"We do things that aren't found on other platforms with the Kinect.".
Microsoft's corporate vice-president Yusuf Mehdi has told investors that the upcoming clash between Xbox One and PS4 is great for consumers, and reiterated his colleague Albert Penello's claim that the statistical capabilities of each machine are "meaningless" in themselves.
More footage of the console in action leaks.
Having a rough Monday morning? Smooth down those ruffled feathers with a video of Xbox One's dashboard and the Ryse: Son of Rome beta in action, care of a Youtube user who's probably having an even more terrible Monday than you are, on account of all the lawyers pointing rocket launchers at his router.
"Sniping has never been better".
With every new Call of Duty game comes the semi-regular argument about the practice of Quickscoping. It seems Infinity Ward have made a few changes to how sniping will work in the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts which may see the practice gone for good.
Nautical but nice.
There's been quite a few of these gameplay videos for the nautical-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag coming from Ubisoft, and it appears they're not about to let up yet.
Our weekly collection of internet goodness.
It's the time of year when Summer is officially over and the big name games are coming in thick and fast from here on out. We've got that huge Grand Theft Auto 5-shaped figure looming on the horizon, followed by the usual deluge of end-of-year blockbusters - and that's before the next-generation in the shape of Xbox One comes crashing through the door.
Don't Bale out on us now, it could get Messi.
EA Sports has sent around the TV commercial for the latest iteration of their football series, featuring both the game's cover stars Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale playing the game while being dragged along by a truck in a desert.
"Our deepest and most personal weapon customisation ever".
If you're the type of person who enjoys making their equipment unique to them, it's likely you'll be pleased with Battlefield 4's weapon customisation options.
"We liked the idea of a protagonist retiring with a family, and how awful that would be".
Can you tell we're on the cusp of a new Grand Theft Auto game? Rockstar's famous PR machine is in full gear, and there's plenty of interesting snippets coming out from the developers of the long awaited sequel.
New entries for Assassins Creed and Endwar on the way?.
Interesting news if you're a fan of Ubisoft games and downloadable titles in general after an image from the company's Digital Day conference has leaked onto the wilds of the internet, with some interesting names popping up.
Ghost Games' Marcus Nilsson on taking over the reins from Criterion.
When you think of the Need for Speed series, you'd expect inspiration from previous games in the series or similar racing titles like Forza. However, Marcus Nilsson, executive producer on Need for Speed: Rivals has cited a couple of unlikely sources in the form of the Battlefield series and even Far Cry 3.
MEC-ing the most of your new abilities.
There's a fair few reasons to be looking forward to the upcoming expanded re-release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, not least the new toys and units. Although if this new gameplay trailer for XCOM: Enemy Within is anything to go by, the thing that probably strike the most excitement into our hearts are the words "rocket powered fist".
"Rocksmith 2014 kicks the s*** out of Rocksmith 1".
If you're one of the folk who bought Ubisoft's previous iteration of guitar tutor software Rocksmith, you may be wondering exactly how they can convince you to part with your hard earned cash for the new 2014 version next month.
Low latency makes it viable as a game controller, says Microsoft.
Stand back, everybody - that handsome, musclebound brute at the door is Xbox One's new SmartGlass app, which is "three and a half times faster" than the one you're used to on Xbox 360. Xbox Live's general manager Ron Pessner has sung the app's praises over at Xbox NewsWire - apparently, the latency has been lowered to the point that you could use your phone or tablet as a game controller.
"Vanity is at an all-time high!".
A bit of Grand Theft Auto 5 insight, to wash the week down. Rockstar has updated its interactive travelogue with new GTA 5 screenshots, dusted with purposefully smarmy marketing language. Who's up for a bike race over in Blaine County? Or perhaps you'd prefer to watch an episode of Kung Fu Rainbow Laser Force?
Amazon France outs the game's online component.
Forza Motorsport 5's multiplayer mode supports up to 24 drivers a race, according to Amazon France, and will feature "hundreds" of cars - including 120 new rides, if we're translating the listing correctly. That's a lot of motors. Are you planning to drive them all?
But "the fundamental thing is that the tools themselves are the same".
The forthcoming Unity game creation tools for Xbox One will resemble those for Xbox 360, Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason has told OXM, but that doesn't mean that developers won't be able to make use of the console's swankier capabilities.
"Pre-order isn't the business. The business is selling consoles.".
Microsoft Game Studios' vice president Phil Spencer has assured people that there will be stock allocated to stores to ensure people will be able to walk in and physically buy an Xbox One console on release day.
You'll be able to play beyond the normal timeline, Capcom confirms.
Like its predecessors, Dead Rising 3 will offer several endings and the opportunity to explore the world without story-specific restraints or guidance after completing the campaign, Capcom Vancouver producer Mike Jones has confirmed to OXM.
Kojima tries to address remarks about "erotic" design.
343 Industries designer David Ellis isn't too chuffed with Hideo Kojima's "erotic" - or as Kojima would now prefer to word it, "sexy" - Metal Gear Solid 5 character Quiet. Ellis took to Twitter to air his distaste yesterday, after Kojima released a close-up shot of said character's rear end, soliciting feedback on the design from cosplayers.
"Microsoft legal is investigating this - seems more complicated than you'd think.".
Morning all. How are you getting on with your Mass Effect textures for Minecraft? Fancy something a little less blockblustery, a touch more homegrown? Then I bring good news: 4J Studios is looking into the idea of porting user-created PC texture packs to the Xbox 360 version.
