Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One report card: Microsoft strikes back Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 26, 2014 7 min Xbox One has gone from a disaster to a console that you should buy this holiday. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sunset Overdrive is free this Saturday for Xbox Live Gold members Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 21, 2014 1 min The game is only free for 24 hours, but your progress will carry over if you decide to buy it. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One passes 1 million sales in U.K. as it catches up to the PlayStation 4 Posted byby Mike Minotti November 20, 2014 1 min The Xbox One is starting to outsell the PlayStation 4 in the U.K., but it's still behind on total sales. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony’s North American PlayStation chief on PS4’s dominance, 1-year anniversary, and GamerGate (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 17, 2014 15 min In a broad-ranging interview, Shawn Layden tells us about Sony's plans for winning the console war. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Linden Lab explores VR for its next-generation virtual world (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 17, 2014 12 min Under new CEO Ebbe Altberg, the company is working on its successor to Second Life. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst: Digital makes up ‘as much as 25%’ of total new-gen game sales Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 14, 2014 2 min Target, Best Buy, and Walmart might not sell as many games as they are expecting as consumers migrate away from physical media. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business October 2014 NPD: The Evil Within sets survival-horror record; PS4, Xbox One still on fire Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 13, 2014 3 min The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 just finished their first 12 months on the market with a strong performance while The Evil Within brought survival-horror games back from the dead. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft explains when Halo: The Master Chief Collection uses a dedicated server or a peer connection Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 13, 2014 2 min The shooter defaults to dedicated servers and only falls back on peer-connected gameplay when it has to. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft claims Xbox One has outsold PS4 ‘for the past 2 weeks’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 12, 2014 2 min Microsoft has found the price and games that could carry the Xbox One to a very successful holiday season. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Halo: The Master Chief Collection matchmaking is broken, and Microsoft’s fix may not work for you (update) Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 11, 2014 2 min Microsoft wants you to just restart your multiplayer search -- that's not really helping. Continue Reading 2 min