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Why I play video games

Why play two hours of Assassin’s Creed if you could bill for two hours of work? The answer might surprise you.

On Sep 19, 2013 by [email protected]

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Microsoft squats on Xbone.com out of sheer embarrassment

A "cheeky" nickname for a new console becomes accidentally official.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Get an early look at ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ from a gamer who ‘knows the right people’

Jsticks11 posted more than two dozen videos of the game in action.

On Sep 12, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Sexist gamers can’t stand that a woman now heads Xbox

20-year Microsoft veteran Julie Larson-Green has been promoted to lead the division of Microsoft that oversees the Xbox. Some gamers can't look past her gender.

On Jul 12, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Xbox One drops controversial new features

Amid public backlash, Microsoft's new gaming console will not require a constant broadband connection. 

On Jun 20, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Xbox One backlash sheds light on the alarming state of broadband in the U.S.

The Xbox One requires a constant connection, but that's a luxury that some can't afford and a few aren't even offered. 

On Jun 13, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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What a surveillance state looks like in GIFs

The motion-detecting system in

On Jun 13, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Is Xbox One actually a “twisted” surveillance device?

Privacy advocates across the globe have expressed concern over the gaming console's surveillance capabilities. 

On May 28, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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How the Xbox Kinect’s motion-sensor technology will change shopping

These GIFs show how the technology could be extremely useful to marketers eager to discover why a customer did or didn't buy a certain product.

On May 27, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Daily Fluff: Kitten cries foul in Xbox gaming tournament

Suzie is understandably upset by the alleged sabotage.

On May 24, 2013 by [email protected]

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Gamers find a lot to complain about in Microsoft’s big Xbox One reveal

But gamers want to know, "Where are the games?"

On May 21, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Now you can order pizza from your Xbox

Society has reached peak sloth.

On Apr 23, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

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Microsoft employee to angry gamers: “Deal with it”

Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth angered Xbox fans angry that the next generation of the game system may need a constant Internet connection to work.

On Apr 5, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Gaming publications conned by Xbox hoax email

CNET and Gizmodo, among others, were tricked into thinking the next iteration of Microsoft's gaming console would simply be called XBox. 

On Jan 23, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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10-day game jam for Ouya gaming console launches next week

Entries will be judged by a co-creator of the Xbox, game creators, and Felicia Day, among others.

On Jan 10, 2013 by Mike Fenn