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http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-live-price-hike-arriving-with-dashboard-update-257848.phtml

New survey up to gain extra points. http://rewards.xbox.com/

http://au.gamespot.com/news/6312792/xbox-360-getting-paypal-support

Its no surprise we already knew this anyways. Their focus is not on gameing for sure. The dash updates for 360 that changed everything to the tiles was to just to get us ready for whats to come. "Microsoft hopes that the inclusion of Kinect with every Xbox One system will allow the company to better serve contextually relevant ads" I don't want ads!! The sad thing with all this is they want people to pay for Kinect and Xbox Live! Some of this would be ok if Xbox Live were a free service. Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-one-created-with-advertising-in-mind-6411083

We got the Day One edition console and I was curious if anybody was having problems with the wireless Day One controller. It keeps disconnecting despite trying new batteries and different ranges of sitting. I was just curious if this is a widespread issue, because it makes playing games like Battlefield 4 dreadful. Other than that, the console so far is great. It is extremely quiet and I love the new interface of the dashboard and that I can go and check out other things while a game is loading, etc...The snap feature is something I wish the 360 had. Edit....Nevermind. Jason found this on Xbox Support and we moved the coffee table that was in front of the control…

An Xbox rep reportedly told One Hit Pixel, "I can confirm that Game DVR features will be available to Xbox Live Gold members only." The Game DVR feature allows the new console to record gameplay clips at 720p and 30 frames per second, and share them with others via Xbox Live. According to chief Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten, the DVR function - which records in-game footage straight to the Xbox One cloud - will feature a fixed resolution and frame rate irrespective of the game's native settings. Xbox One will automatically record the last five minutes of a user's gameplay, and gameplay footage can also be streamed live to Twitch TV. http://www.computerandv…

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-beefs-up-xbox-one-specs-ahead-of-launch GPU increased from 800MHz to 853MHz! Watch out.

My God, could they have made "home" and just the overall setup anymore friggin' confusing?! I don't think I'll ever REALLY get the hang of it and feel comfortable! And HOME really? They couldn't think of something original???

Too funny!!! They have back peddled on nearly every single policy they have made since announcing the xbone. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/xbox-one-no-longer-requires-kinect-to-function They are still shipping Kinect with the system but I bet there is one more final 180. The one where they make a version that does not come with Kinect at all for $100 cheaper to put themselves in-line with the PS4 pricing. 180 marketing at its finest!

damn console makers have adapted and now want to throw updated hardware at us every-other-year. you gaming dogs consider this good or bad?

If you were on the fence this article might make you jump off lol. Here are some highlights: "Xbox One can essentially work like TV that watches you, potentially bringing marketers a huge new trove of data about what's going on in living rooms, including, as one marketer put it after the speech, unprecedented information about how people engage with TV advertising." "It could have a big impact on pricing," he said, given Xbox One's capacity for seeing whether people are paying attention or how their bodies respond to the ads, said the marketer" Oh and my favorite: "The new generation of Kinect technology in Xbox One can distinguish up to six voices in a room, respon…

http://xboxrewards.ec2.eprize.net/ It's linked via your gamercard in partnership with Microsoft and Xbox 360. Earn points for the normal things you already do. Like buying select content on the marketplace, or even renewing your LIVE. Here's Major Nelson talking about it http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/12/01/introducing-the-xbox-live-rewards-program.aspx

https://xbox.com/referafriend Depending on your click (I think!), you both can either receive 400MS, or The Maw. I've seen both prizes during different visits to the site tonight. Still, it's good they're allowing this. It doesn't take too long to type in a name, and receive something for next to nothing. Dibs on anyone new, signing up for gold! lol Updated URL https://xbox.promo.eprize.com/referafriend/

Ok I can't help it anymore! I can't wait for this game. Love strategy games and XCOM Enemy Unknown was just awesome! Check out this article about some of the new features of the expansion. My favorite being medals. You will now have complete control with awarding medals to troops as they come back from missions. The cool part is you get to name it and decide what benefits it will bestow upon the soldier receiving it. Makes me want to replay the first game one more time before this xpac comes out. Article: http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/23/4867186/making-heroics-matter-making-death-sadder-in-xcom-enemy-within

Picked it up yesterday and..... IT..... IS......EPIC!!! Brings back so many memories of long sleepless nights playing the old original PC version. Really great game so far and I'm eager to check out the multiplayer too if anyone else picks it up. Seriously though. Great fucking game. I'm glad Firaxis picked it up, their experience with the Civ series definitely helped them to nail the classic feel of XCOM and yet bring it mainstream. Can't wait to go home and play more! Right now my main 6 person squad consists of: Leeroy Jenkins - Heavy class (charges in the with big guns right off the bat, figured Leeory was a good fit lol) Chuck Norris - Sniper class (eh, he became…

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Fist of the north star demo now out!

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-you-dont-know-jack/17-3754/ Please tell me I'm not the only one getting this. I loved the old ones, and played all the online episodes they had a few years ago....

I found this article on ign - http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/108/1082841p1.html Now.. Yugioh is owned by Nintendo, so I think this article is false.

Never saw the news for this, and stumbled across it on Bethesda's blog. From BethBlog.com During the kickoff for QuakeCon 2010 today, Pete Hines took the stage to introduce the newest member of the ZeniMax family — Arkane Studios. More details on the acquisition can be read in the press release that went out today. Find it after the break…ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 12/PRNewswire/ — ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of noted game publisher Bethesda Softworks, today announced it has completed the acquisition of veteran game developer Arkane Studios. Founded in 1999, Arkane has offices in Lyon, France and Austin, Texas and is led by co-creative directors Raphael Colantonio, Arkan…

Swedish business records indicate Machinegames is the latest indie developer to be scooped up by Bethesda and id parent company; shop home to several Riddick vets. ZeniMax media has been on a tear of acquisitions of late, buying up Arx Fatalis creator Arkane Studios in August and Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami's Tango Gameworks last month. Now, according to a Gamasutra report, the Maryland-based media company may have scooped up another studio. Machinegames may be ZeniMax's latest acquisition. Sparked by Twitter chatter, the report found Swedish business records which indicated that the indie studio Machineworks has had its named changed to ZeniMax Sweden AB. The na…

Anyone wanna play Call of the Dead tonight?

What a waste of money. Since I can't go to Zumba dance classes in count of work, little league practices, etc....I thought "hey I'll buy Zumba for the Kinect and have fun!" Bullsh*t. I began on Beginner difficulty and there is no tutorial mode to show you the dance moves like in Dance Central where they break it down. They expect you to just jump right in and know the salsa stuff and what not. Sorry....but this white girl is very white, lol. So I looked it up online to see what others are saying and everybody is pretty much saying the same thing. If your wife, girlfriend, sister, neice, I don't care who she is wants to buy this game, talk her out of it. It will sav…