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1 hr ago | 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, _No Company, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, X360, Microsoft Xbox

6 hrs ago | KSDK NewsChannel 5

College students invent device that detects when a child is left behind in vehicle

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: The, _No Company, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

9 hrs ago | KRCR

New Xbox and PS4, meet 'Call of Duty: Ghosts'

While the gaming world is focused on the new Xbox One from Microsoft, Activision is deploying its most popular franchise, "Call of Duty," for its first assault on the next generation of consoles.

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Related Topix: Activision, Call of Duty , Video Games, _No Company, The, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

11 hrs ago | 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, The, Deep Silver, _No Company, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Activision, Vblank Entertainment Inc., Retro City Rampage, Call of Duty

Tue May 21, 2013

Neowin.net

Xbox One won't be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games

Engadget spoke to a Microsoft rep who confirmed the news, saying: "We care very much about the investment people have made in Xbox 360 and will continue to support it with a pipeline of new games and new apps well into the future, [but the Xbox One is designed] to play an entirely new generation of games - games that are architected to take full ... (more)

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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, _No Company, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios

TechCrunch

Xbox One Instant Switching Turns The Console Into A Voice-Powered Set ...

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Halo, 343 Industries, Microsoft Game Studios, _No Company, X360, Microsoft Xbox, New York University

The Age

PlayStation First to give Aussie game students practical skills

Dr Maria Stukoff checks out the new PS Vita dev kits at AIE during the PlayStation First launch.

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SFGate

Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox

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

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Mon May 20, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Research Analysts' Ratings Reiterations for May, 20th (APDN,...

The firm currently has a $0.25 target price on the stock. Zacks' analyst wrote, "We are optimistic about the Company's unique technology and two principle anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions: SigNature DNA and BioMaterial Genotyping, which can be used in numerous industries.

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KFSN

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, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Just Dance 4, _No Company, Microsoft Xbox

International Business Times

Former Valve Employees Unveil Augmented Reality Glasses to Rival Oculus Rift

Two former Valve employees are continuing their work on a pair of augmented reality glasses and have demoed a protoytpe for the first time.

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Kotaku

Konami Explains Why Metal Gear Rising Isn't on The Xbox 360 in Japan

In the West, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released on the Xbox 360. In Japan, it wasn't. Here's why.

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Related Topix: The, _No Company, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Konami, PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, PS3

Sun May 19, 2013

Ars Technica

DDoS-for-hire service works with blessing of FBI, operator says

A website that accepts payment in exchange for knocking other sites offline is perfectly legal, the proprietor of the DDoS-for-hire service says.

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KPIC

Expectations high for unveiling of next Xbox on Tuesday

It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005.

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Fri May 17, 2013

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, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Just Dance 4, _No Company, Microsoft Xbox

Thu May 16, 2013

Gamasutra

Immersion in mobile gaming A- what affects it? - by Przemyslaw Szczepaniak

"Immersion is widely agreed to constitute an integral part of the game play experience." Most of us played mobile games at least a couple times in our lives, and we noticed how different this experience is from playing a game on a PC, TV, console, or even on a handheld device.

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Related Topix: _No Company, Video Games, Osmos, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Science / Technology, Apple, Ipad, iPhone, Joysticks

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, _No Company, WII, Nintendo, Wii U, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios

AutoWeek

'Gran Turismo 6' coming for PS3 this holiday season: Next installment ...

It's getting harder to tell real life from simulation, as this in-game screenshot of Gran Turismo 6 demonstrates.

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Related Topix: Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo, SCEA, Video Games, Need for Speed, The, Electronic Arts, _No Company, Deep Silver, Gran Turismo 6

Major Nelson.com

Arcade: Sanctum 2

Content: Sanctum 2 Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the tower defense/first-person shooter hybrid Sanctum.

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