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The UK bosses of Xbox and PlayStation have both claimed that their brands and hardware are in the driving seat as we head toward the incredibly exciting upcoming Q4. Xbox fought back during Gamescom having finally nailed down its Xbox One message, and announced a FIFA 14 giveaway in a …
Read More »Illumiroom unlikely to feature in Xbox One’s future
The prohibitive cost and requirements of Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology have seemingly seen it phased out of Xbox One’s future. Illumoriim uses projectors and cameras to extend a game’s visual area beyond the confines of the TV. This has many uses – the screen itself can be extended to cover an …
Read More »Illumiroom too expensive for Xbox One release
Tech would likely cost thousands of dollars for consumers, says Penello
Read More »Competition alleges "late November launch" for Xbox One
The small print of a Mountain Dew and Doritos competition has pointed to a late November release date for Microsoft’s Xbox One. PepsiCo and Microsoft are running a competition in the US to give away one of the new consoles every two minutes”. It officially kicks off on November 5th, …
Read More »EA isn’t playing favorites with next gen, says Moore
Free copy of FIFA 14 with Xbox One preorder is just one deal of many
Read More »Only eight countries get Xbox One voice control at launch
Kinect control of the Xbox One will be limited to just eight of the console’s 13 launch countries in November. Xbox One will ship with voice control support for five regions: the UK, US, Canada, France and Germany. That therefore means that the console’s other launch countries – Australia, Austria, …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One FIFA 14 has 10x the animations of current gen game
EA has outlined some of the reasons why gamers may want to either hold out for next-gen FIFA 14 or buy the game a second time when PS4 and Xbox One are released. "There were two things we did straight away," FIFA franchise boss David Rutter told Eurogamer when asked …
Read More »Microsoft denies lowering Xbox One shipment forecasts
Poor yield rates are not dogging production of the Xbox One, Microsoft has claimed. A report yesterday stemming from China claimed that the company had lowered its 2013 Xbox One shipment forecasts due to low yields of components such as the Kinect camera and optical disc drive. Not so, according …
Read More »How would Reggie Fils-Aime describe the PS4 and Xbox One launch line-ups? "Meh"
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has delivered his verdict over the PS4 and Xbox One software launch line-ups. And this is it: Meh”. In fact, he reckons that the Wii U has a better line-up this Christmas. It’s all about the games. The competitive systems have announced their launch …
Read More »Xbox One Day One Edition back in stock at GAME
GAME says it has secured more stock of the Xbox One Day One Edition. The ‘Day One’ version of the console, which features the words ‘day one edition’ and a few little treats to make those that pre-ordered the console feel a bit special, was sold out at GAME from …
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