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Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, Made Shorter And Much Funnier

Maybe you’re curious what Microsoft showed at their E3 press conference this morning. But maybe you don’t have time to watch the whole thing? Also, maybe you’d like it to be much funnier than it was. You’re in luck! Matt Lees from Videogamer.com has done another of his “abridged version” videos, this time for Microsoft’s…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2013

Francis Is Crying Because Sony Won The Console War

Well, he’s still mostly just mad at Microsoft. Furious, even. But you know Francis; he’s pretty much mad all the time.

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2013

At Least Microsoft Is Winning The Console War In My Hotel Bathroom

The hotel maids stuck this sign in our bathroom while we were at today’s E3 press conferences. It doesn’t make much sense. “All in one. Input one.” It literally means nothing, as Stephen pointed out yesterday. But hey. Sony might be winning the war for our living rooms, but at least Microsoft won the war…

By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2013

The PS4 or Xbox One? Can You Tell the Difference?

Sony just revealed the PlayStation 4. It’s a black box! Funny, because the Xbox One is a black box, too. What a kwinky-dink. Above, you can see both the PS4 and the Xbox One. Can you tell which is which? Can you? This is incredibly difficult! (Note that Kotaku removed each console’s logo.) To contact…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2013

I’m Still Not Convinced Xbox One Will Put Games First

In the time between Microsoft’s reveal of their next-generation Xbox One console and today’s E3 press conference, the company promised that they’d show games. Not just any games, either. They essentially said, “Ready your eyeballs, oh Skeptical Fanbase, for a suite of playable software that will make your heart skip beats.” Well, after watching this…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013

First Xbox One Consoles Come With Fancy Controllers, Achievement

To let those who get the very first Xbox One consoles feel just that little bit more special, Microsoft will be including specially-branded controllers for those who reserve a “Day One” edition of the console. Available at “select retailers”, the controller includes a small graphic saying “DAY ONE 2013” in the centre of the pad.…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013

Watch EA’s E3 2013 Press Conference Live Right Here

Microsoft is about to take the stage in the first big press conference of E3 2013, and they’ve got quite a lot of convincing to do if they plan on making the Xbox One as huge a success as the Xbox 360 was. Will the worries over used games, game lending, privacy and internet requirements…

By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2013

Project Spark Lets You Create Virtual Worlds on Xbox One

Today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the company showed off its game creation tools called Project Spark. Here, have a look. Project Spark Demo [IGN@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2013

There’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

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

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

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

Titanfall, 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

Halo 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

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

E3’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

Crimson 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

Dead 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

Microsoft Points Are Dead

Xbox Live is doing away with Microsoft Points when the Xbox One launches, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten just said at E3. Everything will then be priced in local currency.

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

Forza 5‘s ‘Driveatar’ Will Mimic Your Style for Others to Race Against

Promising “the end of AI” in its driving series, Forza 5 will introduce something called “Driveatar,” which will learn from players personal driving styles and upload them into the cloud as racing opponents, Turn 10 Studios said on stage at Microsot’s E3 news conference. Driver tendencies such as acceleration, aggression, how they drive in traffic…

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013