If E3 was all about introducing the Xbox One and PS4 to gamers, this week has been about taking the next-gen console war to the masses via late-night TV shows. Doing his best to play the role of Switzerland, Jimmy Fallon has hosted representatives from both Microsoft and Sony to showcase the Xbox One and […]
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The creators of BioShock 2 are hard at work on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, and today we learned about their plans for the pre-order and post-launch downloadable content (DLC) for the game. The first DLC pack will be available exclusively to Xbox 360 players. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is currently slated to release for Xbox
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The COD: Black Ops 2 phenomenon will get a new dose of content just in time for the Fourth of July holiday in America, as the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC will hit the Xbox 360 exclusively on July 2. Additional platforms — translation: PS3 and PC — will be available at
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Outside of its DRM strategy and price, the Xbox One had a good showing at E3 — it just wasn’t able to power through the goodwill for Sony’s PS4. That post-E3 momentum has continued for Sony, to the point that PS4 pre-orders sold at such a rapid pace that getting a PS4 launch-day bundle at
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Sony may have gotten a ton of goodwill from gamers for pricing the PS4 at $399, a full $100 less than Microsoft priced the Xbox One, but when it comes to PS4 games, the two console manufacturers and game publishers are exactly aligned, as Sony has confirmed that first-party PS4 games will cost $59.99. That
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Lionhead Studios’ action RPG Fable 3, which first released in 2010, is now a free download on Xbox 360 for all Xbox Live Gold members. Fable 3 is only a free download until June 30, though, so get it while you can. Xbox Live Gold requires a monthly or annual subscription, whereas the Silver level
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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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In the days following E3, we’ve been discussing the newest toys-to-life craze in the videogame world: Disney Infinity. Borrowing a page from Activision’s Skylanders games, the latest of which (Skylanders Swap Force) we’ll be previewing extensively soon, Disney Infinity uses real-life toys that can be placed on a portal so that figure appears in the
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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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One of the busiest booths at E3 2013 was Disney Interactive, largely because of their t-shirt press but also because of Disney Infinity, a new game a la Skylanders where real-life toys can be placed on a portal to have that figure/character appear in the on-screen game. I’ve long been a fan of the Disney
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