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Sources: The Next Xbox Will Play Blu-Ray, May Not Play Used Games (And Will Introduce Kinect 2)

8:40AM January 26, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

Microsoft will upgrade its disc technology for its next Xbox from DVDs to Blu-Ray discs, catching up to rival Sony, games industry sources tell Kotaku. More »


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This Is How Nvidia Wants You To Play Racing Games… If You’ve Got $US32,000

12:30PM January 16, 2012 | Dave Oshry

When it comes to sim gamers, nothing is too expensive or too out of the ordinary. They will pay any price to have an experience that is as close to the real thing as possible. Meet the VRX iMotion. Nvidia was showing this bad boy off at their booth at CES this year, so I just had to give it a whirl. More »


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Razer’s Combat Knife-Inspired Blade Gaming Laptop Will Be Home For Christmas

4:40AM December 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With only a few short weeks before Christmas, Razer prepares to take preorders on their dedicated gaming laptop, the Razer Blade. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan explains what’s changed since the “world’s first true gaming laptop” was revealed in August, and talks about the Army origins of the laptop’s sleek and sexy design. More »


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How Does The First Quad Core Tegra Tablet Handle Gaming?

4:20AM December 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Having spent an extensive amount of time playing games on a dual core Tegra 2 Android tablet, I can only imagine how much better gaming must be on the new quad core Tegra 3-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Why? Because I don’t have one. Joanna Stern at The Verge does, however, so we’ll let her tell us how it games. More »


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Prototypes Of Gaming’s ‘Deadliest Laptop’ Stolen

5:40AM November 15, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Earlier this month someone broke into Razer’s San Francisco Bay Area research and development labs and made off with two prototypes for the peripheral maker’s sexy gaming laptop hybrid, the Razer Blade, according to the company. More »


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The Biggest Video Gaming Cities In The US

2:00AM October 7, 2011 | Brian Crecente

New Yorkers in Huntington spend more than four times the average amount on video games, according to a recent study by credit card spending tracker Bundle. More »


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Which Came First, The Hardcore Gamer Or The Bad Parent?

7:20AM September 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

A recent study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University found that the more time school students spent playing games, the more negative an opinion they held about their parents. It seems like a simple matter of cause and effect, but which is which? More »


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World Of Warcraft Gaming Mouse Gets Legendary Downgrade

1:40AM August 9, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In World of Warcraft a legendary item is a piece of equipment of extreme rarity and power, a virtual status symbol for those that harness its powers. In SteelSeries gaming mouse parlance, legendary means cheaper with less buttons. More »


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Exclusive: Inside Microsoft’s Fanboy Fantasy, The Star Wars Xbox 360

3:30AM July 22, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

Fanboy. There’s perhaps no franchise more immediately connected with our mental conception of a fanboy than Star Wars. Then there’s Xbox. A whole ‘nother world of chest-thumping, battle cries, and utter devotion. Those two worlds just smashed into each other at lightspeed. Meet the Star Wars Xbox 360. More »


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Here’s Mad Catz’s Official Xbox 360 Wireless Headphones

5:00AM June 9, 2011 | matt buchanan

Mad Catz’s official Xbox 360 headsets has one thing nobody else has: They’re totally wireless. There are three models, but the two you care about are the Warhead and Devastator. The former’s Dolby 7.1, the latter’s stereo. More »