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Although Microsoft Corp. will supply second-generation Kinect motion sensor with every Xbox One video game console, it will not require game developers to take advantage of it on obligatory basis.

The game industry is now well and truly gearing up for the arrival of next generation consoles now that we have a clearer view of the players: Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One will go head-to-head this Holiday season as both consoles will become available later this year, providing gamers with more options when it comes to their ... (more)

It's bad enough that hackers could compromise multiplayer servers for a number of popular first-person shooters, but it's potentially even worse that they could use the same knowledge to infiltrate the U.S. government.

EA CFO Blake Jorgenson recently said at the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference that the game publisher will continue to support the Xbox 360 and PS3 with game releases until 2017.

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Electronic Arts' popular Battlefield game has been named the top social brand in 2013 by Social Brands 100.

On May 21, Microsoft unveiled a new vision for the future of gaming by showing off the brand new " Xbox One " in an one hour online presentation.

A "Game DVR" as Microsoft calls it. Not content to let consoles have all the fun, NVIDIA has announced "ShadowPlay," an upcoming game capture utility for their freely available GeForce Experience software.

The Xbox One and PS4 are still a few months away so a few of the finer details won't be available just yet.

If you're still playing Battlefield 3 and need to rank up, this weekend might be a good time to put in some play time.

Electronic Arts' next generation of NBA Live games will begin on the next generation of consoles.

Pre-order the game to get the expansion pack at no additional cost, the publisher said on the Battlefield website.

Amazon is bundling together three of Firaxis Games' most recent at a really low price.

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature "a whole new story with brand new characters in a whole new world". The developer says it will have an all-new engine that provides more graphic fidelity and a more "immersive" experience for gamers.

Two Steps From Hell founders Bergersen and Phoenix will showcase their powerhouse "Epic Orchestral" scores live for the first time ever.

Jerry Waller of Front Royal and his labradoodle pup Blaze walk outside the gazebo on East Main Street in Front Royal on Friday.

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.

With the release of Metro: Last Light, developer 4A Games brings to the table the most technically dazzling game since Crysis 3 first graced our screens three months ago.

Kevin Flynn, who's worked for the last two years as a senior product manager for EA's UK arm, has left to join Activision's UK side as a senior brand manager on Call of Duty .

My colleague Paul Tassi, reporting on EA's abandoning of the Online Pass system, first confirmed to VentureBeat , sees it as a progressive step intended to begin the healing in the aftermath of two "Worst Company of the Year" awards, and speculates on what might happen next: Completely DRM free games? Elimination of Origin and conversion to Steam? ... (more)