Microsoft Promises More Japanese Support For Xbox One At E3

You might have noticed that this week’s Xbox One event was very… Western. Microsoft’s snazzy entertainment functions are all designed for American televisions. The games — FIFA, Call of Duty, Quantum Break — were all made by Western developers.


How Does Local News Cover The Xbox One? By Asking The Weatherman

Meteorologists everywhere are truly upset that the Xbox One isn’t backwards-compatible. This weatherman, who looks, sounds and acts a bit like Brick from Anchorman, is not too pleased about having to “buy a whole collection of other games for 90 bucks each”.


Used Games Aren’t To Blame For All The Video Game Industry’s Problems

There’s been a lot of chatter this week about used games, mostly spurred by the news that Xbox One games will come with one-time registration codes, meaning you can’t just swap them with your friends or trade them at a GameStop.


Xbox One Game Boxes Look Sharp

What Luke Plunkett wants, Luke Plunkett gets. This is what the official box for an Xbox One game looks like. You like?


The Five Possible States Of Xbox One Games Are Strangely Exciting

Both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One will bring console gaming to the present this year by allowing users to suspend the games they’re playing. Save points can be a thing of the past on these consoles. Games don’t really have to be turned “off”.


Watch The New Destiny Trailer Directed By Jon Favreau

How do you ensure maximum interest in your new sci-fi video game extravaganza? Hiring the director of Iron Man 1 and 2 to direct your trailer seems to be a pretty good start. The live-action trailer for Bungie’s Destiny also features Revolution and Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito. There’s also a huge CGI space marine monstrosity with a gatling gun, if you care about that sort of thing.


Halo’s Forerunner Architecture Is Some Heavy S**t

Their name alone speaks volumes about what their architecture embodies: the way they see themselves, the image they want to present to others. Forerunners. A group of individuals that comes along before others, setting the stage for their existence. They named themselves this, with all the vanity in the world.


Please, Let This Be Call Of Duty Dog’s First DLC

Map packs? Please. The future of Call of Duty DLC must surely be new dogs. Hopefully, the first will be this Corgi, done by French artist Diana Da Costa, that is so cuddly I am about to die.


Here Are The Rules For What You Can (And Can’t) Call The Xbox One

The “brand guidelines” for the new Xbox One have been published by Microsoft, and while they’re intended for use by people like advertisers and partners, there’s still some good stuff in there for people like you and me.


Xbox One: All The Nerdy Details You Don’t Know Yet

You saw the news yesterday. The Xbox One was everywhere, and everyone talked a lot about it. But when a new console hits, often we’ll latch onto the biggest, shiniest new baubles. Now though, having slept on it, let’s dig into the real nerd porn. It’s worth a look.


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