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Gears of War was the quintessential Xbox 360 series. It was a high-budget, triple-A franchise with a huge focus on the then-new world of online console multiplayer. It’s a franchise that has sold over 22m units and generated over $1 billion since its 2006 debut. And after working on last …
Read More »Gfinity launch Tournament Builder Xbox One app
Gfinity’s Tournament Builder app is now available to download on Xbox one. The free app allows Gfinity members to sign up for and compete in a number of Xbox One eSports tournaments as well as create their own competitions. Players will also be able to submit results directly from the …
Read More »Xbox One has sold 18m units, Gfinity says
A press release from eSports firm Gfinity has seemingly let slip some up to date Xbox One sales data. In discussing its new Xbox One Tournament Builder App, CEO Neville Upton references the agreement’s ability to enable us to reach Xbox One’s 18 million users globally”. The last official sales …
Read More »Microsoft ‘testing a variety of prototype Xbox devices’
A revamped PS4 seems inevitable. Whether Microsoft has a similar plan for Xbox One remains a matter for debate, but another source has said that’s exactly what’s happening. The Verge reports that sources close to Microsoft reckon the platform holder has been testing a variety of prototype Xbox devices”, and …
Read More »Gears of War 4 dev: Consumers think beta means highly-polished demo
The studio head of Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition has said the industry has ‘twisted’ what multiplayer betas mean. Speaking to MCV, Rod Fergusson said that thanks to the industry’s misuse of the word, when consumers see ‘beta’, they think it means ‘demo’. The studio head said The …
Read More »The Xbox 360 is dead
Microsoft discontinues console after 10 years and around 80 million sales
Read More »Reports point to forthcoming new Xbox One
Filings at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hint at the existence of a new kind of Xbox One. As spotted by NeoGAF user ekim, Microsoft has filed two pieces of technology with the FCC – the US agency that regulates data transmissions tech. There are now two new listings …
Read More »Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break pips Dirt Rally to UK No.1
The Xbox One version of Quantum Break was the best-selling game in the UK last week. The story-driven action title just beat Codemasters’ Dirt Rally to the No.1 position. Quantum Break is also available on PC, but this data only collects physical sales – the PC version was a digital-only …
Read More »Telltale expands publishing business with console version of 7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die is coming to PS4 and Xbox One courtesy of established developer and fledgling publisher Telltale. The Fun Pimps’ open-world zombie title is currently available in Steam Early Access, but the Telltale partnership will bring it to consoles – both digitally and physically – for the first …
Read More »Fable Legends may live on
It might not be game over for Lionhead’s Fable Legends after all. Three sources at the Xbox studio – which Microsoft announced it would close last month – have told MCV that discussions are on-going about saving the free-to-play RPG. There are currently no offers for either the game or …
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