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Microsoft’s VP of Interactive Entertainment Phil Harrison is leaving the company, a report has claimed. Games Industry says it has word from multiple sources, although officials such as Xbox boss Phil Spencer and ID@Xbox head Chris Charla have refused to comment when challenged at GDC. The site says that Harrison …
Read More »Wasteland 2 and Shovel Knight join latest wave of ID@Xbox games
Microsoft reveals more indie-developed titles heading to Xbox One
Read More »Layoffs rumoured at Microsoft Lift London
Incubator studio reportedly being merged with Soho Productions
Read More »Wasteland 2 and Shovel Knight joining Xbox One’s ID@Xbox program
A number of new indie games have been confirmed for Xbox One, including the successfully Kickstarted Wasteland 2. Also in the line-up are Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight and Bedlam, a currently Early Access game based on the Christopher Brookmyre book of the same name. There’s also a free-to-play Magic …
Read More »Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 hits Xbox One this month
Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 will arrive on Xbox One later this month, Halfbrick has announced. The sequel, developed by Hibernum Creations, is scheduled to launch worldwide for Microsoft’s latest console on March 18th – the original Fruit Ninja Kinect was released for Xbox 360 back in 2011. The game packs …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Sunset Overdrive Xbox One bundle to £279.99
A 500GB white Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive can now be had 279.99 directly from Microsoft. As spotted by Videogamer, the bundle is advertised as being available while stocks last” and represents a 50 saving over the bundle’s normal RRP. Microsoft is still selling the vanilla Xbox One for 329.99, …
Read More »DirectX 12 will allows the use of Nvidia and AMD GPUs at the same time, rumours claim
It may not be one of its headline features, but an intriguing rumour concerning Microsoft’s DirectX 12 suggests that users will be able to use wildly different graphics cards in unison. Currently both Nvidia and AMD allow owners to use two or more GPUs in tandem using their SLI and …
Read More »Fable Legends will be free-to-play
Lionhead's next RPG will update episodically and feature microtransactions
Read More »Fable Legends is going to be free-to-play
The rumours were true – Lionhead’s Xbox One and PC multiplayer title Fable Legends will be free-to-play. That’s not just on PC, either, with the Xbox version also confirmed by Kotaku as being F2P. The free game will come with a story’s worth of free quests, with more to be …
Read More »‘Better resolution’ named as main reason buyers opt for PS4 in US
A survey of US console owners has found that the main reason PS4 buyers opted for Sony’s console is better resolution”. A number of third party titles (including the likes of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Shadow of Mordor, Lords of the Fallen, PES …
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