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PAX East Day 1&2 Recap

It’s edging close to the end of day two here at PAX, and boy, has it been nuts. Let me start by saying that this year is the 10th anniversary of PAX, so that’s cool, and the fourth PAX East, which is also really cool. With this being only the fourth PAX East, the attendance is obscene for a convention that young. This year, the number of attendees is inches…

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Batman Arkham Knight Announced

Big news in the video game industry as Rocksteady Games announced their next Batman game with Batman Arkham Knight.  The game was leaked this morning and then Rocksteady went ahead and released the first trailer for the game along with some screen shots from the game.  The big news coming from the game is that it will only be coming for next gen and PC.  So Xbox 360 and PS3…

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Nintendo Planning A New Console Already?

The Wii U’s announcement at E3 2012 was undeniably a bit underwhelming. In fact, some people still don’t realize it’s not an add-on for the original Wii. This and a number of other reasons has caused Nintendo’s Wii U to not sell the way they wanted it to. With most people identifying the Wii U as a failure, it’s no surprise Nintendo would want to move on, and with new…

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Xbox One Costs More to Make Than the PS4

If you have bought an Xbox One for $500 be assured that you have got a good deal: It cost Microsoft $471 to make the new Xbox One with the new Kinect and everything else that was included in the box. After the retailers’ cut, Microsoft loses money on every Xbox One that is sold. At $471 the Xbox One costs around $90 more than the PS4 — a cost difference that is almost entirely down to the new Kinect, which costs…

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Kinect Privacy Cover

The XBOX One comes out in a few days! With the new Always-On Kinect, some people are worried about privacy. Is Microsoft spying on me?!? Can they see everything that I do?!?

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Watch Dogs delayed, Ubisoft push release back until 2014

What can only be described as a bit of a strange decision if we look at facts on face value is that Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs – the game where we control vigilante Aiden Pearce – has been delayed until 2014 and will no longer serve as a launch title for the upcoming Xbox One and PS4 consoles. The game will also be delayed for current consoles in…

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