Another 
day, another Xbox One change.
Once again, Microsoft has announced a major policy reversal for its upcoming console, revealing that the Xbox One will in fact operate even if the Kinect sensor isn’t plugged in.
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Libraries look to an unlikely savior: video games
The 
library isn’t especially high on the list of cool places for kids to hang out.
But the increased integration of video games in the lending catalog — and the practice of letting kids actually play games on site — is breathing new life into old libraries. And it just might help save the system.
Amazon reportedly developing a game console
Everyone’s 
getting in on the video game console act these days.
Game Informer reports that retail giant Amazon is developing an Android-based gaming system, due for release later this year. The company will reportedly use its existing base of Android games to provide a catalog for the system. Amazon is also said to be working on its own controller.
Microsoft reverses course again, includes headset with Xbox One
Microsoft 
has quickly been batting down consumer objections to its Xbox One plans. In June it reversed its ‘always-on’ internet and used game policies. In July, it announced plans to let game makers self-publish on Xbox One.
This month, it’s headsets.
Game legend John Carmack signs on as CTO of Oculus VR
John 
Carmack, widely credited as the creator of the first-person shooter genre, has taken a new job.
The co-founder of id Software — and one of the most highly-regarded developers in the industry — was today announced as the new chief technical officer at Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
Nintendo: Over 650 million systems sold
Sales 
numbers for the Wii U might be terrible, but Nintendo would like to remind you that it hasn’t always had a hard time selling stuff.
Over the course of its 30 years as a video game company, Nintendo has sold nearly 269 million consoles and more than 385 million handheld units, according to the company’s just released annual report.
Critics are crazy for Pikmin 3, the Wii U’s best game
Pikmin 
3 is taking root with critics.
The oft-delayed, heavily-anticipated, uber-cute strategy title hit retail shelves this weekend in the U.S., and gamers — even the most jaded — are smitten.
The game currently boasts an 87 rating on Metacritic, making it one of the five best reviewed console games of 2013 and the highest rated title to come out for the Wii U thus far.
VR roller coaster proves just as scary as the real thing
Roller 
coasters can be scary. The high climbs, the steep drops, and the feel of your body being rattled back and forth is too much for some people.
It turns out, though, that the terrifying part might well be just in your head.
Fans lobby to get Nintendo president in Super Smash Bros.
If 
a group of fans get their wish, the Regginator could be headed to the next Super Smash Bros.
A petition asking Nintendo to add Reggie Fils-Aime, president and COO of Nintendo of America, to the fighting game’s roster is gathering steam, having collected over 23,000 of the targeted 25,000 electronic signatures. And a Twitter campaign supporting that petition is proving popular as well.
Nintendo posts shockingly low worldwide Wii U sales
Nintendo’s 
Wii U woes are dire.
As part of a quarterly earnings announcement Wednesday, Nintendo said that in the three-month period ending June 30, consumers worldwide bought just 160,000 units of its next-generation console.
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