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Read More »Microsoft launching 600 Windows Stores Best Buys across US and Canada
Over 600 Windows Stores are to be installed in Best Buys across the US and Canada. TechSpot reports that the concessions will range in size from 1,500 to 2,200 square feet and are designed to help consumers get some hands-on time with the latest Windows operating environment. Over 1,200 jobs …
Read More »Watch Dogs dev: Platform holders need to "listen to players"
A subtle dig at proposed next-gen restrictions or a casual observation about market strategy? Either way, these comments from the creative director of Watch Dogs, one of the hottest games of both this year’s and last year’s E3, are good food for thought. To me next generation will be what …
Read More »Silicon Studio: Xbox One more ‘friendly’ to Japanese devs
Takehiko Terada also predicts middleware will become more specialised for next-gen platforms
Read More »Oddworld dev slams Microsoft over Xbox One indie games policy
Microsoft’s insistence on indie devs requiring a publishing partner has angered indie dev Lorne Lanning. Lanning, now at studio Oddworld Inhabitants and developing Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty!, has spoken to Microsoft about getting the game released on Xbox One. But despite being a self-publisher, Microsoft has refused to budge on …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski defends Xbox One DRM, reckons Sony will do the same
Former Epic dev and the self-professed Tony Stark of video games” Cliff Bleszinski has argued the case for Xbox One DRM. His fundamental argument is that the current triple-A model is broken. Haha Mattrick ‘if you’re offline get a 360 fuckers’ amazing,” he said on Twitter, referencing Don Mattrick’s controversial …
Read More »Xbox One pre-owned and online policies are "definitive", unlikely to change in near-term
Those hoping for a swift U-turn from Microsoft look set for disappointment. Microsoft’s studios boss Phil Spencer has told CVG that the policies regarding Xbox One’s online and software authorisation requirements are definitive” and will remain in place. For now. "We wanted to set our definitive policy in black and …
Read More »Microsoft: Digital world is the future for consoles
Console manufacturer aiming to satisfy publishers, consumers and retailers with Xbox One
Read More »Titanfall Xbox exclusivity "a tactical opportunity" but PlayStation release "not out of the question"
EA has insisted that it wants its games to reach as wide an audience as possible, but like any good rule there are always exceptions. Microsoft’s Xbox One presentation last Monday was big on exclusive content, and the debut game from Respawn – Titanfall – was amongst them. The game …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox One’s 21 launch countries; No Asian launch until 2014
The 21 countries in which Xbox One is expected to launch this November have been confirmed by Microsoft. Included are the likes of the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the Scandinavian region. And remember – with online check-ins a requirement for …
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