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The long-awaited arrival of the Master Chief on Xbox One has helped the console achieve a rare monthly win in the US. November has become the second month of 2015 (the other being April) that Xbox One has outsold PS4 in the region. It did so thanks to an 81 …
Read More »Microsoft explains Xbox One backwards compatibility for 360 DLC
DLC for backwardly compatible Xbox 360 games will work on Xbox One, but a tiny hoop must be jumped through. Xbox One’s new backwards compatibility, which will be added to consoles that have upgraded to the New Experience UI tonight, is feature rich and technically impressive. However, the one thing …
Read More »Kinect gestures dropped from new Xbox One Experience update
Microsoft has confirmed that it has cut the ability for users to control their Xbox Ones via gestures in its New Xbox One Experience update for the console. When we looked at the New Xbox One Experience we wanted to prioritize features that customers were asking for, plus areas of …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 launches in February
EA and Popcap’s surprise hit Plants vs Zombies shooter spinoff Garden Warfare will receive a sequel release in early 2016. PvZ Garden Warfare 2 will feature the 24-player Herbal Assault mode, 4 player co-op Graveyard Ops mode, a dozen new multiplayer maps, six new character classes, and over 100 unique …
Read More »104 backwards-compatible games named for Xbox One
Microsoft has named the 104 Xbox 360 games that will be available via Xbox One’s backwards compatibility patch later this week. Missing from the list are the likes of Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and assorted Call of Duties, all of which have …
Read More »VIDEO: Bioware teases Mass Effect Andromeda
Bioware has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. In celebration of N7 Day (November 7th), the studio uploaded a new video for the next game in it and EA’s popular multi-platform franchise. The Andromeda tease doesn’t contain any gameplay footage, but rather a passing of …
Read More »DayZ console prototype delayed until next year
The long wait for the arrival of DayZ on consoles just got a bit longer. "Alright everyone, let’s make this news stand out a bit: DayZ won’t hit the Xbox Game Preview program this year,” developer Bohemia has now said.The main focus of the DayZ team is the PC version, …
Read More »Telltale publishing The Jackbox Party Pack retail release on PlayStation, Xbox
Telltale’s new publishing arm is bringing The Jackbox Party Pack to retail for PlayStation and Xbox platforms this week. The studio known for developing The Walking Dead and Minecraft: Story Mode has partnered with Jackbox Games to bring its popular multiplayer party game to shelves in North America and Europe …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One account for two thirds of physical games market
Sales of brand new PS3 and Xbox 360 games have dropped year-on-year as the latest generation of consoles see a greater number of exclusive releases. PS4 and Xbox One comprised two thirds of the mint boxed games market for the 12 weeks ending September 27th, according to retail tracker Kantar …
Read More »Xbox One backwards compatibility launch list hits next week ahead of update
The full list of backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles for Xbox One is set to arrive next Monday. In a response to a question on Twitter, Microsoft’sPhil Spencer stated the backwards compatibility games list would be revealed in full on November 9th – three days ahead of the firmware update’s …
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