Sony unveils the PlayStation 4 release date at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany at 1PM EDT.
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The first game from The Fullbright Company creates tension without ghouls and ghosts.
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Anyone can be a creator, says Microsoft.
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa: Mike Tyson Is Just Now Playing Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! in 2013?
I am shocked – shocked! – at the very idea that Mike Tyson hasn’t played “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!” until now.
Notch’s 0x10c May Never Go Where Minecraft Went Before
Minecraft’s creator says he’s lost the spark for his far-flung space adventure.
Sony Poised to Reveal PlayStation 4 Launch Details at Gamescom
October or November are the obvious candidates.
Guild Wars 2 Nabs ‘Fastest Selling Western MMO’ Crown, Looks East for More Records
This MMO sold three million in just nine months.
Buy Once, Play Anywhere Gaming: How Microsoft Could Pull It Off
Buy once, play anywhere? It’s possible, at least.
Xbox One Lets You Turn Off Kinect — Not That You’d Want To
The game console was always a poor target for privacy concerns.
Report Says Amazon Wants to Make a Game Console
Suddenly it seems like every tech titan wants to be in the game console business.
Major Nelson Unboxes the Xbox One
Microsoft’s Larry Hryb – also known as Major Nelson – unboxes the Xbox One. For those of you keeping score, Hryb says “beautiful” four times, “gorgeous” once and “hot” once.
Unboxing Xbox One [MajorNelson.com]
Blizzard Backs Away from Subscriptions for Its Next Big MMO
Unfortunately for Blizzard, the gaming world is no longer kind to subscription-based games.