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The Xbox One Will Be China’s First Major Home Console Since The PS2

Microsoft is going to be able to start selling the Xbox One to the more than one billion people living in China starting on September 23. The company announced launch plans at a press event in Shanghai. Until recently, home consoles have been banned in China, with the PlayStation 2having the honor of being the…

Someone Beat Halo In Under 97 Minutes for New World Record

And the guy playing only died seven times. Masterful! Speedrunner Andrew Halabourda set a world record for a few months ago when he beat the PC version of the first Halo game on Legendary difficulty in 1:38:57. Last night, he managed to shave off even more time with a run that clocked in at 1:36:40.…

Remastered Cutscenes Get Me Excited For Halo 2 All Over Again

Halo 2 has never been as appealing to me as it is right now, thanks to the newly-released Halo 2: Anniversary cinematic trailer. So many feelings in such a small place. To be honest, my original excitement for Halo 2 was more me getting caught up in the tidal wave of hype than any personal…

21 Custom Xbox One Consoles Go From “Yes Please” To “God Whyyyy”

While Sony has been about as lazyas it gets when it comes to custom PS4 consoles, Microsoft is getting a little more adventurous at Comic-Con, showing off a range of what it’s calling “collectible consoles”. They’re about as custom as you could hope for, many with their own colour scheme and graphics emblazoned all over…

I’m Pretty Sure Sunset Overdrive is Ratchet & Clank Reskinned

Back in the day Insomniac was top tier PlayStation. The Ratchet & Clank series ruled (unless you preferred Jak & Daxter, in which case: arguments) and it had nailed a perfect mix of run and gun controls and ‘what the hell did I just shoot’ weapons. Why any of it was happening didn’t matter, only…

Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes Comes Out on September 23

The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won’t stop talking about the game in class. On September 23, Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes adds a major overhaul for Toy Box mode and 16 new…

It’s Destiny, Running In 1080p, On The Xbox One

We’ve seen what Destiny looks like on PS3, and PS4, but what about Xbox One? Well. It’s complicated. The Xbox One beta for the game is not going to run in full, 1080p HD (it’ll be around 900p). But the final game will. Below is footage of the game running in said 1080p. Which you…

Xbox Sends Tweet That Doesn’t Understand The Word “Exclusive”

Um, I don’t think anybody is saying that. In case you haven’t got there already, three of those games (Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed and Evolve) aren’t just going to be released on PS4, but PC as well.

Reminder: the Destiny beta’s going bye-bye for a bit, for scheduled maintenance. The preview test of Bungie’s sci-fi shooter will be down starting today and returns on 7/23, the first day Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will have access to the beta.

​Are You Still Playing Titanfall?

Titanfall has been out for a little while now, and it’s settled into a normal rhythm for an online shooter. There are some new maps, some new modes, and a lot of people who have gotten very good at it. But the question remains: How many people who were playing in March are still playing…

You’ll finally be able to buy games and add-ons for your Xbox when you’re away from the console. Mobile purchasing via SmartGlass or Xbox.com is one of the features coming to the Xbox ecosystem in a future update, which will roll out next week in early-access form to select XB1 owners.

It’s Games, Games, Games As Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division

Less than three months after Microsoft had a big splashy debut for their Xbox Entertainment Studios division, the company is shutting down the unit tasked with making original TV shows for their game console. Re/Code reports that the shutdown comes as part of a massive restructuring that will see Microsoft eliminating 18,000 jobs over the…

Survey Says Chinese Gamers More Interested In PS4

With the Xbox One dropping in China in Septemberand the PlayStation 4 dropping some time later, Chinese news portal NetEase took the chance to survey netizens on their preferences. Turns out, Chinese users are more interested in the PS4. Hidden at the bottom of an article about the first major public showing of the PlayStation…

An In-Depth Look At Metal Gear Solid V‘s Mother Base

We’ve already seen some footage from Metal Gear Solid V, including a tour of one of the most famous oil platforms in gaming, the Mother Base, that will serve as the main hub of the game. YouTuber YongYea is here with a detailed analysis of the Mother Base, along with the inevitable theories—it’s a new…

The Sopranos‘ Opening, Remade In Grand Theft Auto V

Tony Soprano and his family might not live on the West Coast, but 8-bit Bastard‘s remake of the classic opening of the show in Grand Theft Auto V makes me want to load up the original again. This time Tony’s not driving from New York to his home in New Jersey, but from Los Santos…

Microsoft Says They Didn’t Reverse Course On Xbox One Dev Kits

Microsoft says they didn’t pull another 180, despite headlines you might have seen today on various gaming news sites. The company still plans to add dev-kit functionality to retail Xbox Ones, they say. Earlier this afternoon, reports emerged that Microsoft had cancelled plans to turn Xbox Ones into video game development kits. But somewhere, wires…

​Watch Halo: The Master Chief Collection In Action

This past E3, Microsoft announced that four games from their blockbuster Halo franchise would be getting collected as The Master Chief Collection. Here’s the first taste of how the anthology will look when it comes out this fall. Members of Microsoft’s 343 Industries team and dev studio Certain Affinity showed the Master Chief Collection at…

​Sniper Elite 3 on Xbox One vs. PS4 vs. PC

Sniper Elite 3 seems like a perfect summer-doldrums game, a guilty pleasure that will keep you occupied while not much else is on the horizon. Wondering which platform should you get it for? You should watch these comparison videos first. There is a clear loser. One sequence from the stealthy WWII game gets captured on…

Project Spark, Microsoft’s video game about making video games, is coming out on October 8th. The company said in a press release that it will be available for the Xbox One and Windows 8.1 computers. Learn more about the game here

That Must Hurt

Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is indeed the master of stealth. YouTuber Baconman shows us how to properly get rid of not one but three (that’s a lot in Ground Zeroes) soldiers using a ladder and some stealth. The Greatest Soldier of the 20th Century [YouTube] To contact the author of this…