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FIFA 14 is built using a brand new next-gen game engine… which the PC version won’t use. The football game will on PS4 and Xbox One use the fancy new EA Sports Ignite engine which delivers a host of improvements involving opponent AI and animation. But despite the fact that …

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It was a no brainer, but it’s still nice to hear confirmation: Square Enix’s new Thief game will released for the next Xbox. The reinvention of the classic PC stealth franchise was announced earlier this year for PS4, PC and "other next generation consoles". Finally, we can stop pussy-footing around …

Have you been left exhausted by the information overdrive regarding the new Xbox One last night? Us too. Thankfully we’ve distilled the whole thing down to a handy list that covers the basics of everything we – and in some instances don’t – know: THE MACHINE It’s called Xbox One. …

Got your head around the pre-owned situation? Good. Now here’s the next confusion for you – does the Xbox One need a permanent internet connection? This is Microsoft’s official line: "Xbox One does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the internet." Right. …

And no, that’s not us mixing up our plurals and our singulars. Now the dust has settled a little on a confusing 14 hours or so that’s what we’re left with. One fact. And that is this: Yes, you will be able to play pre-owned games on Xbox One. The …

Sony Australia parters with AIE to bring Vita devkits to classrooms

Larry Hryb acknowledges 'confusion,' but offers small explanation of pre-owned restrictions

The new Kinect hardware bundled with Xbox One will also get a PC release. While Microsoft had no official word on it during today’s reveal, multiple company representatives confirmed that it would likely arrive at some point after the Xbox One’s launch. "We will bring this to PC," Kinect program …

EA is still developing games for the Wii U, according to EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen – just not as many as they are for Xbox One and PS4. Polygon reports that Jorgensen stated as much during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet Media and Communications Conference, which would seem …