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Read More »Minecraft Marketplace breaks $1million sales
Minecraft Marketplace community partners have earned over $1m since June
Creators using Mojang’s Minecraft Marketplace have made more than $1 million since the service launched in June, the company has announced. The program, which allows Minecraft community members to make money from their user-generated in-game content, runs alongside the Minecraft Store, and has seen users create everything from their own …
Read More »Samsung partners with Xbox One X for exclusive US marketing and retail deal
The US branch of Samsung is teaming up with Xbox for an exclusive marketing and retail partnership around the Xbox One X, the electronics manufacturer has announced. The deal will see Samsung’s flagship line of QLED TVs become the official 4K TV partner for the console, allowing gamers to experience …
Read More »Windows 10 Mixed Reality update due October 17
New Fall Creators update allows support for MR headsets with the hardware due to lsunch on the same day
Read More »Halo is coming to Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform
Microsoft is bringing Halo to its Windows Mixed Reality platform. Developed by 343 Industries, the game will be one of the first pieces of content available for Windows mixed reality, and will be released as a full consumer product. In a blog post, Microsoft’s technical fellow and Kinect creator Alex …
Read More »Microsoft officially stops production of original Xbox One
Microsoft has officially ceased production of the original Xbox One, leaving the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X as the only remaining consoles in its line-up currently being made. Speaking to Glixel,a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed: "We stopped manufacturing the original Xbox One when we introduced the Xbox One …
Read More »Xbox One X is Microsoft’s fastest-selling Xbox pre-order
The Xbox One X has become the fastest selling Xbox pre-order in Microsoft’s history, according to the platform holder. Pre-orders opened on Sunday August 20th just before Gamescom, and the Project Scorpio launch edition of the console is already sold out in several territories, says Microsoft. Another round of pre-orders …
Read More »Xbox at gamescom: Greenberg talks Xbox One X, PUBG exclusivity and togas
Microsoft is winding up for a huge Q4 in 2017. The platform hasn’t looked this energised in years, and seeing Aaron Greenberg in action at gamescom is the very embodiment of that new-found energy. Whether he’s taking selfies with superstars such as Steve Aoki, dressing in a toga for the …
Read More »Sega owned Relic Entertainment to work on Microsoft exclusive Age of Empires 4
This is the second partnership between a Sega owned studio for a Microsoft strategy IP
Read More »Unity adds Xbox One X support to engine
Developers can now develop Xbox games with full 4K and HDR support using the engine
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