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It has been a busy week on that front. However, there was also the small case of a $2.5 Billion aquisition… Microsoft Buy Minecraft For $2.5 Billion, Notch And Key Personnel Leave Mojang There is a story this week that really dominated and it is no secret as to why Microsoft have acquired the infinitely popular Minecraft and[...]

I'm sure I don't have to go over the details of why this is the case, but following the player's excommunication from the league, his video game avatar has seen the same treatment. Microsoft Look Set To Buy Mojang The Wall Street Journal has reported that Microsoft are in talks to buy Minecraft creator Mojang in a[...]

By Jared Cornelius Well gang here we are in the first week of September and it's finally time to wave the summer goodbye.  I've been reminding you about summer's impending end for almost four weeks now, so let's look to more pleasant things like video games.  In contrast to last week where we had something for everyone[...]

By Sage Ashford Gamescom is a video game trade show held annually in Germany that's often billed as the "world's largest" due to the public nature that runs contrary to the U.S.-based annual fair, E3.  The conference was held this year from August 5th to the 9th, and featured both Sony and Microsoft doing complete press[...]

Feel free to check out our channel and subscribe so you don't miss a thing! This week we talk about: Microsoft saw a major jump in sales for the Xbox One this past month Despite the success, it still didn't prevent shutdown of the Xbox Entertainment Studio or the largest layoff in the history of the company[...]

They almost even made the mistakes of Microsoft last year Despite the overload of information, they had some of the best content during their show Take a look at our video to see what stood out for us, what dragged on too long, and what made us squee. Dan Celko is a geek by birth and[...]

Feel free to check out our channel and subscribe do you don't miss a thing! This week, we're looking back at what happened at this year's E3 and telling you what we thought about it. We all remember the disaster that was Microsoft's press conference last year We were waiting to see if there would be a[...]

By Sage Ashford Coming in just before E3 itself is the final installment of "The Path to E3".  This time we're covering Sony, the former and seemingly returning champion in the battle of supremacy in the console gaming realm.   Currently enjoying a groundswell of support from fans the world over, Sony seems to be aiming to[...]

By Jared Cornelius So the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 as it's commonly referred to is coming up in LA in a few weeks, and we're sure to find out a whole mess of new information on games and systems.  E3 is almost always the year's biggest gaming event for the console makers and publishers, and each year they vie for your[...]

By Sage Ashford And here we are with the second installment of the Path to E3 (see the first here).  This time we'll be examining Nintendo, the oldest gaming console company industry, often celebrated for their beautiful games that are continuously able to instill a feeling of childlike wonder in gamers of all ages.  Now, Nintendo's[...]

Feel free to check out our channel and subscribe do you don't miss a thing! This week we talk about: Youtube  looking to buy Twitch for hefty price of $1Billion Dollars An announcement by Microsoft revealing Halo 5 A mysterious block of 90 minutes reserved by Nintendo for E3 this year Dan Celko is a geek by birthright and a[...]

By Sage Ashford With June only a few weeks away, gaming fans are finding it more and more difficult to contain their excitement as the biggest gaming conference of the year approaches.  The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, gives gamers a look at the titles developers have been working on and plan to release over the[...]

By Jared Cornelius So Xbox head, Phil Spencer, sent out a press release revealing that Microsoft would be releasing a Kinect-less version of the Xbox One console.  For those not in the know, the Kinect is a camera peripheral for the Xbox 360 released in 2010 and included as a "critical" piece of the Xbox One at launch.  Spencer touted the Kinect-less version of the Xbox[...]

By Jared Cornelius In breaking news today, Microsoft is going to be selling a version of the Xbox One for the price of $399 without the Kinect peripheral included.  Xbox head Phil Spencer put out a press release touting the news, First, beginning on June 9th, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, we will offer[...]

The only thing that can seemingly be agreed on is that with the launch of the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One, the end of a type of gaming that's lasted over four decades is close. Only…the evidence doesn't quite bear that out.   Certainly, while Nintendo's Wii U may be having more than "a little" trouble[...]