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Console giant testing the waters with Ryse and Forza 5
Read More »Forza 5: How McLaren Automotive’s data served Turn 10
A look at what a Formula 1 team with a sold out £1 million sports car has to offer Turn 10’s developers
Read More »Microsoft: "We’re still learning" about microtransactions
Phil Spencer has admitted that microtransactions on Xbox One are still a work in progress. The platform holder has faced criticism over the use of in-app payments in Forza 5. The racing series is no stranger to IAPs (Forza 4 had them) but the general feeling is that more content …
Read More »Microsoft strikes Xbox One agreements with Japanese developers
Xbox One has signed on multiple Japanese development studios to make full retail releases for Xbox One. The firm’s corporate vice president Phil Spencer confirmed the new deals to Kotaku, stating that the unannounced titles will be revealed at some point in 2014. Spencer added that they will be full …
Read More »Free game for faulty Xbox One owners
Microsoft is compensating those with a defective Xbox One console with a free game. Reports emerged over the weekend of disc drive problems in some units. Polygon reports that upon contacting Microsoft affected customers are being offered a free download of either Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, Ryse or Zoo …
Read More »Xbox One handing out 24-hour bans for swearing
Users who swear in videos they upload using the Xbox One’s Upload Studio are being handed 24-hour bans from the application. "We take code of conduct moderation via Upload Studio very seriously," a Microsoft spokesperson told CVG. The team reviews every clip that is uploaded to the service to help …
Read More »Apple acquires Israeli company behind Kinect
iPhone maker's foray into motion control reported to cost $360 million
Read More »A sporting chance: Rare on Kinect’s new opportunity for developers
With Kinect Sports Rivals, Rare has had an opportunity to work with Xbox One's Kinect 2.0 as it was developed. But is it really the new hardware devs have been waiting for?
Read More »Xbox One TV integration suffering tech problems in UK and Europe
What is being described a fundamental tech incompatibility is causing issues for those connecting their TVs to their Xbox One consoles in the UK and Europe. HDTVtest reports that a number of British owners have complained about the TV integration feature being broken, due to the introduction of judder with …
Read More »Xbox One sells 150k units in 48 hours in UK
Microsoft’s Xbox One sold around 150k units in its first 48 hours in the UK, MCV understands. Chart-Track this morning confirmed that Xbox One doubled the week one UK sales of its predecessor Xbox 360, which was launched worldwide in 2005. Numbers released the week after Xbox 360’s launch showed …
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