Posted May 9, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
During a recent roundtable discussion at the UK Game Horizon conference, Epic Games vice president Mark Rein said next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony will fully embrace the free-to-play model that use in-game purchases to generate revenue. He said…
Posted April 11, 2013, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
There’s been no shortage of Xbox rumors as we move closer to the console’s unveiling next month -- well, technically, that’s also a rumor. Although I was hoping to steer clear of further hearsay until official details were shared, I…
Posted April 8, 2013, 11:04 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
Speculation about Microsoft's next-generation console continues to mount as we approach its inevitable unveiling this spring or summer -- likely the former, according to new details from separate sources. It was previously believed that the company was preparing to introduce…
Posted March 20, 2013, 10:40 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Microsoft
Rumors about some sort of anti-used game protection being planned for the next-generation Xbox have surfaced on several occasions over the past year. Although I’ve always been skeptical about an “always on, always connected” requirement for the console, today a…
Posted February 4, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
GPU specifications of Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 720 are now online courtesy of tech site VGleaks. This is the same publication that revealed specs on the console’s CPU a couple of weeks ago. If accurate, we now have a complete picture…
Posted January 21, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
We’re just a few months away from what many believe will be a huge Electronics Entertainment Expo for the console market. While neither camp has made any official statement (unless you count recent comments from Sony’s Hiroshi Sakamoto), pretty much…
Posted November 30, 2012, 10:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
If you’ve been eyeballing an Xbox 360 for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, you might want to think twice about making a purchase this year. People familiar with the company’s plans have revealed that Microsoft is preparing…
Posted August 10, 2012, 11:05 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Gaming
We’ve heard a great deal about Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 720 gaming console over the past several months including when it might launch but much less of a fuss has been made with regards to the successor to the Kinect motion-sensing…
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