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One Piece Creator Hospitalised, Manga On Hiatus For Two Issues

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:00 +1000

This March, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda took a week off due to a “sudden illness”. Today, it was announced that Oda has been admitted to the hospital. Moreover, the One Piece manga will be on hiatus for two issues. More »
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Xbox One’s Live TV Will Not Be Available In Australia At Launch, Requires A Separate Device

Mark Serrels — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:21 +1000

Small print is a terrifying thing when you actually sit down and read it. A global press release sent out heralding the announcement of the Xbox One has a few small details hidden within it. First off: all that TV stuff Microsoft were proud to show off in its conference? You actually need to buy a separate device in order for that to work. Second? Most of it will only be available in the US at launch, and Microsoft currently has no fixed schedule for the global roll out and only commits to “global scale over time”. More »
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Panopticon Gets A New Trailer, Hits Vita In 2014 As Freedom Wars

András Neltz — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 +1000

Here it is, as promised: more about Panopticon, or, as it likes to call itself now, Freedom Wars. And although the trailer up top is little more than a reiteration of what we’ve seen before, we now know that Freedom Wars is a multiplayer action game coming to the PS Vita in 2014. More »
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Xbox One Is Not Backward Compatible

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:00 +1000

The Verge reports that the Xbox One will not be backward compatible with Xbox 360 titles. That is according to Mark Whitten, Microsoft’s vice president for Xbox Live. More »
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Everything You Need To Know About Xbox One

Mark Serrels — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:33 +1000

You’ve just woken up. It’s a brave new world. There is a new Xbox console and it is called the Xbox One. Everything you need to know about this new device can be found here. This is home base. We will be updating this post as news breaks and keeping you informed on all the latest info on Microsoft’s brand new console. More »
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A Video Game That Doesn’t Actually Have Any Video

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 +1000

Video Game Sans Video is a project that satisfies just about all the criteria you need to call something a video game. Except, well, for the actual video. More »
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Why Be The Ruler In Civilization, When You Can Be One Of The Peasants

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 +1000

Yes, this is Minecraft. But it’s not a recreation of a pop culture icon/giant penis. It’s using the game for something really interesting. More »
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Steven Spielberg Is Making A Halo TV Series For Xbox One

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:47:00 +1000

Steven Spielberg will collaborate with 343 Industries on an exclusive Halo television series to be brought to Xbox One. More »
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Xbox One Is Not Always Online, But It Seems To Block Used Games

Jason Schreier — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:00 +1000

The next Xbox won’t require an internet connection to function, but it could very well block used games. Wired got a look at Xbox One before today’s big reveal, and it says that games will require installation to use. “On the new Xbox, all game discs are installed to the HDD to play,” Microsoft said. More »
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Here Is What Forza Will Look Like On Xbox One

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:43:32 +1000

With all that next-gen processing power, you didn’t expect Xbox One to launch without a Forza title, did you? Here is Forza Motorsport 5, from Turn 10 Studios. It will be available at launch. More »
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The New Xbox Live Is ‘More Powerful, More Personal’

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:43:07 +1000

The evolution of the Xbox online service got shown on stage today at Microsoft’s reveal event. Users will keep their current accounts but have access to a slew of upgraded functions, like a game-recording DVR and dynamic game achievements. More »
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This Is The New Kinect For The Xbox One

Patricia Hernandez — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 +1000

Today during the reveal of the Xbox One, Microsoft unveiled the new Kinect. This is what it looks like. More »
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EA Sports And Xbox One To Have ‘A Very Special Relationship’

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:00 +1000

FIFA, Madden, NBA Live and UFC will all launch for Xbox One in the next year, Andrew Wilson, EA Sports’ head, just said at the Xbox One event. They will be powered by the new EA Sports Ignite engine. More »
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Under The Hood Of The Xbox One

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:22:00 +1000

Microsoft’s Marc Whitten just lifted the hood on the Xbox One’s technical specifications. In short: 8GB of RAM, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, a Blu-ray disc drive, 64-bit architecture and “practically silent operation”. More »
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Snap Mode Is The Xbox One’s Revolutionary New Interface

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:38 +1000

At today’s Xbox reveal event, Microsoft showed how its new console will change how you’ll interact with your TV. Snap Mode lets users run multiple functions simultaneously and switch between them with voice commands without having to shut them down individually. More »
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Watch Live TV With The Xbox One

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:15:00 +1000

As was anticipated, the new Xbox One will function as a set-top cable box, allowing users to switch between TV and gaming video by voice command. In today’s Xbox One reveal, the console was shown swapping between DVD/streaming video playback, the cable input, a video game and its internet functionalities. More »
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The Next Xbox Is Called Xbox One

Jason Schreier — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 +1000

The next Xbox is called Xbox One. Microsoft announced the news at an event in Seattle today, touting how you’ll be able to use gestures and voice control to interact with the new system. “Xbox, on” starts up the machine. “Xbox, watch TV” will open up your television. More »
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Xbox Reveal: The Liveblog

Mark Serrels — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:45:45 +1000

“I am awake. I’m getting up! Just give me five more minutes.” Man, this feels like getting up for school when I was a surly teenager. Setting an alarm for 2.30am. That’s just wrong. But this is the Xbox Reveal! Are you with me! ARE YOU WITH ME! [Crickets] More »
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Here’s The View From The Xbox Reveal Event

Owen Good — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 +1000

In T-minus, oh, 45 minutes, Microsoft pops the top on its next console. You may have heard reports of buses, badges and big tents over social media. Our editor-in-chief, Stephen Totilo sends back this look at where the big news is going down today. More »
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I Couldn’t See Star Trek This Weekend, So I Built My Own

Mike Fahey — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 +1000

I love Star Trek. Some of my fondest early memories are of staying up late to watch reruns on the old black-and-white television we had on the third floor of our duplex. With the exception of Enterprise (It’s been a long… no) I’ve watched it all, but I couldn’t make it out this weekend for Star Trek: Wrath of Abrams. In my sadness, I turned to Hasbro’s LEGO alternative. More »
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