The next Xbox console will get its big reveal May 21, Microsoft’s Major Nelson confirmed and announced today. The event is being held at the Xbox Campus in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday, May 21 at 1PM ET/10AM PT. A live global stream will be broadcast on Xbox.com, Xbox Live, and Spike TV for the U.S. [...]

  Microsoft has revealed that it will be rolling out new security measures across all of its platforms over the next “couple of days,” which includes a single log-in for all services. A new two-step authentication process will help better protect users from hacking attempts. Using a single account you will be able to access the [...]

  Battlefield 4 will see the return of Commander Mode and contains three playable factions in the game’s multiplayer, according to newly discovered promotional material for the game. Commander Mode hasn’t been seen since Battlefield 2 and gives one player per side a RTS-style overview of the battlefield along with control over supply drops, vehicles, and artillery strikes. [...]

    Recent rumblings suggest Criterion Games may be developing a reboot of Need for Speed: Underground. The above logo, sent to us by an anonymous source, was indicated to be part of the title’s box art for the Xbox 360 version of Criterion’s supposed Need for Speed: Underground, corroborating other talk we’ve heard about a Criterion-developed Underground. [...]

  Prepare your wallets for a hammering as Microsoft is set to announce its next generation Xbox console next month with a price tag of $500, according to a new report.   Microsoft analyst Paul Thurrot claims that the console will release “early November” and will be announced at an event on May 21. This has [...]