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New Year, New Job 2015: Senior software engineer needed for "next installment in beloved strategy franchise"
Read More »2015 ‘is a HUGE year for Rare’
The head of music at UK developer Rare has suggested that the studio will unveil at least one new title in 2015. This is a HUGE year for Rare,” Robin Beanland, alongside a picture of musical notes – which may perhaps link to a Banjo Kazooie title, owing to the …
Read More »Microsoft recruiting for ‘secret’ games project
The Xbox division at Microsoft is currently hiring for a senior software engineer, but what they will be working on remains "top secret". "You may not know what your new project is until you’ve accepted an offer," thejob listingreads. The only clue as to what this team will be working …
Read More »Microsoft recruiting for mysterious ‘top secret’ project
Senior software engineer needed to "push the envelope of today's and tomorrow's technology'
Read More »Devs handed even more Xbox One processing power, report claims
A further chunk of the Xbox One’s internal processing power has been handed over to developers, leaked information claims. Eurogamer reports that details obtained by a hacker group say that the console’s latest development SDK allow for game creators to access another of the console’s CPU cores. Previously only six …
Read More »Xbox Live founder leaving Microsoft
Boyd Multerer announces departure after 20 years
Read More »Microsoft readies $250 Halo 5 limited edition
Halo 5: Guardians my not be coming out until the end of the year, but we already know what we can expect in terms of limited editions. Pre-orders have kicked off in the US and gamers can either pick the Standard Edition for $59.99 (About 39, but expect it to …
Read More »Xbox Live founder announces departure from Microsoft
Xbox Live manager and XNA framework developer Boyd Multerer has announced his exit from Microsoft. Gamasutra reports on Multerer’s departure, which comes following 20 years of work with the company. He initially started as a contractor with Microsoft and was later brought on as a full-time software developer. The industry …
Read More »Halo: Master Chief Collection patch adds Halo 4 Spartan Ops, new fixes
343 Industries has released a new update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, adding new bug fixes along with the Spartan Ops co-op campaign from Halo 4. 343 explained in October – ahead of the game’s troubled launch – that the Halo 4 Spartan Ops content would miss being part …
Read More »MCV’s 12 Games of Christmas: Halo: The Master Chief Collection
For the Halo fanatics out there, the next 12 months promises to be one of – if not the – most exciting years in the franchise’s history. There’s a TV series backed by Steven Spielberg, an entirely separate online live-action series called Halo: Nightfall produced by Ridley Scott, the highly …
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