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Hit headset gaming brand Turtle Beach has signed a fresh distribution deal with Exertis Gem. The distributor, which also handles Take-Two, Xbox and Ubisoft, says it is the only company where indie stores can purchase Turtle Beach stock. The latest products in the Turtle Range included official Xbox One controllers …
Read More »Xbox dev director ‘fully expects’ more 1080p titles on Xbox One
The number of games outputting at 1080p on Xbox One should increase as time progresses. That’s according to Xbox director of development Boyd Multerer, who told OXM that: "I fully expect that to happen. The [graphics processing units] are really complicated beasts this time around." "The hardware is basically baked, …
Read More »Project Spark microtransactions scaled back
Xbox One title Project Spark has undergone some changes to its microtransaction model. OXM reports that developer Team Dakota has removed the cap on ‘Spark Time’ which effectively limited the amount of time players could spend on the game without paying up. Tokens that allow for the unlocking of some …
Read More »Microsoft reveals first 25 ID@Xbox games for Xbox One
More than 250 developers have signed to self-publishing scheme
Read More »Official: Xbox One India launch in September
The Xbox One will go on sale in India, Microsoft has announced. The console will also launch in 25 other countries the same month, including the Middle East amd the South East Asia and Japan regions, as well as countries in Europe and Latin America where the console didn’t launch …
Read More »Rare: We wouldn’t be better off making a FPS
Executive producer Danny Isaac says developers must make experiences consumers can’t get elsewhere
Read More »Inside Rare: Why Kinect Sports Rivals is rebooting the promise of controller-free gaming
As Rare opens its doors for the first time in years, Develop went behind the scenes to find out why its confident its upcoming Xbox One title could change perceptions of Kinect
Read More »Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud is making Titanfall better
Respawn Engineer Jon Shiring has said that gamers shouldn’t view Microsoft cloud computing claims as a marketing gimmick. Speaking in a Major Nelson podcast, as reported by MP1st.com, Shiring said that Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure has opened up new possibilities for the recently launched multiplayer shooter. I know that the internet …
Read More »Xbox One hardware jumps 96% on Titanfall launch
Titanfall is comfortably this week’s UK No.1, and boost Xbox One hardware sales by almost 100 per cent. 70 per cent of all Xbox One consoles sold last week came bundled with Titanfall, Chart-Track says. Titanfall is EA’s first No.1 that isn’t a FIFA game for over a year. The …
Read More »Microsoft confirms PC compatibility for existing Xbox One controllers
Drivers that allow current Xbox One controllers to work on PC WILL be released, Microsoft has insisted. OXM reports that rumours were doing the rounds suggesting a PC-specific version of the hardware was in the works that would ship with a dongle. PC owners, it alleged, would need to purchase …
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