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Gamertags associated with long-forgotten Xbox Live accounts will be offered for sale tomorrow. One million of them, which have been sourced from original Xbox accounts that never migrated over to the Xbox 360, will on May 18th be available to those who have had an active Xbox Live subscription for …
Read More »It’s all over for Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …
Read More »Microsoft’s Project Spark to be discontinued in August
Dissolution of team behind Xbox One and PC creation tool following end of active development last year cited as cause for cancellation
Read More »There’s a new Xbox One Kinect game on the way
Xbox One owners who still enjoy the use of Kinect will soon have a new game with which to flex their device. Virtual Air Guitar Company, which previously made Kung-Fu High Impact for Xbox 360, has announced Kung-Fu for Kinect, which will be released next month. The title encourages daily …
Read More »Keywords now a Microsoft-authorized Xbox tester
A Keywords article that’s NOT about an acquisition? What’s going on?
Read More »Minecraft: Xbox One Edition has a new retail bundle on the way
A newer version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition is on the way to retail. Costing 19.99 and due out on June 21st, the Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Favourites Pack includes the base game, two Battle and Beasts skin packs, the Natural, City and Fantasy texture packs and the Festive and …
Read More »Dark Souls studio From Software is working on a new IP for PlayStation VR
PS4, Xbox One and PC title will be a “step in a new direction”, according to president Hidetaka Miyazaki
Read More »And so our story ends: Lionhead has officially closed
Fable makers Lionhead has officially closed. In March, Microsoft announced it would cancel Fable Legends and that it was in consultation with the Guildford studio over whether to close it or not. The consultation has ended and Lionhead will officially close. Microsoft said: "We have reached the decision to close …
Read More »More claims that Microsoft will announce a new Xbox at E3
It’s looking more certain than ever that a new Xbox will be revealed at E3 in June. Established Microsoft source Paul Thurrot has now thrown his hat into the ring by stating that Microsoft will reveal some sort of new hardware at the show. The question, however, is whether the …
Read More »Xbox One unit sales are up as Xbox Live usage climbs
Microsoft is pretty coy about the sales performance of the Xbox One nowadays, but it looks as if the console has grown sales year-on-year. Xbox One hardware unit sales were up year-on-year for the nine months ending March 31st 2016, although hardware revenues were down 26 per cent – a …
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