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Microsoft today announced that it will sell the Xbox One without Kinect. The Kinect-less Xbox One has long been requested by fans, and will now arrive in countries where the console is already being sold starting 9th June. It will be priced the same as the PS4 i.e. $399. Microsoft …
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Price for new SKU dropped to PS4-rivalling £350
Read More »Microsoft explains its Xbox One Kinect U-turn; Games with Gold dated for June
Available on June 9th, the 350 Kinect-less Xbox One is Microsoft’s biggest U-turn yet and represents a complete reversal of its controversial E3 strategy outline. It’s also the console’s second UK price drop since arriving in the UK last November, a period that has seen 80 shaved off the machine’s …
Read More »Kinect-less Xbox One announced by Microsoft
Microsoft has upped its game in the next-gen race by announcing a new Xbox One SKU that doesn’t include a Kinect camera. The new bundle will include a console and controller and cost 350 – that’s the same as the current PS4 RRP and 50 less than the existing Xbox …
Read More »The Witcher 3 could boast better resolution on PS4, but dev reckons it shouldn’t matter to gamers
Upcoming action RPG The Witcher 3 looks likely to become yet another title that hits 1080p on PS4 but falls short on Xbox One. However, the reality according to developer CD Projekt is that it matters more to the marketing men than it does to gamers. "We are still working …
Read More »Microsoft to cut Xbox Live Gold subscription requirement for media apps – report
Services such as Netflix and Hulu will soon be free to access on Xbox One and Xbox 360, a new report has claimed. Traditionally streaming video and other apps have been reserved only for those who subscribe to Xbox Live Gold, which has always placed Microsoft at a strategic disadvantage …
Read More »Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition dated for PS4 and Xbox One
Blizzard has confirmed a release date for Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. It has been pencilled in for August 19th, which could well translate to August 22nd in the UK. The developer has also confirmed that those who already own the current …
Read More »Titanfall edges FIFA 14 to claim another UK No.1
Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall is back on top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the fifth time the game has claimed the UK No.1 spot, although it had to fight hard with EA rival FIFA 14, pipping it by just 400 sales and losing 25 …
Read More »Boxed Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings onto Xbox One next week
Activision has revealed that the disc release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2on Xbox One will be in stores on May 16th. The physical copy of the game was previously delayed before it was released on other consoles on May 2nd. It was available to download over Xbox Live, however. Activision has …
Read More »Console games market rushes to capitalise on £8bn Chinese goldmine
Publishers and platform holders no longer have to ignore one of the world’s biggest video games markets. China is open for business. Government officials have lifted the 14-year ban on consoles and production of the devices has begun in Shanghai’s free trade zone to be sold in China. In doing …
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