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Microsoft's next-gen console gets simultaneous release date in 13 territories including UK and North America
Read More »Xbox One release date confirmed
The Xbox One has, at long last, got a confirmed global release date. The machine will be released on November 22nd in the UK and US. That means it will arrive AFTER the PS4 in America (November 15th) but BEFORE it in Europe (November 29th). November 22nd is also the …
Read More »Microsoft turned down Heavy Rain for fear of controversy
Chart-topping PS3 thriller Heavy Rain was turned down by Microsoft over concerns about child abduction causing controversy for the publisher. As reported byDigital Spy, Quantic Dream’s CEO and the creator of Heavy Rain, David Cage, said the publisher was scared” of the controversy it might have caused. We had a …
Read More »Microsoft turned down Heavy Rain fearing ‘child kidnapping’ controversy
Xbox maker refused to publish would-be hit because of fears over child abduction in plot
Read More »Xbox One gets CPU performance upgrade
Next-gen console enters full production ahead of launch
Read More »Microsoft confident it can overcome Kinect’s "perception problem"
Kinect being at the heart of Xbox One will lead to its eventual acceptance among even its most ardent critics, Microsoft believes. That Kinect was an optional extra with Xbox 360 meant that its implementation was sporadic and unreliable. The fact that Kinect 2.0 shipping with every Xbox One eradicates …
Read More »Now Xbox One boosts its CPU performance
Microsoft has confirmed a second boost to the specs of its Xbox One. GeekWire reports that Xbox chief marketing officer Yusef Mehdi told the Citi Global Technology Conference that the clock speed of the CPU has been increased from 1.6GHz to 1.75GHz. This follows news from early last month that …
Read More »Heard About: Xbox One audio tech
John Broomhall quizzes Microsoft's Mark Yeend on Xbox One's audio potential
Read More »Microsoft wants HTML5 on Xbox One
Computing firm plans to attract mobile developers with cross-platform options
Read More »Xbox 360 closing day-and-date digital release gap
Simultaneous digital and physical launches on Xbox 360 are almost a reality. Payday 2 was available to buy on Xbox Live Arcade just a week after it was launched at retail. Microsoft had previously insisted on a three-month wait between the physical launch and its digital release. It’s still not …
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