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Xbox One will be available in Japan in September, according to Famitsu. The Microsoft console will arrive on September 4th and the platform holder has confirmed a number of titles will be heading to the country, although whether they will be available at launch is another matter. Those games include …
Read More »China approves the sale of game consoles with new regulations
Sale of foreign game consoles approved for the market with new guidelines
Read More »Nokia has a new name – Microsoft Mobile
The Nokia brand name will be dropped by Microsoft once it officially acquires the mobile manufacturer. According to a letter sent by the new owners to suppliers, the Nokia Corporation/Nokia Oyj (Ltd) name will be replaced with Microsoft Mobile Oy. The acquisition of Nokia’s loss-making business was first announced in …
Read More »PS4 clears seven million units worldwide
Upcoming 1.70 console update adds new video editing tool and auto downloads for game pre-orders
Read More »GAME to close its Xbox store
The Xbox shop in London closes this month, MCV can reveal. The store was effectively a trial for GAME and Microsoft and was on a short-term lease at the Boxpark area in Shoreditch. The shop opened in June 2013 and was devoted entirely to Xbox products. Its primary aim was …
Read More »Xbox One Paris Saint Germain bundle heading to French retail
Recently downed Champions League quarter finalists Paris Saint Germain are to get the Xbox One bundle treatment in France. Joystiq reports that the SKU includes a console, controller, Kinect, some PSG-themed stickers to adorn the hardware, a club shirt and a subscription to PSG’s streaming TV channel. It will retail …
Read More »No digital release for Titanfall on Xbox 360
EA will not be releasing the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall as a Games on Demand download. After extensive testing, we felt that it simply did not represent the true Titanfall experience and it was decided not to release a Games on Demand version,” a statement on EA’s help pages …
Read More »Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers gets Xbox console exclusivity
It appears that the next Magic: The Gathering game will not be released on PlayStation. IGN reports that Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers will be released this summer on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, iPad, Android, and Kindle but not on PS4, PS3 or Vita. This new title revolves …
Read More »UPDATED: Xbox One with Titanfall available for £349
The biggest price cut yet for Microsoft’s Xbox One has hit the UK High Street. Supermarket Asda has slashed the price of the Xbox One Titanfall bundle to just 349, bringing it in line with PS4. That’s a full 50 less than the current 399 RRP, which itself is 30 …
Read More »Xbox can do for Microsoft what iPhone did for Apple, Spencer believes
Microsoft’s new Xbox boss thinks Xbox is the key to Microsoft’s reversal of its recent struggles. The tech giant has endured a partial fall from grace following the mass market transition from desktop PCs to tablets and smartphones. This has been compounded by Xbox One’s inability to keep up with …
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