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Xbox One's Live TV Will Not Be Available In Australia At Launch, Requires A Separate Device
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Everything You Need To Know About Xbox One
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Xbox One Is Not Always Online, But It Seems To Block Used Games
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Xbox Reveal: The Liveblog
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PS3 Firmware Update Adds Cool New Features (For Some)
The newest PS3 firmware update (v3.70) adds auto-syncing trophies and an auto-upload function for online save data… but only for PlayStation Plus subscribers. A PlayStation Store “recommendations” feature, a “TV/Video Services” XMB section and Blu-ray 3D enhancements are for everybody.
Japan Suddenly Wants Used 3DS Units
After clogging up shops for months, used 3DS units are suddenly become hot (well, hotter) with the 3DS now ¥4,000 cheaper and sales doubling. It’s thought the spike is because of the free games Nintendo’s offering. [Media Create]
EVO Delivers Its Biggest Viewership Eva
More than two million viewers tuned in for the Evo 2011 World Finals last weekend, tournament organisers declared today.
Prototype 2 Makes It A Date: April 24, 2012
Prototype 2 will release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on April 24, 2012, Activision said today at San Diego Comic-Con.
Madden Demo Details Coming Tuesday
With Madden NFL 12 moving its release date to Aug. 30 to be closer to the league’s opening day (assuming that happens), the game’s demo likewise skips forward a couple of weeks. Tuesday, EA Sports will reveal the demo release date, the teams it will feature, and any other details about the demo.
Rumor: Gameloft Working Employees To The Bone
Mobile publishers Gameloft are known for making blatant, if high-quality rip-offs based on other people’s intellectual property. Might they also be known now for shitty work practices? [games.on.net]
Sony-Microsoft.com A "Defensive Domain Hold" Says Microsoft
The discovery this week that “sony-microsoft.com” is a domain owned by Microsoft set off all sorts of speculation as to what a potential collaboration could mean. Microsoft’s Frank X. Shaw, the company’s top spokesman, tweeted on Friday that “Sony = great MS partner. No scoop here, this was just a defensive domain hold.”
