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Read More »Fable HD Remake and Fable IV seemingly incoming
Lionhead’s Fable series seems to be on the brink of a front-bench return. First off, we’ve had as good as a confirmation that an HD remake of 2004 title Fable is on the way to Xbox 360. A teaser trailer – embedded below – starts will apparent messages from supposed …
Read More »Report: Microsoft mulling internal shake-up
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly considering major changes within company management. AllThingsD brings word that the tweaking of the top brass would focus on turning Microsoft into a devices and services” company. Ballmer previously outlined as much in an October shareholders call: "This is a significant shift, both in …
Read More »Schafer: Xbox One indie support is critical
'Microsoft has been focused elsewhere up until now,' says Double Fine boss
Read More »OPINION: Xbox ‘backlash’ will boost Microsoft
I recently labelled a specific element of Xbox One a PR gaffe. Certainly, to not answer the biggest questions some have had about the new Xbox since the start of the year is a mistake. Reacting with silence – or rubbishing reports as ‘inaccurate and incomplete’, as Microsoft did to …
Read More »Take-Two’s Zelnick wants a slice of Xbox One’s pre-owned pie
There are two important conclusions to draw from the following news story. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick told an audience at the Cowen and Company Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that his company hopes to benefit from Xbox One’s potential monetisation of pre-owned console games. "There’s no question that if Microsoft …
Read More »Take-Two wants in on Xbox used games ‘tax’
'If Microsoft has figured out a way to tax used games, then we should get paid too,' says Zelnick
Read More »Retail rallies behind Xbox One. Pre-orders ‘extremely high’
Critics attacked the reveal of Xbox One last week for a lack of games, too much TV content, and mixed messages on pre-owned. But despite the backlash, UK retailers have rallied behind the new device. Buyers told MCV this week that they believe Microsoft will prove its gaming credentials at …
Read More »Sundberg: Xbox One disappointment not about console
Avalanche Studios founder 'understands' fan concerns, but says his team is impressed with the hardware
Read More »UK Xbox One pre-orders ahead of PS4, although PS4 enjoys post Xbox spike
MCV has received word from retail sources that pre-orders for the Xbox One are tracking ahead of PS4 in many UK stores. In fact, one told us that in the 24 hours after Xbox One’s reveal last week the total number of pre-orders it received for Microsoft’s machine outstripped the …
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