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Microsoft is currently gearing up to unveil Project Scorpio at E3 this year but thanks to some leaks, we have a bit of an idea of what to expect beforehand. Earlier this year we got some additional details on the hardware capabilities of the console but this week, some sources …

It looks like indie developers may soon have free reign on Xbox Live and Windows 10 as yesterday at GDC, Microsoft announces the new Xbox Live Creators Program. This new program targets indie developers and gives them the tools to “rapidly publish Xbox Live enabled games on Xbox One and …

After the cancellation of upcoming games like Scalebound and Fable Legends, the Xbox library is starting to look a bit thin. However, Microsoft will be looking to turn that around at E3 this year. Today Microsoft officially announced and dated its 2017 E3 press conference, teasing a proper Scorpio console …

It has been quite some time since we first heard about Microsoft's upcoming Project Scorpio and while we have heard plenty of PR reps talk up the console, we haven't seen much in the form of hard facts. Fortunately, it looks like that is starting to change as the first …

Late last night we learned that Platinum Games and Microsoft had gone their separate ways, cancelling the upcoming Xbox/Windows 10 exclusive game Scalebound, despite it being in active development for several years and due to release in 2017. Microsoft has confirmed that the game is cancelled and now it looks …

Project Scorpio is on the way and while Microsoft has made promises of ‘no gamer being left behind', plenty of people still have concerns over exclusive games depending on which Xbox you own. Today, Xbox's Aaron Greenberg settled the issue, stating that all non-VR titles will play on Scorpio as …

While 2015 was Microsoft’s ‘best lineup in Xbox history’, this year, it doesn’t look like the company has much left to show off beyond what we saw at E3 this year. As a result, Microsoft won’t be holding its own press conference at Gamescom 2016. This news was shared by …

Microsoft is finally committing to bringing all of its future first-party Xbox exclusives to Windows and while for now building up the Windows 10 store is taking priority, the company will eventually ship games on Steam again, according to Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox. During an interview with Giant …

While Quantum Break was a decent enough Sci-Fi shooter on the Xbox One, the game's PC version was definitely not up to par. However, Remedy is hoping to fix some of the most pressing issues with the PC version of the game later this week with a new patch and …

Right now, AMD hardware can be found in the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. However, the company could see more than $1.5 billion in revenue over the next few years thanks to “three design wins” from the company's console-focussed chip making business, coinciding with rumours that Nintendo, Sony and …

Gears of War is returning this year and while the last few games in the series have centred around Marcus Fenix in humanity's effort to put a stop to the locust threat, we will be getting to know some new characters this time around. Gears of War 4 is coming …

While Bungie originally intended for Halo to be a PC game, ever since Halo 3 the series main games have been exclusive to Xbox and despite rumours suggesting that we might get the Master Chief Collection or Halo 5, it now looks unlikely. However, the future of Halo on the …

Back when Overwatch was first announced, we were all greeted with an animated trailer so good that you might even think that Pixar was behind it. Since then, Blizzard has expanded its plans a bit and is going to be rolling out a series of Overwatch animated shorts this year, …

One of Microsoft's most heavily promoted exclusives for the Xbox One, Quantum Break, is launching next month and over the weekend some interesting news hit the internet. It turns out that the game runs at 720p on the Xbox One, this was confirmed in a test by Digital Foundry as …

PC gamers have been getting used to digital-only gaming for years now and console gamers are adopting it pretty fast with this current generation of consoles. However, one of the big downsides to owning a game digitally is not being able to sell it on when you're finished, so over …

Microsoft is making some big changes to its studios based in the UK and Denmark this week. The company just announced today that firstly, Lionhead Studios will be ceasing production on Fable Legends and the studio will likely shut down following on from that. Secondly, a studio in Denmark will …

Alan Wake developed something of a cult following after its release several years ago. Since then, Remedy Studios has toyed with the idea of a sequel but for now, it is focussed on Quantum Break, its new Sci-Fi action game which hits the Xbox One and PC in April. However, …

It seems everyone hates exclusivity, unless they're the ones to benefit from it. PC gamers like it when there aren't console ports of their games and it seems console gamers are just the same, as a number of Xbox One players have lashed out at Xbox head Phil Spencer after …

Microsoft is once again rumoured to be considering a low-cost version of its Xbox console. Rather than playing games, this console would be more of a ‘set-top box', which would be used primarily for streaming apps in order to take on the Apple TV. This isn't the first time that this …

Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Elite controller finally has a release date. The new peripheral, which was announced back at E3 and is touted as one of the most customizable controllers currently available, was announced back at E3 and was previously scheduled to launch in September, though that has now been pushed …

The Xbox One is set to get some huge updates in November. Not only is backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games coming to the console, but the entire user interface is getting an overhaul, with a brand new dashboard, powered by Windows 10. Microsoft has been showing it off for …

Back in the Xbox 360 days, Microsoft launched Xbox Live Indie Games to allow developers to self publish their titles. However, with that console on its way out, so are some of its dedicated Xbox Live programs. Microsoft has announced today that the Xbox Live Indie Games program is no …

Windows 10 is out, bringing with it a brand new Xbox app with Xbox to PC streaming functionality built in. In all, the program works well, though performance will vary from connection to connection. However, recently some savvy Redditors have discovered a hidden higher quality option for streaming. The difference …

Last week, it was discovered that Microsoft's £130 Xbox Elite controller for the PC and Xbox One was selling for half price on Amazon, cutting the price down to around £70 in total. As you would imagine, those pre-orders sold out pretty quick and given Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, it …

Microsoft's last attempt to support PC gaming brought forth Games for Windows Live, a service that was not well received amongst PC gamers. Since then, new people have taken over at Microsoft's gaming division and the company has a new outlook, deeming Games for Windows Live ‘the wrong approach'. Going …

Despite of growing popularity of mobile platforms, games for smartphones and tablets as well as the rise of PC, video game consoles are selling really well. In fact, the latest systems from Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. have so far been more successful than their predecessors. Microsoft is shy to …

Shipments of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox game consoles were up 30 per cent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of the company’s fiscal 2015 (calendar Q2 2015) thanks lower price of hardware and improved availability of games for new-generation systems. This helped to increase Xbox hardware revenue to $1.045 billion. But does …

It is not a secret that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console will get its own version of Windows 10 operating system, but it is not completely clear what that OS will support and what it will not. Apparently, according to the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, the upcoming OS …

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console have been criticized for relatively low performance compared to Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 for a number of times. Late last year Microsoft enabled some additional computing horsepower in its system, but game developers yet have to take advantage of that. At least one software …

The Xbox 360 enjoyed a long and successful life cycle since its launch back in 2005. However, many of you will remember that things almost went south for Microsoft back then thanks to overheating issues, which resulted in the commonly known ‘red ring of death' scenario. Obviously Microsoft had a big …