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The newly-announced Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows will only work with the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. Revealed alongside the new 1TB Xbox One machine and redesigned Xbox One controller, the memory stick-sized dongle allows players to connect said gamepad to their PC for use with compatible titles. It …
Read More »Gears of War dev Black Tusk rebrands as The Coalition
New name indicates studio will be completely dedicated to former Epic franchise
Read More »Halo 3: ODST set for Xbox One this Friday
The Halo 3 spin-off ODST will be released on Xbox One on May 29th. The game will join the Master Chief Collection, which also includes Halo 1, 2, 3 and 4. ODST was announced late last year as compensation for gamers that suffered from the Master Chief Collection’s troubled launch …
Read More »ID@Xbox comes of age
Right now, most major publishers are chasing the booming indie market and Microsoft is no different with its ID@Xbox programme. The firm is coming off a busy few months. Earlier this year at GDC it announced that it was planning on having games from the scheme appear on both Xbox …
Read More »Gears of War to be remastered for Xbox One – report
One of the Xbox 360’s defining shooters could be set to make a return on the Xbox One, if reports are to be believed. A remastered version of 2006 cover-based shooter Gears of War was first spotted by Polygon, which noted that a number of Xbox One players were playing …
Read More »Xbox Q3 revenue drops 24% as price cutting hits bottom line
Microsoft sold 1.6m Xbox consoles for three months ending March 31st, a drop of 400,000 year-on-year. That number includes Xbox 360 and Xbox One sales, and the platform holder has not split out the performance of these machines. This performance meant that Xbox revenue was down 24 per cent year-on-year …
Read More »Former Lionhead boss takes charge of Xbox and HoloLens games
Lionhead boss John Needham has been promoted to a new role where he will oversee internal development for several games on Xbox and HoloLens. A Microsoft spokesperson toldEngadgetNeedham will report to Microsoft corporate VP Kudo Tsunoda:"With the exception of Halo, Gears of War, Forza and Minecraft, Kudo Tsunoda will lead …
Read More »Phil Harrison departs Xbox
Phil Harrison will leave Microsoft, the firm has confirmed. The former Sony exec joined Microsoft as European Corporate VP of Xbox in 2012, and was in charge of studios including Rare and Lionhead. That role now falls to Kudo Tsunoda. Following a successful tenure as Corporate Vice President in Xbox …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Xbox sales team pips PlayStation
Xbox UK has trumped rival PlayStation in the Sales Team category at this year’s MCV Awards. The outlet was revealed as the winner of the closely-fought prize at last night’s industry celebration. Chief among Xbox’s determining factors as the finest sales team of 2014 was its smart deal-making over the …
Read More »Xbox One UK price is now £299.99
The price of Xbox One at UK retail is 299.99, Microsoft has announced. The deal is led by retail, the platform holder tells MCV, and this price is for the UK only. The last retail-led Xbox One price cut was in September, when the price fell to 330. Despite being …
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