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Xbox One won’t support real names for Xbox Live accounts at launch, Microsoft confirmed to Kotaku today. Microsoft previously planned to let users determine with whom they share their real name and Gamertag–however, all of the friends featured in a video demo earlier this week were identified solely by Gamertag. …

According to a report on GamesRadar sister site, Edge Online (opens in new tab), the PS4 (opens in new tab) is up to 50% faster than the Xbox One (opens in new tab). Although the hardware is roughly the same in terms of power, it seems Sony’s machine makes better …

Xbox One will launch in only 13 of its 21 previously announced markets in November. Microsoft revealed today on the Xbox Wire news blog (opens in new tab) that it’s unable to meet quality concerns for all regions while sticking to its previously announced timeframe. The eight delayed regions–Belgium, Denmark, …

Snap Mode will be an integral usability function to the new Xbox One, Microsoft has revealed. Appearing to be an evolution of hands-free Kinect control, Snap Mode allows instant, simultaneous use and switching of multiple apps, channels and media on the same screen. The example used to showcase the facility …

A Microsoft patent for wearable sensors which detect electrical signals generated by muscles could hint at future control systems for the company’s consoles and other hardware. The patent filed in March for “a wearable device having a set of electromyography (EMG) sensor nodes for detecting a user’s muscle-generated electrical signals …

Following in the footsteps of many of the previous games in the Halo series, Microsoft has introduced a set of live-action trailers and advertisements for Halo 4 intended to get players thinking about the men and women behind the uniforms of the UNSC. We love these types of advertisements. As …

Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion is typically a raucous success, offering forth some of the best, most varied downloadable games that have ever appeared on Xbox Live Arcade. This year looks to be no different as a number of high profile, highly anticipated titles are included. Today we found …

EAT Studios has released a free Windows Phone 7 app aimed at helping Xbox Live Indie Games enthusiasts get the most out of the service. XBLIG Companion provides a live feed of new content added to the XBLIG database, and lets you browse the full catalog’s worth of game info, …

Kinect will be extending onto Windows PCs in early 2012, it was officially announced this week. The platform, which has been in development for some time by Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows Team, will see a commercial launch in early 2012. Team GM Craig Eisler, acknowledging the effect Kinect has already …

Remedy has urged fans not judge its upcoming Alan Wake sequel until they know more about the title. Engaging in a forum discussion (opens in new tab) with players worried the XBLA title wouldn’t offer the AAA experience associated with the Alan Wake brand after last year’s eagerly-anticipated debut, the …