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Halo 5: Guardians won’t suffer the same troubled launch as its predecessor, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. That’s the pledge from Kevin Franklin, design director for the game at 343 Industries, who told MCV the studio had learnt from its mistakes releasing the Halo compilation. The Master Chief Collection was …
Read More »Is Quantum Break the most ambitious game in Xbox history?
Alan Wake was such a frustrating game. Not in how it played, but rather in how it sold. Its Twin Peaks-inspired setting, silly dialogue, and compelling, episodic narrative made it a hit with critics. But although it was no commercial failure – over 3m copies were eventually sold – it …
Read More »Original Xbox could be added to Xbox One backwards compatibility
Xbox 360 titles may not be the end of Microsoft’s backwards compatibility ambitions for Xbox One. Having recently added support for select Xbox 360 titles to Xbox One (via digital downloads), Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now said that support for the original Xbox is something he has been actively …
Read More »Xbox wins Cologne, but wants more of Europe
Microsoft won’t use the word ‘relaunch’ but that’s essentially what it has done with Xbox One. It has already cut the price, redesigned the controller and, come November, it will have introduced a new user interface and backwards compatibility, too. Outside of its casing, the Xbox One that gamers will …
Read More »EA ‘investigating’ adding Xbox 360 games to EA Access catalogue
Backwards-compatible Xbox 360 titles could be added to EA Access in the future, the publisher has said. The paid subscription service currently offers a selection of Xbox One titles each month. Among this month’s selection is Dragon Age: Inquisition, leading one Twitter user to ask whether the offering could be …
Read More »Dovetail Games announces Xbox partnership
Train Simulator firm Dovetail Games has announced a deal with Microsoft to bring some of its future games to Xbox One and Windows 10. The UK developer plans to bring its new Train Simulator title, Dovetail Games Fishing and Dovetail Games Flight Simulator to Microsoft’s platforms as a part of …
Read More »Xbox: We have a killer game for every region in Europe
Xbox boasts that it has a game to suit every European territory. EMEA boss Neil Thompson stopped short of saying the company could take the No.1 position from PlayStation, which is currently dominating sales across the territory. But he did tell MCV @ Gamescom that the line-up for Christmas 2015 …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Rise of the Tomb Raider dated for November
Tomb Raider sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming to Xbox One this mid-November. The game, which will be exclusive to Microsoft’s console for a year before its release on PS4, is due out on November 13th. That’s three days after Fallout 4 and five days before Star Wars …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Xbox investing $1m into eSports in biggest-ever drive
Xbox is finally making a serious move into the eSports sector, it seems. The platform holder has announced the first-ever Halo World Championships, which will be backed by its biggest-ever investment in the pro-gaming space. This will consist of a one million dollar prize pool for the tournament, which will …
Read More »GAMESCOM: Homefront: The Revolution resurfaces, Xbox One beta out later this year
Homefront: The Revolution is still alive and kicking, and looks to be set for release next year. The game disappeared for quite some time after its initial reveal, leading to questions over its current state of development – and whether it would even see a release. However, Microsoft’s Gamescom conference …
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