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Each console can operate as a development kit, says Marc Whitten
Read More »Report: Microsoft to greenlight self-publishing on Xbox One
Certification process could also be overhauled to offer faster approvals
Read More »Xbox One could outnumber PS4 3-to-1 at launch, Xbox One price cut incoming?
Microsoft could win the first round of the next-gen battle through raw numbers, one analyst has claimed. Colin Sebastian says that supply chain checks suggest Microsoft may have the benefit of a 2-3x unit advantage at launch compared to Sony’s PS4". And with both machines quickly running out of pre-order …
Read More »Microsoft would "aggressively challenge" state attempts to use Kinect for snooping
Any attempt by the US government to use Xbox One’s Kinect camera to spy on the public would be resisted. That’s the message from Microsoft, which in a statement released to The Verge in response to privacy concerns about the new device said: "Absent a new law, we don’t believe …
Read More »Ballmer calls for "nimble" and "decisive" Microsoft… in 2,700 word internal memo
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has set out his vision for a new Microsoft in an internal memo circulated amongst company staff. This company has always had a big vision — to help people realize their full potential,” he wrote. In the earliest days, it was by putting a PC on …
Read More »Oddworld creator: It’s as if indies on Xbox One don’t matter to Microsoft
Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning has sounded off on Microsoft’s apparent complete obliviousness to the growing indie games market, stating that the company isn’t even acknowledging independent developers like himself on any kind of business level. Speaking with VG247, Lanning once again laid bare his frustrations with Xbox’s much maligned policies …
Read More »Forza 5 will not require net connection on first play… but will to complete the game
Xbox One owners will not need to be connected to the internet to get Forza 5 working upon its initial install. Earlier this month it was reported that the game would need a one-time net connection before it would work. This is now apparently not the case. That’s not to …
Read More »Current Xbox Live infrastructure is "totally unacceptable" for free-to-play
Microsoft’s lengthy certification process for Xbox Live updates does not sit well with free-to-play, the CEO of Wargaming has said. However, Victor Kislyi has told Polygon that has company is working with Microsoft to help improve its mechanisms ahead of the arrival of free-to-play MMO World of Tanks on Xbox …
Read More »KLab scores $9m in funding
International mobile developer continues rapid recovery begun with Microsoft deal
Read More »Dead Rising 3 Xbox One release result of Xbox 360 limitations
Capcom Vancouver moved Dead Rising 3 from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, after it was determined the game had pushed Microsoft’s current hardware to the limit. Speaking with Siliconera at ComicCon, Capcom Vancouver producer Mike Jones revealed that the switch was determined while developing the game on PC. Jones explained …
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