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Report: No fee to play used Xbox One games, Skype powers voice chat
Citing "sources familiar with the system," Polygon reports that the Xbox One will not require a fee to play used games. Instead, the console will perform regular online checks to verify disc authenticity and ownership. Polygon's sources note that used game sales will continue, as Xbox One g ...read more
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Report: Publishers to receive cut of Xbox One pre-owned sales
The Xbox One will support the used games market, but how this will happen and who stands to benefit has been a topic of much discussion this week. As Microsoft continues to allow speculation to run rampant, MCV has gotten in touch with UK retail sources who explained a plausible scenario of how the system ...read more
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Rumor: Xbox One to feature Skype remote play
Rumor has it that Microsoft's Xbox One console will feature remote play through Skype, allowing someone to remotely take over gameplay on the local console directly from a Skype call. Either player may break the remote play session at any time. Supposedly the feature is in testing phase right now, though Polygon's source notes that ce ...read more
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Sky to 'explore opportunities' on Xbox One
Xbox One will let users navigate and watch live TV from cable, telco or satellite set-top box fed through the console. However, TV integration features will be limited to the US at launch, Microsoft has confirmed. But a Sky spokesperson told Pocket-lint: "We enjoy a long track-record of innovating with Microsoft on the Xbox platform and will ...read more
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Call of Duty Ghosts to feature Kinect voice commands
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been designed to incorporate Kinect voice commands. Eric Hirshberg, chief executive of Activision's game publishing arm, said in-game voice commands via Kinect "really excite us because of the level of responsiveness and detail". On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that its next generation console ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC free this weekend
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC pack will be made available free on Xbox 360 this weekend. The pack will be made available free this weekend only. After that, those who downloaded the pack free will need to pay in order to continue accessing the content. The news comes via Activision social me ...read more
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Microsoft brushes off Xbox Live hack attack claim
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service. The hacker, who goes by the Twitter handle "@Reckz0r," wrote on Pastebin that Microsoft stored the login credentials in plain text. The data included email addresses and passwords ...read more
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Xbox One official game box design unveiled
Microsoft repre-soldier Major Nelson confirmed the box designs for Xbox One games by showing off how copies of the newly announced Forza Motorsport 5 will look. Much like how the Wii U went bold with blue, the Xbox One design is gallant in green. The Forza 5 design also reveals the logo of BBC motorcar show Top Gear. Forza 4 featured Top Gear content, and so will Forza 5, apparently.
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Turtle Beach crafting accessories for Xbox One
We haven't even seen what the Xbox One's first-party headset looks like yet, but Turtle Beach is already hoping folks will opt for its premium alternatives. The headset manufacturer announced today that it will be "among the first to market with Microsoft-licensed gaming headsets for the Xbox One." Further details with regards to ...read more
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Fifa 14 Release Date and Pre Order Bonus
Mark September 24th on your calendars. That’s the North American release date for FIFA 14, arriving on store shelves for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The worldwide release of FIFA 14 happens three days later on September 27th. Those who pre-order FIFA 14 in North America will receive 24 FIFA Ultimate Team Packs –one per week for 24 weeks– that can be used to build and strengthen their squad in Ultimate Team
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