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Sony dominance: PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 6th month in a row

Point, Sony — again. For the sixth month in a row, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One in… Read More

It’s official: Sony is the king of the consoles again

It took eight years, but Sony is once again king of the consoles. The company sold 18.7 million consoles worldwide in its last… Read More

Sony to launch PlayStation TV box in U.S. for $99

Sony will launch its PlayStation TV set-top gaming and streaming video box in the U.S. and Canada this fall starting… Read More

WSJ: Titanfall sequel won’t be exclusive to Xbox One

While Titanfall has surely helped Microsoft sell more Xbox One consoles, it looks like the exclusive deal with Respawn Entertainment… Read More

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare coming to PlayStation on Aug. 19

PlayStation owners who have wanted to play Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will now be able to do so later this… Read More

PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 4th straight month; Titanfall top-selling game in April

The PlayStation 4 is still the sales champion in the U.S, as Sony’s console outsold the Xbox One in April.… Read More

There are 34M ‘core gamers’ in the U.S. who play video games for 22 hours per week

Sure, the number of “casual gamers” has spiked in recent years thanks to the recent influx of popular smartphone games… Read More

Xbox Live Gold membership no longer needed for Netflix, Hulu, other apps

There’s good news today for Xbox owners that have wanted to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, but avoided paying… Read More

Playstation 4 sales are up at least 2M on the Xbox One

One day ago, Sony announced that it sold through more than 7 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally as of April 6. Today, Microsoft… Read More

Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Sony are no match for Facebook and Oculus

The jaw-dropper of the day in the tech industry, you’ve probably heard, was Facebook’s announcement that it will spend $2… Read More

Steam hits 7 million concurrent users for first time, up 16% from last year

While much of today’s video game buzz is focused on next generation machines like the Xbox One and Playstation 4,… Read More

Noise of Death: Microsoft replacing bricked consoles to frustrated gamers within ‘a matter of days’

Most of the one million-plus Xbox One owners are spending the weekend in video game heaven, playing with Microsoft’s newest console… Read More

Yes, you can: How to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One

Update, June 15, 2015: At the annual E3 video game conference, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One will be able to… Read More

So far, so good for Sony: 1 million PS4 consoles sold in first 24 hours

So far, so good for Sony’s PlayStation 4. The game giant announced today that it sold one million PS4’s in… Read More

Friendly competition: Microsoft congratulates Sony on PS4 launch as new console era officially begins

A new console era officially kicked off a few hours ago when thousands of Sony fans waited in line and… Read More

Let the console hype begin: New details on Xbox One and PS4 launch events

Christmas is coming a wee bit early for gamers out there, as two next generation consoles are set to hit… Read More

Chart: Valve now has more users than Xbox Live, but PlayStation Network still rules

Xbox Live, watch out: It’s full Steam ahead for Valve. Bellevue-based Valve says its Steam video-game platform now has 65… Read More

New PS4 commercial takes you down PlayStation’s memory lane

Those who have owned three generations of PlayStation consoles are going to like Sony’s latest commercial. The video game giant’s… Read More

Xbox One back in stock on Amazon, GameStop

The Xbox One has been sold out at most online retailers for a while now — maybe President Obama is… Read More

Survey indicates more interest in PlayStation 4 over Xbox One

If a recent Reuters and Ipsos poll is any indication, Sony may have the upper hand over Microsoft this winter… Read More

Xbox opportunity in the Middle Kingdom: China to lift ban on game consoles

After a 13-year ban, game consoles will be allowed to return to China. The announcement, which according to the Wall… Read More

Microsoft’s Xbox team isn’t changing direction with company reorg — for now

Microsoft is going through some serious changes. The company is getting into the smartphone business by acquiring Nokia, CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More

Xbox exec: ‘We have a more complete value proposition than our competitors’

If you’re a gamer, it’s hard not to be really freakin’ excited for this November when two new consoles —… Read More

Xbox One now in full production with improved CPU performance

So far, so good for the Xbox One. Xbox chief marketing officer Yusef Mehdi just spoke at the Citi Global Technology Conference… Read More

Group gaming: Xbox One will support eight controllers at once

If you ever have eight gamers in one room that all want to get in on the fun, well, the… Read More

PAX: Xbox One and PS4 face off on show floor, sorta

Whoever laid out the show floor at the Penny Arcade Expo has a sense of humor, or at least a… Read More

Sony takes jab at Microsoft, touts consistency in maintaining ‘fair’ policies

While Microsoft did a little flip-flopping with some of the Xbox One policies, Sony has remained steady with its rules for… Read More

Microsoft brags that Xbox One has the ‘best games,’ but so do the other consoles

Microsoft is getting the week started with a new Xbox One promo trailer out today and the video’s title is… Read More

Xbox One prices: Controller for $60, headset for $25

Microsoft today revealed the prices of some Xbox One accessories: Controllers will go for $59.99 and the wireless headsets sell… Read More

Nintendo stock hits 2-year high thanks to great games, 3DS console

Nintendo may appear to be lost in the midst of the excitement surrounding the Xbox One and Playstation 4, but… Read More

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