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MS planning Xbox dashboard update in preparation for next-gen console
Microsoft is preparing to update its Xbox 360 with another dashboard update. Sources familiar with Microsoft's Xbox plans have revealed to The Verge that the dashboard update will enter into a public beta in late June or early July, with changes and updates in preparation for the next-gen ...read more
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Four New Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots Released
Rockstar has released a quartet of new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots featuring some deep sea diving alongside some kind of submersible, Franklin on a dirtbike, Trevor on the run from the cops and a little of that titular auto thievery.
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Machinima demanded payment for video views, claims Minecraft creator
We recently reported that Nintendo wanted to stick ads into any video on YouTube that included Nintendo-owned content. This type of crackdown means that proceeds will go to Nintendo rather than the user who uploads the video. Just today, Examiner has linked us to a reddit post in which u ...read more
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Gears of War: Judgment gets 'Lost Relics' multiplayer DLC next month
Epic lays down Gears of War: Judgment with new multiplayer DLC in June. The 'Lost Relics' pack a new gametype and four further maps, including the return of 'Checkout' from Gears of War 3. Also bundled in are new armor and weapon skins. The gametype is called Breakthrough. It features one ...read more
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Xbox Wire blog launched ahead of next-gen reveal
Xbox Wire will feature blogs from Microsoft executives and "everyday people" on the Xbox team, as well as occasional posts from director of programming Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb. The launch proceeds the official reveal of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, which is set to take place in Redmond on Tuesday, May 21. Xbox Wire editor, Li ...read more
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EA puts an end to its Online Pass program
EA has announced it will discontinue its Online Pass program. "Yes, we're discontinuing Online Pass," EA's senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg told GamesBeat in an e-mail. "None of our new EA titles will include that feature." Reseburg added that "many players didn't respond to the format," despite EA going on record ...read more
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Microsoft to scrap Xbox Points
Microsoft will abandon its Points based currency in favour of a real world money system, a new report has confirmed. Tech website the Verge claims that "sources familiar with Microsoft's Xbox plans have revealed plans to replace Points with a new gift card system". It is said that the new system will likely be revealed at E3, or sooner at the official Next Xbox ...read more
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A peek inside the next Xbox reveal tent
We're just one week away from the future of Xbox. Let the countdown begin. Just yesterday Major Nelson and Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business chief of staff Aaron Greenberg shared some photos of the "intimate" venue currently under construction at Microsoft's Redmond campus. At the time, We thought this was some outdoor setting that Tu ...read more
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TwitchTV app released for Xbox 360
Leading video game broadcasting platform TwitchTV has launched an app for Xbox 360. Available to download from Xbox Live in the US only at this point, the app allows users to watch the top 300 Twitch streams directly from the console. Viewers will also be able to browse videos by channel, by game and by featured content. "Our app for Xbox 360 brings Tw ...read more
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No GTA V at E3, Take-Two confirms
Rockstar and 2K Games won't have show floor booths at the June event Grand Theft Auto V won't make an appearance at E3, publisher Take-Two has confirmed. Nor will The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, WWE 2K14 or any of the publisher's other games, as Take-Two labels Rockstar and 2K Games won't have a public presence at the event. Take-Two president Karl Sla ...read more
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