Microsoft has provided a pretty robust set of answers today to questions about second hand games and online elements of Xbox One. But we’ve boiled them down further – you can find them below. You can read our original summary here. We’ve also summed up some unanswered questions here. GAME …
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
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Xbox One publishers can block pre-owned sales
Loaning and renting of titles will not be available at launch
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Xbox One owners look unlikely to face any fees for buying or selling used games on Xbox One. That seems to be the message in a new set of statements issued by Microsoft tonight. Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit,” it …
Read More »Xbox moves to calm fears over game ownership, always on, trade-ins and Kinect ‘snooping’
Xbox has tonight made a decisive move to calm the many questions asked about its new next-gen console Xbox One. Tonight, it has reiterated that Xbox One introduces new licensing mechanisms for games, and that this impacts how the second hand market works. But the firm says it IS NOT …
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Middleware provider's Physics, Animation Studio, Destruction, Cloth, AI and Script tools available for Microsoft console
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Ultimate Nintendo fanboy pleaser Smash Bros isn’t to everyone’s tastes. It takes a special type of enthusiast to pour hours into pummeling Pikachu repeatedly in his far too chirpy face, and an even more avid fan to spend your days speculating which forgotten character will be added to an already …
Read More »Creutz: Wii U is struggling mightily, has abandoned the field to Microsoft and Sony
Another US analyst has poured scorn on Nintendo’s Wii U and said that the opportunity for success will soon pass. "After seven months on the market, Nintendo’s Wii U is struggling mightily," Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz told investors, as reported by GameSpot. We note that the company has …
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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Code Wizards announced as key sponsor of MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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