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# Xbox

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Prison service defends luxuries in new violence reduction unit for country's most dangerous inmates
‘If they don’t experience some normality in prison how are they going to behave normally outside?’
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Nov 10th 2018, 8:30 AM
Playing Fifa 17 on TV for money? BT Sport strike new deal to broadcast live matches
It’s the first time fans will be able to watch virtual football live on TV.
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Feb 23rd 2017, 3:48 PM
Is this kid's Xbox smashing the harshest punishment ever, or the best?
Excruciating.
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May 15th 2015, 11:21 AM
You can now walk around someone's mind with an Xbox controller
Turns out actually getting inside someone else’s head is a bit weird
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Feb 14th 2015, 9:15 AM
Teenager arrested for Xbox and Playstation Christmas attacks
The 18-year-old was detained as part of a joint effort between police in Britain and the United States.
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Jan 16th 2015, 3:17 PM
Sony delays the Playstation 4's launch in China
The console was originally due to launch on 11 January, but has been delayed because of ‘various factors.’
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Jan 8th 2015, 12:46 PM
Who was playing games in 2014? Half a billion people...
From virtual to reality, what do gamers look like in 2014?
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Dec 29th 2014, 10:00 PM
Sony's Playstation network is up again as the company admits it WAS attacked by hackers
No direct link is being made to the cyber attack over ‘The Interview’.
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Dec 28th 2014, 12:05 PM
Did Kim Dotcom save Xbox and Playstation users from a game-free Christmas?
A hacking group claimed responsibility for another attack on both the systems.
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Dec 26th 2014, 3:08 PM
Gaming controller that drains your blood as you play suspended by Kickstarter
Brings a whole new meaning to ‘health’.
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Nov 25th 2014, 1:09 PM
Now Microsoft and Yahoo are creating their original TV shows
The two companies are planning on releasing their own original TV shows which would compete against the likes of Netflix and Amazon.
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Apr 7th 2014, 4:54 PM
Sony is working on original TV shows for the Playstation 4
The company plans to offer original TV content through its Playstation Network service.
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Mar 20th 2014, 11:08 AM
Xbox One launching in 26 more countries in September
The expansion will include the eight European countries whose launch in November was delayed because of localisation issues.
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Mar 18th 2014, 6:10 PM
Sony has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 consoles worldwide
The company has sold another 1.1 million consoles this year, adding to the 4.2 million consoles it sold in 2013.
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Feb 18th 2014, 10:58 AM
10 things Irish lads love
Besides their mammies, obviously.
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Jan 5th 2014, 6:00 PM
Watch this scarily accurate parody of every newbie gamer ever
What happens if I press A? Oh. That.
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Dec 12th 2013, 5:18 PM
A brief history of the Sony Playstation
It’s come a long way since the original arrived back in 1995.
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Nov 29th 2013, 4:25 PM
WATCH: Ireland AM is really blown away by the Xbox One
There’s been nothing like this on the market before. NOTHING.
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Nov 27th 2013, 8:08 AM
Anger as Xtra-Vision doesn’t honour Xbox pre-orders unless extra game is bought
This requirement was asked of pre-order customers even if they had already paid in full for the new Xbox One console.
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Nov 25th 2013, 10:28 PM
Playstation and Xbox had this cute exchange on Twitter
Two multinational corporations, getting cosy. AWWWW.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM
Is this Galway gaf the most laddy house that ever ladded?
We think it might be.
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Nov 15th 2013, 8:33 AM
Netflix gives its TV app a major makeover
Large images and easier navigation are some of the updates rolled out today.
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Nov 13th 2013, 2:41 PM
Gamers already prefer the PlayStation 4 to Xbox One
Here’s how Sony did it.
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Jun 11th 2013, 2:42 PM
12 games consoles that made your Christmas mornings a dream*
*If you were lucky.
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May 25th 2013, 8:15 PM
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
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May 25th 2013, 11:00 AM
Xbox's new console... why does everyone hate it already?
Let’s play Devil’s advocate for a while, shall we?
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May 23rd 2013, 6:00 PM
EU launches two antitrust probes against Motorola
The EU’s competition authority is to investigate whether investigations into whether the company is unfairly restricting competitors from accessing essential patents.
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Apr 3rd 2012, 11:15 AM
Woman who allegedly pepper-sprayed Black Friday crowd surrenders
The pepper-spraying was just one of a number of incidents across the US on the notoriously busy kick-off to the Christmas shopping season.
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Nov 26th 2011, 7:47 PM
Shopper pepper-sprays Black Friday crowd in push for Xbox
Police are looking for a woman in Porter Ranch, California who reportedly injured 20 people at a Walmart store with pepper spray as the shop opened early for the annual sale.
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Nov 25th 2011, 7:50 PM
Microsoft's Kinect sets Guinness World Record for swift sales
Over 10m units of the Xbox infrared controller were sold within 60 days of its launch in November 2010.
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Mar 10th 2011, 2:07 PM
Xbox Kinect already hacked
Hacker wins $3,000 prize after creating drivers for Microsoft’s motion detection device.
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Nov 12th 2010, 12:13 PM
Halo: Reach becomes fastest-selling Microsoft game ever
The latest version of the science-fiction video game saga and becomes the biggest entertainment launch of 2010.
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Sep 16th 2010, 3:37 PM