Tag Archives: Xbox One

When Xbox 360 and PS3 launched Bethesda had a single development studio. Now it has seven, all working on next-generation video games. Christopher Dring speaks to Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines on the publisher’s three next-gen blockbusters – Wolfenstein: The New Order, The Elder Scrolls Online and The Evil Within Why …

GameStop is no longer accepting pre-orders for the Xbox One Day One Edition. A spokesperson for the retailer told Joystiq that due to high demand,” the Day One Edition of the console is no longer up for reservation. PS4 pre-orders at GameStop were recently halted for the same reason. The …

Microsoft has admitted it got the messaging on Xbox One wrong. Speaking with IGN, Xbox division corporate vice president Marc Whitten said, shame on us” for failing to communicate its future vision for console gaming in a way that excited consumers. We’ve got to just talk more, get people understanding …

Windows chief Julie Larson-Green is first-ever woman to lead the tech firm's Xbox division

This week’s issue of MCV is a bumper edition, featuring interviews with Ginx TV, Bethesda and the men behind E3 1995. We also analyse the June charts, which sees PS3 overtake Xbox 360 for the first time. There’s a whole lot more, too. Including the hottest accessories coming to market, …

UK games retailers will do battle over a possible 1.28bn over the next six months, MCV?can reveal. That’s MCV’s calculation based on analyst predictions and GfK Chart-Track data. And includes software, hardware and accessories. UK games stores could earn between 1.15bn and 1.28bn, driven by new IP, returning blockbusters and …

Online retail giant Amazon has sold its entire launch day allocation for both next-generation consoles. The firm is still taking pre-orders for both Xbox One and PS4 but can no longer guarantee customers will receive their chosen console at launch. Amazon is hoping to receive more launch day stock. "After …

Oculus Rift CEO Brendan Iribe hopes Sony and Microsoft are paying attention to the growing VR/AR space, stating that he’d love to see the two develop headsets of their own or employ the Oculus Rift itself. Iribe spoke withOXM during the Develop conference, explaining that while the company is currently …

Microsoft has announced a major restructure of its business that sees Julie Larson-Green head up Xbox hardware and studios. The chaneges have abandoned the company’s divisional structure, which means an end to the ‘Entertainment and devices’ division, and will instead focus on ‘functions’ such as engineering, marketing, finance, research and …

Being journalists in the games industry, it’s fairly easy for us to argue that we should have consoles in the office. It doesn’t work but it’s easy to argue. However, there are those in non-games related jobs who might want a next-generation console in the office for those cheeky lunchtime …