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Xbox One ‘Duke’ Controller Gets Release Window, Phil Spencer’s Seal of Approval

Anybody who was an initial adopter of the original Xbox seventeen years ago (has it really been that long; well we feel old) knows the glory of the console’s original controller. Not meant to be played by somebody with puny hands like other consoles, the Duke’s girth had a commanding presence not felt in hardware before or since. Sadly, its reign was all too short, quickly replaced by the more manageable “Controller S” that is still the basis for the Xbox controller today.

SCW19822289d ago

Couldn't get a picture of an actual Duke?

lxeasy2288d ago

Oh I remember the duke controller lol

kdmitchell_toh2289d ago

I have no idea why they're bringing this back. Most Xbox owners hated this controller. So much that we got the Xbox S controller to replace it. Eh, nostalgia is strong it seems.

343_Guilty_Spark2289d ago

Cause there is a demand for it by people with larger hands

darthv722289d ago

The S was released to appeal to the JP market because it was designed smaller. The Duke is still a good controller and is certainly comfortable to hold for people with large hands (myself included)

343_Guilty_Spark2288d ago

Kd do you have exceptionally small hands

xSNAKExPLISSKENx2288d ago

LARGE HANDS FOR THE WIN! haters gonna hate.

PUBG2288d ago

People with small hands always gotta be putting out that hate!

Weeblordbad2288d ago

It was always the lack of a L1 and R1 (LB/RB) on the original Xbox controllers that got me. Who on earth thought the white and black buttons was a good idea? Especially with the Dual Shock being a thing for years.

UnHoly_One2288d ago

I’m thinking it was just an attempt to be different.

TheCommentator2288d ago

Anyone who ever used a Genesis 6 button controller for fighting games.

adonisisfree2288d ago

The OG cotroller was actually badass. The S controller was made to appeal to a larger audience.

DarXyde2288d ago

It was honestly a bad controller. Microsoft has definitely learned from that monstrosity. Xbox 360 and Xbox One have fantastic controllers.

One of my biggest issues with Duke was playing games that had you holding down the face buttons for pressure sensitive titles (Need for Speed Underground, if I recall). They did not feel good. At all.

bluefox7552288d ago

The only thing they are able to do that gets positive attention anymore is appeal to nostalgia.

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neocores80552289d ago

... IDK why would want this. Its so ugly...

TheColbertinator2289d ago

My hands hurt thinking of that thing. My hands are large but playing anything besides a shooter or racing game was a hassle.

PUBG2288d ago

Your hands were probably pretty small back then, but you've grown up, so you should do ok.

TheColbertinator2288d ago

About the same as now since I still have the Duke in my storage.

The S controller from back then is still my favorite.

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil8h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

ZeekQuattro7h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B5h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21835h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh4h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia4h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins5h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal4h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Hades 2 Is Already Fixing The First Game's Biggest Problems

Ben Sledge from TheGamer Writes "I’m already impressed with Supergiant’s commitment to improving body diversity in the Hades 2 technical test."

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Nacho_Z8h ago

There's a reason they're called 'gods' and not 'regular people'. It's nice they've diversified even more but gods looking godly wasn't exactly a glaring issue with the first game.

Juancho518h ago

Hey! Gods suffer from obesity and diabetes too!

Blastoise8h ago

This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time.

Michiel19897h ago

No one had an issue with that besides a very select group of people that try to push their own agenda.

Crows907h ago

Exactly. Not even sure they're necessarily committing to body diversity either.

The designs look fine not stupid.

Inverno6h ago

The writer of the this article clearly doesn't know what a real god looks like and has never seen them /s

Tody_ZA6h ago

Thanks for bringing up a bunch of garbage thoughts that never crossed my mind when playing the first game because I was too busy playing the game to worry about the portrayal of the physical bodies of gods.

Foolish me, when I read the title I thought we were talking about game mechanics.

Piss off, honestly, with this asinine bottom of the barrel try-hard-to-be-relevant trash.

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Fallout 76 needs Ghoulification to make Appalachia more interesting

Players are taking to Reddit to let Bethesda know they want ghoulification added to Fallout 76 in a future update.

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