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Slowly, painfully, we are edging toward knowing the full details of Rise of Tomb Raider’s Xbox exclusivity deal. It was ascertained just a few moments ago that the game WILL be released for Xbox One AND Xbox 360. Now we know for sure what we all suspected – that the …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider coming to Xbox One AND Xbox 360
Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released not only on Xbox One but also on Xbox 360. The confirmation comes from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who confirmed the formats to Eurogamer. Why Spencer couldn’t confirm the news on stage yesterday, or in subsequent interviews, remains unclear. And …
Read More »VIDEOS: There’s more to Far Cry 4 than just Kyrat
A pair of videos looking at Far Cry 4 reveal some surprising additions to Ubisoft’s shooter. Tapping into not only the genre-bending Far Cry: Blood Dragon and also the AR mini-games from Watch Dogs, Far Cry 4 will offer a number of surreal challenges based in mythical Himalayan utopia Shangri-La. …
Read More »Killer Instinct: Season 2 arrives on Xbox One in October
The second season of Killer Instinct will begin in October, developer Iron Galaxy has revealed. The initial release will include two new fighters – TJ Combo and Maya – along with some interface changes to the game. Six additional fighters will arrive after that, with one arriving each month. KI: …
Read More »Xbox boss: Tomb Raider exclusivity a ‘win-win’, although details remain unclear
Phil Spencer has said that the deal to make Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox exclusive is really a win-win”. The Crystal Dynamics title was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press briefing earlier today. "We’ve found in certain instances that if we can partner with …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Expanded video streaming functionality confirmed for Xbox One
DLNA network video streaming, including support for formats such as .mkv, will begin rolling out to Xbox One next month. A new app will enable streaming from USB and, at an unspecified later date, networked media server devices. More or less every video format available will be supported. There are …
Read More »MICROSOFT: The Halo Channel coming to Xbox One
Platform holder Microsoft may have scrapped the majority of its original programming plans, but there’s no stopping the Chief. The company has just announced what is calling The Halo Channel at Gamescom. It will provide access to an interactive range of programming and original content through their console. It will …
Read More »European devs making 50% of Microsoft’s Xbox One games
Phil Harrison says as many titles are in development on the continent as in the US
Read More »Crystal Dynamics explains Xbox One exclusivity for Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider won’t be available on either PS4 or PC, following Microsoft’s deal to sign the game exclusively for Xbox One. Amidst what is proving to be a hostile reaction of the Crystal Dynamics forums, head of studio Darrell Gallagher has explained what he presents as the …
Read More »Frontier’s next franchise exclusive to Xbox One
Physics-based rollercoaster title ScreamRide debuts at Gamescom press briefing
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