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Can’t Get An Xbox One Online? Buy An Xbox 360.

Is there any way around Microsoft’s mandatory 24-hour “check in” on the Xbox One? Nope. Well, there is one. It just doesn’t involve buying an Xbox One. Speaking with Destructoid, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer was asked what someone with no internet access would do if they wanted to buy an Xbox One. “I mean the analogy,…

Microsoft Is Working On Kinect Game Gestures You Might Actually Use

I just got out of a tech demo—called Reflex—where a Microsoft representative leaned side-to-side, pointed at the screen, and raised an Xbox One controller to help him maneuver, attack and defend in a first-person shooter type of game. It wasn’t as elegant as they’d have us believe, but it certainly looked more useful than most…

How many virtual men and women died during Microsoft’s E3 press conference this year? Place your wagers now and then go watch The Gameological Society’s hilarious Murder Report video for the answers.

At Least Microsoft Is Winning The Console War In My Hotel Bathroom

The hotel maids stuck this sign in our bathroom while we were at today’s E3 press conferences. It doesn’t make much sense. “All in one. Input one.” It literally means nothing, as Stephen pointed out yesterday. But hey. Sony might be winning the war for our living rooms, but at least Microsoft won the war…

First Xbox One Consoles Come With Fancy Controllers, Achievement

To let those who get the very first Xbox One consoles feel just that little bit more special, Microsoft will be including specially-branded controllers for those who reserve a “Day One” edition of the console. Available at “select retailers”, the controller includes a small graphic saying “DAY ONE 2013” in the centre of the pad.…

There’s a Hidden Message In The Witcher 3‘s Debut Trailer

Here’s a screenshot of the sneaky little hidden message game studio CD Projekt RED left in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s debut trailer. It shares some extra info regarding the game and the trailer. Blink and you’ll miss it! The message appears briefly at around the 3:13 mark in the video below.

Halo Coming To Xbox One In Some Form

Surprise? Halo will eventually come to the Xbox One. It’ll run at 60 FPS, which is a first. And if the footage we’ve been shown so far is accurate, it kind of looks like a gritty Journey. We don’t really know specifics yet, though.

Xbox One Is Coming This November For $499

Microsoft just announced the news: The new Xbox will cost four hundred ninety nine US dollars. It’ll be out this November. For more from Microsoft’s E3 press conference, check out all of our E3 2013 coverage

Dead Rising 3 Is Coming To The Xbox One

Today we got our first look at Dead Rising 3, which is coming exclusively to Xbox One. Like in prior games, you can use nearly anything as a weapon against zombies—and these weapons have some degree of customization. You’ll also be able to do things like call in artillery strikes against the undead, which is…

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Looks Like a Fun Take on Dark Magic

Announced at today’s Xbox Press Conference, Press Play’s colorful action platformer show what happens when you go looking up brother-banishing spells on the internet.

Insomniac Is Making a Wild Exclusive For the Xbox One

Sunset Overdrive is a new game from Insomniac Games. It’s an open world shooter with character design much like that of Overstrike, prior to the redesign/change to Fuse. And unsurprisingly, that means it looks fantastic.

Metal Gear Solid V On the Xbox One Looks Fantastic

Today during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Microsoft unveiled a ton of new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain footage. Snake seems to be in Afghanistan, can ride horses, and still does that whole sneaking thing.

Xbox One Is Coming In November, Rare Says

A Rare staffer just said on Spike TV that the Xbox One is launching in November. Spoilers!

There is Xbox One…Marketing At E3

First person to make sense of it wins a gold star. https://t.co/p19et4OTWf — Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 10, 2013

Microsoft Denies Participation In PRISM Data-Gathering Scheme

Yesterday was an unusually troubling day for online privacy. Microsoft clarified the potentially problematic privacy settings for the Kinect video and audio sensor that must be plugged into the Xbox One for it to operate. And yet according to a stunning, unrelated report, Microsoft has also been offering up its users’ data to the NSA…

What Time Does The Xbox One Actually Check To See If You’re Online?

Persona fans know the answer. Everyone else: you’ll want to be asleep when it happens

As Expected, Francis Is Not Happy at All About Today’s Xbox One News

Think you’re mad about tonight’s flood of controversial news from Microsoft about the Xbox One? Your rage pales next to Francis’ fury. Francis’ reaction to the unveiling of Microsoft’s next home game console was something to see. But, in this one, he takes the current-gen Kinect into his big, meaty hands and tries to break…

The Xbox One Just Had A Very Bad Day

In two weeks’ time, we may look on this as one of the smartest PR moves of all time. But for now? It’s been a bad day for Microsoft. Seeking perhaps to head off criticisms that it had been vague (at best) and incompetent (at worst) in its messaging of core Xbox One services at…

Xbox One Lets You Share Your Games With Up To 10 “Family” Members

Here’s another interesting detail from the Xbox news that popped up this evening. Microsoft says that 10 of your “family” members can access your shared games library. Not just on your console. On any Xbox One. Here’s Microsoft: Xbox One will enable new forms of access for families. Up to ten members of your family…

Xbox One Games ‘Can Only Be Given Once’ [UPDATE]

This is unreal. Microsoft’s new policies seem to confuse more than they clarify. Right at the bottom of one section of the big list of policies Microsoft just released for Xbox One is a little detail about how you’ll be able to share games with your friends. Turns out you’ll only be able to give…