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Review: Despite its age, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a breath of fresh air

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 15, 2011
6 min

In many ways the first-person shooters of today owe a lot to the original Halo, which launched back in 2001 alongside the original Xbox...

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6 min

The making of the Xbox: How Microsoft unleashed a video game revolution (part 1)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 14, 2011
36 min

Update: This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle for your reading comfort. Editor’s note: This story is the...

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36 min

Review: Kinect Sports Season 2 feels like a fumble at the goal line

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 13, 2011
4 min

When it was released alongside the Kinect last November, Kinect Sports was one of those easy purchases for a good majority of the peripheral’s...

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4 min

U.S. console video games (finally) grow 1 percent in October

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 11, 2011
3 min

U.S. retail video game sales finally showed some life in October, when sales grew 1 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher...

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3 min

Microsoft shifts online veteran to run Xbox marketing

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 10, 2011
1 min

Microsoft online business veteran Yusuf Mehdi will become head of marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Division that includes the Xbox game division, the company...

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1 min

Xbox.com adds new Metro-style social and video sections

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 9, 2011
1 min

Microsoft is adding new social and video interface designs to its Xbox.com dashboard, which mimics the company’s upcoming metro-style UI available in Windows 8. The...