Xbox’s Major Nelson has just shared details on the Xbox One update arriving this June. The update is set to bring external hard drive support, allow users to display their actual names to their friends, and lastly, Microsoft are including auto-sign in function as well. There is no specific date mentioned, but with changes already […]
Microsoft removing gold requirement on apps and bringing games with gold to the Xbox One
Microsoft today announced that apps like Netflix, Sky Go, and YouTube will no longer require users to have an active Xbox Live gold subscription. This should please a lot of Xbox owners as it allows them to use their Xbox for more than just gaming. Microsoft also finally announced games with gold for the Xbox One, which launches […]
Microsoft releasing Xbox One without Kinect this June for €399
Microsoft are kicking of some announcements before E3 starts, and possibly the biggest that would have come is a Kinect-less Xbox One. That’s right folks. Microsoft are set to release an Xbox One bundle on June 9th without Kinect included, making the bundled product no longer mandatory. The benefit of removing Kinect will drop the price of […]
Microsoft appoints Phil Spencer as new head of Xbox
Microsoft have just announced that Phil Spencer will take over as head of Xbox, after Marc Whitten departed to join Sonos. Spencer was the lead for Microsoft Studio and in charge of the gaming brought to the Xbox Platform. Microsoft is now combing the Xbox and Xbox Live teams with the Microsoft Studio team. This […]
Microsoft release details on DirectX 12 for PC, Xbox One and Mobile
Microsoft announced that they would be sharing details on DirectX 12 at GDC and they have done just that. DirectX 12 will be pushed across all of Microsoft’s platforms which include the PC, Window Phone, and the Xbox One. The aim of DirectX 12 is to give developers better control and further access to the […]
Titanfall release for Xbox 360 pushed to April 8th in US and April 11th in Europe
EA have just announced that Titanfall for the Xbox 360 is getting yet another delay, pushing the release window from March to April. The new launch date for the game is set for April 8th in the US and April 11th in Europe. EA have detailed the delay as giving the developers Bluepoint more time […]
Microsoft’s Xbox Marc Whitten has left for a position in Sonos
Chief Product officer of Xbox Marc Whitten has announced he has left Microsoft to become Chief Product Officer of Sonos. Whitten has worked at Microsoft for 14 years, joining the Xbox Team in 2000 has obviously been a big part of the Xbox franchise since then and has been behind all three consoles and Xbox […]
Xbox One March update goes live, brings new features and party chat fixes
Microsoft have just pushed the latest update to the Xbox One. The same update has been under preview for random users on Xbox One that were invited nearly two weeks ago. The March update doesn’t make too many changes to the UI of the Xbox One, but rather adds features and changes how certain tasks […]
Batman: Arkham Knight announced for Xbox One, PS4 and PC
The latest Batman game has just been announced and the next cape crusader game will be Batman: Arkham Knight and arrives on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC sometime in 2014. The only other information that has been shared about the game is in fact the announcement trailer which we have included below, along with […]
Microsoft launch Project Spark Beta on Xbox One
Project Spark Beta on Windows 8.1 has been underway for awhile now, but Microsoft have just announced that the beta for Xbox One starts today. Using Kinect, Project Spark is a game design tool that allows pretty much anyone to create their own game with relative ease compared to other ways of creating games. The […]