October2021

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  8

  News Xbox Creator Apologises To AMD For Last Minute Awkward Switch To Intel On Original Xbox

  Uh-oh

  20 years is a long time, right? Surely any bad blood in those years has been squandered. Well, original Xbox creator Seamus Blackley is still feeling pretty guilty towards AMD, after a last-minute change at the console's reveal saw their work swapped for Intel hardware. Blackley took to Twitter to make a public apology to Lisa Su, the...

  • 5 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Original Xbox
  • Seamus Blackley
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  35

  Rumour Seven Original Xbox Games That Could Be Getting Backwards Compatibility

  'But don't jump to any conclusions'

  Earlier this week, we reported on a story that Xbox might be thinking about adding more backwards compatible titles to the library this November, and now a few rumoured possibilities have cropped up on the original Xbox side. As highlighted by True Achievements, the outlet spotted a few bizarre original Xbox...

  • Fri 8th Oct 2021
  • Xbox
  • Backwards Compatibility
  • Original Xbox
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  68

  Rumour Xbox Could Be Adding New Backwards Compatible Games This November

  Possibly for Xbox's 20th anniversary

  Stop us if you've heard this one before, but it's been rumoured that Xbox might be thinking about adding some more backwards compatible games to the library later this year, possibly to celebrate Xbox's 20th anniversary. This is according to XboxEra co-founder Shpeshal_Nick, who mentioned back in January that a...

  • Wed 6th Oct 2021
  • Xbox
  • Rumour
  • Backwards Compatibility
  • Xbox 360
  • Original Xbox

July2021

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  22

  Pick One Which Is Your Favourite OG Xbox Title On Game Pass?

  Remember, you can only pick one!

  It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we thought we'd take a look at the Xbox Game Pass library and pick out the five original Xbox games that are currently available via the service. Which is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one! Let's take a look at what we're working with: Black Join...

  • Sat 17th Jul 2021
  • Xbox
  • Original Xbox
  • Pick One
  • Features
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  3

  News Halo Co-Creator Shares Footage Of Prototype Build From 2000

  Weapons, models and more...

  Over the past week, the co-creator of the Halo universe, Marcus Lehto, has dug up some of his "old" Halo 2000 PC footage and shared it on social media. He started off with a look at the Covenant weapon prototypes - one of the highlights is the "microwave gun" - with Marcus himself noting how hilarious it would have been...

  • Sun 11th Jul 2021
  • Xbox
  • Halo
  • Original Xbox

May2021

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  4

  Video A Closer Look At That OG Xbox Dashboard Easter Egg

  And there's still another one to find!

  Old-school Xbox fans got a surprise this week when an original Xbox dashboard Easter Egg emerged after 20 years. In short, it brings up the credits of the team who worked on the original system's dashboard and is similar to a previously known Easter Egg, which reveals a credits list for the entire console...

  • Sun 23rd May 2021
  • Video
  • Xbox
  • Original Xbox

February2021

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  9

  News 16 Years Ago Today, Xbox Decided To Recall Millions Of Power Cords

  The issue affected just over 14 million consoles

  Remember the mid-2000s? Remember the days of the original Xbox? Then you may recall the time Microsoft recalled 14.1 million power cords after it was found they had the potential to catch fire. As reported by CBS News back in 2005, the mass recall was made after 30 customers had reported they had...

  • Wed 17th Feb 2021
  • Xbox
  • Throwback
  • Random
  • Original Xbox