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Target running free Xbox One game promo too

Amazon is running a “buy two get one free” games deal for the Playstation 4 and Target is also coming to the party for Xbox One gamers with its own deal for X1 games. Unfortunately it looks like Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts and Fighter Within are the only eligible titles at this stage, […]

Microsoft reverses DRM and internet policies for Xbox One

Microsoft has reversed it’s DRM policies for the PS4’s direct competitor, the Xbox One. Today it announced disc-based games will now be tradable without restriction (just like today with the Xbox 360) and that an internet connection will not be required to play offline games (with no corresponding requirement to “check-in” every 24 hours). Wow. Good […]

Side by side: PS4 and Xbox One

The immediate comment when a lot of people see the PS4 for the first time is “it’s so small”, while the first comment when the same people see the Xbox One is “it’s so big”. Here’s some size comparison images so you can get a proper sense of the design differences between the PS4 and […]

Prediction: X1 to cost $399, PS4 to cost $349

Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan is the most well-known financial analyst of the video games industry and he has made some predictions concerning the price of the Xbox One and the Playstation 4. Today Patcher told investors that he thinks the X1 will cost $399 and that the PS4 will cost $349. This is based […]

Potential changes with the Xbox One Achievements system

Microsoft is talking up a whole new ball game in terms of Achievements for the Xbox One, so far telling us that: The new Achievements system has richer detail and spans across your games and experiences (Achievements are no longer confined to single games). You will be able to earn Achievements in more ways, as […]

Xbox One to have dynamic Achievements

You probably know that Achievements on the Xbox 360 are essentially static. Aside from new Achievements that might be added for a game by way of DLC, and maybe title updates, the Achievements programmed into the game from the time it is released are the only Achievements you’ll be able to earn. That is about […]