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A new major update has been released for the Xbox One to address a variety of the console’s issues. Many of these changes improve the console’s multiplayer with changes to tweaks made to matchmaking, party chat and friend features. The update also addresses the fame rate issues faced by European …
Read More »HBO Go app launches for PS3
HBO’s premium streaming app HBO Go lands today for PS3 owners, Sony has announced. The US PlayStation Blog has word that the app can be downloaded via PSN, adding that SCEA is "working diligently with HBO to bring the HBO Go app to PS4." The app, which is tied to …
Read More »Microsoft planning Xbox Live integration for iOS, Android games – report
Microsoft is reportedly looking to expand cross-platform functionality for its Xbox Live service onto iOS and Android platforms. The Windows Phone maker is apparently working to ease some of the console service’s certifications to potentially open up things up on rival platforms.The Vergecites sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” as well …
Read More »Project Spark beta arrives on Xbox One
Microsoft’s beta for the ambitious Project Spark is now available on Xbox One. The beta first arrived on Windows 8.1 back in December and has attracted over 250,000 users. Project Spark lets gamers (or should that be designers?) to create a wide assortment of games, offering what is being tipped …
Read More »Twitch gets higher broadcast resolution on Xbox One than PS4
Video streaming via Twitch on Xbox One has been found to be of better quality than on PS4. Videogamer reports that a recent broadcast from Microsoft’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb on Twitch via Xbox One was streaming at a resolution of 1280×720 at 30 frames per second. By comparison, PS4’s …
Read More »There Came An Echo getting Xbox One version for Kinect
A new Kinect-specific game has been confirmed for Xbox One. OXM reports that successfully Kickstarted title There Came An Echo is in line for an Xbox One release some time after it debuts on PC, which is expected around October. The game itself features Star Trek’s Wesley ‘Wil Wheaton’ Crusher …
Read More »Mentors wanted: Microsoft Ventures’ seeking support for Accelerator start-ups
London Accelerator firms Skara and Gateway Interactive hoping to learn best business practices from industry experts
Read More »Uncooked Media launches new fortnightly Xbox digital magazine for 99p
A new Xbox magazine has emerged and it costs 99p an issue. One Gamer Interactive is a fortnightly magazine produced by Uncooked Media and will be available digitally. Gamers are allowed to get the first issue for free if they’re quick. It is available over the App Store, Kindle Good …
Read More »65 new developers join ID@Xbox
BetaDwarf, Brain in a Jar, Four Door Lemon, No Goblin and Spry Fox sign up to develop games for Xbox One
Read More »Microsoft unveils 65 new ID@Xbox developers
Microsoft has revealed it has signed on several dozen new developers for Xbox One ID@Xbox program. In a post on Xbox Wire, the company’s ID@Xbox director Chris Charla listed 65 new studios that have signed on to develop games for Xbox One through Microsoft’s self-publishing initiative. New partners include Castle …
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