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The new Xbox console will be showcased at Gamescom 2013 this August. The confirmation did not come via a press release but was instead issued by Xbox EMEA’s social marketing manager Graeme Boyd on Twitter. Xbox will be back at Gamescom this August,” he wrote. ‘Next chapter of Xbox gaming …
Read More »Latest leak claims Next Xbox doesn’t need permanent web connection for everything
Rumours that the Xbox 360 successor needs a constant web connection to run are apparently untrue. After months of speculation – and a coincidental scandal for EA and its Sim City web connection drama – a new report claims to have seen a leaked memo from MS to staff. And …
Read More »Molyneux on New Xbox: "I don’t want another way of looking at Facebook"
The always outspoken Peter Molyneux has admitted that he hopes Microsoft doesn’t forget to focus on the gaming credentials of the new Xbox. Although details remain highly secretive, rumours abound that the machine will be positioned as much as a living room entertainment hub as it will a games machine …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts dated, reveal at Xbox event
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Ghosts for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next-gen consoles a few days after it was leaked by a couple of retailers. The announcement was supplemented with a short live action teaser trailer, which you can check out below. The Call of Duty-Xbox partnership …
Read More »‘Xbox Fusion’ tipped as possible moniker for new console
A possible name for the new Xbox is currently doing the rounds online. Fusible reports that Microsoft has been named as the owner of a host of URLs relating to the Xbox Fusion brand. As well as owning the XboxFusion.com address it also claims ownership of a host of other …
Read More »Is Illumiroom the Next Xbox’s secret weapon?
Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology could be one of the platform holder’s key drivers behind its new Xbox. As MCV reported in January following the tech’s unveiling at CES, Illumiroom uses a system that harks back to the old Philips amBX tech, but evolves it far beyond anything seen before. A projector …
Read More »Call of Duty creators’ next game is an Xbox exclusive – report
Those sleuths over at US site Kotaku believes it has all the information about a major new Xbox exclusive. Respawn Entertainment – the team set-up by the creators of Call of Duty – has built a futuristic online multiplayer-centric shooter that pits giant Titans against heavily armed foot soldiers. But …
Read More »Next Xbox reveal confirmed for 21st May
Microsoft will finally unveil its next-gen Xbox plans next month with an event in the US on 21st May,confirming earlier reports. Invites have been sent out to select press and the event has also been confirmed by Xbox community head Larry Major Nelson” Hryb. On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark …
Read More »Next Xbox reveal confirmed for May 21st
Microsoft has finally confirmed when the first public details about the Next Xbox will be revealed. The format holder has confirmed a May 21st event at 10am PST in the USA – that’s 6pm BST UK time. An event listing on Facebook talks of an Xbox Live and Xbox.com livestream. …
Read More »Ubisoft Montreal CEO: Audience is ready for always-on consoles
Yannis Mallat, the CEO of developer Ubisoft Montreal, has claimed that the market IS ready for an always-on next-generation of consoles. That’s a question you should put to Microsoft and Sony,” he told The Guardian when asked if the world is ready for always-on consoles. I would say that a …
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