Rumors have been circulating for months about the Xbox 720, codenamed Durango, that it would utilize always-online DRM seen in games such as Diablo 3 and Sim City, in order to block gamers from playing used games and requiring them to be always online in order to operate the basic functions of the console. However, [...]

It is still a mystery what the official name of the Xbox 720, codenamed Durango, will wind up being. It is unlikely that either of those names will wind up being the actual name of the console,  however a recent trademark filing may shed some light on another possible name for the next generation console. According to [...]

Thanks to Polygon, who recently published an article (April 26th) with information from their sources, the Xbox 720 has a bunch of new rumours kicking about it. Polygon’s sources claim that the Xbox 720 will have expansions to its social and connected features, and that the console apparently won’t require an always-on internet connection to [...]

On May 23rd it was reported by VideoGamer that multiple Microsoft employees (both current and former; mostly former) that have disclosed details about their involvement with Microsoft’s yet-to-be announced Xbox 720 on their online CVs on LinkedIn. Thanks to VideoGamer, I’m able to list off who those employees are and what they did. Even though the [...]

It seems the long wait is now finally over! Microsoft’s next Xbox, known as the “Xbox 720″, might be at last be revealed on May 21st. I certainly anticipate it, anyway. Not long ago at the time of writing (before writing this article), I was sifting through my Twitter feed and discovered a tweet from [...]

Even though there are rumours currently circulating around Microsoft’s Xbox 720, even though the exact details of the console are still up in the air (since, to my knowledge, nothing so far has been confirmed by Microsoft or Microsoft officials), I keep having to remind myself that they are just that: rumours. Despite my efforts, I seem [...]

Microsoft’s Xbox 720 still remains unannounced, but it’s safe to say we know it’s coming. Two Ubisoft employees have confirmed that the companies top open-world titles will be making their way to the Xbox 720. The first employee is Ubisoft marketing artist Phil Brolles, who stated on his LinkedIn profile that Watch Dogs is a, [...]

Things have been reportedly ticking under the Microsoft bonnet, at least according to technology blogger Paul Thurrott, who, in the latest WhatTheTech podcast, shared some information from his sources on what he apparently knows about Microsoft’s Xbox 720 and its possible reveal date, as well as other Xbox related projects. The Xbox 720 will be [...]

Industry sources have told Kotaku that Microsoft’s Xbox 720 (codenamed “Durango”) will require an always-online internet connection in order to start up games, but may also handle connection dropouts. “Unless something has changed recently,” said one of the sources, “Durango consumer units must have an active internet connection to be used.” “If there isn’t a connection, [...]

Last week (February 28th), a leaked in-depth overview on Microsoft’s next Xbox’s CPU had surfaced on VGLeaks, an apparently respectable rumour aggregation site concerning next-gen hardware. Whether to say the leak is legitimate I cannot say, but I can say it’s very tech-intensive — and very detailed, too. I originally intended this article to be [...]

Gaming news as of late – from what I’ve seen – is for the most part regarding everything concerning the announcement of the PlayStation 4. As much as I am hyped for Sony’s next-gen console (which, of course, I am), it’s not escaped me that there’s someone missing in the next-gen line-up. Though Microsoft have [...]

There have been rumours that both the Playstation 4 and the XBOX 720 may be designed in a way which will prevent gamers from playing used game discs.   A patent recently taken on by Sony revolves around a system wherein games will be identified with specific gamer accounts through an activation code. Should both [...]

Ubisoft’s CEO has revealed that gamers don’t just have another Assassin’s Creed game on the horizon, but also that it’s set to move on from Connor Kenway and the American Civil War to a new setting. Polygon has reported that during Ubisoft’s latest financial earnings call CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed the next game in the Assassin’s [...]

Since the release of Fallout: New Vegas, Bethesda has been very quiet in regards to the Fallout franchise. Bethesda has not given any indication of a future Fallout title or where they may be taking this franchise. Although nothing has been confirmed as of yet, we have discovered an interesting piece of information that leads [...]

Although Microsoft and Sony has not given any official word regarding their next generation systems, which is expected to be the Xbox 720 and PS4, we have now discovered a new rumor that reveals the possible specifications for the Xbox 720.   As delivered through a post on the popular video game forum NeoGAF, it [...]