Microsoft has announced three new Xbox One variants ahead of this year’s Gamescom. The first is a limited edition Project Scorpio Xbox One X Edition, the second is a Minecraft Limited Edition Xbox One S bundle, and the third and final console is an Xbox One S Shadow of War …
Read More »Xbox One dashboard to get another UI update this year
The home screen is being restructured again to add user customerisation, with select Insider Program user getting alpha access right now
Read More »Killing Floor 2 arriving on Xbox One on August 29th
Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive have announced its survival shooter Killing Floor 2 will be coming to Xbox One on August 29th, and will have Xbox One X support on Day One when the console launches later this year. Retailing for 34.99, the Xbox One version will also …
Read More »Rocket League boosts to 33 million players
Psyonix release new stats to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the breakout hit
Read More »Cuphead will be released on Steam, but PS4 version ruled out
We now have a clearer picture of exactly how gamers will be able to get their hands on the hotly anticipated Cuphead. Speaking on Neogaf, a member of the game’s development team confirmed that the title will not by a Windows Store exclusive. Nor, however, will it be headed to …
Read More »Xbox Avatar 2.0 to be more inclusive of users
New avatar system detailed along with the new tagline "for everyone, everywhere"
Read More »Xbox One game sales to grow 17% to 70m in 2017, thanks to Xbox One X – FutureSource
The global games software market is expected to exceed $100bn in 2017, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting, with console game sales rising significantly toward the end of the year during Q4. The report estimates that over 20m physical Switch games will be sold this year, while Xbox …
Read More »Cross-Wires: Why is Cross-Play an issue?
Is it miscommunication, strategy or is it a genuine concern that cross-play will be a danger to players?
Read More »Xbox Design Labs arrives in the UK
Microsoft’s customisable controller service, Xbox Design Labs, has finally arrived in the UK, the platform holder announced on Twitter today. The service, which lets users choose the colour of individual components to create their own bespoke controller, originally launched in the US last year, with pre-orders opening in June and …
Read More »Xbox One X will NOT reignite Xbox One sales in Europe – IHS
After years of being told the Xbox One has no exclusives, Microsoft went on a full frontal assault last night during its E3 press conference, showing a total of 42 titles, 22 of which had some form of Xbox exclusivity. It’s clearly made an impression, too, as IHS Markit’s Piers …
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