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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has poured cold water on talk of a mid-generation upgrade for the Xbox One. "I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a half. If we’re going to move forward, I want to move forward in big numbers," Spencer said at the Microsoft’s Build 2016 …
Read More »Remedy ‘baffled’ by fanboy fury over Quantum Break PC release
The creative director of Quantum Break says gamer anger over console exclusives leaves him baffled. Remedy announced in February that its upcoming Xbox One title was no-longer exclusive to the platform, and would also be coming to PC. This resulted in a backlash amongst a section of fans who felt …
Read More »Unity, Red Hat and JetBrains join open-source advocate .NET Foundation
Engine firm plans future improvements to IL2CPP .NET runtime, native Visual Studio integration, C# 6 support and mono runtime and class libraries in future updates
Read More »Every Xbox One can now be used as a developer kit
A major feature of the Xbox One touted before the console’s launch in 2013 has come to fruition. Before Microsoft’s console was released, the company revealed that every retail machine would double as a dev kit, opening the doors for budding game creators to build for the platform. However, the …
Read More »Universal Windows Platform adds support for mods and Steamworks
Developer-approved alterations to game code permitted, with custom overlays, V-Sync and G-Sync also implemented
Read More »Microsoft (finally) turns every Xbox One into a dev kit today
Early preview build of Dev Mode out now, with full release arriving in summer
Read More »Microsoft demonstrates Star Wars-like 3D holograms using HoloLens
‘Holoportation’ technology projects real-time recreations of people and objects into real-life environments
Read More »Opinion: Will Sony accept Microsoft’s cross-platform invitation?
Last week was a triumphant GDC for Sony. PlayStation VR was the talk of San Francisco, and the firm’s return to game industry dominance is looking more assured with every passing press conference. But there was one question that the platform holder didn’t have an answer to last week, and …
Read More »How PC can save the Xbox
For all the challenges Microsoft has faced in the story of Xbox One, there’s no denying that the tech giant has been open to change. Its latest push on the gaming front is to unite its Windows 10 and Xbox One ecosystem with UWP – its new Universal Windows Platform. …
Read More »Spencer apologises for school girl dancers GDC stunt
Microsoft has apologised for its use of female dancers dressed as school girls at a GDC party last week. That the platform holder chose to present an event in this way shortly after hosting a Women in Gaming lunch at GDC angered attendees further still. Now the company has said …
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