Dead Rising 3 Features Proceduraly Generated Zombies
Speaking to staff at CVG during an Xbox One event held in Sydney, Capcom producer Mike Jones has spoke about the technologies in Dead Rising 3 that allow the Xbox One to achieve game mechanics the Xbox 360 wasn't capable of. This includes procedural generation of the zombies in Dead…
Pachter Believes That PS4 Will Outsell Xbox One
Speaking on his show on GameTrailers, Pach Attack, Michael Pachter has expressed how well he believes the PS4 and Xbox One will do in their opening two weeks. Pachter believes that whilst both consoles will have no problem selling units, the PS4 will have the advantage in sales. “They are…
Microsoft Reportedly Developing Cloud Streaming Service for Windows Devices
Reports from the Verge state that Microsoft have been internally developing its own cloud streaming service similar to Sony's GaiKai service. Internally demonstrated using Halo 4, the new service allowed the Xbox 360 FPS to be played on a PC and Windows Phone with low latency using a Xbox 360…
Xbox One Tour Coming to 75 Cities Across the World
Prior to the Xbox One launch this November 22nd Microsoft has organised an Xbox One tour. The console will travel across 75 different consoles and will feature several experimental events. Those in the US, Canada and Europe will experience the, "Area One" tour where players will experience the Xbox One premier…
Xbox Fitness Announcement Trailer Released
The announcement trailer for Xbox Fitness shows off the games many celebrity fitness instructors and features. Boasting instant feedback and tracking using the Kinect sensor, Xbox Fitness would appear to be the natural progression of the Fitness tape. The Xbox One exclusive will be released sometime near the end of…
Xbox Fitness Free for Xbox Live Gold Members
Xbox Fitness is a new piece of fitness software for Xbox One. The software builds upon the previously existing fitness titles released for Kinect and makes use of the Xbox One's Kinect 2.0. Full of recognisable faces such as Shaun T, Jillian Michaels and Tracey Anderson, Xbox Fitness will be…
Next Games With Gold Title Announced
Following on from Septembers offerings of Magic the Gathering 2013: Duels of the Planeswalkers and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, Microsofts first October offering on the Games With Gold scheme will be the puzzle RPG Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. Taking up the 1st-15th October slot, Might and Magic…
Xbox One DVR Will Only Share Videos via Xbox Live at launch
During a Tokyo Game Show demonstration Microsoft director Albert Penello confirmed that DVR video sharing will not be available outside of Xbox Live at launch. He did however promise that sharing via social networks would be available at some point next year. The Xbox One's DVR has already been confirmed…
Gamers Advised to Not Place Xbox One Consoles Vertical
Albert Panello, Microsoft's senior director of product management and planning, has spoken to GameSpot advising customers to only place their Xbox One consoles horizontally and only to place vertically "at your own risk". "We don't support vertical orientation; do it at your own risk," he told GameSpot. "It wouldn't be…
Ryse: Son Of Rome Confirmed “900p” Native Resolution
Aaron Greenberg, Chief of Staff for Devices and Studios Group at Microsoft, recently tweeted the confirmation that Ryse: Son of Rome runs at a native resolution of "900p", as opposed to the "full HD" offered by 1080p resolutions. In terms of image size, then, we're looking at a pixel resolution…
Games With Gold: Rainbow Six Vegas Free Tomorrow
If you haven't got it yet, act fast, because Magic the Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers ends its turn at being free when Xbox Games Store updates tomorrow. The next Games With Gold title shall be the 2006 title, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas. The tactical shooter shall be free…
Microsoft Voice Technology To Be Known As “Cortana”
Voice technology is evolving and whilst Apple's Siri device once held a monopoly over voice recognition it seems Microsoft, in a tribute to the Halo Series shall now jump into the market with their voice tech, known as, "Cortana". Whilst still highly secret, multiple sites have claimed the existence of this latest…
Major Nelson Gives His Support to Albert Penello Over Xbox One Comments
Never one for keeping quiet, Microsoft's most prominent public figure on the internet has come out in defence of Albert Penello's recent statements about the alleged power differences between the Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. Penello said that "There is no way we’re giving up a 30%+ advantage to…
Microsoft Looks To Provide The Xbox One Release Fans Expect
At the Las Vagas GameStop Expo last week, in which Xbox Live programming director Larry, "Major Nelson" Hryb took to the stage to reply to questions from the floor for half an hour, many were struck by the simplicity of the event in comparison to the celebrity, video and music…
Forza Motorsport 5 To Support 24 Person Online Multiplayer
Amazon France have leaked some details about upcoming Xbox One racer, Forza Motorsport 5. In the listing for the new racing game, Amazon have stated that Forza 5 will allow up to 24 players to participate in a race in the games online mode. Along with this information the listing…
Xbox One Will Be Playable At Eurogamer Expo 2013
The Eurogamer Expo's nextgen lineup is now complete. Microsoft will be bringing the Xbox One to the Eurogamer Expo, which is proving to be the biggest ever - with tickets selling out already. The event is taking place at Earl's Court, London, from Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th September, and…
Xbox One Forza Motorsport 5 Bundle Sold Out
Both GAME, Amazon and ShopTo.net have now sold all of their Forza Motorsport 5 bundles, with no clear sign of more editions of this deal being made. The bundle itself was made in order to replace the Day One SKU, FIFA 14 deal, which has also sold out. Such sudden…
Release Date for Xbox One Announced
Microsoft have announced that November 22nd shall be the date set aside for the Xbox One's release. This place's Microsoft's console to be released a week before PlayStation 4 in Europe (29th November) but a week after in the US (15th November). November 22nd will see the Xbox One release…
Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is Multiplayer Only
EA Canada's shooter version of the popular Plants Vs Zombies franchise will be multiplayer only. Powered by the powerful Frostbite engine and supporting 24 players with 4 player co-op the games multiplayer gameplay is shaping up nicely. This installment in the popular franchise shall be the most expensive PopCap title…
Xbox One Receives Second Spec Boost as Console Enters Full Production
Microsoft has confirmed the second specification boost to come to the Xbox One prior to it's launch in November. GeekWire reports that Yusef Mehdi, Xbox's Chief Marketing Officer, has informed the Citi Global Technology Conference that the Xbox One GPU has had it's clock speed increased from 1.6GHz up to…
Xbox One Supports up to 8 Controllers Simultaneously
Microsoft have updated the project page for Xbox One wireless controllers with some interesting new information. Alongside all the known features having improved triggers and directional pad, the Xbox One wireless controller will work up to a maximum range of 30ft from the console it is paired with. The console…