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It was only a few weeks ago that we reported on how the Xbox One GPU had been given a 53MHz speed boost, when it was found that the next-gen machine's thermal profile could handle it, so today must be Christmas (or my birthday… really) because today we're bringing more …

Microsoft has announced that its next-gen console, the Xbox One, will support as many as eight separate controllers; which considering each of them will cost around £50 a piece, that's £400 you can look forward to spending just on controllers! This is however, a significant anti-upper on every other console …

Despite all the hate for Microsoft's next-gen system, I'm sure there's a few of you who are interested in its boxy corners, the persistent eye of the Kinect camera and its unswappable hard drive. Likewise Sony fans must be eagerly rubbing their hands together, waiting for that day in November …

Coming straight from the lips of Microsoft's director of programming for Xbox Live, Lawrence “Larry” Hryb, AKA, Major Nelson, we now know that the Xbox One will not support external storage, though it's been said that it will at some point in the future. “The future plan is for definitely to …

One of the most eye catching technologies Microsoft has shown off in the past year or two, has been IllumiRoom, a strange, projector system, that places in-game footage over your living room wall and floor, instead of just on the usual display – seemingly forgetting the point we have projector …

Out with the old, in with the new. You can forget the Xbox Live Marketplace because Microsoft want to call it the Xbox Games Store now. Microsoft killed the name on Friday, rebranding it in a new effort to ‘simplify' their multiple platforms well in advance of the Xbox One …

Footage has appeared of Sony's Gamestop Expo 2013, where Sean Coleman of Sony Computer Entertainment America made a few announcements about the PS4 and the PlayStation brand – including the fact that PS4s are now in production and being readied for shipping when released in November this year. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVuinq4g7A'] …

One of the reasons Microsoft has been so adamant about including the Kinect motion tracking camera in its Xbox One bundles, is that it'll give the console voice recognition right out of the box. However, that's all well and good if you're in Britain, where voice commands will be usable …

Amazon France has let loose the details on two launch day bundles for the PlayStation 4, packing either Killzone Shadow fall with the console and optional PS4 camera or a cheaper bundle that will come complete with a next-gen copy of Ubisoft's hacking sandbox, Watch Dogs. These bundles are currently …

Nintendo announced a new console last night, which they hope will target those people who want an inexpensive, portable console. The 2DS will cost £109.99 in the United Kingdom and $130 in America, which is $40 less than the 3D version. The new console will launch in both countries on …

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One launch close to the end of the year is taking up a lot of headlines and while it would be fair to say that Microsoft botched up their prelaunch in many ways, it seems they are back on track to claim a lot of …

Microsoft employees working as part of the Interactive Entertainment side of the business, look set to be given a free, limited edition, white and silver Xbox One console on release day, if a new leaked promotional image is to be believed. It surfaced originally on NeoGAF and Reddit and suggests …

Ex Commodore Amiga owners like myself will be anticipating the upcoming release of Shadow Of The Beast, just announced by Sony at their Gamecom press conference. The Shadow Of The Beast was a side scrolling platform game produced by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version …

Sony have announced their intended release dates for the next generation Playstation 4 console. The dates are set at 15th November in North America and 29th November in Europe. The Xbox One will go on sale in the same month, although some countries will now have to wait until 2014 …

Microsoft may have annoyed many countries after announcing some will need to wait until 2014 to get the Xbox One, but the company have announced a huge list of games for the next generation console. According to Xbox.com, there are now 50 games listed for the Xbox One console, with …

Nvidia has been quite vocal about its disinterest in the console industry, citing low profit margins as one of the reasons you won't find any of its hardware in the next-gen Xbox One or PS4 consoles. AMD however, believes this isn't true and that by bringing its hardware to bear, …

The Xbox One has been pushed back to 2014 in eight countries, Microsoft confirmed late yesterday. Gamers who want to snag the latest console in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland will have to wait now until an unspecified date next year. The Xbox One will still be …

If you or your child is having difficulty standing up straight then you may need to blame your console. The effects of hunching over to play with smartphones, consoles and tablets have created what two Dutch orthopaedic experts are calling ‘Game Boy Back'. These back problems are normally associated with …

Microsoft have told gamers that they will no longer need to have an always online, all seeing online camera attached to their Xbox One. Just another in the latest line of 180 degree changes for the company who have been facing a lot of negative press for a series of …

A video published by Xbox's official YouTube channel has shown Larry Hyrb (better know as Major Nelson) unboxing a retail version of Microsoft's upcoming next-generation games console. The video shows the accessories that will be included with retail Xbox One consoles and gives a brief tour of their capabilities. It …

It's going to be a big number isn't it. If you think about all the home console releases and all the handhelds Nintendo has made available to our wallets over the past 30 years, it's going to be a lot. Well, made your guess? Ready? 654.12 million. When broken down, …

In an interview with the always colourful Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Microsoft's corporate VP Marc Whitten, has announced that the graphics processor within the company's next-gen Xbox One, is now a little bit faster, thanks to driver optimisations and a clock speed bump. Describing the current situation with the One …

Sony has announced that it is going to have to cut back on pre-order promises to supply its next-generation console on launch day, as apparently the numbers are just getting too lofty to deal with. However, that doesn't mean pre-orders made today, or tomorrow won't be fulfilled as you might …

Poor Nintendo. Its “next-gen” system has had a horrible start, despite having a year lead in on both Microsoft and Sony's systems. New figures announced during Nintendo's quarterly earnings report, suggest that worldwide, it only sold 160,000 of the machines between April and June this year. Game sales were a …

We've known for a while now that the PS4 would come packing a hell of a lot more RAM than its predecessor. While the PS3 had 512Mb (256MB system and 256MB GPU memory) the PS4 is coming as standard with a full 8GB. However, it's not been clear how much …

Oh Microsoft, will you pick a policy and stick to it please? It's nice of you to keep changing your mind giving me stories to write about, but this is just getting silly now. We might as well not believe any policies you have at this point, because they could …

Microsoft has just updated the prices on its official online store, putting to bed some of the £99.99 place-holder prices we've seen dotted around. Now the new – and presumably final – pricing for some of the console's first party games, including Ryse, Dead Rising 3 and Forza 5, are …

Nvidia's handheld streaming console, the Shield, was expected to debut at the end of June, but due to some minor delays it was put on hold with no real word of when it might be made available. Now though we know, and it's just over a week away. The Shield …

Microsoft's chief product officer for the Xbox One, Marc Whitten, has spoken out in an interview with IGN, about how he feels Microsoft failed to communicate the real message of its next-gen console and that that's the reason for the flip-flopping behaviour of the company. ““I think it’s pretty simple. …

Rumour has it that Microsoft may be planning a hardware upgrade for the Xbox one, to compete better against the more powerful Sony Playstation 4. An anonymous source spoke to The Examiner and it would appear that Microsoft may be looking to increase the Xbox One processor speed. The processor …