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Read More »Microsoft’s gaming revenue declined 5% in Q1 2017
Microsoft’s gaming revenue declined 5% in the first quarter of the 2017 financial year, with the company blaming lower console revenue. In the detailed breakdown of finances for Q1 2017 Microsoft revealed that its gaming division hasn’t been doing so well recently, with a massive 5% drop in revenue when …
Read More »GAME: PS3 and 360 are now ‘played through’
It appears that time is finally up for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. GAME says that the collapse in sales of these two formats have been one of the main reasons behind the retailer’s recent disappointing financial results. Our results were impacted by the UK console market in transition from …
Read More »GAME prepares trade-in push around PS4 Pro and Scorpio
Mid-cycle console upgrades will be a boon for specialist retail, says GAME. The firm told MCV that it expects existing PS4 and Xbox One owners to trade-in their old consoles against the upcoming PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio. This in turn will see more pre-owned consoles sold, resulting in …
Read More »Microsoft to sell Hololens further afield
Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom? You're on the list.
Read More »A Gears of War movie is being made at Universal
A Gears of War movie is in the works at Universal and has the people who helped make Ted and Rise of the Planet of the Apes on board. The movie was initially announced during the Gears of War launch celebration live stream last night, but few details were given. …
Read More »Xbox One S gets Storm Grey and Deep Blue hardware bundles
Microsoft has announced yet more Xbox One S hardware bundles for the UK, and this time they feature limited edition coloured versions of the machine. A 500GB FIFA 17 bundle in Storm Grey will be available for 249.99 exclusively at GAME, while a Deep Blue version will be exclusive to …
Read More »Insomniac wants to bring Sunset Overdrive to PC
The developer of Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has expressed its desire to port the game to PC. As spotted by PC Gamer, Insomniac told one fan on Twitter that it would love it if it could happen but ball is in Xbox’s court on it”. Shortly after it added: …
Read More »An N64 emulator made it onto Xbox One
It’s starting to look as if Xbox One has an emulator problem. Well, arguably it’s not a problem if you’re an owner and have an interest in retro gaming. But it may well be a problem if you’re Microsoft or a rights holder that could be affected by your games …
Read More »Windows 10 now installed on 400m devices
Microsoft's OS reaches milestone six months faster than Windows 7
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