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The existence of an Xbox 720 developer event appears to have been leaked through a harmless Tweet by a Crytek developer claiming to be on location. Sean Tracy, a technical designer for Crytek, earlier tweeted: Enjoying the Durango developers summit in London. So far, great swag and interesting talks”. He …

Microsoft has followed Sony’s lead in declaring that it will show nothing new” in terms of hardware at this year’s E3. Yesterday Sony’s French CEO Phillippe Cardone was quoted as saying that Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the last to announce something”. Now another …

This year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far, Ubisoft told MCV. It is understood that it will inject new life into the series, featuring fresh lead characters for the first time since 2009. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has high hopes for this Christmas’ …

Reports this morning – which it must be said remain totally unsubstantiated – claim that the Next Xbox could incorporate a new technology that blocks the use of pre-owned games on the console. The gravity of this news, if true, would have industry-wide ramifications. The fallout for retail would be …

The successor to the Xbox 360 will be six times as powerful as the current machine, fresh reports suggest. IGN claims to have word from sources close to the project” that its GPU architecture will be based on the existing Radeon HD 6670 card. That card, which was launched in …

A report from consumer site Gamespot claims to have word that the new Xbox, which will be revealed at this year’s E3, will include some sort of portable tablet component. Given Microsoft’s recent efforts at unification across its Windows, Mobile, and Xbox product lines, it seems clear that the 720 …

There will be a chunk of readers who think two new consoles at June’s E3 is at best too premature, or, at worst, expensive folly. Certainly I, like many others, heard a little voice in the back of my mind whispering too soon” when I found out a new Xbox …

My son, only 17 months old, knows how to turn on my iPhone, he’s seen me use it so much. The other day he saw me playing Super Mario 3D Land and stopped to crane around and look at the screen (don’t worry, I turned off 3D), before pointing to …

The latest rumours concerning Microsoft’s next Xbox console suggest that the company may launch an entry-level machine that is not compatible with disc-based games. As it has done with Xbox 360, DigitalFoundry reports that Microsoft will look to launch its new machine in two iterations. However, the distinction between the …

Yes. More rumours. More rumours about the successor to the Xbox 360. And this time, 2012 is being pegged as the likely release date. An Edge source” reckons that Ubisoft Montreal is currently working with target boxes” – PC kits thrown together in a way as to best resemble the …