Microsoft and Discord have announced an exciting new feature for Xbox players – the ability to stream their Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One games directly to Discord. Continue reading “Xbox Insiders can now Stream Games to Discord”
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GTA+ subscription service launches on March 29
GTA+ is a new subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online that will only be available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. Rockstar Games recently released an official blog post announcing the new GTA+ subscription service and detailing the benefits that gamers will receive. Users of PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles can now sign up for a monthly service that gives them access to new content every month. Players must already own GTA V in order to sign up for the service. Continue reading “GTA+ subscription service launches on March 29”
Far Cry 6 play free all weekend begins, along with a Stranger Things crossover
The Far Cry 6 game has a free weekend on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation beginning Thursday, March 24, 2022. In addition to its free weekend, Ubisoft has announced that the Far Cry 6: Stranger Things crossover mission “The Vanishing” is now available for all players for free! Continue reading “Far Cry 6 play free all weekend begins, along with a Stranger Things crossover”
Microsoft Surface roadmap reveals refreshed Surface Pro, disc-less Xbox, foldable Andromeda and more for 2019
Microsoft watcher Brad Sams latest revelations suggest that 2019 is going to be a busy year for Microsoft as it lays out a potential roadmap of hardware releases for the company over the next couple of years. It includes refreshes and some new versions of products like Surface Pro, Xbox, and also an update to the mysterious “Andromeda.” Continue reading “Microsoft Surface roadmap reveals refreshed Surface Pro, disc-less Xbox, foldable Andromeda and more for 2019”
Xbox to get support for Keyboard and Mouse starting November 14th
Microsoft back in September announced that it would soon bring support for mouse and keyboard to Xbox One and it looks like it’s here. The company mentioned that it would launch on November 14th. Epic Games’ Fortnite will be the first title to offer the support along with Warframe. Continue reading “Xbox to get support for Keyboard and Mouse starting November 14th”
Microsoft Research prototypes Xbox controllers for phones and tablets
Thanks to ProjectxCloud, Microsoft is aiming to bring ‘console quality’ gaming to phones and tablet. Since the touch controls still pretty bad, the company might be planning on bringing physical controllers to mobile devices to offset this problem.
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Microsoft announces mouse and keyboard support to Xbox One; partners with Razer
Microsoft today announced that it is bringing support for mouse and keyboard on Xbox One for select Xbox Insiders in the coming weeks. With this new support, developers can include mouse and keyboard support in their games. The support is being added title-by-title basis. Continue reading “Microsoft announces mouse and keyboard support to Xbox One; partners with Razer”
PUBG for Xbox finally leaving preview program on Sep 4; PUBG-themed Xbox wireless controller announced
At the Gamescom 2018, Microsoft announced that popular ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG)’ game is now out of preview program and the full product release; 1.0 will be released on September 4th. The full PUBG 1.0 release will include the debut of the Sanhok map; inspired by the islands across Southeast Asia. Continue reading “PUBG for Xbox finally leaving preview program on Sep 4; PUBG-themed Xbox wireless controller announced”
Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players announced
Microsoft has announced new Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players. It was developed in partnership with organizations around the world, including The AbleGamers Charity, The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Craig Hospital, SpecialEffect, and Warfighter Engaged. Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players announced”
Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio
Microsoft has revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The next-generation ‘Project Scorpio’ is capable of playing games in native 4K resolution and aims to be the “most powerful console” available. Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs of the upcoming gaming console. Continue reading “Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio”
Xbox One now receiving Dolby Atmos support via an update
Microsoft has apparently started rolling out Dolby Atmos support to the Xbox One console via updates just as it promised during the month of October.
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Windows 10 update now rolling out for Xbox One
The day that many Xbox One users have been waiting for is finally here. Microsoft has now started rolling out Windows 10 for the console through a staged roll-out.
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Microsoft Xbox Music gets rebranded as Groove ahead of Windows 10 launch
Ahead of the much awaited launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has announced their intentions to rebrand Xbox Music. The service that isn’t really tied in to the Xbox gaming platform at all will now be known as Groove. Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox Music gets rebranded as Groove ahead of Windows 10 launch”
Phil Spencer will head Xbox, promises increased gaming focus on all Microsoft platforms
The Xbox division at Microsoft was caught in a flux after Don Mattrick, the previous head, left the company for Zynga. Julie-Larson Greene then took over along with other hardware divisions like Surface until she was reassigned to user experience recently. And then Marc Whitten, who was all set to become the head of Xbox, left the company for Sonos, so now, the baton has been passed on to the head of Microsoft Studios, Phil Spencer. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, announced this and other changes over a company-wide email, welcoming all the new heads into the senior leadership team. Phil Spencer will be leading the Xbox team responsible for Xbox – the console, Xbox Music & Video and Microsoft Studios.
Age of Empires to land on iOS and Android in 2013, more first party games later
In a landmark change to the mobile gaming scenario, Microsoft has decided to bring some of its hugely popular first party titles to iOS and Android beginning with the Age of Empires in 2013. This is facilitated thanks to a license agreement by Microsoft with Klab, a mobile game developer in Japan which plans to port Age of Empires within this year to iOS and Android.
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