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    XBOX ONE PARTY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WORKS

    Microsoft is working on a number of improvements to Xbox One's party system. Responding to suggestions on Reddit that party invites and chat features are more confusing and laborious to use than their Xbox 360 equivalents, Xbox Live director of programming Larry 'Major Nelson' Hyrb said on...
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    XBOX ONE & PS4 GENERATION TO LAST 5-6 YEARS, SAYS EA’S SODERLUND

    PlayStation 4 is out tomorrow across the UK and Europe, hot on the heels of Xbox One. It’s a crazy time, but EA’s executive vice-president of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund reckons that we’ll be doing the next-gen dance all over again by 2018-19. He feels it’ll be a shorter cycle. Speaking with...
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    DECEMBER GAMES WITH GOLD FREEBIES ARE GEARS OF WAR, SHOOT MANY ROBOTS

    Microsoft's Games with Gold program closes out 2013 with muscly shooter Gears of War (nope, no numbers at the end of that) and co-op run-and-gunner Shoot Many Robots. That means Gold members on Xbox 360 can download Gears of War for free between the 1st and 15th of December, then they can...
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    XBOX ONE!!!

    The Xbox One is a big console, there is no hiding this fact. But when you put it next to the PS4, you begin to understand how big it actually is. In fact, it reminds us of the first Xbox, as that console was also, quite large. In the image above, you can see the PS4 sitting on-top of the Xbox...
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    GTA ONLINE DETAILS: CHARACTER CREATION, ACTIVITIES AND MORE

    New Grand Theft Auto Online details have emerged via a hands-on preview in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. The details offer a little more insight into how the character creation system works, which involves selecting lifestyle choices to determine skills, as well as the nitty...
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    MICROSOFT IN ‘GENUINELY ENVIABLE POSITION’ DESPITE XBOX ONE REVERSALS

    Xbox One’s policy u-turns have done little to dent Microsoft’s reputation, according to Xbox Europe vice-president Chris Lewis, who believes the company is, “genuinely in an enviable position.” Speaking with MCV, Lewis was asked to reflect on the policy changes and for his thoughts on whether...
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    GTA ONLINE AMBITION 'TO CREATE AN ENTIRE GTA WORLD,' SAYS NORTH BOSS

    The world of Grand Theft Auto Online is not locked in place, and has been designed to grow in size and ambition over time, Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies has said. Speaking in an interview with Game Informer, Benzies explained that Rockstar's dream is "to create an entire Grand Theft...
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    INFINITY WARD KEEN TO EXPLORE KINECT FOR CALL OF DUTY

    Infinity Ward is keen to explore how Kinect can work with future Call of Duty games, but its implementation in Call of Duty: Ghosts will be minimal, a rep from the studio has said. Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin said at Gamescom that the Xbox One version of Call of Duty: Ghosts...
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    MICROSOFT WON'T COMMENT ON PLANS FOR XBOX 360 SKYPE APP

    While Microsoft has made a big fuss about adding Skype support to the Xbox One console, the company has yet to release a Skype app for the eight-year-old Xbox 360. Unfortunately, it appears that Microsoft doesn't want to comment on any plans to add Skype to its second-generation gaming machine...
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    TITANFALL DEV NOT EXPECTING TO OUTSELL CALL OF DUTY

    Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella doesn't expect his new game, Titanfall, to outsell Call of Duty. "It's a new brand," he said as he compared it to the dominant Activision-published FPS series he also helped create before his departure from Infinity Ward. "You build up momentum...
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    CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS: QUICK-SCOPING MAY BE GONE COMPLETELY, SAYS RUBIN

    Call of Duty: Ghosts may not included quick-scoping, according to Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin. That’s either a huge relief or reason for concern, depending on which side of the one-shot fence you sit. Speaking on Twitter at the weekend, Rubin penned a statement on the matter to fans...
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    XBOX ONE “PLAY THE WAY YOU WANT TO,” ACCORDING TO INFOGRAPHIC

    Microsoft has posted a inforgraphic along with a fact list, showing how you can still swap discs with Xbox One, and how the system allows you to download a game and play it on any other Xbox One console. All of this information has been posted before, but at least the company put it in an...
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    XBOX ONE BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY A THEORETICAL PROPOSAL, MICROSOFT SAYS

    Microsoft Senior Director Albert Penello told Gamespot this week that the Xbox One could potentially, one day, offer backward compatibility using its Azure cloud service. This doesn't mean that Microsoft is actively pursuing backward compatibility in the Xbox One, a Microsoft spokesperson tells...
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    XBOX ONE IS IN FULL PRODUCTION, FIRST SHIPMENTS HEADING OUT

    Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed that the Xbox One console had entered full production and would launch in 13 markets on November 22nd. While we still have 79 days to wait before they officially show up on store shelves, the process of packing and shipping units of the console has already...
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    MICROSOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT XBOX 360 FOR THREE YEARS

    Microsoft will continue to support Xbox 360 long after Xbox One launches this November. Xbox chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi said at the Citi Global Technology Conference yesterday: "If you look at Xbox 360 that platform [has] lasted for seven to eight years and it's going to...
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    XBOX ONE LAUNCH DATE: NOVEMBER 22

    The Xbox One launches in 13 markets including North America on November 22. After leaving it in the limbo of a November release window for a few months, Microsoft pinned a concrete release date on its next-gen system, one that'll see it arrive on retail shelves behind the PlayStation 4; Sony's...
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    GAMERTAG SUGGESTIONS?

    Hello Gamers, I have a challenge for anyone that's up for it. I'm thinking about changing my gamertag Any suggests? Leave suggestions in the comments below. I was thinking XGC Hawkeye
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    XBOX ONE WAS ALMOST CALLED XBOX INFINITY, PENELLO CONFIRMS

    Xbox One was almost called Xbox Infinity, Microsoft’s Albert Penello has revealed, which confirms pre-reveal leaks as accurate. Speaking with Forbes, Penello said that the decision to call the console ‘Xbox One’ came from Microsoft’s marketing team, and added, “That’s actually from the brand...
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    XBOX ONE REPUTATION SYSTEM NOT CARRIED OVER FROM 360

    The Xbox One reputation system will not incorporate information from Xbox 360 users, meaning previous troublemakers will have a chance to make a fresh start. As part of an IGN Q&A session, chief Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten was asked whether everyone's reputation will carry over...
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    XBOX ONE WILL SUPPORT EIGHT CONTROLLERS AT ONCE!

    Xbox One will support eight controllers at once, up from the four that can be used with the Xbox 360. According to details published on the official Xbox One product page, the new controllers will also have a 30 foot wireless range. Sony has yet to confirm how many DualShock controllers can...
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