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One of the Xbox 360’s defining shooters could be set to make a return on the Xbox One, if reports are to be believed. A remastered version of 2006 cover-based shooter Gears of War was first spotted by Polygon, which noted that a number of Xbox One players were playing …
Read More »VIDEO: Free-to-play Happy Wars hits Xbox One
Toylogic has announced its free-to-play online multiplayer game Happy Wars is now available on Xbox One. Microsoft previously mentioned Happy Wars would be making its way to its new-gen console, due at least in part to the title being downloaded more than 10m on Xbox 360 since its launch in …
Read More »Xbox Q3 revenue drops 24% as price cutting hits bottom line
Microsoft sold 1.6m Xbox consoles for three months ending March 31st, a drop of 400,000 year-on-year. That number includes Xbox 360 and Xbox One sales, and the platform holder has not split out the performance of these machines. This performance meant that Xbox revenue was down 24 per cent year-on-year …
Read More »Sign ups open for PCR’s Q&A with Microsoft over Windows Server 03 end of support
MCV’s sister site PCR will host an exclusive live Q&A session with Microsoft next week focused on end support for Windows Server 2003 – sign up now and make sure you don’t miss out. The webinar will look at what dangers businesses face as Microsoft prepares to end support for …
Read More »Former Lionhead boss takes charge of Xbox and HoloLens games
Lionhead boss John Needham has been promoted to a new role where he will oversee internal development for several games on Xbox and HoloLens. A Microsoft spokesperson toldEngadgetNeedham will report to Microsoft corporate VP Kudo Tsunoda:"With the exception of Halo, Gears of War, Forza and Minecraft, Kudo Tsunoda will lead …
Read More »Ex-Lionhead boss to oversee Xbox and HoloLens games
John Needham heads to US for his new position at Microsoft's HQ
Read More »Phil Harrison forms Alloy Platform Industries
Industry veteran Phil Harrison has revealed the first details of his plans following his departure from Microsoft. First rumoured during GDC, it wasconfirmed last week that Harrison had in fact left the platform holderafter three years. Now the exec is forming his own company, named Alloy Platform Industries, which will …
Read More »Phil Harrison forms new firm, uses unannounced Microsoft tech
Alloy Platform Industries will “stay in stealth mode” but former Microsoft exec has been planning “for over a year”
Read More »Gears of War cinematics boss leaves Epic for Black Tusk
Black Tusk is already known to be working on a new Gears of War, and now it’s recruiting some of the series’ original talent. Cinematics director Greg Mitchell will be joining the Microsoft-owned studio to help develop the next entry in the series. While his new role hasn’t been detailed, …
Read More »AMD lets slip Windows 10 release date
New OS expected to arrive this July
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