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Next Gen Xbox to be Six Times More Powerful Than the 360

Next Gen Xbox to be Six Times More Powerful Than the 360

It seems the Xbox 360 has been around forever; Microsoft’s gaming machine is close to seven years old. And so we aren’t exactly surprised when we caught wind of some news that Microsoft is ready to launch the 360’s successor next year.

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Haven’t Had Enough of Achievements? Download the “Achievement Unlocked” Sound Then

If not unlocking Xbox achievements is driving you insane, why not download something that may be music to your ears?

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Gears of War 3 Singapore Launch

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Gears of War 3 Singapore Launch

At 2000 hours GMT+8, Singapore was one of the first countries in the world to officially launch Gears of War 3. More than 1,000 people who pre-ordered the game turned up to finish their fight with the Locust Horde. We were at the scene, and here’s our tale.

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Microsoft Ships 13.7 Units for 2011

Microsoft Ships 13.7 Units for 2011

Microsoft’s financial reports show that the 360 shipped 13.7 million units; game developers everywhere find renewed faith.

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Our Top Three Games for the Big Three from E3

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Our Top Three Games for the Big Three from E3

E3 has always been the battleground for heavyweights to duke it out and fire their first salvos for the coming year. 2011 has been no different and both Sony and Microsoft have trotted out the major artillery to make sure gamers keep spending their hard-earned cash on titles for their respective consoles. Here is our [...]

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E3 2011: Big Three In a Nutshell…

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E3 2011: Big Three In a Nutshell…

So now that E3 2011 is over and you’ve probably had a weekend to mull over what you’ve been following all over the net, here’s what we think the most important takeaways are, and we’ve decided to help you out by giving a nice breakdown of all the salient developments across the three major platforms.

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Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack Hits Today

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Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack Hits Today

The second Halo: Reach map pack, titled Defiant, has just been released on Xbox Live. It contains three new areas to pit your multi-player skills on, including the first ever downloadable Firefight map.

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Your Collection Of Kinect Hack Videos

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Your Collection Of Kinect Hack Videos

To say that the Kinect is a technological revolution breakthrough is an understatement: there are videos of Kinect being used other than arm-flailing gameplay. You know, for SCIENCE!

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Microsoft’s Kinect: 2.5 Million Sold Within First 25 Days

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Microsoft’s Kinect: 2.5 Million Sold Within First 25 Days

Within the first 25 days of its sales, Microsoft announced that they’ve sold 2.5 million units worldwide. That’s a lotta black sensor bars, folks.

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Reminder: Singapore Games Festival Starts Now

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Reminder: Singapore Games Festival Starts Now

GCA isn’t dead; it’s just been turned into an all-new event called the Singapore GameFEST, which is happening today onwards until this Sunday.

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