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Read More »Forza developer Turn 10 explain how they helped development of the Xbox One X
Turn10 addresses Forza Motorsport 7 VIP feedback
The feautre, which was changed to a mod card system, was criticsed for not being as advertised
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Microsoft exclusivity deal may be extended
Reports from Bloomberg, picked up by IGN, suggest that the deal may extend by another six months, potentially delaying a PS4 release
Read More »Microsoft to close Groove music and move to Spotify
New partnership with Spotify signals the end for the music streaming service on Windows and Xbox, terminating at the end of the year
Read More »Xbox Live Indie Games shutdown delayed to October – Report
It looks like the Xbox 360 indie games programme won’t shut down today after all. The Xbox Live Indie Games store will remain online until October 7th, Eurogamer reports. ID@Xbox previously announced that the store would close today (September 29th) but it looks like it’s now been delayed. Eurogamer points …
Read More »Xbox boss Phil Spencer becomes executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft
The promotion for the head of Xbox and Microsoft Game Studios follows a corporate reorganisation
Read More »Nintendo’s US TV ad spend was higher than PlayStation and Xbox in August
Nintendo spent the most amount of money on US gaming industry TV ad spend in August, according to new figures from real-time TV ad measurement company iSpot.tv (via GamesBeat), spending an estimated $4.5m. The platform holder aired 14 adverts over 1,600 times, collecting around 230.6m impressions. The biggest ad was …
Read More »Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Indie Games store to close at the end of September
The service, which gave us many interesting titles, closes on September 29th but purchases can still be redownloaded in future
Read More »Samsung partners with Xbox One X for exclusive US marketing and retail deal
The US branch of Samsung is teaming up with Xbox for an exclusive marketing and retail partnership around the Xbox One X, the electronics manufacturer has announced. The deal will see Samsung’s flagship line of QLED TVs become the official 4K TV partner for the console, allowing gamers to experience …
Read More »Xbox at gamescom: Greenberg talks Xbox One X, PUBG exclusivity and togas
Microsoft is winding up for a huge Q4 in 2017. The platform hasn’t looked this energised in years, and seeing Aaron Greenberg in action at gamescom is the very embodiment of that new-found energy. Whether he’s taking selfies with superstars such as Steve Aoki, dressing in a toga for the …
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