Tag: microsoft

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Gaming
James Huneycutt

Microsoft’s Xbox One vs. Sony’s Playstation 4

The first volley of the next generation console war has been fired, and as the smoke clears, it becomes apparent that we know far less about the imminent release of the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One than is customary for hardware releases of this size and importance. We’ve put together a comparison of what

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Xbox One – The Next Generation of Microsoft’s Gaming Console

Today sees the announcement of Microsoft’s next generation of gaming console, and the stakes are high. Microsoft has lost a lot of consumer faith over the last six months due to a number of crippling rumors about the features of the new Xbox – and perhaps more importantly, a lack of response to these rumors.

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E3 2012
E3 News
Raul Valle

E3 2012 – Halo 4 Multiplayer Hands-on First Impressions

It’s natural to be wary when a franchise changes development teams. When Team Silent disbanded and Konami began outsourcing Silent Hill titles to other developers, it wasn’t something that went over well with the fans. However, in the case of Halo 4, it is no stretch of the imagination to say that the franchise is

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E3 2012 – Microsoft Press Conference 2012

Hi Guys! Welcome to PG’s Microsoft Press Conference Impressions! We’ll be doing live commentary and a quick recap video. Check it out right here starting at 12:30PM EST.   For those of you that still read, the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing Highlights:

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[Rumor] Is There a New Microsoft Console in the Works?

A number of news sites have been handing out rumors that there may be a new Microsoft game console on the way, even potentially being announced at E3.  Have the news sites jumped the gun however?  After all, there is currently a beta going on for Xbox 360 to test a new disc type.  Why

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The Death of IE6 Is Imminent

“10 years ago a browser was born,” begins the header discourse on the following page.  The page is chronicling the countdown to the end of Internet Explorer 6, one of the most pivotal web browsers in history.  Other browsing giants like Firefox, Safari (for those loyal Mac lovers), and the Google behemoth Chrome nod their

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Registration for Microsoft’s Dream.Build.Play Indie Dev Challenge is now Open

Calling all aspiring game developers.  Microsoft’s annual Dream.Build.Play Challenge for Independent Game Developers is once again upon us. Bringing forth games like Dust: An Elysian Tail, Prismatic Solid, and Beat Hazard, the competition challenges indie developers to develop a game for Xbox LIVE using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio for a chance at a percentage of

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Gaming
Andrew Plein

Is Microsoft working on Halo 5?

It would seem that Microsoft still has Halo on the mind. With the recent news that a Halo 1 remake is in the works what other Halo properties do we get to look forward to. Perhaps Halo 5??

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Gaming
Rachel

Everything You Can Do With The Kinect…Except Play It!

The Kinect was extremely anticipated as a massive game changer in the video gaming world. My employer, Best Buy, was constantly sold out of them, and the day that we had another shipment, they were immediately sold out again. I take that back: not just my Best Buy, but every single Best Buy within half

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