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Rare Suffers Layoffs Following Poor Sales of Kinect Sports Rivals – Report

Rare Suffers Layoffs Following Poor Sales of Kinect Sports Rivals – Report

Roughly 16 employees let go due to the Kinect game's failure.

PS4 And Xbox One Can Support CG-Level Facial Render, “More a Question of Gameplay” – Dynamixyz

PS4 And Xbox One Can Support CG-Level Facial Render, “More a Question of Gameplay” – Dynamixyz

CEO and co-founder Gaspard Breton says that doing high quality facial animation well is important.

Halo 5: Guardians Part of Pre-E3 Announcements, Lineup at E3 “Looks Good” – Spencer

Halo 5: Guardians Part of Pre-E3 Announcements, Lineup at E3 “Looks Good” – Spencer

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talks about other announcements coming prior to the expo.

Halo 5: Guardians – Will 343 Industries Revive the Series’ Key Atmosphere?

Halo 5: Guardians – Will 343 Industries Revive the Series’ Key Atmosphere?

The developer's biggest Halo title for the Xbox One could make or break the series.

Crytek: 8GB RAM Can Be Easily Filled Up, Will Surely Be Limiting Factor on PS4/Xbox One

Crytek: 8GB RAM Can Be Easily Filled Up, Will Surely Be Limiting Factor on PS4/Xbox One

However, Sean Tracy says that it's not all about the raw power of the consoles.

Take Two Interactive CEO Praises Xbox One Price Cut

Take Two Interactive CEO Praises Xbox One Price Cut

Strauss Zelnick believes anything that increases the console's install base is "a good thing for Take Two and other publishers.

Halo 5: Guardians Receives First Concept Art, Desert Outpost Revealed

Halo 5: Guardians Receives First Concept Art, Desert Outpost Revealed

Frank O'Connor also talks about "new ways to think about gaming" with Halo 5.

Halo 5: Guardians Announced for 2015 Released, “Special Plans” for E3

Halo 5: Guardians Announced for 2015 Released, “Special Plans” for E3

Built on a new engine, Halo 5: Guardians will be a "much bigger effort" than its predecessor.

Gears of War Xbox One First Concept Art Vaguely Teased By Black Tusk Studios

Gears of War Xbox One First Concept Art Vaguely Teased By Black Tusk Studios

Black Tusk Studio Manager Rod Fergusson teases a 'lower resolution' Gears of War.

Microsoft To Possibly Reveal Release Date Window For Halo 5 Today

Microsoft To Possibly Reveal Release Date Window For Halo 5 Today

Release date information and new information incoming according to insider.

NPD April 2014 Report: PS4 is Top-Selling Console in US, Software Sales Down 10 Percent

NPD April 2014 Report: PS4 is Top-Selling Console in US, Software Sales Down 10 Percent

NPD reports that combined PS4/Xbox One software sales were 40 percent higher than PS3/Xbox 360 software sales in their first six months.

Xbox One Without Kinect “Kills Chances of Original Kinect Title” – Zumba Fitness Dev

Xbox One Without Kinect “Kills Chances of Original Kinect Title” – Zumba Fitness Dev

Zumba Fitness dev is hopeful of indie devs trying something new with the product though.

Xbox One Will Lead The PS4 By 2015 – Analyst

Xbox One Will Lead The PS4 By 2015 – Analyst

Looks like that price cut is going to really work for Microsoft.

Microsoft Mulling Making Xbox One More Powerful By Freeing Up System Resources Dedicated to Kinect

Microsoft Mulling Making Xbox One More Powerful By Freeing Up System Resources Dedicated to Kinect

System resources formerly dedicated to Kinect can now be used for other things.

Microsoft Will Offer Refunds To Everyone Who Cancels Xbox Live Gold in June

Microsoft Will Offer Refunds To Everyone Who Cancels Xbox Live Gold in June

Get a pro-rate refund on your remaining Live subscription if you cancel.

Phil Spencer: Decoupling Xbox One and Kinect Will Lead to Better Kinect Sales Later

Phil Spencer: Decoupling Xbox One and Kinect Will Lead to Better Kinect Sales Later

Head of Xbox believes "experience with Kinect is the best Xbox One experience".

Xbox One Games and Price Now Key Factors for Microsoft, Kinect Shifts to Periphery – IHS

Xbox One Games and Price Now Key Factors for Microsoft, Kinect Shifts to Periphery – IHS

Analyst believes Microsoft is returning an Xbox 360-like strategy for Kinect.

Xbox One Early Adopters Won’t Receive Any Bonuses

Xbox One Early Adopters Won’t Receive Any Bonuses

Microsoft won't offer anything to those who picked up the console before the price drop.

Industry Developers React To Xbox One’s Kinect-Less SKU

Industry Developers React To Xbox One’s Kinect-Less SKU

Xbox One Boss Phil Spencer being praised.

Xbox One’s Price Cut Is Not Only For Ramping Up Sales: Microsoft

Xbox One’s Price Cut Is Not Only For Ramping Up Sales: Microsoft

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi explains the reason behind the price cut.