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Microsoft has revealed that Xbox users will soon have the option to have their avatars use a wheelchair. The confirmation came first from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who replied to a Twitter user to state that the company was working on the idea. Fellow Xbox exec Mike Ybarra then chipped …
Read More »Toxic Games, Fallen Tree and Supergonk among this year’s Greenshoots inductees
Initiative run by Creative England and Microsoft awards British studios with Xbox One dev kits, inclusion in ID@Xbox and up to £50,000 in funding to build their IP
Read More »All new Microsoft Studios games will support Xbox Play Anywhere
Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Play Anywhere program will apply to all future titles it publishes. Xbox Play Anywhere was unveiled at E3. Although the exact terms vary by title, in general XPA games will be available on both Xbox and PC and boast cloud-based achievements and game saves …
Read More »Xbox has shipped 1m Elite controllers
Microsoft’s premium, pricey and customisable Xbox One Elite gamepad appears to be doing well for itself. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted (below) that the company has shipped one million of these controllers. While, of course, this does not mean that Microsoft has sold one million of the Elite gamepads, it …
Read More »Founders of closed Microsoft studio Press Play form Lightbulb
Danish indie shuttered alongside Lionhead working on PC construction title Pioneers
Read More »Xbox defends E3 line-up: ‘We wanted to show games people can buy soon’
Microsoft has explained its decision to reveal just a handful of games at last month’s E3 games show. The firm showed new trailers for a series of previously announced titles at E3, while the new game surprises at the show came in the form of Dead Rising 4, the expected …
Read More »Interview: Xbox sets sights on the next great platform war
When Microsoft said it was taking gaming seriously with Windows 10, we weren’t the only ones that didn’t believe it. We’d heard it all before. We are told that: ‘gaming is at the heart of Windows Vista/7/8 [delete as appropriate]’, a couple of games would then emerge, and a year …
Read More »Xbox: ‘We’re very excited about VR’
It may not have a VR headset, but Xbox told MCV that the technology is not far from its thoughts. The firm has partnered with other VR companies, such as Oculus, yet unlike PlayStation, has not developed its own product. Yet head of operations Dave McCarthy says that Xbox is …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Xbox One to £199.99
One particular Xbox One SKU can be had for the tidy sum of just 199.99 on the Xbox.com store right now. The FIFA 16 bundle, which includes EA’s game and the 500GB version of the console, is currently the same price as the Xbox 360 on Microsoft’s store. It has …
Read More »Flaming Fowl cancels Fable card game Kickstarter after securing investment
Team formed by ex-Lionhead devs had raised £59,000 of £250,000 goal before attracting anonymous backer
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