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 […]
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare announced, arrives November 4th 2014
No doubt everyone has heard of the Call of Duty franchise, considering it’s one of, if not the biggest in gaming history. The franchise now being a three developer lead game brings Sledgehammer into the light to release their first full game. Sledgehammer games joined Infinity ward a few years ago to help develop parts […]
Skype Group video calling now available for everyone for free
Skype group video calling before now required a premium subscription and that includes sharing your desktop while video calling someone, but Microsoft today are doing away with the need of a paid subscription. Making group video calling feature for all users on PC, Mac, and Xbox One Apps completely free. The free service will […]
Nokia’s devices and services business now officially apart of Microsoft
The deal that was announced last year is finally complete, with Microsoft taking ownership of Nokia’s devices and service business. Microsoft will push their own new devices under the brand ‘Microsoft Mobile’ with the company also said to continuing to support other series of devices including the Nokia Asha, Lumia and more. “Today we […]
Microsoft announce Windows Phone 8.1, brings Cortana voice assistant and more
Microsoft kicked off their BUILD conference of 2014 with announcing Windows Phone 8.1. The update will bring a lot of new feature including Cortana, which is Microsoft’s own voice assistant. Named after the popular AI in Halo, Cortana is power by Bing and works much the same way both Siri, Google Now and S-Voice do, […]
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 share details on Kinect for Windows V2
Microsoft have released some details including an image of the new Kinect for Window, the same one that Xbox One owners get. The new Kinect only has minor changes which include the removal of the Xbox One Logo and the addition of a power adapter/USB 3.0 hub to connect it to your computer. Everything […]
New Watch Dogs trailer released, detailing NPC’s and more
Ubisoft have just released a new Watch Dogs trailer as the gear up for the official release on May 27th, which as most people know is over 6 months later than the original release date back in November. The new trailer dubbed Welcome to Chicago details more about the included NPC’s, hacks, and more about […]
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 […]