Video Games

Microsoft’s day-long media outing for the Xbox One this week was only the first of a two-stage unveiling for the new console, and the E3 event won’t be just about games. Among the features not yet shown off for the console is the ability for gamers to have a friend take over gameplay remotely to Continue Reading →

Another day, another acquisition by Yahoo. Yahoo said on Thursday morning it’s acquired PlayerScale, a California-based startup that makes software infrastructure for cross-platform gaming. Financial details haven’t been disclosed. PlayerScale, which was self-funded and cash-flow positive as of this past January, was founded in 2009. According to a VentureBeat article also from January, the company Continue Reading →

Hey, you know what we didn’t hear about at this week’s Xbox One launch? Windows Phone. While Microsoft’s mobile platform has only 3 percent market share and a unique connection with Xbox, the company still didn’t take a moment during the launch to let Windows Phone draft off of its new, blockbuster set-top box. But Continue Reading →

On Wednesday we learned a lot about the Xbox One, the Microsoft next-gen gaming console, but there are some questions that remain unanswered, so I sat down with Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Interactive Entertainment Business, to try to get to the bottom of a few lingering questions and a few Continue Reading →

Yes, the new Xbox One is highly covetable for many reasons. But once you get past the games and the TV integration and the rumbling controllers, you finally land on what might be its most useful purpose: The world’s most sophisticated workout gadget. The Xbox is already a decent workout aid; last year we spent Continue Reading →

The Xbox One is a console that’s likely to kill our idea of what a physical game purchase means. According to a story published on Wired, each game will be installed to your hard drive, and you can then play without the disc in the drive. What happens if you pass the disc to a Continue Reading →

Microsoft unveiled its next video game console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Unlike Sony, which spent two hours at its PlayStation 4 reveal in February showing just about everything BUT the console, Microsoft put the console, its re-designed controller and updated Kinect camera at the heart of its presentation. Microsoft said that the Xbox One Continue Reading →

Microsoft is killing off its Points system that’s primarily used for its Xbox console. The death of Microsoft Points has been a long time coming, and follows Microsoft’s move away from the virtual currency towards cash in Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox plans have revealed to The Verge that the software maker plans Continue Reading →

Google has unveiled Google Play games services on Wednesday, a new family of APIs built specifically for game developers. The platform will support cloud saves, thereby allowing users to save their progress or game state and pick it up on a separate device, as well as achievements and leaderboards using Google+. The announcement, made at Continue Reading →

The company that brought Android mobile apps to Macs and Windows PCs is making its foray onto another one of your home’s screens: the TV. BlueStacks’ new GamePop console and subscription service that will bring hundreds of Android game titles to any television.  GamePop is the company’s first hardware venture, and is available for pre-order. Continue Reading →