Xbox 20/20 has continued this month, although it has been a bit easier to miss. Rather than a big video presentation, this month Microsoft has been publishing deep-dive editorials explaining various platform features and initiatives for Xbox Series X. Last week, we learned more about Smart Delivery and today, Microsoft …
Read More »The Messenger comes to Game Pass – as many more titles leave
One of the issues with subscription services is that subscribers never truly own the games – they merely own a licence to play the games for a limited time. Because of that, games often come and go from these services. Microsoft has now announced which games are coming soon to …
Read More »Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming
Despite years of heavy investment and even bringing in some huge streamers on multi-million dollar contracts, Microsoft's streaming platform, Mixer, has been unable to catch up and compete with the bigger sites like Twitch, YouTube and even Facebook gaming. Now, Mixer will be shutting down, with the service set to …
Read More »Microsoft Edge to reduce memory usage ‘by up to 27%’ with next major update
High memory usage is an issue that web browsers have been trying to tackle for a long time now. Google and Mozilla have made well publicised efforts to reduce memory usage for their respective browsers and with the next Windows 10 update, some significant improvements to memory usage in Edge …
Read More »Xbox Series X dashboard will be the same as the Xbox One
Traditionally, when a new console is released, it arrives with an entirely new and updated user interface. Just as the hardware is changed and improved, so too is the software. It would appear however that the Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen console will share the same dashboard as that …
Read More »Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will be developed using Unreal Engine 5
Recently, Microsoft put out a blog post titled “Everything You Need to Know about Xbox Series X and The Future of Xbox… So Far”. In it, they reiterated many of the details which have been covered already. That being said, there was at least one nugget of new information, and …
Read More »Bang & Olufsen and Xbox partner up for ‘high-end’ gaming audio
While Sony is teasing its own high-end sound tech for the PS5, Microsoft is apparently looking into pushing gaming into the high-end headphone market. This week, Danish audio company, Bang & Olufsen, announced a new partnership with Xbox to ‘deliver high-end audio' for gaming. Not much is known about this …
Read More »343 Industries hiring for ‘a new project in the Halo universe’
Barring any unforeseen delays, Halo Infinite will be out within the next six months across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC. As the final development push on Infinite continues, it looks like Microsoft is also preparing for a new Halo game. The Microsoft careers website was updated this week, …
Read More »EA’s Madden NFL 21 free next-gen console upgrade scheme has been extended
Last month during Inside Xbox, EA announced that it would be supporting free next-gen upgrades for some upcoming games shipping on current-generation consoles and the upcoming Xbox Series X/PS5. It didn't take long for players to notice the catch involved though, as there was just a small window to upgrade. …
Read More »xCloud and Game Pass may be coming to Samsung TVs
Back in February, Samsung and Microsoft announced a partnership which would see the console manufacturer’s streaming services come to Samsung devices. At the time, the announcement focused on Samsung’s smartphones, however an update to Samsung’s website suggests that the services could be coming to its line-up of smart televisions. First …
Read More »Halo 3 PC public testing begins this month with campaign, multiplayer and forge modes
Just last week, 343 Industries began teasing that Halo 3 for PC would begin public testing at some point in June. Now, the latest Master Chief Collection development update confirms this, telling us to expect testing to begin soon and giving us an idea of what content will be included. …
Read More »HP Reverb G2 officially announced, takes inspiration from Valve Index
After briefly teasing its next-gen headset back in March, today HP has officially unveiled the Reverb G2 VR headset, designed with input from the folks at Valve and Microsoft.
