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New adapter kit allows developers to use the Xbox One Kinect for PC and tablets

Ahead of its expected release next month, Microsoft has unleashed a trailer for live-action series Halo: Nightfall. The video focuses on the series’ main star Agent Locke, played by Mike Colter. The publisher has previously confirmed that Locke will be a central feature of next year’s Halo 5 alongside the …

New studio gearing up for debut release

Johnnemann Nordhagen, co-creator of Gone Home and founder of Dim Bulb Games, has lifted the lid on the latter’s first title. Entitled Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, the game is an exploration game set in a dreamlike and fantastical vision of America. The title is inspired by American folk …

The difference between male and female salaries at Microsoft is just half a per cent on a global basis, CEO Satya Nadella has said. The number comes as the exec continues his charm offensive in the wake of comments made earlier this month when he advised women that not asking …

Blizzard has revealed that both the iPhone and Android smartphone versions of Hearthstone won’t now arrive this side of Christmas. The card battler is already available on iPad but was due to hit other mobile platforms this summer. Instead, while the Android tablet version is still due out before year …

Two weeks on from its planned release in the US, Evolution is still unable to say when the free PlayStation Plus Edition of Driveclub is going to be released. Furthermore, while there does appear to have been some improvements to the game’s online features, significant problems persist. PS Plus Edition …

Today sees the long-awaited launch of the Xbox One TV tuner in the UK. The 24.99 peripheral connects a TV aerial cable to Microsoft’s console and feeds free-to-air HD channels through the device. By doing so a number of additional functions are offered including standard PVR functionality (pausing and rewinding …

Uber Entertainment has cancelled its crowdfunding campaign for RTS Human Resources after raising less than a third of its $1.4m target. The team had previously raised $2.2m for its last Kickstarter project Planetary Annihilation in 2012, but was unable to replicate that success with its second game, raising $384,358 before …

Frédérick Raynal returns to the survival horror genre he helped define