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Minecraft creator Mojang’s new game will be a console exclusive on Xbox One. Cobalt will also be released on PC, of course, and will support both cross-buy and cross-play across both platforms. As for the game itself, the short gameplay video showed a 2D shooter that was pretty action-heavy and …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Xbox One backwards compatibility rolls out in November
Xbox One’s backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games will be rolled out to all users in November. Furthermore, Microsoft has confirmed that from November all Xbox 360 titles given away with its Games with Gold service will be backwards compatible, increasing the monthly selection available to Xbox One owners.
Read More »Cloud tech provides Crackdown 3 with 20 times the computational power of Xbox One
New Dundee studio ReAgent Games working on sequel
Read More »GAMESCOM: Scalebound will have four-player co-op, coming late 2016
Platinum Games has revealed that its upcoming title Scalebound will allow up to four players to team up in a new multiplayer mode. DirectorHideki Kamiya introduced some footage of the action RPG, showing the lead character teaming up with a dragon to battle enemy knights and a beast known as …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Quantum Break release date and cast revealed
Quantum Break is coming to Xbox One next April. April 5th, to be exact, as the game’s developer Remedy revealed on-stage during the opening of Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference for this year. That release date will see the Xbox One-exclusive sci-fi action title join the ranks of The Division, Uncharted …
Read More »Summer Games Done Quick raises $1.2m for charity
Doctors Without Borders receiving record amount from organisation
Read More »Watch Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference live here
Show kicks off at 3pm BST
Read More »Watch Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 Xbox conference here
Microsoft will kick off Gamescom 2015 this afternoon, and you can watch the whole event right here. The exact contents of the show remain a secret, of course, but we do know that three Xbox One exclusives will feature – Remedy’s Quantum Break, the new Crackdown and Platinum’s Scalebound. It …
Read More »Windows 10 nearly overtaking OSX among Steam users
New system expected to overtake entire OSX portfolio within the month
Read More »Toy Soldiers: War Chest arrives next week
Ubisoft has announced Signal Studios’ Toy Soldiers: War Chest will launch next week for PC and consoles. War Chest will land August 11th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC for $14.99. The standard edition will be offered exclusively through digital channels, and four premium downloadable armies will be …
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