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Microsoft lands NFL partnerships for Xbox One and the football field (video)
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft is clearly determined to sew up some of the best content for the Xbox One: it just revealed a special, multi-year partnership with the NFL. The two are working on an optimized experience that better integrates fantasy football, including...
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EA shows first Xbox One games: FIFA, NBA Live, Madden and UFC
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
EA teased hours ago that FIFA 14 would be one of the first Xbox One games, but it just used Microsoft's event to unveil a considerably wider slate. FIFA 14, NBA Live 14, Madden 25 and EA Sports UFC are all coming to the new console within the next...
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Sonic the Hedgehog arrives on Android, headed exclusively to Nintendo on the console side
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
USSR and the USA. Batman and Joker. Christoph Waltz and... well, everyone. It's pretty tough to look at the world's best-known rivalries and exclude one of history's finest -- that being, of course, Sonic and Mario. The gritty battle between Ninte...
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No new EA games in development for Wii U, company reveals
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Earlier this month, EA DICE's Johan Andersson dropped a major bomb: Frostbite 3 won't be ported to the Wii U. The news meant that the company's next-gen franchises were doomed to skip the console: No Battlefield 4, no Star Wars games, no Mass Effe...
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EA to end Online Pass program, cites player disapproval
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Remember EA's Online Pass program? If you've ever purchased one of the company's games used, it probably rings a bell. The system was devised in 2010 as a way for the company to collect revenue from used game sales, requiring players of second-han...
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Hands-on with the iConsole.tv, an Android-powered game system with the heart of a desktop PC
Posted On 13 May 2013 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Pry open any Android-powered game console on the market today, and you'll likely find a mobile processor -- an ARM-based chip originally designed for tablets, smartphones and maybe the odd specialty device. It seems to make sense -- after all, isn...
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Ming Mecca modules steer whole game worlds through voltage (video)
Posted On 03 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Just about every gamer we know has wanted to alter a game world on the spot, whether it's to cheat, fix game mechanics or experiment. Special Stage Systems' Ming Mecca system is built entirely around that concept -- and will definitely appeal to a...
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Machinima launch for Xbox 360 has us watching more games than we play
Posted On 30 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When Microsoft piled on the Xbox media channels last year, we didn't realize just how long it would take for some of those channels to come to fruition. We're quite possibly on the cusp of new hardware, and Machinima's app is just now making its X...
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Nintendo now selling refurbished DSi XL and 3DS units for $100 and up
Posted On 28 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
It's easy for us to go shopping for a refurbished Nintendo handheld at stores and auction houses, but not if we're looking for a huge bargain: small discounts and dodgy quality often make it wiser to buy new instead. Nintendo has just offered us s...
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Xing puts a Wii U at the heart of its costly karaoke machine
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Sure, we've seen game consoles modified for use beyond their original purpose, but this apparatus turns things up a notch. Pictured above is the Joysound Festa, a mobile entertainment system powered by the Wii U's hardware and software. Built by J...
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