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Valve's free-to-play, high-skill-ceiling MOBA Dota 2 has set a new record for most concurrent players on Steam, with an impressive 329,977 players at once. The last game to set the record was something called "Dota 2," w...
| Patrick Hancock |
How is the Xbox One going to sell in Japan? If the new console's version of Kinect is anything like the current version of the peripheral, then probably not too good. Not to sound racist, but Japanese living rooms aren't know...
| Jonathan Holmes |
Despite not playing as much Guild Wars 2 as I'd like to, that's okay -- it's not costing me anything. I can continue not playing free of guilt, which is the only way I can do MMO gaming any more, I've realized. ArenaNet has k...
| Jordan Devore |
Terry Cavanagh is known for making some of the most brutally difficult, yet immensely satisfying games. VVVVVV showcased some downright masochistic platforming, and Super Hexagon provided twitch gaming that evoked an almost r...
| Darren Nakamura |
We spoke with Microsoft Studios' corporate vice president Phil Spencer today immediately after the Xbox One reveal presentation, and during our chat PC gaming came up. I took the opportunity to ask him if the lovely...
| Dale North |
I've just participated in a demonstration of the abilities of Xbox One's Kinect and I have to say that I'm impressed. This little bar can do amazing things. We won't bore you with the technical details, but their combined pow...
| Dale North |
We know that E3 2013 "will be all about the games" for Microsoft, which is good, because we didn't get many of them today during the Xbox One announcement. Rare is among the studios that will have something in store for next ...
| Jordan Devore |
The pagans are almost upon us as Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods gets closer to release. To mark the upcoming launch of this expansion, Paradox Interactive is offering folks the chance to create their own event, which will a...
| Fraser Brown |
We've just gone hands-on with the Xbox One controller here at Microsoft HQ. While they're not letting us play any games yet, it was still a good opportunity to check out the hand feel and get a closer look. As you'll se...
| Dale North |
I have a confession to make: I'm terrible. Here in the Dtoid offices I have two jobs. One of those is driving wheelbarrows full of money down the aisles. The other is TF2sday posts. Sadly(!) we have waaaaaaay too many wheelba...
| Spencer Hayes |
Not to be left out of the "Oh we're going to be appearing on the Xbox One as well!" parade is Bungie, as they too revealed that Destiny will be released on Microsoft's next-gen console. So that's Watch Dogs, Thief, Assassin's...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
With all of the talk of always-online requirements and the like leading up to today's event, this is the story I've been waiting to hit all day. Speaking to Kotaku about the newly-announced Xbox One, Microsoft Studios corpora...
| Jordan Devore |
Engadget spoke with Albert Penello, senior director of product planning at Microsoft, where he confirmed that the 500GB hard drives included with Xbox One console won't be replaceable, and are "non-user-serviceable." On the b...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The official Need for Speed Facebook account has posted a teaser image for a new game, as shown above. It's getting to be about that time -- it is, after all, a new year. The "Pursuit" on the side of the vehicle would suggest...
| Jordan Devore |
I think the first Sanctum game surprised a lot of people. It took the intellectual strategy aspect of tower defense games and combined it with the more action-oriented first-person shooter genre to create a unique, wonderful ...
| Patrick Hancock |
The highly anticipated reveal of the next Xbox, Xbox One, has just come to a close, and I find myself sitting here thinking back a few months to Sony's own reveal of the PlayStation 4. The two shows couldn't be more different...
| Fraser Brown |
Yep, they're real. Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed in an interview this afternoon that the footage you saw for Forza Motorsport 5 and Remedy's Quantum Break this morning are running on Xbox One dev kits. Not renders or ...
| Dale North |
Today's all about the Xbox One in Microsoft Land, and to celebrate the occasion, the technology giant is willing to give you a $10 credit to its store. That is, if you're willing to hear them out about the Xbox One. For signi...
| Brett Makedonski |
We already know that the Xbox One comes bundled with the Kinect, which already has people typing frowny emoticons across social media, but IGN is now reporting that without the Kinect, there is no Xbox One. "Kinect does ...
| Patrick Hancock |
Microsoft has put out some images of its user interface for the Xbox One, and it's exactly what you would expect given where the Xbox 360's dashboards updates ultimately went and the company's design for Windows 8. I don't lo...
| Jordan Devore |
Good news! The Xbox One will allow you to accept up to 1,000 friends now! That's according to the the Xbox Support Twitter. Up until now we've been stuck at a 100 friend list limit on the Xbox 360 and even original Xbox. Check out our Xbox One page and our on-going recap of all the news you need to know from today's reveals.
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
We already know that games will have to install themselves onto the Xbox One in order to create some weird and annoying "tied to one account" nonsense, but there is a shred of good news. On the Xbox One website, it mentions t...
| Patrick Hancock |
Joining other announced titles like Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Thief, Watch Dogs, and Fora Motorsport 5, Electronic Arts has confirmed that Battlefield 4 will be available on Xbox One. The game wil...
| Jordan Devore |
Now that the Xbox One is out for the world to see, Square Enix and Ubisoft have wasted no time whatsoever in getting announcements out for some of their games that we knew were going to be available on next-generation platfor...
| Jordan Devore |
Microsoft has spent the better part of a decade trying to "own the living room". It's still trying to do that, but it aims to take a more covert approach with the Xbox One. Before today's reveal, Wired spoke with Scott Dallm...
