Categories Posted inin Business Rumor suggests Xbox One will launch in China in late 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2013 2 min Will Microsoft overcome the long-term official ban and get its console launched in China? Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Halo: Spartan Assault’s lead designer Mike Ellis tells us how we can blast The Flood in co-op on Xbox One (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2013 10 min Halo: Spartan Assault has been adapted from the tablet to the Xbox One. It's coming Dec. 24. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on raising $75M and building the next-generation consumer virtual reality (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2013 13 min Oculus VR CEO explains why Marc Andreessen's firm led a $75M round on the promise of a new consumer prototype for virtual reality goggles. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: With Valve’s Steam Machines and Oculus VR’s funding, gaming innovation is getting interesting Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 4 min With so much money behind it, the underdog doesn't looks so weak anymore. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft sells more than 2 million Xbox Ones in 2.5 weeks Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min A week after Sony announced PS4 crossed 2.1 million in sales, Microsoft claims it is nearly keeping pace. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business You can't escape the NSA — even on World of Warcraft and Xbox Live Posted byby GamesBeat December 9, 2013 1 min Spycraft ain’t like it used to be. In its efforts to keep track of as much information about potential terrorists as possible, the National... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Alan Wake developer reveals more about its Xbox One title Quantum Break Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 7, 2013 1 min Remedy Entertainment shows off more of how Quantum Break works on Xbox One. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: How quickly will we become bored with the new consoles? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 5 min The new consoles don't have a critic's favorite. With no killer app, will we get bored quickly? Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Sony's Gracenote powers music-matching service for Xbox Music Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2013 2 min The rare partnership between rivals will deliver better music recommendations and other features for users. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How to turn Xbox One text codes into Kinect-redeemable QR codes Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 4, 2013 2 min Even though Xbox One can use its Kinect camera to read codes, some publishers still just use text. Continue Reading 2 min