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

May 21, 2013 3:25 PM Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez

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.

Diablo III players collectively burned 4.7B calories (infographic)

May 21, 2013 2:43 PM Giancarlo Valdes
Giancarlo Valdes

To celebrate Diablo III's first year, Blizzard compiled a bunch of fun player stats into an infographic. Who knew you could lose some (infinitesimal amount of) weight by playing an action-RPG?

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

May 21, 2013 2:20 PM Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez

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.

Xbox One & Azure cloud computing: A match made in heaven

May 21, 2013 1:23 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

One aspect of the new Xbox One really gets me fired up: Game developers should now be able to use Microsoft Azure's cloud computing platform to make games more powerful than ever.

Xbox One: Microsoft’s supergeeks reveal what’s inside the hardware

May 21, 2013 12:40 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

We dive into what's inside and what that will enable in terms of future entertainment.

Here are all the new games coming for Xbox One

May 21, 2013 12:37 PM Stephanie Carmichael
Stephanie Carmichael

The list includes new games from Remedy Entertainment, EA Sports, and more.

What’s the technology in Microsoft’s new Xbox One?

May 21, 2013 11:34 AM Stefanie Fogel
Stefanie Fogel

The new Xbox One is built on native 64-bit architecture and includes a Blu-ray player and integrated Kinect sensor.

NFL will bring exclusive original TV content to Xbox One

May 21, 2013 11:22 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

With Microsoft's introduction of the new entertainment watching experience through its new Xbox One console, one of the biggest winners will obviously be for those that love live sports.

Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break blends live-action storytelling and games (gallery)

May 21, 2013 11:11 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Quantum Break is an Xbox One exclusive coming from Remedy Entertainment. It blends television with gameplay for a more in-depth player experience.

Steven Spielberg’s Halo: The Television Series coming to Xbox One

May 21, 2013 11:07 AM Rus McLaughlin
Rus McLaughlin

Halo: the video game is about to get a live-action component with Halo: The Television Series, backed by no less than Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg.

With Call of Duty: Ghosts, Activision seeks to continue a video game franchise that defies gravity (preview)

May 21, 2013 11:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Activision chief says "it may be the best Call of Duty ever." Among the new characters: a bomb-sniffing dog.

Activision goes all out in Call of Duty: Ghosts in the name of innovation (interview)

May 21, 2013 11:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Activision's Daniel Suarez explains why fans will be pleased with a brand-new sub-brand for the Call of Duty universe.