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With Microsoft IP lining up to make the jump from console to PC, the timing of Halo’s return to the Windows platform has been an ever pressing question. And now we kind of have the answer. Microsoft has not announced a PC port of Xbox One title Halo 5, but …
Read More »Buildbox 2.1.0 adds Windows UWP support
Company also teams up with Microsoft and Vungle for new promotion
Read More »Minecraft price increases come into effect next week
The good news is that there are probably not that many people left who haven’t already bought the game. With sales in excess of 70m units, Minecraft is one of the world’s biggest games. But if you’re yet to grab yourself a copy, you might want to do so before …
Read More »Xbox One branding will help Battlefield 1, EA argues
EA’s Battlefield 1 has teamed up with Xbox One for its marketing push – a fact that EA says will not dent the game’s commercial prospects. "Our console partners want to stand right next to the biggest and best games in the industry," EA boss Andrew Wilson told investors, as …
Read More »Nearly 1m Xbox Live Gamertags will be cleared for sale tomorrow
Gamertags associated with long-forgotten Xbox Live accounts will be offered for sale tomorrow. One million of them, which have been sourced from original Xbox accounts that never migrated over to the Xbox 360, will on May 18th be available to those who have had an active Xbox Live subscription for …
Read More »Xbox Live prices increased in six territories
Microsoft has confirmed that it is increasing the price of an Xbox Live Gold subscription in six territories across the world. Game Informer reports that South Africa, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Hungary and Israel will all see price increases coming into effect on June 20th. The current R50 monthly fee in …
Read More »It’s all over for Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …
Read More »Microsoft’s Project Spark to be discontinued in August
Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation
Read More »There’s a new Xbox One Kinect game on the way
Xbox One owners who still enjoy the use of Kinect will soon have a new game with which to flex their device. Virtual Air Guitar Company, which previously made Kung-Fu High Impact for Xbox 360, has announced Kung-Fu for Kinect, which will be released next month. The title encourages daily …
Read More »Tensions over gay and black characters drove increased diversity in Fable 2
An extensive and excellent report on Eurogamer has shed light on what it was like to work at Lionhead. Among the dozens of fascinating snippets it reveals (including that Microsoft had several offers for the studio prior to deciding it would be closed – a fact MCV knows to be …
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