console.

According to WHOIS data, XboxEvent.com was registered yesterday by U.S. Techs, a company

recently rebranded as Eventcore that provides quote “advanced, customized solutions in

the event management industry.”

As sleuths on the NeoGAF forums point out, U.S. Techs also registered XboxE312.com (the

event site used to sign up for Microsoft’s press briefing at E3 last year) as well as

something called Microsoft’s 2013 Hosting Summit site, which includes the text “this

site is hosted for Microsoft by U.S. Techs” at the bottom.

The point being: U.S. Techs is an event planning company that organizes events for Microsoft,

and they have now registered XboxEvent.com

For now, we can’t be sure what exactly XboxEvent.com is or what it might be used for, but hot on

the heels of Sony’s dedicated conference to reveal the PlayStation 4 this week, this

could be an indicator that Microsoft is getting ready to hold its own event to announce the

new Xbox soon.

According to reports from CVG and The Verge, industry sources suggest that April is currently

the most likely time frame.

A Microsoft spokesperson provided IGN with the following statement:

“Microsoft often acquires various domain names as part of its ongoing business strategy,

but beyond that we have no comment.”

As soon as we know more about the Xbox event, we’ll let you know right here at IGN.