Tag: Xbox One
Halo 5: Guardians coming in 2015
Master Chief will return to the battlefield next year. Microsoft and game developer 343 have announced the next instalment in the Halo universe – Halo 5: Guardians, due out in the autumn of 2015. Announcing the sequel, 343 general manager…
Xbox head of marketing turns turd polishing into an art form
Top marks to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. In an interview with Forbes magazine, he came up with an interesting way to explain the Xbox One's lagging sales behind the PS4. Here's what he said, when asked…
Kinect-less Xbox One: Different menus, more processing power?
Following last night's big news that Microsoft are ditching the requirements for the Kinect 2 camera to be sold with every Xbox One, the implications of what this could mean are only just becoming clear. Not only has it killed…
Are Microsoft bullying indie developers?
Worrying news from behind the bike sheds at Microsoft HQ as word is getting round that Microsoft might be beating up the smaller kids and threatening them not to go tell Sony. According to Official Xbox Magazine, Microsoft are insisting…
Here's two Xbox One things that Microsoft would rather you didn't know
Two pieces of interesting news this morning about the Xbox One: apparently the BBC are really struggling to make the iPlayer work on the system… and did you know Microsoft are paying YouTubers for positive mentions of their new hardware?…
Is this the best Xbox One troll ever?
The Xbox One's voice commands have the potential to create some exciting new gaming experience. Perhaps you could shout tactics at your players on the pitch, or issue commands to your soldiers on the battlefield… or you could simply troll…
State of the race: PS4 takes sizeable lead ahead of Xbox One in 2013 sales
As we enter the new year, reports suggest that the PS4 has taken a commanding lead in UK sales. According to a report by MCV, last year (that's what it is now), the PS4 sold 530,000 units – compared to…
Xbox One in Numbers: The story so far
Microsoft have just sent out a bunch of interesting numbers on the Xbox One so far – apparently they've sold 2 million worldwide so far (compared to 2.1 million PS4s) – but this only scratches the surface. Read on to…
Microsoft hike the price of Xbox One exclusives in the UK
Bad luck if you want to buy a digital download copy of Ryse, Dead Rising 3 or Forza 5 on your new Xbox One – Microsoft have just slapped an extra fiver on the price of the games when bought…
5 questions that can help you choose between Xbox One and PS4
The XBox One is now on in the shops (or at least, should be – it's selling fast so shelves may be empty!) – and the PS4 will be joining it at the end of the week. So now gamers…
