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Read More »Xbox 360 getting 500GB hard drive in US
Microsoft will launch a 500GB hard drive for its slim Xbox 360 models. It’s currently a US-only thin, with an RRP of around $100. We’ve asked the UK team if we can expect a similar product for the UK. Now with Xbox games getting day-and-date release digitally and physically, more …
Read More »Ex-Destiny composer gets his Bungie shares back
Bungie’s composer Marty O’Donnell has seen his shares return to him. O’Donnell, who has been with the company from the start and has worked across Halo and Destiny, left the company earlier this year. Bungie said they parted on good terms, but clearly that was a bit of a fib. …
Read More »Microsoft said Diablo 3’s original 900p Xbox One resolution was ‘unacceptable’
The initial 900P resolution of Diablo 3 was unacceptable, Microsoft told Blizzard. It meant the hit PC publisher worked directly with Xbox in an effort to bump the resolution to 1080p. It is in contrast to previous Microsoft statements, who have said that they ‘struggle to see the difference’ between …
Read More »Reddit app coming to Xbox One in the US
As if you needed more excuse to spend time on Reddit, Microsoft has created an app for it on Xbox One. Only coming to the US and Canada for now, Reddx can be snapped to the side of the screen and lets readers browse, submit and interact with subreddits. There’s …
Read More »Warframe heads to Xbox One in September
Free-to-play shooter Warframe will launch next month on Xbox One, developer Digital Extremes has announced. The studio revealed the news during a presentation over the weekend (video below, skip to 7:45), stating that the game will arrive on September 2nd for Microsoft’s latest console. The title originally released in open …
Read More »Tomb Raider is Xbox One’s answer to Uncharted 4, Spencer says
Microsoft has admitted that its controversial capture of Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider as an Xbox exclusive is designed to fend off the threat of Uncharted 4. I’m a big fan of Uncharted and I wish we had an action adventure game of that ilk,” Xbox boss Phil …
Read More »Xbox digital download codes to be sold at retail
Microsoft has begun rolling out digital download offers for Xbox content at US and UK shops, including codes for add-ons and full games. Major Nelson announces that codes for various products are already available for purchase on Amazon, and coming soon to other retailers. We’re kicking this off with digital …
Read More »Warner Bros could resurrect Xbox Entertainment Studios
Hope could yet remain for Microsoft’s ill-fated Xbox Entertainment Studios. As part of its restructuring announcement last month the platform holder revealed that the Santa Monica studio, which was tasked with creating original TV programming for Xbox, was to be closed. But The Hollywood Reporter reveals that talks have taken …
Read More »Phil Spencer: Frame rate more important than resolution
'1080p isn't some mythical, perfect resolution,' says Xbox boss
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