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Fable creator and ex-Microsoft Studios creative director defends the console maker
Read More »Molyneux says Xbox One backlash was unfair
Former Microsoft studios boss Peter Molyneux has defended his former employer from the waves of abuse it suffered in the wake of the Xbox One reveal. "Whether as consumers we like it or not, just like every form of technology interaction, there’s an inevitability of online,” he told TechRadar. We …
Read More »Xbox Live Gold Family Packs to be replaced by individual accounts
Microsoft is doing away with the Family Pack subscription for Xbox Live Gold, and plans to convert any family accounts to individual ones from the end of the month. The Xbox Live Gold Family Pack was introduced in 2010 as a more affordable way to give families of four access …
Read More »The once and future console
Nick Gibson analyses the thinking behind Microsoft's Xbox One strategy
Read More »Indie game Below is a limited Xbox One exclusive
Capybara reveals that its next indie production will eventually come to other platforms
Read More »OPINION: Pre-order fanfare signals start of true next-gen tension
PlayStation and Xbox are priming retail partners as to how much next-gen console stock will be available on day one. This signifies the real start of festivities in the new console war, as retailers are encouraged to hustle punters for pre-order deposits. The first wave of pre-orders from the early …
Read More »GameStop offers discounted Xbox One game upgrades
Current 360 owners who intend to upgrade to Xbox One are being offered an added incentive in the US by retailer GameStop. The company says that those who buy the Xbox 360 versions of either Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 and Madden …
Read More »Indie title Below is only a timed Xbox One exclusive
One of the key indie titles revealed at Microsoft Xbox One E3 show is not in fact exclusive to the console. Developer Capybara, which is also the creator of Sword & Sworcery and Clash of Heroes, has revealed that the game is only a timed exclusive on Xbox One and …
Read More »VIDEO: Xbox One WILL include a headset; Major Nelson unboxes console
Microsoft has changed its mind again and confirmed that a headset will be included with the Xbox One. The news was revealed in an unboxing video with Microsoft’s Major Nelson, which can be seen below. Specifically, the Day One edition includes a liquid back version of the console (housing amongst …
Read More »Xbox One success depends on adapting to publisher-less world
DigitalDNA on the era of the indie and why backing old publishing models isn't enough
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