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Ian Livingstone: Xbox 720 'Might' Block Used Games
Speaking to MCV India, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone threw some gasoline on an old rumor: that the Xbox 720 might block used games. Livingstone also said the next-gen consoles weren't prepared...
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Report: Next Xbox Won't Be Backwards Compatible With Xbox 360 Game Discs
According to this Bloomberg report citing an anonymous source close to the "situation," the next Xbox (which is codenamed "Durango" or is currently being called the Xbox 720) will not be backwards...
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Rumor: Always Online Requirement for Xbox Mini Device
It's that silly season (the time between major events like the Game Developers Conference and the Electronic Entertainment Expo) where rumors fly fast and furious about what the biggest companies in...
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Report: Nintendo Halting Production on DS
As part of its fiscal year earnings report, Nintendo revealed projections for DS software sales for the current fiscal year but offered no guidance on sales for the DS hardware. This would seem to...
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Report: EA Shutting Down EA Partners Label
EA's publishing label EA Partners is shutting down, according to a report on Game Informer. The label was used to sign and publish third party franchises such as 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur:...
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Report: Respawn's Game Will Be Xbox 720 Exclusive, Always Online
According to this GameSpot report Respawn Entertainment's next game will be an Xbox 720 exclusive and will be "always online." According to the report, the game will be a multiplayer-focused,...
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Report: Durango Designed to Work with 'Today's Internet'
An internal Microsoft memo offers some good news for those worried about the next Xbox system (which they call Durango in the memo) requiring a constant connection in order to use. According to that...
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Report: Future of Rumored Xbox TV in Question
A source speaking to The Wall Street Journal today tells the publication that Microsoft's long-rumored "Xbox TV" set-top streaming device is struggling, with Microsoft not sure how or if it will move...
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Report: GameStop Has Delisted Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Patriots
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Patriots dead? We're not sure, but GameStop made a dramatic move today that might indicate that something bad has happened to Ubisoft's upcoming game. According to IGN,...
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Report: Microsoft Will Take Control of the Xbox One Used Games Market
We're not sure how much stock you should put into this news, but we're putting it out there anyway because Microsoft has been so dodgy on the topic since it announced the Xbox One.read more
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Report: Wii U Basic Being Discontinued at GameStop Later This Month
Update #2: The Wii U's Basic Set model is not being recalled, according to a statement from Nintendo of America to Polygon:read more
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Report: Best Buy Pulling Wii U Basic Units from Stores
It looks like Best Buy may be joining GameStop in "adjusting their stock" of Wii U Basic consoles units too. According to a leaked memo sent to Kotaku, Best Buy is getting rid of its 8GB Wii U stock....
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Report: Steam Beta Code Suggests Game Sharing
A thread on NeoGAF that pokes around in some code from the new Steam Beta reveals some strange strings about game sharing on the popular digital distribution platform. The code refers to a shared game...
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Report: PlayStation 4 Running Modified Version of FreeBSD 9
According to a report from VGLeaks, Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console will use a heavily modified version of the Linux operating system FreeBSD 9. According to the site, the PS4 will use a custom...
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Report: Google Secretly Working on Android-Based Home Console System
According to a Wall Street Journal report (sourced by IGN), Google has been secretly developing an Android-based home games console, which could be available as soon as this fall. Citing anonymous...
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Report: Don Mattrick Leaving Microsoft for Zynga
Update #2: It looks like no one will replace Mattrick, according to a memo obtained by Kotaku attributed to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Instead of replacing Mattrick, all of Mattrick's subordinates in...
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Report: Mattrick Tried to Negotiate Sale of Zynga to Microsoft in 2010
According to a Bloomberg report, former Xbox chief and current Zynga CEO Don Mattrick has been an admirer of the social game maker for quite some time. In fact, in 2010 he tried to convince higher-ups...
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Report: Vivendi May Make Activision Blizzard Pay Special Dividend
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vivendi may force Activision Blizzard to pay a special dividend that would give the company $2 - $3 billion to help it pay down some of its debt. The company's...
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Report: Microsoft Will Change Policy on Xbox One Software Publishing...
Update: Microsoft has confirmed that "every Xbox One" can be used to make games, meaning that every unit can in fact be turned into a development kit, or debug unit. Kotaku offers this statement from...
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Microsoft: No Kinect-Free Xbox One Release Planned
If you were hoping to buy an Xbox One without a Kinect and believed some of the rumors that a SKU would be available that featured only the console in Summer 2014, then you will be sad to hear that it...
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