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Xbox 360 closing day-and-date digital release gap

Simultaneous digital and physical launches on Xbox 360 are almost a reality. Payday 2 was available to buy on Xbox Live Arcade just a week after it was launched at retail. Microsoft had previously insisted on a three-month wait between the physical launch and its digital release. It’s still not …

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Xbox: "We have a lot of people worrying about 360"

Xbox 360 does have a future beyond the launch of Xbox One, says Microsoft. The firm gave up very quickly on the first Xbox when it launched the 360. And compared with PS3’s line-up, there’s been a lack of 360 exclusives this year. The only exclusive titles left for 360 …

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European broadband issues delaying PS4 Gaikai streaming rollout

There’s currently no timeline as to when European PS4 owners will be able to stream PS3 content onto their machines. SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan told Edge that the service is expected to arrive in North America in early 2014. But he’s not able to date a European rollout …

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Microsoft considered calling new console Xbox Infinity

Xbox Infinity was a strong possibility for Microsoft’s next-gen branding, the company admitted. The Xbox Infinity branding (or Xbox ∞) was first mentioned as long ago as July 2012 after Microsoft was spotted fighting to win the rights to the Xbox8 URL. Infinity then reared its head again shortly before …

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PES 2014: System requirements for FOX Engine-powered PC version revealed

Konami has released the PC system requirements for the FOX Engine-powered Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, and here they are. Minimum OS: Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 SP1 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon II X2 240 GPU: DirectX 9.0c compatible with 512 MB RAM RAM: …

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