E3 2013: Microsoft can ban your Xbox One library
Update: Microsoft denies the statements from their support account... but this is still one of the major problems with DRM and closed platforms in general. It is stuff like this...
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 17, 2013 | Editorial, General Tech, Shows and Expos, Systems | 9
Update: Microsoft denies the statements from their support account... but this is still one of the major problems with DRM and closed platforms in general. It is stuff like this...
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 14, 2013 | General Tech, Shows and Expos | 6
How could I resist? I was surprised, the EA keynote -- usually an event which dances past, carefully not leaving anything like "an impression" on its way out -- stuck with me more…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 13, 2013 | General Tech, Shows and Expos, Systems | 2
The launch of Haswell led to many new product launches, and so did E3. The overlap? The Alienware X51 gaming desktop has been refreshed with some very compelling components at a surprisingly…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 13, 2013 | General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Shows and Expos | 6
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the biggest event of the year for millions of gamers. The majority of coverage ends up gawking over the latest news out of Microsoft, Sony, or…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 8, 2013 | General Tech, Shows and Expos | 0
We still have another 5-or-so days left on the Serious Sam Humble Weekly Sale and so if you were interested in donating a bunch of money for mindless shooters, you still…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 7, 2013 | General Tech, Shows and Expos | 3
The pre-expo press conferences are still three days out but only suckers want to get swamped in the press coverage, right? It is like people who leave work two days early to…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 7, 2013 | Editorial, General Tech, Shows and Expos, Systems | 31
So heading up to E3, Microsoft decided to drop their DRM bombshell so it would get buried over the next couple of days. In terms of permissiveness, the Xbox…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Jun 6, 2013 | Editorial, General Tech, Shows and Expos | 0
We are bleeding through the overlap between Computex and E3 media windows; this news has a somewhat relevant fit for both. Unreal Engine 4 is coming and I expect we…
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