Xbox News, Xbox Features

But could Rash, Pimple, and Zitz now be coming to Xbox One?

After news broke that Rare may be bringing one of their many beloved franchises to this year’s E3, we decided to dig a little further to see if we could find any hints as to what they could be working on – besides the rumored Killer Instinct. While we didn’t happen to score anything...

A Rare return to form?

Way back in 2002, Microsoft acquired developer Rare from Nintendo and brought beloved series such as Conker, Perfect Dark, and Banjo-Kazooie to the Xbox and Xbox 360. Since then, they've mostly been developing Kinect-based titles and neglecting all of that juicy IP that fans have been clamoring for. Well, it looks as if the...

HD video calling from the comfort of your couch

During the unveiling ceremony for the Xbox One, Yusuf Mehdi today announced that Skype would be making its way to Microsoft’s upcoming home console. Much like the way fantasy-sports stats can be accessed in a sidebar without interrupting your current media – this was referred to as “snap mode”...

A Destiny we all saw coming

Following the Xbox One reveal event, Bungie - the original developers of the Halo series - confirmed via their official website that the upcoming sci-fi epic, Destiny, will not only ship on Playstation 4, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 but it will also be coming to the recently announced Xbox One. This news shouldn't...

Steven Spielberg is involved

It seems as if Forward Unto Dawn was 343 Industries way of testing the waters of episodic storytelling before barreling headfirst into a massively ambitious new project. During today's Xbox One reveal event, Bonnie Ross – Head of 343 Industries – announced that a live-action Halo television series is being developed...

Slam dunk!

Today the sports-obsessed have good reason to rejoice as Yusuf Mehdi announced during the Xbox One Reveal that ESPN will allow access to fantasy-sports alerts, league standings, and other related stats during live broadcasts of their events. A brief glimpse of this functionality showcased a sidebar on the right side of the screen that can...

Pre-E3, as usual.

Put it in the books, for Microsoft's E3 conference - where they've promised us a shedload of games - will take place on June 10th, the day before E3's doors officially open. Neowin reports that the company have booked the Galen Center in Los Angeles once again for the show, and after all the excitement of their next-generation...

Pulp leads the way for Microsoft's media strategy...

Xbox is following in the footsteps of Netflix by distributing exclusive content over Xbox Live. British independent film, Pulp, will make its debut on Microsoft’s platform, with a Microsoft spokesperson informing the BBC that the company plans to secure more deals of this nature in the future...

Four Halo classics receive price cuts...

Microsoft has slashed the prices of four Halo titles as part of their Ultimate Xbox Live Sale which encompasses over 60 titles. If you're yet to indulge in the critically acclaimed 343 Industries debut, Halo 4, then the £24.99 price should prove irresistable (compared to the usual RRP of £49.99). Also...

$4.24bn for the past quarter

Strong sales of the Xbox 360 helped Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division to record quarterly sales of $4.24 billion over the past quarter. The division made a profit of $530m, a drop of 28% over the previous year. Xbox shipments rose to 8.2m, up from 6.3m in the previous year. To date, Microsoft has sold 66m...

Will they come west?

Microsoft continues to tinker with its Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles, with Japan set to receive a new line-up next month. From 13th October Microsoft will offer two new packages in the country. A 4GB console and Kinect Value Pack for ¥29,800 ($388 / £247 / €285) or 250GB console and the same Value Pack for ¥39,800 ($519 /...

"Xbox, party time!"

A big focus of Microsoft's E3 2011 press conference was a huge increase in voice commands for Xbox 360, particularly with the Bing slogan "you say it, Xbox finds it". Part of that new service is Xbox Music, launching this Fall. Xbox Music will offer 11 million songs and use Kinect's voice commands to let you search the...

Gaze into the crystal ball

Recent rumours suggested we'd see a new Xbox console at E3 next month, but these were quickly squashed and thrown away. But next year? That's much more likely, according to M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon. The brilliantly named analyst believes the new machine could be shown off at next year's E3 if Xbox 360 sales begin...

Can you out dance Kylie?

It's a match made in heaven: Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue and flagship Kinect title Dance Central working together to publicise Kylie's upcoming Aphrodite: Les Folies tour. The campaign will hinge on a central question: "can you out dance Kylie?", with Kinect pods set up at venues to see how gamers get on...