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Yesterday | NBC Dallas

Consumer Reports: The Skinny on Fitness Video Games

Lots of video games on the market are advertised as a fun way to get fit. Consumer Reports checked out five: Nike Plus Kinect Training, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013, Just Dance 4, U-F-C Trainer, and Zumba Core.

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Related Topix: Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Just Dance 4, They, _No Company, Microsoft Xbox

Yesterday | International Business Times

Xbox 720/Infinity to Dominate Gaming Market Beating PlayStation 4?

's Xbox 360 entertainment console remains the top-selling gaming console in the United States for another month, marking 28 consecutive months of success for the company.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Irrational Games, 2K Games, Trion Worlds, Defiance, BioShock, Microsoft Game Studios, X360

Yesterday | Design And Reuse

All eyes on Zynq SoC for smarter vision

If you have seen a demonstration of Audi's Automated Parking technology in which the car autonomously finds a parking spot and parks itself without a driver – or if you have played an Xbox 360 game with its Kinect controller or even just bitten into a flawless piece of fruit from your local grocery store – then you can count yourself as ... (more)

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

Thu May 16, 2013

Consumer Reports

The best video game console to help you get fit

Ever since the major video game platforms added motion-controlled gaming, players have been jumping off the couch and moving more than their trigger fingers.

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Related Topix: Video Games, UFC Personal Trainer, THQ, They, _No Company, WII, Nintendo, Wii U, Microsoft Game Studios

Examiner.com

Xbox 720 reveal coming right before E3

The countdown is on for the reveal of the Xbox 720 . Although the Microsoft event will be happening on the 21st major video game event E3 is just next month.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Redmond, WA, Flavien Brebion, _No Company, Infinity

Geek News Central

Twitch Releases App for Xbox 360

Twitch has announced that they have a brand new app that can be used on your Xbox 360.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, X360

Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

E3 2013: Death of the Motion Controller, Part IV

Way back in 2010, I suggested that motion gaming was nothing more than a simple fad, one that would die out due to an overabundance of shovelware and a lack of focus on the publisher's part.

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Related Topix: Sega, Warner Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Sesame Street, Video Games, WII, Nintendo, Wii U, Gamepads, Microsoft Game Studios

The Escapist

Mad Genius Break-Apart Controller Hones Your Archery in Skyrim

One of the biggest issues with the current motion controls craze is that it's impossible to get the best of both worlds.

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Related Topix: MadFox, Break., Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Microsoft Game Studios, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Mon May 13, 2013

Mirror.co.uk

Xbox 720, Durango or Infinity? Release date, specs and price rumours...

Following Sony's PlayStation 4 unveil in February, Microsoft has responded by bringing the reveal of their new Xbox console forward by a month When it comes to the new Xbox console, there have been more wicked whispers and rumours circulating in the last year than a re-watched box-set of Game of Thrones... extended edition.

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Related Topix: Thief, Eidos Montreal, Square Enix, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Activision, Deep Silver, Call of Duty , Crytek, EA Games, Crysis, Ryse

Sun May 12, 2013

TechCrunch

What Games Are: There Is No Iron Throne Of Games Anymore

Tadhg is a senior video game designer, producer and creative director. Tadhg has held roles at various video game development, technology and publishing companies.

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Related Topix: Video Games, iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, The, Deep Silver, Game., Microsoft Game Studios, X360

Examiner.com

'Injustice', 'Bioshock Infinite',...

The game deals from retailers this spring have been extremely sparse and the offers for the week of Sunday, May 12 are no different as there is only a smattering of deals for the PS3, Xbox 360 , Wii U and PC.

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Related Topix: Irrational Games, 2K Games, BioShock, Video Games, BioShock Infinite, Electronic Arts, The Sims, The Sims Studio, Microsoft Game Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm Studios, Visceral Games, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

Sat May 11, 2013

Kotaku

'Shop Contest: Rasta Banana: The Winners

Yes, that's a banana in his pocket and no, Henry Gribbohm is not happy to see you.

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Related Topix: Crytek, _No Company, TimeSplitters, Video Games, Microsoft Game Studios

Joystiq

Rumor: Microsoft set-top box in prototype stage, supports Kinect

With the next Xbox reveal just ten days away, it's as good a time as ever to revisit a report that dates back to November 2012 : Microsoft's reported interest in developing a set-top box, or "Xbox TV." Anonymous sources recently told the Wall Street Journal that Microsoft has come as far as producing working prototypes of said media device.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

TechEBlog

Xbox Infinity Will Be the Next Microsoft Game Console

No, Microsoft's next-generation game console won't be the 720 or Durango, but rather the Xbox Infinity.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Patch.com

Students Visit Jets Training Facility

On April 24, 20 LCJSMS students visited the Jets Training Facility in Florham Park for fun and fitness.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

Fri May 10, 2013

New Launches

Bluestacks' Gamepop console offers unlimited mobile games on the TV for $6.99

Do you love the games available on our smartphone but think a bigger screen size will make it more enjoyable.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Microsoft Game Studios, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Thu May 09, 2013

Examiner.com

Rumored Xbox 720 titles look promising

All eyes are on Microsoft as their reveal of the upcoming Xbox 720 / Xbox Next is coming up soon .

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Related Topix: Halo, 343 Industries, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, They, Activision, Crytek, Fable, _No Company, Lionhead Studios, GoldenEye, Ryse

Tue May 07, 2013

WinBeta

Xbox Infinity allegedly confirmed as the name for the next gen Xbox, codename Durango

According to IBTimes, Xbox Infinity is the name of Microsoft's upcoming Xbox console, codename Durango.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Hotel News Resource

Novotel Launches 'Virtual Concierge' at Novotel London West

Novotel has deployed a digital concierge service that is available on a touch screen in the hotel lobby and also adapted for mobile applications.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

Mon May 06, 2013

Business Journal

The Pitch: TeleHealth PT brings physical therapy into the future

Jake Jorgovan is no stranger to starting his own company. While an undergrad at Belmont University a few years ago, he co-founded Rabbit Hole Creative, a multimedia creative agency that's still up and running, though Jorgovan himself has turned his attention to health care.

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Related Topix: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine, Belmont University, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games