in the video below.
By Gergo Vas Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
GameStop, Taking Preorders for Xbox One, Lists Nov. 21 as Release Date
GameStop already is taking preorders for the $499 Xbox One “Day One Edition”. Though Microsoft has not yet announced any release date other than “November,” the mega-retailer says the console will ship on Nov. 21.
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Xbox Live Reputation System May Reduce ‘Troublemakers,’ ‘Cheaters’
With today’s confirmation of a new reputation system coming to Xbox Live for Xbox One, Microsoft is tacitly acknowledging how miserable it can be to play games against strangers on Xbox Live. Details are scarce, but we get this much from a letter to Xbox Live gamers by Microsoft’s Marc Whitten: Reputation: Your new Xbox…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One Is Now Available For Pre-Order
Amazon has the Xbox One Console, “Day One Edition” available for pre-order for the just-announced price of $500. If you know you’re getting it, this is a great way to skip potentially long lines and supply constraints. Ships in November.
By Shane Roberts Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Meanwhile, At WWDC, iOS Game Center Runs Out Of Green Felt
Talking about the sleek new look of iOS 7 at the WWDC keynote today, Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off the new bubble-fied version of Game Center, quipping “Game center — we completely ran out of green felt.” Thank goodness. You can follow the WWDC keynote live on Gizmodo here.
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
One T-Shirt Isn’t Enough for This Xbox Exec
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer made the rounds in in the slight-casual variation of the Game Exec Wardrobe: blazer, t-shirt, dark-hued jeans. But, eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed that Spencer quick-changed his tops as the morning went on. Think he was sweating a lot? Spencer wore shirts from the dev studios whose games will be showing up…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Meet the New Redesigned Xbox 360, Same Price as the Old Xbox 360
The new Xbox 360 design—in stores today, says Microsoft—features a design consistent with the one-half-glossy/one-half-matte look of its successor, the Xbox One. It also bridges future with present by having the same price as all current Xbox 360 models. The new look will be available in all current formats: $199 for the 4 GB version;…
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Gold Price Not Going Up For Xbox One
Xbox Live Gold will cost $60 per year on Xbox One, as it does now, Microsoft confirmed today. In a letter to Xbox Live gamers, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten said: We are bringing the Xbox Live Gold membership from Xbox 360 to Xbox One starting at the same $5 per month for a one-year membership, and…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Trash Talk During Microsoft’s Conference Was Awful [UPDATE]
Trash talk never sounds good—the things you say in the heat of the moment don’t make sense and cursing is unbecoming. So the awfulness when a Killer Instinct producer and an Xbox live community manager took the stage and trash talked isn’t surprising, although having it be scripted trash talk takes the awkwardness to a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedTitanfall, Respawn’s Big Xbox Exclusive, Is Coming Spring 2014
Details about the next game from the creative minds behind Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare already leaked last week from an errant publication of an upcoming Game Informer issue. But people all over got to see the thing in action as it closed out Microsoft’s Xbox E3 event this morning. Jetpacks, mechs and a…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Moneysaver: Pre-order Discounts, Game of Thrones, Playstation Plus
Winter is coming to full price. The Xbox One is now available for pre-order Retailers haven’t exactly blown the doors of of E3 with amazing deals, but fortunately we’ve still got some great stuff for you today, including a massive blu-ray section. Don’t miss out on discounted Playstation Plus membership. Sony has a huge Plus…
By Shane Roberts Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedHalo Coming To Xbox One In Some Form
Surprise? Halo will eventually come to the Xbox One. It’ll run at 60 FPS, which is a first. And if the footage we’ve been shown so far is accurate, it kind of looks like a gritty Journey. We don’t really know specifics yet, though.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Xbox One Is Coming This November For $499
Microsoft just announced the news: The new Xbox will cost four hundred ninety nine US dollars. It’ll be out this November. For more from Microsoft’s E3 press conference, check out all of our E3 2013 coverage
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedE3’s Most Awkward Moment So Far
Technical difficulty struck the Microsoft E3 press conference this morning just as DICE was preparing to show off a trailer for Battlefield 4. The resulting moments were painfully awkward. Check out some footage above. Poor guy. “We will start over.”
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedSmartglass, Kinect and Video Editing to Enhance Xbox One Multiplayer
Smartglass should deliver a bunch of new functionality to multiplayer gaming on Xbox One, if this demonstration is any sign. It’ll keep tabs on your friends’ in-game progress and, ostensibly, find more competitive quickmatches suited to your playing skill. I say ostensibly because, on stage, an Xbox Live community manager, Ashton, was handily taken apart…
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Xbox One To Get Twitch Integration
The Xbox One will feature Twitch integration at release, Microsoft announced at their E3 press briefing today. This means that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to upload their gameplay videos directly to Twitch, and they can also stream Twitch content hassle-free on the Xbox One. This way, Microsoft will be able to “deliver…
By András Neltz Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedCrimson Dragon Didn’t Have Any Sound, Still Looks Awesome
If you loved the Panzer Dragoon games, then you’ve been waiting a long time for a sequel to all the flying, fire-breathing action. Microsoft showed the long-teased follow-up—destined for Xbox One—today at their E3 event but the sound wasn’t working for the gameplay snippet. And yeah, folks in attendance had to laugh as the uncomfortable…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedDead Rising 3 Is Coming To The Xbox One
Today we got our first look at Dead Rising 3, which is coming exclusively to Xbox One. Like in prior games, you can use nearly anything as a weapon against zombies—and these weapons have some degree of customization. You’ll also be able to do things like call in artillery strikes against the undead, which is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedWith Quantum Break, Play a Personalized Version of an Action TV Show
The next game from the makers of Alan Wake and Max Payne was one of the few games that Microsoft showed at the Xbox One reveal. But details were scant. Now, at today’s E3 press event, Remedy Entertainment’s Sam Lake showed a bigger glimpse of the game. The main hero’s name is Jack Choice Joyce…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013