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Read More »Music for Xbox – Never a dull moment
Microsoft maestro and Game Music Connect speaker Paul Lipson talks Xbox music
Read More »Lionhead: Microsoft did a ‘great thing’ in responding to consumer feedback
Microsoft has disproved any accusations of aloofness by reversing the controversial policy decisions that dogged its Xbox One announcement. That’s the opinion of Lionhead’s creative director Gary Carr, who seemingly agrees with sentiments previously expressed on MCV that responding to consumer feedback is fundamentally a good thing. "Talking about the …
Read More »EA isn’t playing favorites with next gen, says Moore
Free copy of FIFA 14 with Xbox One preorder is just one deal of many
Read More »Only eight countries get Xbox One voice control at launch
Kinect control of the Xbox One will be limited to just eight of the console’s 13 launch countries in November. Xbox One will ship with voice control support for five regions: the UK, US, Canada, France and Germany. That therefore means that the console’s other launch countries – Australia, Austria, …
Read More »Xbox creates European publishing team
Microsoft has announced the creation of a European publishing team, which will be led by Lionhead Studio’s boss John Needham. "What we’re trying to do with this team – it’s a first party publishing group – is across Europe find triple-A quality games that we can publish," Needham told GamesInudstry …
Read More »Microsoft denies lowering Xbox One shipment forecasts
Poor yield rates are not dogging production of the Xbox One, Microsoft has claimed. A report yesterday stemming from China claimed that the company had lowered its 2013 Xbox One shipment forecasts due to low yields of components such as the Kinect camera and optical disc drive. Not so, according …
Read More »Xbox One Day One Edition back in stock at GAME
GAME says it has secured more stock of the Xbox One Day One Edition. The ‘Day One’ version of the console, which features the words ‘day one edition’ and a few little treats to make those that pre-ordered the console feel a bit special, was sold out at GAME from …
Read More »PlayStation: We don’t need to give anything away for free
Sony has shrugged off Xbox One’s FIFA 14 giveaway. The platform holder told MCV that it would only need to offer free games at launch if pre-orders were low, and that PS4 demand is currently much higher than expected. Xbox announced at Gamescom that FIFA 14 would be included with …
Read More »Report: Microsoft lowers Xbox One shipment forecasts
800,000 fewer console shipments blamed on poor yield rates for camera module and disc drive
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