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Microsoft is abolishing the Xbox Live Arcade and Indie game sections for the Xbox One’s new marketplace, Phil Harrison has revealed. Speaking toEurogamer, the Microsoft EMEA corporate VP said that the Xbox Live Arcade and indie channels were being ditched in favour of a marketplace that did not discriminate against …

Indie games to be part of single marketplace, says Harrison

Microsoft has released the first gallery of official Xbox One assets. Here we get a good look at the console, the controller, the new Kinect and a couple of glimpses of the dashboard UI. What the pictures don’t convey is the size of the console – it’s certainly a beast. …

EA’s flagship shooter will be released this November for current-gen consoles, with Xbox One and PS4 versions to follow. Battlefield 4 will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 1st, while EA has said the game will "also be available" for Sony and Microsoft’s next gen consoles. There’s …

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 …

See images and screenshots of Microsoft's vision for the future of living room entertainment

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 …