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PS1 and PS2 Emulation Coming to PS4

The recently announced PlayStation Now (Follow link to register for the beta) will stream PS3 games directly to the PS4, this is nothing new and was promised from the start using the Gaikai’s cloud servers. However, new information is pointing to the idea that PS2 and PS1 games may be run directly on the PS4
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January 31, 2014
Xbox One to Kill Kinect

In case you haven’t seen all the reports, the Xbox One runs at a lower frame rate than the PC or PS4, even as low as 20 frames per second. Seeing the issue Microsoft has announced they will release a patch that will allow developers to use the GPU processing power usually on reserve for
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January 28, 2014
Have a PS4? Get the Final Fantasy XIV Beta in February!

Starting on February 22nd FFXIV will begin it’s PS4 beta, bringing the realm of Eorzea to Sony’s pretty new console. I think Square has forgotten what the term “beta” means though as it’s being reported that the only stipulation you will have is that you need own a PS4; meaning if you have a PS4,
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January 28, 2014
SOE Developing New Star Wars Galaxies, Minus Star Wars

John Smedley, President of SOE, recently held a AMAA over the closure of 4 games, but it was revealed that SOE was working on a currently unannounced game, dedicated to fans of Star Wars Galaxies (hey, that’s me!). So is this Star Wars Galaxies 2? Not quite. just to clarify a point I made in
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January 27, 2014
IBIF Sponsors Local FIFA14 Charity Tournament

We here at I Beat It First are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring FIFA14 at Film Bar, a local FIFA 14 tournament being held at Film Bar Phoenix. Oh, you got that from the title of the event? Well good for you, have a cookie. ODFC News is putting on this event,
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January 20, 2014
Tales From the Borderlands Announcement Trailer

A bit of older news but I wanted to shed my own two cents on it. Remember how much I love Borderlands? Remember how much I love Borderlands 2? Well TellTale games recently announced their newest episodic game will be based in the world of Borderlands and I couldn’t be more excited. I am a
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January 17, 2014
CES 2014: Rise of the (Steam) Machines

The PC has long looked down on the Xbox 360 and PS3’s domain of the living room from the comfort of the home office, pushing FPS, players on a server, and graphics to levels that would make them cry out in pain as they melt into your entertainment center. The Xbox 360 and PS3 aren’t
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January 7, 2014
IBeatItFirst.com’s Best of 2013

Another year, another Best of, and what a year it has been. A new console generation is upon us, and I Beat It First has grown leaps and bounds this year. So from all of us here at I Beat It First, Happy Holidays, and have a fantastic New Year, as it looks to be
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January 4, 2014
The Best Pickup Lines to Use Tonight [UPDATED]

In honor of New Years, I asked everyone on Twitter to give me their best #NerdPickupLines, so be sure to write these down so you can use them tonight to find someone to kiss when the clock hits midnight, or pick up a hot date in 2014! @clownphoenix @DevyWevie @benconrad @azc_domingo @IBeatItFirst @atticon40 @danger5tv @davedittell
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December 31, 2013
Online Multiplayer “sunset”

Some sad news today, as Sony has decided to “sunset” or shut down the online multiplayer for a slew of games. Keep in mind the Single player games will still function but soon these games will no longer have a multiplayer aspect to them at all. On January 28, 2014, MAG, SOCOM: Special Forces, and
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December 26, 2013