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Speaking at Unite Europe, senior product planner Alex Teodorescu-Badia told a room full of developers that Microsoft will continue to advocate ‘openness’ in UWP. UWP has sparked heated backlash from the development community over its alleged closed nature, with Epic Games co-founder Tim Sweeney condemning the platform to ‘death’ unless …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Xbox strengthens its UK comms team
Etemad and Jago join Microsoft, Sumo hires Lionhead art director and KamaGames opens a UK office. Microsoftstrengthens Xbox comms team The Xbox UK communications team has two new members. Roxana Etemad has been appointed as communications manager, reporting to head of communications for devices Paul Almond. Etemad spent five years …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We are betting on the Universal Windows Platform’
Company pledges ‘openness’ in controversial platform, says HoloLens ‘built with UWP in mind’ and hints at further connectivity between PC and Xbox
Read More »Mojang doesn’t want companies to use Minecraft as a marketing tool
Minecraft creator Mojang has laid out a new set of rules designed to clamp down on the commercial use of Minecraft servers for advertising. Essentially the rules prohibit companies, charities, ad agencies or politicians from making mods or running servers designed to promote products that are not related to Minecraft. …
Read More »Microsoft cuts the price of Xbox One ahead of E3
Xbox One has had another price cut, lending further credence to widespread rumours of a new version being in the works. An assortment of bundles are currently available. For instance, a 1TB machine with Forza 6, Tomb Raider, Halo 5 and a 25 gift card can currently be had for …
Read More »Xbox One VR announcement tipped for E3
Microsoft may have yet another surprise announcement up its sleeve for E3. It has already been suggested that the company will announce a new Xbox One Slim, an upgraded Xbox One and possibly even a streaming device (or two). Now is being suggested that Microsoft will also use E3 to …
Read More »More powerful Xbox One reportedly planned for 2017, including Oculus Rift and 4K support
Multiple sources unearth plans to launch exclusives – including Halo – across Xbox One and PC, with more regular hardware revisions set to shake up five-year console cycle
Read More »New Xbox 50% more powerful than PS4 Neo, report claims
More details about Microsoft upgraded Xbox One have emerged online. Yesterday it was claimed that Microsoft is working on an upgraded, more powerful Xbox One as well as a smaller Xbox One Slim. Other reports also suggest that a pair of Xbox streaming devices might be announced at E3. Now …
Read More »Microsoft cutting 1,850 jobs as part of Nokia cull
1,850 jobs are to be cut as part of Microsoft’s ending of its $7.2bn Nokia adventure. Microsoft acquired the Finnish company in 2013, having previously entered into partnership with the then struggling former giant in 2011. 1,350 of the job cuts will from the Finnish workforce. Microsoft has now said …
Read More »Xbox rumours: Xbox Slim in 2016; upgraded Xbox in 2017; Xbox streaming device for E3
A pair of Xbox rumours have emerged suggesting that we’re on the cusp of an influx of new Xbox hardware. Kotaku reports that Microsoft will release two new Xbox consoles over the next two years. Later this year we’ll see a smaller, cheaper Xbox One followed by a fully upgraded …
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