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1 hr ago | X-bit labs

Nvidia Announces PhysX and APEX Support for Microsoft Xbox One

Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday announced its support for the Microsoft Xbox One game console with its popular Nvidia PhysX and Nvidia APEX software development kits .

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Related Topix: Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Microsoft Game Studios, CPU, Science / Technology

6 hrs ago | Cinema Blend News

KontrolFreek Giving Away 10 Free Xbox One Consoles

Want the newest console from Microsoft? Well, 10 brand new consoles will be given away to 10 lucky gamers courtesy of KontrolFreek.

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

9 hrs ago | Mashable

Xbox One Google+ Hangout: What We Know

Microsoft unveiled its newest gaming console, the Xbox One , earlier this week, and along with it, revealed many new features attached to the console.

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

12 hrs ago | DreadCentrol.com

Xbox One - Larry Hyrb Answers User Questions

Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson, has worked on the Xbox team that developed Xbox LIVE, Xbox 360, and now Xbox One.

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Related Topix: Death, Video Games, They, The, _No Company, Microsoft Game Studios, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

16 hrs ago | SlashGear.com

Disney Research Aireal adds real force-feedback to Kinect gaming

Next-gen gaming won't be truly immersive until it blows, Disney Research believes, and it has the Kinect accessory to fix that tactile omission.

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

17 hrs ago | International Business Times

Xbox One Price and Release Date Leaked

The Xbox One along with the new Kinect pictured at the launch event in Redmond, Washington on 21 May.

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Related Topix: The, Activision, Microsoft Game Studios, Call of Duty , Video Games, Deep Silver, Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports, Game., Microsoft Xbox

Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

10 Things 'Gamers' Hate About 'Xbox One'

Hope you aren't in a hurry to play your games. First you have to register it using the one time code via an internet connection then you have to wait for it to install! Fun! 3. Xbox Live Gold - Want to play online? Pay up, $60 a month.

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

Examiner.com

The creepy Kinect and why women won't buy it

After breaking the news about the Kinect 's creepy microphone, which according to Microsoft VP Phil Harrison will be always listening , most responses were unsurprisingly negative.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, They, _No Company, Gears of War, Epic Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox

WCSH-TV Portland

Invention designed to protect kids from hot vehicles

When the windows are closed that vehicle becomes like a greenhouse and a pet or person can die of heatstroke.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Family, Kids, They, The, Deep Silver, _No Company, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

Examiner.com

What we know about the 'Xbox One' so far

Microsoft held a press conference yesterday to announce the " Xbox One ," the successor to the Xbox360.

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Related Topix: The, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, Activision, GoldenEye, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Kalypso, DARK

The Guardian

The Xbox One launch and technology's summer of ... meh | Michael Moran

Judging by the lukewarm reception for Xbox One, the techlust that keeps capitalism's wheels turning could be grinding to a halt There's a certain sort of person that gets excited about the announcements of new high-tech products.

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

Computer And Video Games

Divided by One: Critics react to the new Xbox

Take a glance at CVG's comments threads , and you'd be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft had invested money in North Korea's nuclear program, or, er, confirmed a constant 'always online' console.

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Related Topix: Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Activision, Call of Duty , The, Game., Deep Silver

CNET News.com

2013 is the year of the voice command

During the reveal of the Xbox One , I was struck by just how many voice commands Microsoft programmed into the device.

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

Neowin.net

Xbox One information round-up

Three units make up the Xbox One's operating system: an Xbox OS, a modified Windows OS and a third OS to bridge between the two.

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Related Topix: Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Thief, Eidos Montreal, Deep Silver, Square Enix, Assassin's Creed , Activision, Ubisoft, Call of Duty

Computer And Video Games

Xbox One controller revealed: 'Designed by gamers, for gamers'

The firm said that the new pad, "designed by gamers, for gamers, for the next generation", will feature 'over 40 design innovations'. First pictures of the controller show a form factor similar to the current controller, with similar button and analogue stick layout and triggers.

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

Tue May 21, 2013

Engadget

Hands-on with Xbox One's new gamepad, 'impulse triggers' included

You've already read our hands-on with Xbox One's new Kinect and wireless gamepad, but perhaps you noticed our inability to test the gamepad's new "impulse triggers?" Well, we're glad to tell you we've just mended that exception.

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Related Topix: The, Gamepads, Video Games, Deep Silver, They, _No Company, Microsoft Game Studios

SlashGear.com

Xbox One requires Kinect to function

This week as the Xbox One is introduced to the world, the company opposing Sony and their PlayStation 4 have taken an entirely different approach to its first reveal: console, Kinect, and controller included.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Game., X360, Microsoft Xbox, SCEI, PlayStation 4, SCEE

IGN

Xbox One User Interface Revealed

Microsoft has revealed the Xbox One's new user interface. It starts with Kinect-powered voice commands that can turn on the system itself, and your TV: "Xbox, On." When you turn your system on, it remembers what you were doing last time you powered it down, letting you jump right back into your previous experience.

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

SlashGear.com

Xbox One brings Halo Television series with Steven Spielberg

As the Xbox One was revealed by Microsoft this week, so too did Bonnie Ross from 343 Industries take the stage to discuss one of the platform's mainstays: Halo .

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Related Topix: Halo, 343 Industries, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox

Joystiq

Microsoft's message to indies with Xbox One: 'It was sort of weird'

Microsoft's reveal of its next-gen console, the Xbox One , was high on broad entertainment apps such as Skype , interactive programming , media management and Kinect-powered features .

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Related Topix: Ben, D3Publisher, Monkey Bar Games, Video Games, They, The, Deep Silver, _No Company, Microsoft Game Studios, Activision, Vblank Entertainment Inc., Retro City Rampage, Call of Duty