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Many had expected it to be revealed at Sony’s conference later tonight, but Microsoft has played host to official confirmation of Dark Souls III. No details about the game were confirmed, although the trailer seemed to directly reference things from 2014’s Dark Souls II. That in itself would mark a …

It seems that the days of mods being confined to the PC are about to be over. Betheda’s Todd Howard took to the stage during Microsoft’s E3 press conference to show off more of the upcoming title, which had been rapturously received just the night before at Bethesda’s own briefing. …

User-created content made via PC can be transferred to Microsoft’s console

Microsoft has provided some more details about the upcoming Forza Motorsport 6. The title features 24-car multiplayer, runs at 1080p and 60 frames per second and features 45 ‘Forzatastic’ cars. Developer Turn 10’s boss Dan Greenwalt claims it is: most beautiful, most technically advanced and biggest game turn 10 has …

Well, here’s a surprise – Xbox One will soon offer Xbox 360 game backwards compatibility. Microsoft says that as part of its mission to offer the largest console games catalogue, 100s of Xbox 360 titles will be available this holiday”. Furthermore, if you already own a supported game you won’t …

Microsoft has unveiled its brand new ‘Elite’ gamepad. The controller gives gamers a huge amount of customisatbility. In a trailer at the platform holder’s E3 media briefing, the firm said that fans will be able to swappable components and buttons and remap buttons as they please. That’s in addition to …

Developers need only approve their titles for download

Halo 5: Guardians looks set to be the Chief’s biggest adventure yet. Showing off the upcoming sci-fi shooter on-stage at its E3 press conference, Microsoft demonstrated Guardian’s heavy focus on multiplayer. The game features seamless drop-in, drop-out co-operative play. Players will be able to control two separate squads, one led …

Microsoft has announced brand new first party IP, Recore. It’s being developed by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and his studio Comcept, alongside the ‘developer that made the Metroid Prime trilogy’, presumably Retro Studios. It’s set for a Spring 2016 release. Recore is a shooter where players appear to control …

New sci-fi franchise will debut next spring