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2 hrs ago | AfterDawn.com

Here are the first 13 games confirmed for the Xbox One

While there hasn't been too many games confirmed yet for the upcoming Xbox One console, we at least have the first 13.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Thief, Eidos Montreal, Square Enix, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Wed May 22, 2013

Forbes.com

2013 North American Effie Effectiveness Index Reveals The Most Effective Advertisers

What defines the most effective advertisers in North America? They embrace the full breadth of media and creative available to them.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games

Examiner.com

Denver counts down for Denver Comic Con geek nirvana

One short week from now Downtown Denver will be teaming with comic book and sci-fi enthusiasts for the second annual Denver Comic Con .

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Related Topix: Spider-Man, Beenox, Video Games, Fantastic Four, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Stan Lee, Felicia Day

Gamasutra

The problem with investors and game developers

The following blog was, unless otherwise noted, independently written by a member of Gamasutra's game development community.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Vicarious Visions, Guitar Hero, Sony Playstation 2, Home, Mortgage

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Some gamers disappointed after Xbox One unveiling

Microsoft unveiled Xbox One, its next-generation game console, Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, WA, and gamers took to social media to express their dismay.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Call of Duty , Deep Silver, Game., X360, Microsoft Xbox

Examiner.com

Call of Duty: Ghosts Revealed for the Xbox One

What's a taste of the next generation without a Call of Duty game? Microsoft doesn't know, because Call of Duty: Ghosts saw the event off with its world premier and behind-the-scenes footage.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Drama Movies, Syriana, Thriller

Tue May 21, 2013

Examiner.com

Big 'Battlefield 4' announcement coming soon, possibly at next Xbox reveal

Electronic Arts teased a couple of games Monday that will take part in the next Xbox reveal.

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Related Topix: Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Call of Duty , Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts, Battlefield 4, EA DICE, SCEI, PlayStation 4, SCEE

411mania.com

The 8 Ball 5.21.13: Top 8 Non-Macho Heroes

The 8 Ball 5.21.13: Top 8 Non-Macho Heroes Posted by Marc Morrison on 05.21.2013 From Lee Everett in The Walking Dead and Connor in Assassin's Creed 3 to Jim Raynor in Starcraft, Rico Rodriguez in Just Cause and more, 411's Marc Morrison counts down the top 8 non-macho male video game heroes! Welcome friends, to another installment of The 8 Ball.

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Related Topix: 8 Ball, The Gao, Video Games, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, The Walking Dead, Terminal Reality

The Kansas City Star

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

In this product image released by Microsoft, a Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Call of Duty , Halo, Gears of War, 343 Industries, Epic Games, X360

The Guardian

Xbox 720: Microsoft banking on entertainment services in the next generation

Rival to Sony's PlayStation 4 due to be revealed in Washington on Tuesday, with name of latest incarnation still a mystery The world's gaming press is descending on Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday, as Microsoft gears up to reveal the successor to its hugely successful Xbox 360 machine.

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Related Topix: Halo, 343 Industries, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Call of Duty , Fable, Kinect, Lionhead Studios, X360

TechEBlog

Xbox Next Will Be Unveiled Today, IllumiRoom a Possibility

Microsoft is set to unveil Xbox Next at their press event later today. Gamers just might see Microsoft's incredible IllumiRoom technology integrated into this next-generation console.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox

EL33TONLINE News

Infinity Ward teases Call of Duty: Ghosts reveal with video snippets

Call of Duty: Ghosts from Activision and Infinity Ward is due to receive its worldwide debut showing at tomorrow's next generation Xbox reveal, but the development team was very keen to give everybody a very short sneak peek at the military themed first-person shooter with a teaserly Vine video, writing on Twitter: Exclusive sneak peek from @ ... (more)

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games

Mon May 20, 2013

Game Info Wire

Apache: Air Assault

Apache: Air Assault takes players around the world in 16 multi-stage missions involving air and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real-world satellite photography.

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Related Topix: Apache, Video Games

MLive.com

'Transformers 4,' Michael Bay add Chinese star Li Bingbing to cast; movie to be shot in Detroit

Hollywood director Michael Bay has hired a new actress to be a part of "Transformers 4," a film that's expected to shoot in Detroit this spring and summer.

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Related Topix: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Entertainment

BroadwayWorld.com

Li Bingbing Boards TRANSFORMERS 4

Michael Bay has enlisted Li Bingbing , one of China's most notable young actresses, for TRANSFORMERS 4 , it was announced today.

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Related Topix: Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games

ComingSoon.net

Cover for the Deadpool Video Game Revealed

The cover for Deadpool's upcoming video game has finally been revealed and seems to indicate more cameos, including Wolverine and Rogue! Check out the front and back covers below.

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Related Topix: Deadpool, High Moon Studios, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Game., Movies, Entertainment

Game Industry

Mob Of The Dead Appears In DLC

Today, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC players have access to Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising, Activision and Treyarch's latest DLC Map Pack for the record-breaking Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops

The Guardian

Press Start: EA has no Wii U games, Activision market share grows, and more

Plus, how console is still a big deal in the global games market, the rise of 'neuro-gaming' and Nintendo's forthcoming announcements Less than a year after its launch, EA seems to have abandoned Nintendo's latest console.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games, Nintendo, Wii U, Mario Kart, Battlefield!, Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports

The Nation

A man for all seasons

As a teenager, Banjong Pisanthanakun would spend hours watching the images on a cinema screen and dreaming of the day that he would be involved in the world of celluloid.

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Related Topix: Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

Sentinel & Enterprise

'Far Cry 3' tribute to action flicks

Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies.

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Related Topix: Ubisoft, Far Cry, Video Games, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, Far Cry 3, The, Deep Silver, Call of Duty