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Should it?

Microsoft have recently ditched their plans to enforce DRM on Xbox One titles, have removed the requirement for the console to connect to the internet every 24 hours, and have made the Xbox One a region-free device. All good work. But still, gamers are complaining. They think that Kinect for Xbox One is always watching you (even though...

How to lose an unwinnable war.

The preparation leading up to this battle was almost perfect. An industry-leading console that dominated the US and UK markets. An online service that people were willing to pay a significant amount of money for each year. An enviable lineup of independent developers making games for the console, and pricing those...

Driving you wild.

The Crew was one of the highlights of Ubisoft's E3 press conference, and in order to try and provide more information about the open-world racer, Ubisoft have issued a Q&A that clears up some questions that you may have about the game. Without further ado, we'll let them take it away... 1. What is THE CREW? THE CREW is a...

Do or die.

The Xbox One Reveal event has been and gone, and a lot of people weren’t happy with it, if you’re to believe what you see on the internet. For the majority, the company didn’t show enough games, and in the aftermath of the event, have sent a billion and one mixed messages about some of the company’s policies for the Xbox One. A...

Contrary to apparent popular belief

How can we put this? The Xbox One Reveal was not to everyone’s tastes. OK. It wasn’t to the majority of people’s tastes. Despite the chortling at the name, the look of the console, the fact that Kinect needs to be connected at all times, and that playing a preowned game will cost you more than it used to,...

All in one place.

It's hardly uncommon knowledge that Microsoft didn't show a lot of games during their Xbox Reveal event. They were never expected to, really, with the games lineup due to be debuted at E3 in a couple of weeks. For now though, we thought we'd cobble together a list of all of the games that have been CONFIRMED as coming to Xbox One,...

Jumping into the next generation feet first.

Welcome to the next generation, everyone. How are you liking it so far? If you took social media’s word for it, you’d think that Microsoft had turned up at their custom-built Xbox Reveal tent in Redmond, lined up a bunch of kittens on stage, and offered everyone in the crowd the chance to take...

Infinity, Durango, 720 - Who cares?

The rumour mill is in full motion, suggesting that the next generation Xbox will go by the name of “Xbox Infinity.” While we kind of like the name here at pX Towers, not everyone feels the same way. Some say that to call it “Infinity” would be tantamount to killing off any chance the machine has of success...

We're excited. Can you tell?

The next generation of Xbox is coming, and when Microsoft step to the stage on May 21st to finally confirm what the Xbox 720/Infinity/Durango/Next (or whatever they finally call it) will consist of, there will be bombs aplenty dropping all over the show. We know that the company has promised to leave the gaming focus to...

If wishes were fishes...

With the announcement this week that Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection isn’t coming to the Xbox 360, we started thinking about titles that we wished had made the jump to Microsoft’s platform. We came up with a list as long as your arm, that spanned several consoles but in the end, the Xbox 360’s natural closest...

Don't fancy downloading the demo? Check the game out here.

To celebrate the release of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, we thought we'd put together a "Let's Play" style video of the game without the annoying talking over the top, to help you decide whether or not your should take the plunge. We're calling it First Stage, and will be running these regularly...

The captain of capture.

Back in the days before everyone had a “Vlog” about their favourite types of pasta, and before the entire world was in a launch-day race to fire up a “Let’s Play” video of the hottest new gaming title, capturing video from games consoles was a total pain. Even up until recently, that could still be said. Devices...

Tons to see, but not these.

Microsoft have confirmed that the next generation Xbox will be revealed on May 21st, and everyone has gotten straight on the speculation bus regarding what we’ll see at the Redmond event. We’re pretty sure that a lot will be left on the table for E3 – which kicks off just 19 days later. Microsoft has timed this...

XBLA is still going strong.

The next generation of Xbox gaming is just around the corner, and while we don’t know what that means for Xbox Live Arcade – it’s something that hasn’t been discussed at all really, as yet – there’s still plenty of downloadable fun to look forward to in 2013. So in this week’s Friday Five, we’re running...

Sales success, but critical failure.

The next chapter in the Xbox story is about to be written, and we’re expecting that from the opening paragraph, the next generation of Kinect will feature. The overall consensus seems to be that Kinect was a success at retail, shifting over 24 million units at the time of writing, but that with a dearth of...

We can dream, can't we?

Following on from our sister site Nintendo Life’s great article regarding the ten Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games that they want to see appear on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, and the news that the classic 16-bit game Flashback is getting a HD makeover, we thought we’d kick off our new regular weekly feature with a...

Eight hours or bust?

In recent years, the topic of game length has come to the fore time and again. If a game clocks in with a single-player mode than only lasts four or five hours, there are a growing number of people who will – no matter how good that four or five hours of gameplay is – dismiss the game out of hand. Frequently, that hour-count...

Is it a deal breaker for you?

The rumours have been flying around recently regarding the lack of backward compatibility in the next-generation Xbox. Some say that the function is being left out on purpose, so that Microsoft can make a nice profit on the now dirt-cheap-to-manufacture Xbox 360, as well as on the rumoured “Stingray” low-priced...

Producer David Welch tells all.

Terraria hits Xbox Live Arcade today and the producer of the XBLA version of the game - David Welch - sat down to talk to us about the game. Q: How does Terraria differ on the Xbox 360 to what we've seen on the PC? What will fans gain from this version of the game? A: The new controls & menus—especially the...

Some hints for the big show.

After Sony’s unveiling of the PlayStation 4, it’s clear to see that many people were left with a lot of questions. Too many, some would say. How does that controller work? Will the machine definitely play used games? When will Gaikai’s backward compatibility measures come into play? How much will the console cost?...

The Future of Gaming and a Lukewarm Response to Microsoft's Competitors...

Last night saw Sony finally lift the curtain on their next generation PlayStation console and - while a number of questions were answered - fresh speculation has arisen alongside some exciting new features, services and games. Here are some of the things that we learned and...

Happy New Year!

Some Kinect owners – OK, a lot of Kinect owners – are probably feeling a little bit as if Kinect is done and dusted. A quiet release schedule in 2012, where most of the blockbuster titles that featured Kinect support were limited to voice commands or tacked-on mini-games that didn't work, combined with a somewhat thin release...

Free. Worth every penny.

So, Kinect PlayFit has been out for about a week, and it seems that folks are racking up the burnt calories like there's no tomorrow. The free app (available from your Xbox dashboard) tracks your play across 10 different Kinect titles, tracking how many calories you burn and awarding achievements and avatar awards based on...

Get the most from your sensor right away

So you've unwrapped all your presents and found a shiny new Kinect and games. Congratulations, and welcome aboard! Unlike every other motion controller on the market, you don't need anything in your hands to play Kinect — with no controllers and no buttons you're free to use your body and voice to play the...