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August 26, 2013

All the great notices in the press about “Titanfall” should come as no surprise. The upcoming title from Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment headed into gamescom fresh from accolades as the most award-winning title in E3 history, taking home a record-breaking six awards, including “Best of Show.”

August 26, 2013

Super developer leaps Instagram app in a single bound

Rudy Huyn has two lives. In life one, he works at an office. In the other, he is a prolific and popular Windows Phone developer of more than a dozen apps for Windows Phone, including the uber-popular Wikipedia app, a Vine app called 6Sec, TVShow and he has just launched the highly anticipated 6Tag, an Instagram-like app.

August 23, 2013

Own your fantasy football draft with this epic Excel template

For Lifehacker contributor Peter Ellwood, the key to a successful fantasy football draft is to stay organized. Really, really organized. On Friday he posted the epic Excel template he uses to stay on top of his game – and ahead of the competition – along with his four tips for using Excel to dominate the draft.

August 23, 2013

‘Project Spark’ game jam at gamescom 2013 yields zombie squirrels, goblins and more

At gamescom 2013 in Cologne, Germany, the Xbox team held a game jam where 10 designers were given one hour to create games using “Project Spark”. Watch the video to see who won the game jam.

August 23, 2013

Developers: Learn to port your apps to Windows and Windows Phone at Unite 2013

Unite 2013 will be held from Aug. 27 to 30 in Vancouver, British Columbia this year and Microsoft will be on hand in force to help answer any questions Unity developers have about Windows and Windows Phone.

August 23, 2013

Visit strange new worlds and inflict maximum damage in Bungie Studios’ ‘Destiny’ for Xbox

In a new video documentary entitled “Out Here in the Wild,” Bungie Studios gives gamers an in-depth exploration of “Destiny,” the eagerly anticipated first-person shooter featuring strange (and often hostile) creatures, weapons with awesome names like “Thunderlord” and new cooperative and multiplayer capabilities.

August 23, 2013

Teens put Simon Cowell on the spot with Skype

YouTube stars Joe Sugg and Meghan Camarena asked their fans to send in questions for the music mogul using Skype video messaging. Cowell, lounging in his trademark sunglasses and v-neck t-shirt at his mansion in Los Angeles, provided a host of insights about his life and career.

August 23, 2013

Don’t get lost – get Scout GPS Maps on Windows Phone 8

If you have a smartphone, there’s really no excuse for getting lost nowadays. One app that will help you get from point A to point B is Telenav’s Scout GPS Maps, which works with Windows Phone 8 devices.

August 23, 2013

Create a one-minute video about any Xbox game for a chance to win an Xbox One and lots more

Do you love video games and think you’re pretty good with video? Well check this out: You could win a brand new Xbox One, a one-year Xbox Live Gold subscription, and a selection of Xbox One launch games if you create an awesome video about a game that strikes your fancy.

August 23, 2013

Parsley, sage, rosemary and time to kill zombies

Sunflowers ready? Pea shooters, locked and loaded? It’s the moment all you zombie-killing horticulturalists have been waiting for – a sneak peak at the new “Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare,” including features exclusive to Xbox One.