Category Games

Boston (TheNextXbox) – The first-party exclusive killer app is something that is always tied to a console, and can make or break a console at launch.  With that said, we want to ask the question of whether or not the next-generation Xbox 720 needs Halo 5 at launch in order for the launch to be a success?

The original Xbox had a successful run out of the gate because of one game and one game alone, and that game was Halo.

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Houston (TheNextXbox) – The next-generation Xbox is set to release in November 2013 according to all sources that we have access to, and Microsoft is gearing up for one heck of a release.  With that said, it is certainly possible that the standard $60 price tag most Xbox 360 games release at currently, will be changing when the next-generation console releases.  So how much are you willing to pay for next-gen Xbox games?

Back when the original Xbox was on the gaming scene, games were releasing at a standard price tag of $50 each.  Things are changing in a big way though in terms of just how much money it costs companies to develop these games.

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Houston (TheNextXbox) – The Call of Duty franchise has always been very popular for the owners of the Microsoft Xbox 360 console.  With that said, it is no surprise that all signs are pointing towards Activision getting a brand new Call of Duty ready for the launch of the next Microsoft console, the successor to the Xbox 360, the next Xbox.

The next-generation Xbox is fully expected to launch this coming Fall, most likely with a launch around the middle of November, just in time for the holiday shopping season to fully kick into gear.

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Los Angeles (TheNextXbox) – GameStop is a very popular retailer among gamers in the United States.  The fact of the matter though with GameStop is that a large chunk of their success comes off of their business of used games.  They have had a lot of success over the years in buying and selling used games.  This is why when the latest next-generation Xbox rumors were released today, the stock took a major hit.

The success of the GameStop stock is tied to the gaming industry in a major way, there is no doubt about that.

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Las Vegas (TheNextXbox) – Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most highly-anticipated games out there that are due in the year 2013.  Rockstar has been hard at work on this one for years now and has been teasing gamers with mini trailers that have been released.  Today though, the publisher may have hinted something inadvertently by delaying the release of the game.

Grand Theft Auto V was originally due to release this coming May on the Xbox 360 as well as the Sony PlayStation 3.

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Boston (TheNextXbox) – When the Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect released not too long ago, Microsoft was all aboard to try and get as many exclusives for the platform to show off the technology as possible.  During E3 2011, Crytek unveiled an Xbox 360 exclusive in Ryse that would take full advantage of the Kinect.  Now a few years later, it appears Crytek is gearing it up for a release on the next-generation Xbox, the successor to the Xbox 360.

Ryse was announced back at E3 2011 as a first-party title from Microsoft Studios.  Crytek was said to be the developer, with Microsoft the publisher.  The game, which was originaly known as Codename Kingdoms, was said to fully feature the Kinect functionality that the Xbox 360 brought to the table.

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Las Vegas (TheNextXbox) – The successor to the Xbox 360, the Microsoft Xbox 720 or Xbox Next, is getting set for a release at some point this year.  There are many rumors and opinions as to when the follow-up to the Xbox 360 will actually release.  We wanted to talk about five likely hits though that are almost surefire guarantees to headline the launch of the next-generation Xbox 720.  let us look at five likely games for the Xbox 720 launch games line-up.

As of right now it is looking more and more like the next-generation Xbox or the Xbox 720 is going to release on one of two dates.  The likely scenarios are for it to either release in June 2013 when Major Nelson’s countdown hits zero, or it is going to release in November 2013.

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Atlanta (TheNextXbox) – When the original Microsoft Xbox released, it was the first video game console from Microsoft.  They were going up against the big guns Sony and Nintendo, who had ruled gaming for well over a decade at that point.  Microsoft needed a killer app to compete with the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube, and they found that in Halo.  Can Bungie strike magic in a bottle twice with Destiny on the successor to the Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

Bungie is hard at work on the upcoming next-generation video game Destiny.  This is the project name for the major franchise from one of the most popular developers in the world.

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