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Huffpost Live tackles Xbox One with our reviews editor, Richard Mitchell
May 21st
Huffpost Live is diving into today’s Xbox One announcement at 6:20 ET tonight – right now, even – for Tech Tuesday. Of course the Huffpost team needs an expert on the matter, so it brought in Joystiq Reviews Editor Richard Mitchell – after all, he spent the day immersed in Xbox One news.
Watch Huffpost Live’s “Tech Tuesday Talks Xbox, Apple & Microsoft!” right here, right now.
Huffpost Live tackles Xbox One with our reviews editor, Richard Mitchell originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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‘I just felt totally helpless’
May 21st
Anthony Connel could only watch as the tornado destroyed his home.
IRS’ Lerner refuses to testify before Congress
May 21st
Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who leads the exempt organizations division under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, is refusing to testify before Congress, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Thief sneaks onto Xbox One
May 21st
Eidos Montreal confirmed through its official Tumblr today that Thief will be coming to Xbox One. The game, first announced in 2009, was confirmed for PS4, PC and other next-gen consoles in March, which we can now take to mean the next-generation Xbox revealed today.
The Thief reboot reportedly suffered many setbacks during its five-year development period, including significant turnover in staff at Eidos Montreal. The developer included a “glimpse” at the next-gen game in its Tumblr post in the form of a screen with an alarming amount of fire in it.
Thief sneaks onto Xbox One originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Xbox One: Everything from Microsoft’s Xbox reveal event
May 21st
Microsoft’s Xbox reveal event went down today, where the company unveiled its next Xbox, called the Xbox One.
It’s a cloud-based machine sporting an improved Kinect camera, along with a redesigned controller with a new d-pad and integrated battery compartment. The console itself has a Blu-ray drive, 500GB of internal storage and an eight-core x86 CPU paired with 8GB of system memory. In many ways, it’s similar to the make-up of the PS4.
Gallery: Xbox One Console
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Xbox One: Everything from Microsoft’s Xbox reveal event originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft’s message to indies with Xbox One: ‘It was sort of weird’
May 21st
Microsoft’s reveal of its next-gen console, the Xbox One, was high on broad entertainment apps such as Skype, interactive programming, media management and Kinect-powered features. Games saw a smaller showing, with two new announcements and a trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Indie games got an even smaller nod – that is, none at all.
E3 is right around the corner, with the Microsoft conference on June 10. Maybe that’s where all of the Xbox One games are hiding, along with the console’s indie plan. We asked a handful of indie developers what Microsoft’s presentation today said to them specifically, and what they want to see at E3. Below we have responses from Rami Ismail of Ridiculous Fishing fame, Octodad‘s Philip Tibitoski, DLC Quest‘s Ben Kane, Charlie Murder‘s James Silva, Retro City Rampage‘s Brian Provinciano and Fez‘s Phil Fish.
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Microsoft’s message to indies with Xbox One: ‘It was sort of weird’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Xbox One incorporates ‘Smart Match’ matchmaking, ‘Living Game’ tech
May 21st
Apart from its whiz-bang voice, motion and video capture features, the Xbox One also features some new tech under the hood to improve Xbox Live. In addition to a huge server boost and dynamic Achievements, the new Xbox Live will use a feature called Smart Match, which “uses advanced algorithms to pair players based on skill, language, and now reputation.”
Microsoft hasn’t provided further details, but it sounds like reputation is the biggest difference between Smart Match and TrueSkill, Xbox Live’s current skill rating system. TrueSkill only takes player skill into account when creating matches.
Microsoft has also provided a little more info on the new persistent side of Xbox Live. Called “Living Games,” the tech leverages cloud computing to create persistent worlds. The company adds that “your games stay in sync with the real world, which means the latest stats can be automatically fed into your sports games.” Furthermore, “Advanced AI even allows your friends to play against your shadow when you’re not available.”
We’re assuming Microsoft got the idea after a late night viewing of Michael Keaton’s 1996 comedy smash, Multiplicity.
Xbox One incorporates ‘Smart Match’ matchmaking, ‘Living Game’ tech originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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OKC mayor: ‘This was the storm of storms’
May 21st
The death toll in Oklahoma is expected to climb as rescue efforts continue.
Shulman: Not ‘responsible’ for IRS ‘lookout’ list
May 21st
The former IRS commissioner says he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's scrutiny on conservative groups.
Arias tells jury she can still contribute to society
May 21st
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
