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47 min ago | Breathe Cast

Playstation 4 vs Xbox One: Release Date, Price, Games / Everything...

Are you a video gamer? Are you still in the dark when it comes specs and features for the next generation of consoles from players like Microsoft and Sony? Just in case you are, here's everything you need to know about the new Xbox One and Playstation 4. First things first: when will the consoles be released? Though no official release date has ... (more)

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Related Topix: Halo, 343 Industries, Video Games, The, Crytek, Ryse, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

1 hr ago | SlashGear.com

Xbox One Kinect privacy concerns addressed by lawmakers with new bill

Ever since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and the new Kinect sensor, privacy advocates have been up in arms about how the Kinect watches and listens to its users at all times in order to be at the ready when a voice command or hand gesture is initiated.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Privacy, Walter Jones, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

3 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Retelling of a much loved tale

If players could name one RPG that they fell in love with the first time they hooked up a console, it would be ' Fable .'

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Related Topix: Fable, Lionhead Studios, Video Games

8 hrs ago | Houston Press

Exp Bar Rises to Our Video Game Cocktail Challenge

A little bit back I explored the best of the video game-inspired cocktails , and that's how I made the acquaintance Joe Fronczek of Exp Bar , based out of Lewisville, TX.

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Related Topix: Lewisville, TX, Gears of War, Epic Games, Video Games

10 hrs ago | Computer And Video Games

Gears of War DLC: Lost Relic map pack details and videos

Epic has released a fresh batch of details about new Gears of War Judgment DLC Lost Relics, as well as numerous videos showing off the content.

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Related Topix: Gears of War, Epic Games, Video Games, Gears of War: Judgment

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Escapist

Dark Matter Imagines a Modern Day Metroid

We haven't seen much lately from the "Metroidvania" school of game design - side-scrollers built around finding new gear that not only enhances your combat capabilities, but also lets you access new routes of exploration and progress that were previously unreachable.

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Related Topix: Dark Matter, Orbonis, Video Games, _No Company, Matter

Blue's News

Free Pinball FX 2 Table on FridayFree Pinball FX 2 Table on Friday

Steam News announces that Friday Zen Studios will release the Sorcerer's Lair table for free for Pinball FX 2 on Steam.

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Related Topix: Zen Studios, Pinball FX, Video Games, Pinball FX 2

QJ.net

Don Mattrick Says The Xbox One 'Over-Delivers Value'

In case you haven't heard, Sony's PS4 is launching a full $100 less than the competing Xbox One.

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Related Topix: The, Halo, Kinect, EA Games, Create, 343 Industries, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

The Escapist

Crimson Dragon Creator Hopes To Develop An RPG Spin-Off

If the upcoming shooter Crimson Dragon proves a hit, it may receive a sequel in the form of an epic roleplaying title.

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Related Topix: Grounding Inc., Crimson Dragon, Video Games, Microsoft Xbox

International Business Times

New Xbox Live Content Announced: 'Gears of War: Judgment' DLC, 'Bioshock: Infinite' On Demand, More

Among the highlights are the "Gears of War: Judgment Lost Relics Map Pack" and "Gears of War: Judgment Lost Relics Map Pack Season Pass Access," both of which will come to the Xbox Live Marketplace on June 25 for 1,000 points each.

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Related Topix: Gears of War: Judgment, Epic Games, Video Games, 2K Games, Gearbox Software, Borderlands

CNET News.com

Jimmy Fallon test drives the Xbox One

Microsoft's upcoming new console make its late night appearance courtesy of Phil Spencer, vice president of Microsoft Studios.

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Related Topix: Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Video Games, Kinect, X360, Microsoft Xbox

WebProNews

NSA And Edward Snowden Get The NMA Treatment

NMA is rarely ever a serious outlet. The Taiwanese animation outlet prefers to spoof the news, but sometimes it can at least be kind of serious.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Kinect, Video Games, Microsoft Xbox

Zen of Design

And They're Off

It's hard for me to diagnose whether my general preference for the XBox One over PS4's announcement is built upon fact, or upon the general idea that I am, apparently, a Microsoft fan boy.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Activision, Call of Duty , Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports, Halo, Gears of War, 343 Industries, Epic Games, Microsoft Xbox

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Vinyl Pulse

Scott Tolleson x FLABSLAB Dark Matter Deadbeet

Scott Tolleson 's FLABSLAB Exclusive Dark Matter Deadbeet has finally been announced with a release date! Dropping on Wednesday, June 19th at 8PM PSD is the super limited to 30 piece Deadbeet figure, which is casted in a clear black vinyl with gold glitter.

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Related Topix: _No Company, Matter, Video Games

WinBeta

Microsoft's Xbox 360 dominates PS3 and Wii yet again for 29 consecutive months

Microsoft's Xbox 360 entertainment console remains the top-selling gaming console in the United States for yet another month, marking 29 consecutive months of success for the company.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Irrational Games, 2K Games, BioShock, Halo, 343 Industries, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Inside Bay Area

E3 2013: Ryse: Son of Rome on Xbox One

When Ryse: Son of Rome was first introduced in 2011, it was a Kinect game that featured sword-swinging motions.

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Related Topix: Crytek, Ryse, Video Games, The, Kinect, Deep Silver, Activision, Call of Duty , X360, Microsoft Xbox

Brand Republic

CANNES 2013: AKQA and Leo Burnett scoop Direct Lions

AKQA London won the Silver for its "Kinect training" activity for Nike +, which involved a fitness product for the Xbox 360.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Video Games, 2012, Gliese Games

Examiner.com

'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' kicks off annual Video Game Week

The talk show host, due to take over Jay Leno's Tonight Show spot in 2014, hosts these week-long specials each year following the annual E3 Expo in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Night, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The, Deep Silver, Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Activision, Call of Duty

Sun Jun 16, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Gameplay footage of Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z has been released.

Plus Konami just announced that METAL GEAR SOLID: REVENGEANCE will be heading to PC "soon "Gameplay footage of YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z has been released."

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Related Topix: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, _No Company, Spark Unlimited, Video Games, Zombie Studios, Daylight, Konami, Kojima Productions, Metal Gear Solid, LocoCycle, Twisted Pixel Games

Seattle Times

Too early to claim Xbox defeat just from E3 buzz

Listening to the chatter at the E3 video-game conference, you would think Microsoft has already lost the next generation of the console business.

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Related Topix: They, The, _No Company, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, X360, Microsoft Xbox