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BBC’s Top Gear is returning to Microsoft’s Forza franchise. The popular motoring TV show was a feature of both Forza 4 and Sony’s Gran Turismo 5, although its integration into Microsoft’s game ran far deeper, with outspoken host Jeremy Clarkson lending his voice to the game’s Autovista mode. Turn 10 …
Read More »Microsoft: Xbox One backlash was "kind of as we expected"
The Xbox One is a market-changing system. And consumers don’t like change. That’s the message from Xbox’s chief marketing and strategy officer Yusuf Mehdi who confessed to Ars Technica that the negative reaction to the company’s pre-owned and online policies was "kind of as we expected". "We’re trying to do …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One, not PS4, is the hot topic at E3. And for all the wrong reasons
I was sitting at breakfast yesterday morning with one of my favourite games journalists. He’s a smart man and a talented writer and he faced a problem. He played some Xbox One games, and he loved them. The problem? Apparently you can’t say anything nice about Xbox One online without …
Read More »"We have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s called Xbox 360"
The public reaction to Xbox One’s online requirements is not realistic, Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business boss Don Mattrick has argued. Speaking in a video interview with Gametrailers (as transcribed by Spong) an somewhat flustered looking Mattrick cautiously argued that the online reaction had been unrealistic. "The average internet connection is …
Read More »E3 2013: Xbox One won’t launch in Asia till 2014
Microsoft says its adapting Kinect for smaller living rooms on the continent
Read More »E3 2013: Microsoft Points to be retired this autumn
Transactions will now take place using real, localised currency
Read More »Microsoft details transition from MS Points to real currency on Xbox Live
The long-lamented Microsoft Points system will be retired as part of Xbox 360’s autumn update. When you use your existing Microsoft Points to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card with your Microsoft account later this year, we’ll deposit into your account an amount of money equal to or …
Read More »E3 2013: All the news in one place
Everything you need to know from this year's conferences at E3
Read More »MICROSOFT: See the first Titanfall gameplay video
New studio Respawn has released the first gameplay video for its Xbox One and Xbox 360 exclusive debut title Titanfall. Respawn was created by former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vincent Zampella after their acrimonious split from former owners Activision. Titanfall will be published by EA. The game is …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Killer Instinct is free-to-play, includes one free character
Xbox One fighter Killer Instinct will be a free-to-play title. It will include just one freely accessible character – Jago. The rest of the cast, which consists of both old and new faces, will be available as premium downloads. Whether this point to an overarching strategy change from Microsoft remains …
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