| Brett Makedonski |
Microsoft's latest console was just revealed today. It's called the Xbox One, will be out this year, and every system will include a newly revamped Kinect sensor. Microsoft mostly focused on all the features we can expect lik...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
All day long we've been bringing you hard-hitting news from Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event. Now that you've seen the new console and some of its games and features, it's time to weigh in with your thoughts on the whole ord...
| Mr Andy Dixon |
Keeping with the already established trend, DLC for the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts will be headed to Microsoft's Xbox One first. Like always, it will come to other consoles later, but if you want that hot Call of Dut...
| Patrick Hancock |
Want a better look at the Xbox One? Here's some photos I had to really fight for to get. It was a dogpile to get these! This machine is beautiful, as is the controller. The system itself is glossy as hell, with sharp corners ...
| Dale North |
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| Jim Sterling |
When Sony had its PS4 reveal a while back, some people wondered why it had absolutely zero women on stage. Microsoft has today gained an early advantage in the console war, managing to fit not one, but TWO women in its Xbox O...
| Jim Sterling |
I have seen the future, and I'm here to tell you that it's a bit different from what you're probably expecting. Actually, I've seen two different futures. One is Infinity Ward's version of our country's future, in which Ameri...
| Dale North |
Microsoft and NFL have partnered together in order to "change the game" of football and bring it into the future. For those of us who enjoy creating "dream teams" and watching games not to see who wins, but instead to see ho...
| Patrick Hancock |
Microsoft's Nancy Tellem came up on stage to talk about Microsoft's new Xbox Entertainment Studio venture, which will expand the Xbox brand into other media. The big reveal at the show? A live-action Halo TV show by Steven Spielberg. Hoo boy. Check out our Xbox One page and our on-going recap of all the news you need to know from today's reveals.
| Tony Ponce |
A common complaint of the videogame industry is that it feels like a never-ending stream of sequels. Microsoft seems to be taking steps to change this perception. Microsoft has announced that in the first year of the Xbox One...
| Brett Makedonski |
Wired already has gotten its hands on the Xbox One ahead of time, and as a result, has a bit of in-depth information to report beyond what's been seen in Microsoft's presentation. For starters, the outlet learned that the Xbo...
| Chris Carter |
Andrew Wilson got on stage to announce a partnership with Xbox One at the Xbox Reveal event today. First, he announced the lineup that will be coming to the system: Fifa 14, Madden 25, NBA Live 14, and UFC Championship. Fifa...
| Brett Zeidler |
[Update: Official trailer added.] Alan Wake developer Remedy is making Quantum Break, a new game for Xbox One. The trailer begun in live action with a mother and daughter. It then showed a ship (which seemed to be glit...
| Jim Sterling |
During Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event, Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer announced Forza Motorsport 5. Developed by Turn 10 Studios, this latest installment in the long-running franchise will be available as a launch ti...
| Jordan Devore |
Microsoft has big plans for the Xbox One, and those plans require a gigantic infrastructure. Xbox Live for Xbox One will be supported by more than 300,000 dedicated servers. According to Microsoft, that's more computing power...
| Brett Makedonski |
Marc Whitten took the stage at the Xbox One event to detail how Kinect will factor into the new system. An updated Kinect will come bundled with each Xbox One console, and will be a 1080p RGB camera capturing video at 30 FPS....
| Patrick Hancock |
Xbox SmartGlass, revealed at E3 last year, has been announced as a native part of Microsoft's Xbox One by Marc Whitten today. Apparently the companion screen app has already been downloaded over 10 million times for Xbox 360....
| Fraser Brown |
Microsoft explained today at its "New Generation Revealed" event what you'll be getting when you pick up your shiny new Xbox One. On offer are USB 3.0 support, Wi-Fi Direct, a Blu-Ray drive, native 64-bit architecture, HDMI, ...
| Chris Carter |
While Microsoft is busy talking up its impressive-looking entertainment features for the Xbox One, let's look at something more relevant to gaming: the controller. Here it is! I'm glad to see that the form is similar to the X...
| Jordan Devore |
Microsoft has shown off what the Xbox One can do in a live demonstration, starting by simply saying "Xbox On." Kinect's new voice recognition allows you to switch the machine on and sign in with one single command. ...
| Jim Sterling |
During its Xbox reveal event today in Redmond, Microsoft unveiled the first details on its new home console. It's called the -- wait for it -- Xbox One. Didn't see that one coming, now did you? No real launch window was confi...
| Jordan Devore |
[Update: Official trailer has been added.] The new Xbox is on center-stage today, but the new Call of Duty game swooped in a few minutes early and stole a bit of the spotlight. Thanks to a leaked advertisement, we now k...
| Brett Makedonski |
Update: We've just witnessed the unveiling of Xbox One, Microsoft's next generation console here in Redmond, Washington. You can watch the video presentation on loop every few minutes here, or check our breakout stories with the best videos and news.
| Dale North |
They're leading us to believe the future of Xbox is inside this tent. The Xbox Tent. The Xtent. Boxtent. Infinitytent. 8tent. They're leading us to believe this thing will shield us from the Seattle drizzle. They're leading us to believe it's warm inside. I hope it's Cirque du Soleil. Please, God. Please.
| Dale North |
We all know Peter Molyneux lives in a gumdrop world of magic and make-believe, but perhaps none of us realized he was so far gone as to live in a world where Nintendo and Sony apparently don't exist. According to the 22 Cans ...
| Jim Sterling |
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