Xbox is a disaster
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- How it started Microsoft closed out Summer Game Fest with a bang.
- The company's annual June showcase was packed with crowd-pleasers: Halo , Gears of War , Fable , a translucent Xbox…
The story
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How it started
Microsoft closed out Summer Game Fest with a bang. The company's annual June showcase was packed with crowd-pleasers: Halo, Gears of War, Fable, a translucent Xbox, and even some pleasant surprises like new Persona and Crazy Taxi games. It was the kind of event that harkened back to the boisterous days of E3, when the industry was in a healthier place an …
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