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Watch Xbox One’s ‘Snap’ Multitasking In Action

Not to be outdone by Sony’s PS4 launch week extravaganza, Microsoft today released this video showing off how the Xbox One’s sleek Snap feature will work. That’s how you’ll multitask if you get yourself the newest Xbox, which launches on November 22. We’ll have a full review (and much more coverage) for you next week.

And The Lost Twin Brother Of Big Boss Is None Other Than…

So it looks like it’s not just Ellie from The Last of Us with a twin sister. Joel has one too: Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Not to mention the artwork looks pretty much the same, too. Plus “Stealth of Us” is an anagram of The Last of Us Joelid Snake –…

Witness The Glory Of A 64-Man Battlefield 4 Base Jump

It takes up a lot of time and dedication, organizing an event where a full server of 64 people jump off a skyscaper in Battlefield 4, but it’s totally worth the effort. This is so much better than any of those precise and fast killshots that normally dominate Battlefield montages. If you attempt to do…

I shouldn’t like to be in Batman’s shoes when he has to face enemies like this in Batman: Arkham Origins That is just truly horrifying. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’vegot them. To contact…

Watch an Early Xbox One Owner Set Up His Console

Even if it’s a “small number”—we’ve heard 150—you can see why Target sending out Xbox Ones early is such a screwup. Here are a series of videos showing the console as it is set up by a user, apparently in Texas, who also got an early delivery. Yesterday, Stephen Totilo got a tweet from a…

Meet The Guy Who Got The Xbox One Early

Before Monday, André Weingarten figured he was out of luck. A devoted Xbox user from day one—he replaced two red-ringed 360s—Weingarten didn’t have a preorder down for the newest console. Then, lo and behold, Target had them in stock online. And then, incredibly, Weingarten had an Xbox One on his doorstep four days later. “I…

If you’re a Comcast subscriber and you can’t connect to Xbox Live no, it’s not just you. A lot of people are reporting the same thing. We’ve pinged Microsoft and a Comcast rep. “Both teams are working together for a resolution,” says Xbox Live support.

If You Get an Xbox One Early, You Can’t Connect it to Xbox Live

Microsoft has acknowledged Target’s screwup, which sent out some preordered Xbox Ones two weeks before the console’s launch, and said that anyone who does get one early will be unable to connect it to Xbox Live. This is the full statement sent to Kotaku by a Microsoft spokesperson: Due to a retail partner’s system issue,…

If you’re following the brouhaha over the guy who got an Xbox One early and was then banned by Xbox Live, Major Nelson has since reached out via Twitter, and has said “his console will not be permabanned.” See the link for the latest update.

Lucky Gamer Gets Xbox One Way Early, Starts Spilling Details [UPDATE]

Like lots of other people, YouTube dude Moonlight Swami pre-ordered an Xbox One. Unlike lots of other people, he just got his. And he’s sharing loads of info about the console right now. Like eBay user priceless228, Moonlight Swami claims to have gotten his Target pre-order of Microsoft’s next-gen console two weeks before it’s supposed…

eBay Seller Claims Target Shipped Them an Xbox One, Yours For $9,995.00 [UPDATE: Auction pulled]

Somehow, someone seems to not only already have an Xbox One, but they’re also selling it for nearly $10,000 dollars. Console launches typically mean immediate eBay listings, many of which are absurdly priced, sure…but the Xbox One isn’t out for weeks. Well then! priceless228, an eBay user,claims that a Target shipping errorlanded them an Xbox…

Battlefield 4 Multiplayer Glitches Make Great Animated GIFs

We did it for the beta, so there’s no reason to skip the funniest and glitchiest moments of Battlefield 4 proper. Especially when players have been capturing some awesome moments like these. Let’s take a look. With outdated or beta drivers, the maps can easily be turned into a giant rave. Battlefield meets Antichamber… Or…

Guess which classic RTS looks fantastic in Lego form: Age of Empires II! Artizan, the creator, intends to recreate as much of the game as possible. You can see his progress here and even support him if you want to. An ambitious project, but it’d be nice to see those larger buildings (and catapults) next…

Yes, The Xbox One Has Silly Achievements For Watching Movies And TV

As we’ve discussedpreviously, the Xbox One will have two types of achievement. There are gaming achievements, like you’ve always had, but now there are also media achievements, designed to reward you for spending time using your Xbox One for other stuff (and, ultimately, spending more money). This image is our first look at how they’re…

Here’s What You Can Watch on the Xbox One In Between Games

Yesterday we showed you what you can entertain yourself with in between play sessions on the PS4. Now, it’s the Xbox One’s turn. Microsoft is calling this the “first wave” of their Xbox One applications, with more following for both their new console and the Xbox 360: Amazon Instant Video Crackle CWTV ESPN FOX NOW…

See How Fast The New Xbox One Dashboard Is

In this demo, Microsoft takes you through the Xbox One Dashboard step-by-step. As mentioned above, the clip is 12 minutes long, so pour yourself a hot drink and settle in. Cold drinks are fine, too! Xbox One All-in-One Demo with Yusuf Mehdi and Marc Whitten [Xbox@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to…

Microsoft Trumps Sony’s PS4 Apartment With An Xbox One Hotel

Sure, you could stay at a normal hotel while you’re in France. Or…you could stay at the Xbox One hotel—because that’s a thing now. Open in Paris for the month of November, the Xbox One hotel is a response of sorts to the “Apartment 4” launched by Sony last month to showcase the PlayStation 4…

The Internet Reacts To Internet Explorer’s New Anime Mascot Girl

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer officially has an anime heroine called Inori Aizawa and people are already coming up with tons of fan art of her. This is the Internet. There’s no such thing as turnaround time here. So far we’ve found a lot of artistic interpretations and GIFs—usually the first wave after a shocking reveal like…

A Convincing Pitch For The Xbox One Kinect In Just Five Seconds

I’ve never been a Kinect guy; if I had the option, I’d rather buy a $400 Kinect-free Xbox One than one saddled with an accessory I probably won’t use all that much. But hey, Microsoft’s motion-sensing device might actually be a serious convenience, if it works properly. Via Microsoft’s Major Nelson, check out this quick…

Crytek Dev Calls Dinner Tweet ‘Boneheaded,’ Praises Work Conditions

After a couple of weeks of silence, we’re finally hearing from people who worked at Crytek, the game development studio where more than 11,500 dinners were proudly served to “crunching” developers. Two people on the game are saying that Crytek is a pretty good place to work, despite a recent controversial Tweet about those dinners…