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Games industry marketing expert Jon Rooke has joined 2K. Rooke is a 16-year veteran of the video games industry, including lengthy stints at Vivendi, Microsoft, Sega and THQ. His most recent roles included European marketing director at Sega, global brand director at The Creative Assembly and European marketing director at …
Read More »Xbox Play Anywhere: All devs need to know
Playground Games creative director Ralph Fulton and director of program management for Xbox Mike Ybarra answer the big questions about how devs can get their games running across Xbox One and PC
Read More »Microsoft lowers Xbox One US price for third time in two months
The Xbox One has had yet another price cut in the US. All bundles including the entry-level 500GB machine now cost just $249 in the US. This includes bundles featuring Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and the white Quantum Break SKU. Microsoft first shaved some off the price of the …
Read More »CD Projekt Red urges more devs to support cross-platform multiplayer
‘At the end of the day, this is for the players, isn't it?’ says CEO Marcin Iwi?ski
Read More »Cross platform PS4/Xbox Rocket League play is ready and waiting for Sony nod
Rocket League could allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to compete with one another within a few hours” if Sony would give it the go-ahead. That’s according to Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham, who has told IGN that all the necessary back end infrastructure is in place. "Right now we’re literally …
Read More »Xbox hardware sales down by a third
Are people holding out for the release of the Xbox One S and Xbox Scorpio? Quite possibly. Microsoft’s latest financials reveal that Xbox hardware revenue sales are down 33 per cent year-on-year for the three months ending June. There are lots of factors to consider here. For one, the discontinuation …
Read More »Microsoft says Windows 10 will miss 2018 1bn install base target
Last year, Microsoft said that it aimed to have Windows 10 on 1bn devices by 2018 – now the firm has tempered its expectations for the operating system. In a statement to ZDNet, the firm said that Windows 10 was off to the ‘hottest start in history’, citing high levels …
Read More »Microsoft confirms August 2nd launch for 2TB Xbox One S
The Xbox One S will debut on August 2nd, Microsoft has now confirmed. That day will only see the launch of the most expensive version, however – the 350 2TB SKU. There’s no word yet on the launch dates of either the 300 1TB model or the 250 500GB machine. …
Read More »Microsoft explains ReCore’s lower Xbox One price point
ReCore has a $40 RRP in the US – that’s some way short from what you might expect for a first party triple-A title. Xbox marketing manager has on the TXR Podcast, as reported by GameSpot, cited a number of factors for the decision – including the fact it is …
Read More »No Microsoft press conference at Gamescom 2016
Gamecom is increasingly looking in danger of missing out any platform holder conferences this year. Microsoft has just confirmed that it won’t be hosting a conference at the event next month. This comes after Sony Europe boss Jim Ryan told VG247 last week that the company had not yet decided …
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