One of the most impressive games we saw at E3 was Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. This next chapter in Ubisoft’s popular Assassin’s Creed franchise follows a completely new character who, as you might guess from the game’s title, assumes the role of a pirate. The E3 demo we saw behind closed doors was […]
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After the so-called “Xbox One-80” today in which Microsoft completely reversed its used-game policy, online check-in rules and DRM strategy for the Xbox One, the console manufacturer saw its Xbox One pre-orders race to the top spot in the Amazon.com battle, beating out the PS4 for Amazon’s top pre-ordered console. Before today’s reversal of Xbox
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It turns out the pre-order battle between the PS4 and Xbox One has been decidedly one-sided in the week following each console manufacturer’s E3 media briefings. Just one week after announcing the Xbox One price and PS4 price, Microsoft and Sony (respectively) have taken dramatically divergent paths in the sales department, with a reporter from
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Leading up to and through E3, the flame wars fanned to epic heights about the benefits, drawbacks and question marks surrounding the PS4 and Xbox One. With either Microsoft or Sony seemingly destined to win the next generation, we’ve prepared a three-part series digging into the issues surrounding their forthcoming launches. Our first article focused
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The next-gen consoles and E3 2013 have inspired more questions than answers, from Microsoft’s position on used games (read our Xbox One used-game policy analysis) and the status of PS4 pre-orders to the future of GameFly on Xbox One and the Xbox One and PS4 release date. Much to Nintendo’s chagrin, the upcoming console war
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When clarifying its Xbox One used-game policy, Microsoft seemed to send a troubling message to the very customers who made it the current-gen console sales leader. If customers can only resell games “at participating retailers,” can no longer rent games (link) and may be banned from loaning games to more than one friend, will we
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Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal press conference a few weeks ago hinted at some new games in the Halo series, and as we sit here waiting for the Xbox E3 2013 media briefing to kick off, we’re pleased to report that a new Halo game for Xbox One may make a very public appearance in a
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Microsoft clarified its Xbox One used-game policy in the days leading up to E3, causing quite a stir among gamers. From games not working if the console hasn’t connected to the internet in 24 hours (link) to only being able to pass along a game to one friend (link), to the ability to only resell
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Able Planet may not come immediately to mind when thinking of headphone companies, but sometimes it’s the hidden gems that prove the most valuable. Up against marketing heavyweights like Bose and Beats by Dre, most headphone companies find the road to success to be an uphill battle. Fortunately for Able Planet – which is attending
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Having thoroughly enjoyed the Skylanders games, I (and millions of other gamers) are eager to see more of Disney Infinity at E3 next week. Disney Interactive obviously knows this, so today they released the first details about the Lone Ranger play set for Disney Infinity, which is set to release in August. Disney Infinity is
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