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The video game industry is now a battle of billion dollar launches, with Activision announcing this morning that Call of Duty: Ghosts has shipped a billion dollars worth of the game into retail. The semi-awkward victory lap comes on the day Activision is set to announce its second quarter results. "Call of Duty is by far the largest console franchise of this generation," said Activision CEO ...read more
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Infinity Ward will kick off a Call of Duty Ghosts double XP weekend on November 8. Following on from today's Call of Duty Ghosts release date, the double XP weekend will run from 10am PST (8am UK) on Friday until 10am PST on Monday, November 11. The double XP weekend will be open to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC players. Ghosts players who upgrade to a next-gen version of the game will be ...read more
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Video footage showing Xbox One's Snap functionality has been posted online. Snapping allows Xbox One users to quickly switch between multiple applications at the same time and, in some cases, run them side-by-side on screen. The video below, which were captured by The Verge , offer a general overview of how multitasking works on the Xbox One dashboard, and also demonstrate Killer Instinct ...read more
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Microsoft has confirmed that the Forza Motorsport 5 'Car Pass' DLC bundle offering will cost $49.99. The platform holder has also confirmed today that the first of the DLC packs, the 'LaFerrari Car Pack', will be released on November 22 alongside the game and the Xbox One. As the firm recently announced, Forza 5 will be supplemented with six post-launch DLC packs offering ten cars each, ...read more
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A white Xbox One commemorative special edition is being auctioned off on ebay with the proceeds going to UK-based charity GamesAid. The white system was only made available to the console’s launch team and comes with a white controller and black Kinect camera. Bidding ends at 3:07pm on Friday, November 8, and at press time, the current bid stands at £1000.00 and is ...read more
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Below you'll find a video comparing the current and next-gen versions of Call of Duty Ghosts. The IGN video, which can be watched in 1080p here, puts the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game side by side. The PS4 edition is the only console version of the game to run natively at 1080p. Today is the Call of Duty Ghosts release date on Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Wii U and PC. The Xbox One version will ...read more
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Xbox One will reportedly boot up faster than your TV, according to Microsoft’s director of product planning, Albert Penello. Penello took to Reddit (via Videogamer) to answer fan questions and explain the power states of the console, saying, “There are basically three states. On, Off and Standby. On is On. Off is Off. Standby allows “Xbox On”, quick resume, checking for updates, ...read more
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Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin has moved to explain the resolution difference between the Xbox One and PS4 versions of Call of Duty Ghosts. Having said last week that the Xbox One version of the shooter will run natively at 720p, while the PS4 version will run at 1080p, Rubin told Eurogamer that the difference was due to resource allocation issues faced by Infinity Ward's ...read more
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Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer is interested in bringing Gears of War to Xbox One, but has suggested that fresh life would first need to be breathed into Epic's series. 2006's Gears of War, 2008's Gears of War 2, 2011's Gears of War 3 and 2013's Gears of War Judgment were all published by Microsoft on Xbox 360. But the most recent title, which was the first to be ...read more
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Today TheTechGame was sent images of what seems to be proof of rank modding on Call of Duty Ghosts TTG user thetechgame.com/FeelsGoodBro says he is able to set ranks and unlock everything for Xbox360 users. FeelsGoodBro kindly sent over screenshots of all 10 prestiges plus what is known to the community as 11th prestige (something you should never have) so you can see how they all look. He ...read more
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