Download the Xbox One “day one offline update” on your PC to avoid busy Xbox servers

Source: WPCentral It's already set in stone that Microsoft's next-generation console, the Xbox One will require a day one patch – just like the PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, with the next Xbox, you'll not be able to play any games (or really do anything at all) until you've installed the update. Luckily, should you be afraid … Read more

Microsoft completes the family, releases Xbox One SmartGlass for Windows 8.1

Source: WPCentral Microsoft today released the Xbox One SmartGlass app for Windows Phone, but lo and behold the company has also pushed out the same solution on Windows 8.1. Should you have the next-gen console on pre-order and are eagerly awaiting its arrival by getting your home and technology ready, you'll definitely want to have … Read more

Lessons From The PlayStation 4 Launch That Microsoft Can Learn

Source: GameInformer The launch of the PlayStation 4 is behind us, and for the most part it went off without any major catastrophes. Some people are reporting issues, and others are having trouble signing into the PlayStation Network to update their consoles, but the majority of PlayStation 4 early adopters are working on their Resogun … Read more

Rumor: Foxconn Interns and Alleged PS4 Sabotage Claims

Source:  Kotaku Photo: Kin Cheung | AP      Last month, Kotaku reported that student interns were allegedly forced to manufacture the PlayStation 4. Now, there are rumors that some of those student interns sabotaged Sony’s gaming console. Unlike the launch PS3, which was made in Japan, the PlayStation 4 was outsourced to Foxconn and … Read more

Mad Catz working with NVIDIA to bring GameStream to MOJO

Remember that PC streaming feature Mad Catz' MOJO is supposed to be getting sometime after launch? It might be powered by NVIDIA's GameStream technology. "We're talking to NVIDIA and we hope to enable GameStream soon after the launch of the console," Alex Verrey, Mad Catz' Global PR Director told Engadget at Expand NY this weekend. … Read more

Nintendo announces 2DS handheld gaming system, $129 on October 12 (video)

Well, this is certainly a surprise. While the other big names in gaming are rolling out their new home consoles, Nintendo’s bringing a new handheld to the table. Called the 2DS, it looks like a 3DS laid flat without the hinge, and as you might surmise from the name, no three dimensional graphics. IGN reports … Read more

Xbox One will be able to under-clock itself to cool down and prevent damage

While PC users might be familiar with their machines under-clocking themselves to save energy, reduce heat, and prevent damage, the idea is new for Microsoft’s Xbox console. According to an interview Gizmodo had with Xbox’s General Manager of Console Development, Leo Del Castillo, the new Xbox One will be able to cool itself down in a multitude … Read more