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  Excerpt - Major Nelson - added 1 day, 1 hr ago - 2009 likes
  Over the paste few days, we have been reading comments and message boards following the Xbox One announcement. There are [...]
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  Report: No fee to play used Xbox One games, Skype powers voice chat

  Excerpt - Joystiq - added 21 hrs, 12 mins ago - 1307 likes
  
  Citing "sources familiar with the system," Polygon reports that the Xbox One will not require a fee to play used games. Instead, the console will perform regular online checks to verify disc authenticity and ownership.
  
  Polygon's sources note that used game sales will continue, as Xbox One game ownership is determined by an on-disc encryption code. Once a game has been sold, traded, or otherwise activated by another console, access to the previous owner's installed content is revoked and transferred to its new owner.
  
  Microsoft's Major Nelson addressed recent speculation regarding the upcoming console's ability to play used games in a statement released earlier today. "Xbox One is designed to support the trade in and resale of games," Major Nelson said. "Reports about our policies for trade in and resale are inaccurate and incomplete. We will disclose more information in the near future."
  
  Polygon additionally reports that Xbox One voice chat and party chat will be powered by Skype, according to an unnamed Microsoft representative. Recent rumors suggest that Skype will also enable remote play sessions.
  
  "Skype technologies are used in Xbox One which improves voice quality during multiplayer game sessions," Microsoft's representative wrote in a statement to Polygon. "Skype can also be used to call any of your Skype contacts for voice or video chat exclusively or while playing a game. Additionally, we have improved the Kinect hardware, from microphone configuration to dedicated audio processing, which contributes to providing a high-quality voice experience whether you are chatting in a game or through Skype."

  Report: No fee to play used Xbox One games, Skype powers voice chat originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
  

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  All of Daft Punk's Latest Album, Mashed Into One 8-Bit Song

  Excerpt - Kotaku - added 23 hrs, 52 mins ago - 422 likes

  Maybe you've heard the entirety of Daft Punk's latest, Random Access Memories. But I'm guessing you haven't heard the album in an 8-bit style, as a single song. Thankfully, Joe Jeremiah can indulge you there, with this here video.
  

  A-Bit of Daft Punk [Joe Jeremiah]

  
  
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  The Best Star Wars Cosplay You'll See This Week

  Excerpt - Kotaku - added 18 hrs, 22 mins ago - 350 likes

  

  Reader Jules is from Ireland. He's cosplaying here as Old Republic's enormous Darth Malgus, which might seem ambitious, but when you consider Jules stands 6' 6" himself - 6' 8" in the costume - you start to realise how perfect this is.

  He built the costume entirely himself; the other people you see in the video below are only there to help him get dressed.

  While we're talking about the video, isn't it awesome? Cosplay photos are great, don't get me wrong, but a video like this really helps you get a sense of how complete and detailed the costume is, because you can see it standing up to his range of movement (and looking good from all angles).

  Darth Malgus Costume Test [YouTube]