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One particular Xbox One SKU can be had for the tidy sum of just 199.99 on the Xbox.com store right now. The FIFA 16 bundle, which includes EA’s game and the 500GB version of the console, is currently the same price as the Xbox 360 on Microsoft’s store. It has …
Read More »ReCore devs detail dynamic symbol-based colourblind mode
‘It's very important to keep [accessibility] in mind and have a solution,’ says Armature game director Mark Pacini
Read More »Bethesda makes it harder to rip off Fallout 4 mods on consoles
A Steam-linked account is now required to upload Fallout 4 mods onto Bethesda’s website. The publisher has faced a bit of a problem since mod support was introduced to the Xbox One version of the RPG, with some users taking mods created by others and available on sites such as …
Read More »Microsoft names first 12 Xbox Play Anywhere titles
The first batch of games confirmed for Microsoft’s Xbox Play Anywhere initiative have been named. All of Microsoft’s big E3 first party titles are included – Crackdown 3, Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Recore and Halo Wars 2. Also incoming are the E3 show-stealing …
Read More »We Happy Few generated most interest at E3, says internet research firm ListenFirst
Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, shown on stage at Xbox’s conference, was the most popular game at E3. That’s according to internet tracking company ListenFirst, which – as reported by GamesBeat – worked out the number of organic searches on Wikipedia for all titles at E3. The thinking here is …
Read More »Xbox One S 2TB launching on August 2nd in the UK, 500GB and 1TB versions to follow
Multiple sources have confirmed to MCV the UK launch date for the 2TB edition of the Xbox One S. The new hardware will be released on Tuesday, August 2nd. Furthermore, the 1TB and 500GB editions will not be launching on this date. Sources have told MCV that the S range …
Read More »Microsoft adding tournament features to Xbox One, launching $100,000 Killer Instinct Tour
Microsoft has used E3 week to announce new eSports related features for the Xbox One and a $100,000 Killer Instinct competition. At its press conference on Monday the platform holder announced Xbox Arena, a new set of features coming to the Xbox One that will allow people to sign up …
Read More »Mouse and keyboard support headed to Xbox One in coming months
Xbox One players may have a new means of controlling games in the very near future. When asked by PCGamesN about the need to close the gap between PC and Microsoft’s consoles thanks to its Play Anywhere cross-buy scheme, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that mouse and keyboard support on …
Read More »Microsoft nearly shipped upgraded Xbox One this year
A new Xbox Scorpio type console was at one stage on the cards to release in 2016, Microsoft has admitted. The platform holder has this week revealed not only a 4K orientated 6 teraflop Xbox One successor, named Xbox Scorpio, but also a slimmed down Xbox One called the Xbox …
Read More »Microsoft stresses ‘no Scorpio exclusives’, 4K updates an option
Aaron Greenburg insists “no one gets left behind” as devs eye new console
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