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Burnout 3 Beta Disc Xbox 2004

Rare Burnout 3 Xbox ‘Beta 3’ Disc From July 2004 Finally Gets Dumped

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Burnout 3 Beta Disc Xbox 2004
Game preservationist MattKC spotted an undocumented original Xbox copy of Burnout 3 on eBay this summer and paid a steep price to have it shipped from Australia. Printed on the face is July 28, 2004, the words Beta 3, and a warning that reads Confidential material: return to mastering lab. A name on the label, blurred in the video for privacy, belonged to a product manager at EA Australia, which fits the moment Electronic Arts bought Criterion and took the series in-house. How the disc left that office and landed on a public auction remains a guess.

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Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller

Why the Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller Still Carries Late Nights After Seven Years

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Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
Microsoft shipped the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, priced at $111.74 (was $150), in late 2019 as a heavier, more configurable pad built around metal parts, an internal battery, and a profile switch that lives on the face of the controller. Years later it still shows up in living rooms and on desks because the basics have held: four rear paddles, tension you can set with a small tool, trigger stops that shorten travel, and a grip that wraps far enough to keep sweaty hands from sliding during long sessions.

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Canceled EA Motive Iron Man Game

EA Motive’s Canceled Iron Man Game Went Dark for Four Years, Then the Suit Took Off

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Canceled EA Motive Iron Man Game
Electronic Arts spent nearly four years treating Motive Studio’s Iron Man game like a locked workshop. Announced in September 2022 as a single-player action adventure and the first title in a multi-game Marvel deal, the project then went dark. Fans filled the gap with rumors. Some of those rumors said the game was dead. Friday’s leak, and the company’s own reply a few hours later, said otherwise.

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IKEA x Xbox YXSTABY Gaming Collection Furniture

A Thumbstick You Can Sit On Walked Into Gamescom as Part of the IKEA x Xbox YXSTABY Gaming Collection

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IKEA x Xbox YXSTABY Gaming Collection Furniture
Gamescom usually sells the next console, the next season pass, the next reason to stay up too late. This year IKEA arrived with a nine-piece line called YXSTABY, built with Xbox designers piece by piece, and the pitch is quieter than the hall around it. Play now happens on sofas, at kitchen tables, between homework and dinner. These objects are meant to roll in for that hour and roll back out without turning the room into a cave.

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Xbox Disc-to-Digital Gamescom Announcement

Your Xbox Discs Just Unlocked a Digital Copy with Microsoft’s New Disc-to-Digital Functionality

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Xbox Disc-to-Digital Gamescom Announcement
Microsoft confirmed the news this morning during Gamescom coverage. A feature that lets you claim a digital license from physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X game discs is heading to testers first, then to everyone with a compatible console. Players spent years stacking those cases. Some bought on disc, some bought downloads, and plenty own a mix across two generations of hardware. Jason Ronald, Xbox VP of next generation, said the goal is simple: make those libraries easier to carry forward.

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