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Microsoft has released the final list of games that will be available alongside the launch of the Xbox One. Before we get to the list, we should mention that Xbox One launches only in 13 countries this year. The console arrives in India, along with South East Asia, in late …

Microsoft’s big exclusive game announcement at Gamescom was a new title in the Fable series – Fable Legends. The title has been developed with Unreal Engine 4 and is a co-op game of sorts. Users can play through the title on their own with three AI controlled characters, or with …

Microsoft revealed the promised Xbox-exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team content at its Gamescom press conference today – Ultimate Team Legends. However, contrary to what EA’s Andrew Wilson said at the Xbox One reveal in May, this exclusive content is headed to Xbox One and Xbox 360. FIFA Ultimate Team Legends features …

If there’s one thing Sony can feel pleased about after Xbox’s pre-Gamescom announcements, is that it got it right in the first place. Microsoft – the UK market leader remember – has spent the last two months reacting to PlayStation. Rather than going on the attack in the build-up to …

Microsoft has confirmed over 20 games for the launch line-up for the Xbox One. Titles leading the charge on day one incude blockbusters FIFA 14, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assasin’s Creed VI, Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs. Xbox One exclusives will round up the console’s launch day roster, including Ryse: …

Gamescom 2013 officially kicks off tomorrow, but just like E3, the big press conferences will take place a day earlier. Microsoft held its brief press conference earlier in the day, announcing that all European Xbox One preorders would receive FIFA 14 free, plus some exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team content for …

Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Dead Rising 3, Watch Dogs and Forza lead release slate

More people are talking about PS4 than Xbox One, says communications firm Way To Blue. The firm’s stats reveal that ‘mentions’ of PS4 on Twitter, news sites, forums and blogs stand at 5.24m, while Xbox One lags behind in second place with a still decent 3.99m mentions. But it is …

Virtual reality firm aims to improve developer experience through online community