Tag Archives: Xbox One

An apparent leak from an employee at US retailer Walmart suggests Xbox One will beat PS4 to market. Kotaku has received a list of supposedly confirmed midnight openings for the chain. Included on the list is a midnight launch for the Xbox One on November 8th. That’s a week before …

Microsoft is reportedly readying a special edition white Xbox One free to, and exclusively for, employees of the hardware maker. Described as a unique” gift for its team, the limited edition version of the console will be distributed to staff members in November alongside the launch of the Xbox One. …

Players will be able to buy booster packs for the multiplayer mode in Microsoft’s Roman-themed Xbox One launch game. The Crytek-developed Ryse: Son of Rome will allow players to buy better armour or items that will help them customise their characters, according to VideoGamer. The system is said to be …

Sony's console boss admits planning E3 presentation to battle Xbox One's digital stand

There’s a long list of GameStop customers lined up for an Xbox One, and an even longer list for a PS4. During GameStop’s call to investors yesterday, following the retail chain’s latest quarterly earnings report, president Tony Bartel detailed the ‘first-to-know’ availability lists populated by PowerUp Rewards program members eager …

Capcom hopes to address the apparent technical struggles suffered by its Dead Rising 3 Xbox One gameplay demo at Gamescom. Videogamer reports that the playable short, currently on display at the Cologne games expo, struggles to maintain 30 frames per second with significant dips suffered when the number of zombies …

Capcom’s Dead Rising 3 is clearly on a mission – to take the series to levels of chaos never seen before. This new trailer released for Gamescom shows not only the huge number of zombies thrust at a player at any one time, but also the creative ways in which …

Those eying up a launch day Xbox One purchase with Forza 5 now a very tempting additional option. Kotaku reports that Mad Catz has revealed the console’s first wireless racing wheel. It boasts force feedback, adjustable foot pedals (that can have their resistance, height and spacing tweaked) and is lined …

The changes to Xbox One’s policies and features aren’t a sign of weakness – they show the "strength" of Microsoft’s interaction with consumers. That’s according to Microsoft Studios chief Phil Spencer, who stressed that the string of Xbox One U-turns have been nothing more than a reaction to gamer feedback. …

Phil Spencer returns favour after Andrew House's Gamescom criticism of Xbox One reversals