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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

LucasArts Might Be No More, But They’re Still At EA’s Press Conference

Looks like there’s a chance that we might be seeing what something with regard to EA’s exclusive license to develop Star Wars games at the company’s E3 press conference today. Kotaku‘s Jason Schreier snapped this pic and said that about 10 seats are reserved for LucasArts folk at the venue for EA’s press event. Disney’s…

Awesome Titanfall Mech Guards EA’s E3 Press Conference

As seen at the venue for EA’s E3 press conference by our own Kirk Hamilton.

Also touched-on during today’s WWDC keynote, iOS 7 will include support for third-party game controllers when it releases this fall. It’s not an Apple controller, but it’s a step in the right direction.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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;…

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…

The 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…

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…

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…

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.

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

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.”

Smartglass, 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…

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…