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The times they are a-changin’ at Microsoft, and we are not just talking about the company’s executive leadership: Xbox Music, the company’s Spotify-like music subscription service, is launching on iOS and Android Monday, making it the first Microsoft-owned entertainment service to launch on the two leading mobile platforms. And speaking of firsts: Microsoft is also Continue Reading →

Sony has made its third announcement at the SCEJA Press Conference, and it’s arguably the most significant of the day. The company has unveiled PlayStation Vita TV: a 6cm x 10cm gadget that connects to a TV to let users play Vita and PSP games, and access a broad range of entertainment services — including Continue Reading →

When the last generation of game consoles launched, you would have been hard pressed to get your hands on limited launch-day stocks without an early pre-order. This time around, Microsoft hopes to combat that problem by managing hardware stock and shipments so that retailers have systems available for walk-ins on November 22. “You want people Continue Reading →

Dig out your camping gear and stake your spot in line now, ladies and germs. The Xbox One is hitting stores on November 22. And for those keeping track, that’s almost a full week after the PS4’s November 15 retail launch. Because that matters. Don’t live in the U.S.? No problem. Microsoft has said that Continue Reading →

With the newest installments of its megahit Pokemon games on the way, Nintendo recently unveiled a new handheld gaming device: the 2DS. Shaped like a thin piece of cake, the 2DS plays both DS and 3DS games, but doesn’t offer the optional 3D feature that Nintendo’s 3DS offers. That feature was never fully embraced by Continue Reading →

The highlight is what makes sports come alive, and Microsoft knows that. With the Xbox 360’s ESPN app, which debuted in November 2010 and was expanded two years later to include the sports giant’s full slate of live programming, Microsoft demonstrated a strong focus on delivering sports through the console. Now the company is moving Continue Reading →

Microsoft has already delayed the launch of the Xbox One in numerous markets over localization and language support issues, but it’s been revealed on Thursday that the console’s voice commands will only be available in five markets at launch. As spotted by Videogamer, the small print at the bottom of Microsoft’s ‘Get the Facts’ page Continue Reading →

Nintendo will be launching a new portable gaming system in October. It’s called the Nintendo 2DS. It’s a 3DS without the 3D, and it’s shaped like a thin piece of cake. “This is an entry-level handheld gaming system,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku earlier this week when we got our hands on Continue Reading →

Xbox 360-owning Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to access live cable television channels through a new app that launched on Tuesday on Xbox Live, Microsoft and Time Warner announced. The companies originally announced their collaboration on the app in June. It is available only to U.S.-based Xbox Live Gold members. The TWC TV Continue Reading →

The Xbox One might a little harder to find than expected when it launches later this year. China’s Economic Daily News reports that Microsoft is having yield issues with Xbox One components and that it may cut its initial planned shipments of the console from 7 million to 6.2 million. We already know that Microsoft Continue Reading →