Microsoft may be shooting themselves in the foot, folks. According to “sources” close to Edge the next Xbox will require an always-on internet connection, and not only that it will also be unable to play used copies of games. According to the report, games will come with activation codes, just...

According to NeoGAF user Stumpokapow there has been some strange things popping up in the Steam database lately. For those of you who don’t know, the Steam database is sort of the backbone to Steam, where games are added before they can be officially released. That way, when a game is officially added...

Bad news for indie game developers out there. Based on an email that came out of Microsoft last week the company will no longer be supporting the XNA Game Studio. According to the letter, XNA is not in “active development”. For those of you who don’t know, XNA is a series of tools that...

Many people are salivating at the prospects of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, and with the release of the Wii U late last year it’s no wonder that we’re hearing more and more rumors about these machines. Many people are assuming that the next generation of Sony and Microsoft consoles are...

The thing that I love about trade shows is that we get to see some really awesome (and crazy) products and concepts from different companies. For instance, we saw Nvidia announce a new handheld device, and Valve unleash a Steam Box. So, it’s not too surprising to see Microsoft and Samsung get into the...

There are a lot of Xbox 360 controllers out there. Even if you just limit your search to official controllers released by Microsoft, there are still quite a few. How many, exactly? 31. That’s right, in a little over 7 years, Microsoft has released more than 30 different controllers, most of which are...

When you think about making a video game-related purchase, there are a number of places that you might go. However, Dollar General is almost never one of those places. I admit that I don’t frequent those stores, but I do find myself in one on occasion, and I can’t recall ever seeing games or...

Xbox Marketplace is celebrating the end of 2012 with a metric ton of sales themed around different game series and publishers, starting next week.  While sale prices have not been announced yet, the titles that will be on sale (as well as the dates they’ll be discounted on) have been, and can be found...