Read More »Microsoft announces Xbox Series X backwards compatibility improvements
We already knew that Microsoft was committed to maintaining backwards compatibility on next-gen console hardware, but the number of improvements in place run deeper than that. Today, Microsoft released some more details on the tech behind backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X, including the ability to improve frame rates and …
Read More »Phantasy Star Online 2 launch marred by Windows 10 Store issues
Fans of Phantasy Star Online have been waiting close to a decade for PSO2 to arrive in the West. That wait is finally over, with the game coming to Xbox One and Windows 10, but the transition has not been without issues, mostly due to Microsoft's iffy Windows Store. The …
Read More »Xbox Games with Gold for June revealed
Each month without fail, Xbox Live Gold members are offered a number of free titles to download. The console manufacturer has now announced which games subscribers can look forward to over the course of the month of June. The offerings include the 2D action-adventure game, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, …
Read More »Original Xbox source code and development kit reportedly leaks
While there have been some solid efforts to build an original Xbox emulator over the years, developers behind these projects have often struggled to rebuild the kernel and custom operating system for the console. That could begin to change though, as the Xbox source code has leaked online. The leak …
Read More »Alan Wake and Minecraft Dungeons bolster Game Pass library this month
As part of the game's 10th anniversary celebration, Alan Wake is officially joining Xbox Game Pass for PC and console this week, bringing the cult classic back to the forefront. Alan Wake joining the library is just one part of a pretty big month for Game Pass, as Cities: Skylines …
Read More »Sea of Thieves comes to Steam in June
Over the last year, Microsoft has been making an effort to bring more of its games to Steam, leaving behind the Windows Store exclusive strategy. While games like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Gears 5 were quick to make it over, others have taken a bit longer. Recently, State …
Read More »Brad Smith admits that Microsoft was wrong about open source
Brad Smith, Microsoft President, recently stated at a MIT event that “Microsoft was on the wrong side of history when open source exploded at the beginning of the century”. This marks a shift in the company's stance towards open source. Microsoft hasn't been known to be a great endorser of open source. …
Read More »Footage of Gears of War 3 running on a PlayStation 3 has surfaced
It can be easy to forget that Microsoft didn't always own the Gears of War IP, but we have been reminded of that fact this week thanks to leaked footage of Gears of War 3 running on a PlayStation 3. The footage was posted online this week, showing off a …
Read More »Minecraft has officially sold 200 million copies
For a while now, it was well known that Minecraft was one of the best selling games of all time. The open sandbox creation game surpassed 100 million copies sold back in 2016. Despite releasing all the way back in 2009, the game continues to sell incredibly well each month. …
Read More »Mojang rebranded as Mojang Studios; featuring new logo
Minecraft, the best selling video game of all time, recently celebrated its 11th birthday. As part of the celebration, the game’s developers – Mojang – announced that the studio would be going through a slight rebranding. From now on, Mojang will be known as Mojang Studios, and the company logo which …
Read More »We’ll be seeing Halo Infinite in action soon
Microsoft teased Halo Infinite two years ago now and while we've seen a small clip of the game in action, we have yet to see substantial gameplay, or learn much about what to expect from the campaign or multiplayer. That should be changing very soon, as Halo Infinite is confirmed …
Read More »Games planned for 2021 are more likely to be impacted by COVID-19 delays
There has already been a few game delays this year due to the coronavirus situation, some of which we don't yet know about. According to Xbox head, Phil Spencer, there is still more to come, as next year's titles are more likely to be impacted than what was scheduled for …
Read More »Halo 2: Anniversary is now available on PC
Microsoft is continuing to make swift progress with bringing Halo: The Master Chief Collection to PC. Halo: Reach arrived in December 2019, followed by Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary in March and now, Halo 2: Anniversary has joined the list. Halo 2: Anniversary officially became available on PC today, across the …
Read More »Microsoft expands the Surface line with new devices
Microsoft has announced a new set of Surface devices. These new portable electronics include the Surface Go 2 tablet, the Surface Book 3 detachable laptop, the Surface Earbuds, and the Surface Headphones 2. Starting with the new Surface Book 3, Microsoft claims this offers “the power of a desktop, the …
Read More »Xbox Series X gameplay shown for the first time
Today, Microsoft officially revealed first-look gameplay for a bunch of games coming to the Xbox Series X console. The episode of Inside Xbox began with the announcement that first-party games will be showcased in July, leaving today's show to focus entirely on third-party developers. You can find each trailer shown …
Read More »Microsoft announces what’s coming and leaving Xbox Game Pass in May
May was already going to be a big month for Xbox Game Pass thanks to the addition of Red Dead Redemption 2. However, Microsoft has plenty more games coming to the library this month too, for both console and PC. This month, Xbox Game Pass for console will be gaining …
Read More »Microsoft teases potential next-gen Xbox boot-up sequence
Though there is still much to know about the next generation of consoles, Microsoft has certainly begun to spin the wheels on its marketing for the Xbox Series X. Alongside the announcement of its 20/20 initiative, which will see new information revealed every month, the console manufacturer uploaded a short …
Read More »Microsoft will be holding Xbox announcements every month for the rest of 2020
From now until the end of the year, Microsoft is running the Xbox 20/20 initiative, a transparent series of monthly updates on the status of upcoming games, next-gen announcements and updates for Game Pass, xCloud and more. Starting with this week’s episode of Inside Xbox, we’ll be getting regular updates …
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