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Microsoft has shown off its answer to LittleBigPlanet with Project Spark, a new title for Xbox One and Windows 8. The game enables players to create their own games from a massive library of preset objects and environments, which can be selected by voice commands using Kinect or with the …

The next game from the creator of Deadly Premonition will be released on Xbox One. It’s called D4, and judging from the short trailer promises a cel-shadedepisodic murder mystery” that was more than reminiscent of the work of Grasshopper Manufacture’s Suda 51. Microsoft also showed a new trailer for the …

Fuse meets Jet Set Radio Future in Ratchet studio's first next-gen game

Phil Harrison insists independent developers matter as Mojang's hit gets another port

Microsoft has confirmed the indie sensation that is Minecraft is coming to its new console. The construction title has been a massive hit on Xbox 360, dominating the XBLA charts for more than a year. Xbox exec Phil Harrison promised the processing power of Xbox One would allow users to …

Microsoft is promising that Xbox One racer Forza 5 will revolutionise the racing genre thanks to its advanced handling of AI. Microsoft reckons that it will use its Xbox Cloud network to implement a new form of learning. It will monitor a player’s driving style and use this information to …

Insomniac Games is creating a new open-world shooter for Xbox One, titled Sunset Overdrive. The game was introduced by Insomniac boss Ted Price during Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Sunset Overdrive is a "stylised open world shooter" that changes every day thanks to the processing power and functionality of Xbox One’s …

Cult fighting IP Killer Instinct is to return. The new game, entitled simply Killer Instinct, will only be available on Xbox One. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said on the stage: We listen, and Killer Instinct is back – only on Xbox One.” Rare was not named specifically as the publisher, but …

Rare's classic fighter to release as Xbox One exclusive

Microsoft has shown the first footage from new historical action franchise Ryse for Xbox One. The game was first announced back in 2011, but nothing has been seen of it since – until today’s E3 press conference by Microsoft. Now known as Ryse: Son of Rome, it is developed by …