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Interview with Polygon claims focus is on mixed reality
Read More »Reports say that VR on Xbox will not be at E3
Sony talks PS4 vs Xbox: "Europe is fortress PlayStation"
The PS4 has sold three times the amount of the Xbox One in Europe, according to Sony exec Jim Ryan. "It’s been pleasing that in North America, we’ve been 2-to-1 against Xbox," he told Time. "But in Europe, it’s really been fortress PlayStation by at least 3-to-1 in unit sales. …
Read More »Chris Lee takes over FPS titles at 343 Industries
Microsoft veteran Chris Lee is the new man in charge of FPS titles at Halo developer 343 Industries. The move comes following the recent departure of studio head of strategy games Dan Ayoub, who had been working on the series since Halo: Reach back in 2009. He has been moved …
Read More »Halo 5 exec producer becomes 343i studio head
Chris Lee takes the reigns as 343i confirm no Halo 6 at E3
Read More »343 Industries studio head, Dan Ayoub, leaves Halo for HoloLens
Ayoub, who has been working on the Halo franchise since 2009, joins Mixed Reality team
Read More »Microsoft reveals Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers
Microsoft’s push into the worlds of VR and AR is really gathering pace with the announcement of a new dedicated controller. The Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers are broadly similar to the Oculus Touch controllers in appearance, but also share traits with HTC’s Vive controllers. They are topped by ringed …
Read More »Non-gamers largely unaware of Switch and Scorpio
Nielsen’s US Games 360 Report 2017 has found that non-gamers still remain largely unaware of some video games hardware. Among the general population, only 22 per cent of people have even heard of the Nintendo Switch and only 11 per cent the Xbox Scorpio. In contrast, 69 per cent of …
Read More »Project Scorpio ‘sexy’ dev kit shown off in video
The short twitter video shows the dev kit in action with its digital display
Read More »Microsoft announces Windows 10 S and new Surface laptop
A new version of Windows is on the way alongside a new iteration of Microsoft’s Surface hardware. Windows 10 S is a lightweight version of Windows 10. Not only is it designed to be less processor intensive due to the reduced number of background programs, but it also only runs …
Read More »Xbox games revenue climbs in Q3
It’s pretty tough to get a handle on Xbox performance nowadays, but Microsoft’s latest financials do reveal a few snippets. Microsoft Gaming revenues for fiscal Q3 climbed four per cent. It was also revealed that Xbox Live users jumped 13 per cent to 52m active accounts. Microsoft no longer reports …
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