Gaming

The Next-Gen Xbox Revealed… Probably

The new PlayStation is almost guaranteed to be officially unveiled on Feb. 20. Meanwhile, Microsoft hasn’t pulled the trigger and announced its plans for the next generation of video games hardware. However, the new Xbox has been revealed… probably. The information regarding the next Xbox, codenamed Durango, comes courtesy of an inside source with access...
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Killzone 4 Likely To be PS4 Launch Title

All eyes are firmly fixed on Sony for its unveiling of the PlayStation 4 on Feb. 20, if indeed that’s what the Japanese company has planned for its press event that day. Assuming the PS4 is to be revealed within the next two weeks we can surely start thinking about possible launch titles. According to...
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Heavy Rain Creator Complains About Games Industry

David Cage, the man behind Heavy Rain and the forthcoming Beyond: Two Souls, has taken a pop at the video games industry and the way it’s got stuck making essentially the same game over and over again. Cage made his case during a talk at the DICE Summit, as reported by VentureBeat. He offers nine...
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New Xbox Won’t Play Used Games [Rumor]

Another day, another rumor that the used games market is going to face heavy attack from the next-gen consoles. Having already heard rumors that Sony is looking at disabling used games, rumors now point to Microsoft doing the same. Edge (quoting sources with first-hand experience) is reporting that the next Xbox console will require an...
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Sony Set To Reveal PS4 On Feb. 20

Hold on to your hats, kids, as the true next-generation video games console war is about to commence. In the blue corner is Sony, which looks set to unveil the PlayStation 4 at a special event on Feb. 20. In the red corner is Microsoft, which has yet to leave its dressing room. Sony has...
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‘GTA V’ Due Sept. 17… Unless It Slips Again

Do you remember a few months ago when Rockstar promised Grand Theft Auto V would be arriving in the early part of this year? Yes, well, that’s not happening any more. Instead, GTA V will be released On Sept. 17, assuming, of course, no more slippage occurs. This date is official, having been revealed in...
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Sony Promises PS Plus For PlayStation 4, Kinda

PlayStation Plus is Sony’s premium offering for PS3 owners, which, for a monthly fee, sees subscribers gaining access to additional content from those who decide to stick with the basic free service. PS Plus is going from strength to strength, with some cracking full games being added to the line-up alongside discounts and other extras....
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Nintendo Lowers Expectations As Wii U Tanks

Have you bought a Wii U yet? The chances are slim, as Nintendo has only managed to shift 3.06 million of them over the past three months. The figures don’t sound too bad until you factor in the holiday season. At which point they look a lot worse. Nintendo expected to sell 5.5 million units...
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Sony Fined Over 2011 PSN Hack

It may have happened a relatively long time ago (April/May 2011), but no one who suffered through the extended downtime after PlayStation Network was hacked has forgotten the experience. The attack took place over two days, and the outage lasted for a full 24 days after that. PSN has since returned with a new lease...
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Ralph Nader Calls Video Games “Electronic Child Molesters”

Ralph Nader is an American politician, former presidential candidate, activist, and big-time gamer. Except one of those things isn’t true. It turns out Nader isn’t a fan of video games, particularly violent ones. He has no love for violent TV shows either, but that’s one for our television section to dissect as it sees fit....
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Sony CEO Starts Next-Gen War Of Words

We’re currently playing a waiting game as far as the next-gen consoles are concerned. Sure, Nintendo has pulled the trigger already, but the Wii U was never meant to compete with the hardware from Sony and Microsoft, which is what we’re now eager to see revealed. There have been rumors that Sony would be unveiling...
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Rob Lowe Blames Video Games For Gun Crimes

There’s a rather serious discussion about gun crime, gun violence, gun laws, and the U.S. constitution going on in the States right now. Some people, including President Obama, want to see controls tightened, others think the government should leave them well alone. Part of the discussion has focused on video games and how likely it...
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PS4 Unveiled In A Matter Of Weeks?

The deeper into 2013 we go the more the anticipation levels will build for the unveiling and subsequent release of the next-gen consoles. I know the Wii U is already on the market, but I’m referring to the real next-gen consoles. Both Sony and Microsoft are expected to unveil new hardware at some point this...
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Microsoft Welcomes Competition From Ouya & Steam Box

The big three console manufacturers of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are facing new competition in the form of smaller, lighter, less-capable set-top-boxes designed to play casual games or stream games from cloud-based servers. The two main contenders are Ouya, an Android-powered console funded on Kickstarter, and the Steam Box, a platform controlled by Valve with...
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PS3 Overtakes Xbox 360 Worldwide

In the U.S. the Xbox 360 is king, with Microsoft benefiting from its home advantage. But around the world as a whole it’s Sony, and the PS3, that are winning out. This is according to the latest figures released by IDC. They show that as of the end of 2012, there are 77 million PS3...
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