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31
Mar
By Seasoned Gaming
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Xbox One Project Scorpio : News Begins to Surface

Update April 2nd : Another industry inside source who has been widely trusted over the past several years has confirmed that Microsoft will unveil at least the Scorpio specs later this week.  Given the sources of these leaks, we feel extremely confident in telling our readers that they can expect…
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29
Mar
By Seasoned Gaming
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Xbox One March OS Update Arrives

The new operating system update for the Xbox One has arrived for everyone.  There are some substantial changes and improvements with the new OS that Live's Major Nelson walks you through in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0wsQa0Cws Our Take This is a large update for X1 users.  Most notable are the fast…
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07
Mar
By Seasoned Gaming
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Gears of War 4 March Update Arrives Today

Yet another large update arrives today for Gears of War 4.  This month's update includes 2 new maps (1 remake from Gears 3 and 1 brand new map),  new ranked lobbies and matchmaking, some long awaited Gnasher tuning changes, and some other small extras.  You can find the official blog…
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07
Mar
By Seasoned Gaming
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Voodoo Vince Returns on April 18th!

Microsoft has confirmed that Voodoo Vince Remastered will release on April 18th for $14.99; over 13 years since the game originally released.  Here's the launch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXO_UNWBuI0 Our Take We love stuff like this.  Voodoo Vince didn't get much love as it was on the original Xbox but it was…
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15
Feb
By Seasoned Gaming
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Microsoft Announces their E3 Briefing

Microsoft has announced the date and time of their Xbox E3 briefing.  It will take place Sunday, June 11th at 2pm PDT. Our Take Finally getting to see the Scorpio is exciting but most notable in this announcement is the move to Sunday.  It's quite obvious that Microsoft wants their…
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07
Feb
By Seasoned Gaming
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Playground Games Opening New Studio

Playground Games, developer of the critically acclaimed Forza Horizon series, announced today that they are opening a new studio to develop a non-racing game. Founder, Ralph Fulton gave the following statement: Opening another studio is something we've been talking about for a good few years, but we've been keen not…
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06
Feb
By Seasoned Gaming
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Halo Wars 2 : Cinematic Launch Trailer

The launch trailer for Halo Wars 2 is here and it does not fail to impress! https://youtu.be/6RHzU9r0t2c Our Take With information on the Halo Wars 2 campaign lacking so close to launch, this is exactly what 343i needed to show. The story looks to have everything we expect from the…
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17
Nov
By Seasoned Gaming
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Microsoft Offering Lost Odyssey for Free!

Looks like Microsoft is offering Lost Odyssey (playable via backwards compatibility) for free to Xbox players who download a specific Xbox avatar t-shirt.  The deal is good through November 30th so get it while you can! Link to Avatar item Our Take Not much to say on this one.  A…
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03
Oct
By Seasoned Gaming
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Microsoft Adding More Features into Preview Today

Xbox's Major Nelson announced today that the long awaited Arena feature is being added for Preview members today along with an additional surprise : a unique sound for unlocking a rare achievement. His Tweet can be found here along with a sample of the new achievement style: https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/782973753609158656  Our Take…
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19
Sep
By Seasoned Gaming
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Gears of War 4 Launch Trailer

The Gears of War 4 Launch Trailer is here! https://youtu.be/ji2aU4EdQww Our Take As one of our most anticipated titles of the year, we're pretty pumped to see a trailer highlighting all sorts of new gameplay.  Oh and...................WOOOOOOO!
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05
Dec
By Seasoned Gaming
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Microsoft Announces Huge Black Friday Sales

Major Nelson from Microsoft today announced some impressive numbers regarding the Xbox brand's performance on Black Friday.  The details: Xbox fans around the world spent a total of 325 million hours gaming on Xbox Live this past week. Hours spent playing games on Xbox One last week were up 196…
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