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Users who swear in videos they upload using the Xbox One’s Upload Studio are being handed 24-hour bans from the application. "We take code of conduct moderation via Upload Studio very seriously," a Microsoft spokesperson told CVG. The team reviews every clip that is uploaded to the service to help …
Read More »Apple acquires Israeli company behind Kinect
iPhone maker's foray into motion control reported to cost $360 million
Read More »EA Sports issues apology for NBA Live 14
EA Sports has apologized to fans for the disappointing state of NBA Live 14, promising updates to improve player experience are on the way. The resurrection of EA’s long-dormant basketball series was roundly panned by both players and critics when it launched last week on PS4 and Xbox One. "I’m …
Read More »A sporting chance: Rare on Kinect’s new opportunity for developers
With Kinect Sports Rivals, Rare has had an opportunity to work with Xbox One's Kinect 2.0 as it was developed. But is it really the new hardware devs have been waiting for?
Read More »Xbox One TV integration suffering tech problems in UK and Europe
What is being described a fundamental tech incompatibility is causing issues for those connecting their TVs to their Xbox One consoles in the UK and Europe. HDTVtest reports that a number of British owners have complained about the TV integration feature being broken, due to the introduction of judder with …
Read More »Xbox One sells 150k units in 48 hours in UK
Microsoft’s Xbox One sold around 150k units in its first 48 hours in the UK, MCV understands. Chart-Track this morning confirmed that Xbox One doubled the week one UK sales of its predecessor Xbox 360, which was launched worldwide in 2005. Numbers released the week after Xbox 360’s launch showed …
Read More »Now Xbox One gets its own launch fault
As night follows day talk of a hardware problem has accompanied last week’s global Xbox One launch. Whereas PS4 has its now catchily-titled ‘Blinking Blue Light of Death’ fault, online reports suggest that some Xbox One launch units are suffering from a somewhat less catchphrase-friendly disc drive error. Affected users …
Read More »Xbox One sells 1m units on first day
Microsoft's next-gen console matches day one sales of PS4
Read More »Xbox One doubles 360’s week one UK sales; Forza 5 highest placed exclusive in charts
Microsoft’s brand new Xbox One claimed 80% of the UK’s total hardware sales last week, doubling the week one sales of Xbox 360. Forza 5 is the highest place Xbox One exclusive at No.5 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 and is joined by two others in …
Read More »Xbox One matches PS4’s 1m day one sales
Microsoft has announced that it too has conjured one million day one sales of its new console. That means Xbox One matches PS4’s 24 hour numbers, although of course Microsoft’s machine yesterday arrived in 13 territories whereas Sony launched into just the US and Canada on its first day. It …
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