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Amazon’s Xbox One preorders almost sell out after just four hours

Microsoft announced a $499 price for the Xbox One and a November release window earlier today, and gamers are gobbling it up quickly on Amazon.

GameStop president Tony Bartel’s first impressions of the Xbox One

GameStop president Tony Bartel spoke with GamesBeat about the importance of the used games market and his excitement for next-gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony before the end of the year.

Xbox One increases your Xbox Live friends cap to 1,000

Microsoft definitely wants to make sure you always have a friend online. The company announced through its official Xbox Support Twitter account that it will allow for up to 1,000 friends on Xbox Live.

Former Activision U.K. PR executive pleads guilty to embezzling Call of Duty money (Updated)

Kathryn Kitron funneled funding to support her expensive lifestyle, including paying for her engagement party.

EarthBound coming to the Wii U Virtual Console this year

In news that will please many Nintendo fans, company president Satoru Iwata announced that the SNES classic EarthBound will arrive on the Wii U Virtual Console later this year.

Killzone: Shadow Fall demo reveals that Jimmy Fallon isn’t good at first-person shooters

Watch Jimmy Fallon shoot walls and floors in Killzone: Shadow Fall. But don't expect to get a look at the PlayStation 4 hardware. It's still MIA.

PlayStation 4: Reactions from around the Internet

GamesBeat gathered reactions from Twitter and NeoGAF to gauge the collective response to "Panty Raid" engines and Square Enix's uneventful announcement.

PlayStation 4 and Killzone: Shadow Fall on Jimmy Fallon Thursday night

Tomorrow's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will feature the PlayStation 4 and a live gameplay demo of Killzone: Shadow Fall.

PlayStation Meeting: Six disappointing scenarios that aren’t PlayStation 4

With all the hype surrounding PlayStation Meeting 2013, Sony would be crazy not to show off a new console. But what if Sony didn't have the PS4 lined up? Sony could completely disappoint tomorrow with any of these headlines.