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News Killer Instinct Is Now 'Fully Backwards Compatible' On Xbox Series X|S
But there are "no performance changes"
With the next-generation of Xbox on the horizon, a lot of games featuring Microsoft's IP will be receiving backwards compatibility updates. Earlier this week, for example, we heard how Halo: The Master Chief Collection would get a special upgrade enabling 120fps and 4K, and now a new update for Killer Instinct...
News Rare's Sea Of Thieves Fate Of The Damned Update Goes Live Next Week
Just in time for Halloween
It's nearly Halloween and you know what that means in Sea of Thieves, right? It's time for a spooky event! Well, not quite just yet, but very soon according to Rare. In a tweet over on the official Twitter account, it's been revealed the new update - Fate of the Damned - will set sail next week on 28th October. The...
News Gears Of War Creator Says He's Got Some Ideas For A 'Little' Game
"the success of Fall Guys and Among Us give me hope"
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has previously mentioned how he wouldn't mind returning to the video game industry. At the start of the year, he even offered to help Microsoft out with the sixth Gears game - explaining how he had some unfinished business. Now, in a recent Facebook post...
News Xbox ANZ Is Teasing Something Related To The Series X
Update: Tune in November 9th
Update (Wed 21st Oct, 2020 03:30 BST): The 9th November has now been locked in. As previously mentioned, it seems like this teaser is tied to the system's launch, as it's taking place exactly an hour before the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launch (New Zealand time) on 10th November. The same date has been shared on...
News New Banjo-Kazooie And Conker Games Up To Rare
Phil doesn't mind what his studios work on
Rare is currently hard at work on its new game Everwild and is still busy providing regular updates for Sea of Thieves. What about some of its older IP, like Banjo-Kazooie and Conker - will any of these characters ever make a return? In the same Kotaku interview, Head of Xbox Phil
News Some Games Actually Load Faster On Xbox Series S, Says Phil Spencer
"Being honest, the Series S has surprised me"
In the same Kotaku interview Head of Xbox Phil Spencer predicted the Xbox Series S to eventually outsell the Xbox Series X based on pricing alone, he was also asked to compare the two systems. While the Xbox Series X is still out in front, Spencer revealed he was genuinely "surprised" by the Xbox Series...
News CD Projekt Red Is Bringing A Slice Of Automotive History To Cyberpunk 2077
Step aside, Roach
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Geralt's main mode of transport was his horse, Roach. In CD Projekt Red's new game, Cyberpunk 2077, horses have been converted into horsepower. In the fourth episode of Night City Wire, we got our first proper look at the vehicles in the game. There'll be bikes, cars, and even trucks of all shapes and...
News Aussie Telco Showing Off Xbox Series X Prototypes Ahead Of Launch
Get an early look in-store
Ahead of the Xbox Series X launch next month, Australia's largest mobile network Telstra is currently showing off prototype models of Microsoft's next-generation console in-store. Being prototype models, they're not up and running - but if you are curious to see this towering beast before its official arrival and happen...
News Two More Ex-Naughty Dog Talents Join New Xbox Studio The Initiative
Building the team
The project The Initiative is working on remains a complete mystery. According to a rumour, the new Xbox studio is working on a game that "plays in the Perfect Dark universe" but might not be "exactly" Perfect Dark. In the latest update, it seems Naughty Dog's former head of melee animation, Lee Davis, has now joined the Microsoft...
News Crackdown 2 And Halo Dev Ruffian Games Purchased By Rockstar
Rebranded as Rockstar Dundee
Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two have acquired Scottish-based studio Ruffian Games - rebranding it Rockstar Dundee. The developer was formed in 2008 and is arguably best known for developing Crackdown 2, which was released on the Xbox 360 in 2010. In addition to this, it worked on multiple Kinect titles...
News Team Xbox Has 'More To Come' In The Final 4 Weeks To Series X|S Launch
It's the final countdown
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are now officially one month out from release. To mark this occasion, Microsoft earlier this week launched its first commercial for the next generation. According to Xbox's senior marketing manager, Josh Munsee, there's "more to come" in the final four weeks leading up to launch -...
News Xbox Series X Aims To Make Cabling More Accessible Than Ever Before
Tactile indicators help identify ports
Microsoft has always gone to extreme lengths to make gaming accessible to as many people as possible. In 2018, for example, it released the Xbox Adaptive Controller - designed primarily to meet the needs of gamers with limited mobility. Now, in an attempt to make its next-generation consoles just a little more...
