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Microsoft closed its Gamescom 2015 conference with a good old fashioned ‘one more thing’, this year, although it wasn’t what the preamble had led many to believe. The announcement – in autumn 2016 Microsoft will release Halo Wars 2 on both Xbox One and PC. The surprise, however, is that …

Tomb Raider sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming to Xbox One this mid-November. The game, which will be exclusive to Microsoft’s console for a year before its release on PS4, is due out on November 13th. That’s three days after Fallout 4 and five days before Star Wars …

$1m Halo World Championship starts this Winter

Xbox is finally making a serious move into the eSports sector, it seems. The platform holder has announced the first-ever Halo World Championships, which will be backed by its biggest-ever investment in the pro-gaming space. This will consist of a one million dollar prize pool for the tournament, which will …

Football fans yet to upgrade to an Xbox One are in luck – EA has revealed FIFA 16 bundles for the console. The FIFA 16 Xbox One bundles will include either a one- or 12-month subscription to EA Access, EA’s monthly game service. The bundles will feature 500GB or 1TB …

Just as it did at E3, Microsoft has used its Gamescom platform to show off some brand new footage of Dark Souls 3. Those who have played Bloodborne will immediately recognise the influence here, with the combat noticeably faster than previous entries in the series. That influence seems to have …

Deep Silver Dambuster shows off playable single-player demo

Homefront: The Revolution is still alive and kicking, and looks to be set for release next year. The game disappeared for quite some time after its initial reveal, leading to questions over its current state of development – and whether it would even see a release. However, Microsoft’s Gamescom conference …

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 …

Microsoft’s indie program bringing more titles to console and Windows 10 than in all previous years