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XBOX's new CEO Asha Sharma says the next XBOX, still dubbed Project Helix, will be more than one device. Sharma says that Microsoft has been working on a "great family of devices."

This super huge news was teased by Sharma during an interview with the BBC at gamescom 2026. This is really just about everything Sharma had to say about Project Helix and XBOX's new hardware. The following statement was made after the BBC asked if...

Gaming is, by its very nature, an interactive pastime. Unlike watching a movie, reading a book or spectating at a sporting event, it is a hobby in which the gamer is in the thick of the action. With the realism offered by today’s games, that offers a more immersive experience than ever. There is, for example, a school of thought that playing a horror game can be an even more unsettling experience than watching a movie. Imagine that scene from The Shining, but instead of Danny riding the...

Iran has become the first country to outright ban Pokemon Go due to concerns over "security." Iran's official group that oversees online activity, the High Council of Virtual Spaces, says that the ban comes due to unspecified "security concerns." While Iran is the first country to outright ban the game, smaller bans of the game have been issued around the world. Indonesia forbids their police officers from playing while on duty. Sex offenders in New York are forbidden from playing Pok...

Iran has become the first country to outright ban Pokemon Go due to concerns over "security." Iran's official group that oversees online...

Following some harsh criticisms for their post-launch embargo time for Assassin's Creed Unity, Ubisoft is going to re-evaluate how they handle reviews in the future.

A spokesperson from Ubisoft issued a statement to the BBC about these post-release embargo times and how embargoes will be handled going forward.
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Following some harsh criticisms for their post-launch embargo time for Assassin's Creed Unity, Ubisoft is going to re-evaluate how they handle...