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Ongoing bugs prevent free in-game cash distribution until next week Rockstar has delayed plans to distribute the first half of the $500,000 of in-game cash promised to GTA Online players this week. The so-called 'Stimulus Package' was promised to users as compensation for the issues that have plagued the online game since its launch on October 1. The firm had previously announced plans ...read more
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Xbox One and PS4 shipments in Q4 2013 are expected to hit between 2.5 to 3 million each, according to analysis by Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Colin Sebastian. In North America, the figure is expected to reachbewteen 1.5-2 million each, and while many analysts are giving Sony’s PS4 an edge in the region, Sebastian said the firm expects “similar or even slightly higher sales of Xbox One,” by ...read more
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With 4j Studios little over one week ago giving a hint that they've been working on something special for Halloween to give back to the community. With most people expecting another simply skin pack late last night via Twitter they confirmed a FREE Halloween texture pack would be available to download from Today. This features re-textured mobs, blocks, items and more, the texturepack is only ...read more
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Xbox One will limit the number of party chat participants to eight at a time, Microsoft has confirmed. "At launch, up to eight people will be able to join a Party Chat at a time on Xbox One," a spokesperson told Game Informer. This is the same limitation placed on Xbox 360 and, as Sony has recently confirmed, is also identical to the party chat limit on PS4. That Microsoft stipulates ...read more
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Rockstar Games has sent out a surprising response to a fan who publicly received the illicitly generated money in GTA Online. Shocking as it may sound, they have no way of removing the money. This hack was being perpetrated on modded consoles, and the money being brought into legitimate units, with the hackers going Robin Hood, spreading the money around everywhere. The circumstances that ...read more
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Forza 5 is looming, and today, Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft have revealed five new pretty cars to get your motor running. The shots below show: the 2009 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works, 2013 Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus 5.2 FSI quattro, 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe and the sexy as hell 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. Enjoy. Forza 5 is an Xbox One launch title and releases alongside the console ...read more
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The new Kinect will require you to stand only 1.4m (five feet) away from the sensor if you’re playing alone instead of 1.8m (eight feet) like the original Kinect, a leaked Brazilian Xbox One installation manual has revealed. If playing with a friend, you’ll have to stand about 1.8m (eight feet) away from the new Kinect, instead of two metres. Additionally the sensor has to be placed half a ...read more
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While we've been aware that the Xbox One's achievement system will have some fluidity to it since the system was revealed in May, it turns out that it has color-coding options as well. As Xbox Corporate VP Marc Whitten explained via Twitter, the system's achievements are in a player's "chosen color," which is more evident in a recent Microsoft Studios livestream on Twitch of Powerstar Golf. At ...read more
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A "confirmed Xbox One developer" has reportedly revealed the dimensions of Microsoft's upcoming console and its new Kinect sensor. The dimensions below were posted on Reddit, via OXM, which notes that the Xbox 360 Slim measures approximately 27cm by 26cm by 7.8cm. Xbox One and Kinect 2 dimensions Console (LxWxH): 13.1" x 10.8" x 3.1" / 33.3cm x 27.4cm x 7.9cm Kinect 2 (LxWxH): 9.8" x ...read more
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EA has announced a Titanfall release date of March 11, 2014 in North America and March 13 in Europe. The publisher also confirmed on Tuesday that a premium $249.99 Collector's Edition will be released alongside the standard edition of the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC shooter. The Collector's Edition will include an 18 inch hand-crafted Atlas titan statue with diorama and battery-powered LED ...read more
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