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Xbox One Requires Kinect To Function

Your Kinect will need to be connected in order for the Xbox One to function, Microsoft announced at an event today in London. “Kinect does require to be connected to Xbox One in all cases, yes,” Microsoft’s Harvey Eagle told press (as reported by IGN). This may sound familiar. That’s because Kotaku reported it back…

Watch Major Nelson Chat Live About The New Xbox One, Right Here

Microsoft’s next generation console—named Xbox One, as we learned today—has finally been revealed. Major Nelson’s panel to further discuss the new gaming machine follows the conference today, and you can watch it live right here

Take an Up-Close Look at the Xbox One Console and Controller [UPDATE]

Kotaku bossman Stephen Totilo is on the ground at the Xbox reveal event and sent along two videos that let you see the Xbox One controller and the console itself. It’s almost like you’re there! Update: Here’s another video that shows the back of the console, including the ports. Update 2: Here’s another video where…

Xbox One is Not Backward Compatible

The Verge reports that Xbox One will not be backward compatible with Xbox 360 titles. That is according to Mark Whitten, Microsoft’s vice president for Xbox Live. When asked if Xbox One will be able to play 360 titles over Xbox Live, or by downloading them, or by some means other than a disc, Whitten…

Take A Look At The Improved Tech Behind Call of Duty: Ghosts

You can’t have an emotionally engaging game—which Call of Duty: Ghosts is supposed to be—without lots of polygons and tech improvements. So let’s take a look at the tech behind the game, shall we?

Call of Duty: Ghosts Gives You a Dog, Customizable Multiplayer Avatars

You’ll have a dog in the next Call of Duty. You’ll be able to lean. You’ll be able to slide. And in multiplayer, you’ll be able to customize your character’s avatar, switching bodies, heads and more. Call of Duty: Ghosts is making its public debut today as part of the reveal of the new Xbox,…

Microsoft says there are 15 exclusives coming to the Xbox One, and eight of these are brand new, original games. And some folk thought exclusives were a thing of the past!

Here’s Quantum Break, the New Game from the Creators of Alan Wake

Remedy Entertainment showed off a mind-warping glimpse into their next-game during today’s Xbox event and it looks utterly stunning. Quantum Break appears to move the TV-centric style that Remedy used for Alan Wake out of psychological horror and into the realm of sci-fi. I’m willing to bet money that it’s going to be released episodically,…

Steven Spielberg is Making a Halo TV Series for Xbox One

Steven Spielberg will collaborate with 343 Industries on an exclusive Halo television series to be brought to Xbox One. Last year, Halo published an acclaimed TV series, “Forward Unto Dawn.” Bungie, the series’ original creators, have moved on to making another science-fiction game, Destiny, which is confirmed for Xbox One as well as PlayStation 4,…

Xbox One Is Not Always Online, But Seems To Restrict Used Games [UPDATE]

The next Xbox won’t require an Internet connection to function, but could very well block used games, unless you feel like paying Microsoft some extra cash. UPDATE: Microsoft says in an official Q&A: “We are designing Xbox One to enable customers to trade in and resell games. We’ll have more details to share later.” Original…

The New Xbox Live Is “More Powerful, More Personal”

The evolution of the Xbox online service got shown on stage today at Microsoft’s reveal event. Users will keep their current accounts but have access to a slew of upgraded functions like a game-recording DVR and dynamic game achievements. A 300,000-server network—compared to today’s 15,000—will serve as the spine of Xbox Live. You’ll be able…

Here is What Forza Will Look Like on Xbox One

With all that next-gen processing power, you didn’t expect Xbox One to launch without a Forza title, did you? Here is Forza Motorsport 5, from Turn 10 Studios. It will be available at launch. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @owengood

This Is The New Kinect For The Xbox One [UPDATE]

Today during the reveal of the Xbox One, Microsoft unveiled the new Kinect. This is what it looks like, and how it improves on the original, as well as how it registers your body. It can even track your heartbeat. These improvements are done with the purpose of putting the user at the center of…

EA Sports and Xbox One to Have ‘A Very Special Relationship’

FIFA, Madden, NBA Live and UFC will all launch for Xbox One in the next year, Andrew Wilson, EA Sports’ head, just said at the Xbox One event. They will be powered by the new EA Sports Ignite engine. Ignite is “new technology that allows players to make decisions with four times more calculations per…

Under The Hood Of The Xbox One

Microsoft’s Marc Whitten just lifted the hood on the Xbox One’s technical specifications. In short: 8 gigs of RAM, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, a Blu-Ray disc drive, 64-bit architecture and “practically silent operation.” Kinect 2.0 also gets a substantial upgrade. Whitten promised the integrated camera will have a wider field of view, and the sensor…

Snap Mode is the Xbox One’s Impressive New Interface

At today’s Xbox reveal event, Microsoft showed how their new console will change how you’ll interact with your TV. Snap Mode lets users run multiple functions simultaneously and switch between them with voice commands without having to shut them down individually. A demo showed live TV being shown on the TV and when a Microsoft…

Watch Live TV with the Xbox One

As was anticipated, the new Xbox One will function as a set-top cable box, allowing users to switch between TV and gaming video by voice command. In today’s Xbox One reveal, the console was shown swapping between DVD/streaming video playback, the cable input, a video game, and its Internet functionalities. A voice-activated television guide will…

We’re Liveblogging the Next Xbox Reveal Right Here

Microsoft is about to reveal their next generation Xbox console, and our own Stephen Totilo is at the conference in Washington state to report to you live. Watch him liveblog the festivities right here. The conference officially starts at 1pm EST, but should be seeing Stephen sooner than that while he settles in his seat.…

Here’s The View From The Xbox Reveal Event

In T-minus, oh, 45 minutes, Microsoft pops the top on its next console. You may have heard reports of buses, badges and big tents over social media. Our editor-in-chief, Stephen Totilo sends back this look at where the big news is going down today. The big meeting hall tent Microsoft erected for this event. Another…

Watch The Next Xbox Reveal Right Now, Live

Today is the big day for Microsoft, folks. It’s the next generation. The company behind that big box of X will finally be revealing the next piece of hardware in their line of gaming consoles, and you can watch the entire thing right here. The GameTrailers livestream, hosted by Kotaku friend Geoff Keighley, starts now—noon…