News GameStop Announces Multi-Year Strategic Partnership With Microsoft
And will now offer Xbox All Access
The video game retail giant GameStop has announced it has entered into a "multi-year strategic partnership agreement" with Microsoft. This partnership includes both enterprise and commercial elements. GameStop's backend will now be powered by Dynamics 365 - Microsoft's cloud-based tech - and store reps will be...
News Xbox Reminds Us It Will Offer Multiple Expandable Storage Options Moving Forward
"More to come"
The topic of expandable storage has resurfaced once again after Sony's recent teardown of the PlayStation 5. PS5 owners will have to unscrew their system to access the expansion slot, while Xbox users will simply plug Seagate's 1TB Expansion Card into the back of the Series X or S. GM of Xbox Games Marketing, Aaron Greenberg, has...
Random Xbox Taiwan Pokes Fun At PS5 With Funny Social Media Post
A picture is worth a thousand words
The official Xbox Taiwan Facebook page recently posted some photos of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S side-by-side and as lovely as both systems look, it's what's in the background of one of these pics that's caught everyone's attention. Notice that building...yep, right down the middle of the shot. Remind...
Reminder Forza Motorsport 7 Races Onto Xbox Game Pass Later This Week
For the first time ever
Get set Forza fans, because later this week you're in for a treat when Turn 10 Studios brings the latest entry in its long-running simulation series to Xbox Game Pass. It'll be playable on Xbox One, PC and Android (via Xbox Cloud Gaming). Yep, that's right - Forza Motorsport 7 is making its official debut on Microsoft's...
News Rare's Banjo-Kazooie Releasing As A Smash Bros. amiibo In 2021
The bear and bird are back
Steve and Alex from Minecraft weren't the only characters under the Xbox Game Studios banner to feature in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate broadcast yesterday. At the very end of the show, game director Masahiro Sakurai gave fans a first look at the amiibo for the Rare duo Banjo-Kazooie. It'll be arriving in 2021,...
News Nope, Flight Simulator's Dev Isn't Working On A New Microsoft Game
Microsoft rep clarifies
There's been a story doing the rounds over the past few weeks that Asobo Studio - the developer of Flight Simulator - was already working on another project with Microsoft. It all stems from a seemingly rough translation of a
News Apex Legends Cross-Play Beta Launching Next Week On October 6th
Ready up, Xbox players
Respawn Entertainment, the creator of EA's battle royale game Apex Legends, has announced it will be launching the cross-play beta next week. Game director Chad Grenier made this announcement over on the official EA blog. Since the launch of Apex Legends, cross-play has been one of the most requested features from our...
PSA You Probably Shouldn't Lick The Xbox Series X Or Its Controllers
"I can't believe I have to post this"
If you got early access to Microsoft's next-generation Xbox, what would you do with it? Play some games, right? While plenty of members of the press who have received the system ahead of its release are doing exactly that, apparently a handful of individuals are also licking the new console... Yep, they're...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Will Reportedly Be Required To Crunch Ahead Of Release
Update: CD Projekt Red responds
Update: CD Projekt Red Head of Studio Adam Badowski has responded to Bloomberg's report regarding crunch on Cyberpunk 2077, calling the move "one of the hardest decisions I've had to make." "These last 6 weeks are our final sprint on a project we've all spent much of our lives on. Something we care for deeply. The...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies Will Be Revealed This Week
A new story begins
Zombies are back on the menu in Activision's upcoming release, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War! The publisher has confirmed it'll be revealing details on the popular mode tomorrow, Wednesday 30th September at 10AM PT / 5PM BST over on the Call of Duty YouTube channel, likely in the form of a trailer. This announcement also...
News Sega Confirms Xbox One And PC Launch Date For Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Will arrive alongside the Xbox Series X
After bringing forth the release for Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X earlier this month, Sega has now officially re-confirmed the launch date for the Xbox One and Microsoft Store versions of the game. Instead of 13th Novemb
News InXile Studio Head: We're Working On Wonderful New RPGs
"It’s too bad they take so long to make"
Now that Wasteland 3 is out, Xbox developer InXile Entertainment is shifting its focus towards the next-generation. Based on updates over the past six months, it appears the studio is currently working on an "ambitious" AAA action-RPG powered by Unreal Engine 5. Studio head, Brian Fargo, has now shared a...
