One of the more eagerly anticipated games of 2013 2014 is UbiSoft’s open-world hacking game Watch Dogs. Originally slated for a November 2013 release for “all home consoles” (including the Wii-U), it will now be released on May 27, 2014. A William Gibson novel made into bytes, it’s set in a futuristic Chicago where every […]
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You Did This: Xbox One No Longer Needs To Always Be Online, Can Play Used Games
In a move that surely shocks only the executives who tried to make these limitations part of the Xbox One, the gaming console maker has decided to remove the need for an internet connection to play video games and also allows you to trade and sell your games. It seems the massive backlash against the […]
High Five, Bro! The Xbox One Is A Michael Bay Movie
Nobody that plays video games can pretend for a second that they weren’t excited about the unveiling of Microsoft’s next generation of consoles. Or at least curious. Ever since Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement and press conference earlier this year, everyone with an ear to the ground in the gaming world has been waiting with bated […]
The Xbox One Revealed: Here’s The Important Stuff
Today, Microsoft, with much media hoopla, revealed then new Xbox, dubbed Xbox One. As with our coverage of Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal earlier this year, here are the major takeaways from the event. IT’S A CABLE BOX Tellingly, Microsoft’s announcement didn’t lead with the games that would be available for the Xbox One. Rather, the […]
Microsoft To Reveal The Next Xbox On May 21
Microsoft spokesperson/blogger/PR flack Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has announced that the latest incarnation of the Xbox will be revealed on Tuesday, May 21 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The media event will be streamed live on Xbox.com and broadcast on Spike TV. Naturally, you’ll be able to keep up with the news here on Techcitement […]
SXSW: Bing Gordon On Why The Cable Companies Fear Your Xbox
Bing Gordon’s resume reads like a who’s who of major players in the last 20 years of digital media. Amongst other things, he’s a former chief creative officer at Electronic Arts and a current board member at Amazon and Zynga. At his SXSW panel on Tuesday, Gordon played the role of prognosticator and, surprisingly, poet. […]
Acer’s CEO Has Fighting Words For Microsoft’s Surface
Microsoft’s announcement of its Surface tablets left many consumers and original equipment manufacturers (such as Acer, Dell, and HP) perplexed. Why would Microsoft seek to cannibalize its own partners’ sales of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets? This development was at the very least surprising, and at most, a direct attack on the companies who […]
Millions Agree: Ouya Is The Console Gaming Needs
I’m a skeptic, so I’m not going to come right out and say I love something that doesn’t even exist yet. But man, I love Ouya. I really do. At least, I love the promise of Ouya. I love Ouya’s potential. Because I love indie games. I love Steam and the Playstation Store. I love […]
On The Cheap: Buy A Computer For College, Get A Gaming Console For Free
June is normally the time of year when we see deals aimed at graduates. Sony and Microsoft, however, are targeting new college students. Both tech giants are offering a free game system with purchase of a new desktop or laptop with show of proof of college attendance. Microsoft actually kicked this off in late May. […]
Unlock Achievement Of Stolen Credit Card Info On Used Xbox 360s
Researcher Ashley Podhradsky from Dakota State University, along with colleagues Rob D’Ovidio and Cindy Casey at Drexel University, claim Microsoft isn’t doing enough to protect personal user information. In a recent experiment, they purchased a refurbished Xbox 360 from an authorized reseller and used a readily available modding tool to access folders and files on […]