For anyone on the fence about Watch Dogs 2 can now try it out for three full hours for free. The new Watch Dogs 2 demo gives players access to the entire game, which includes the singleplayer and its built-in co-op and multiplayer segments. The only caveat being the multiplayer …
Read More »New Guide for the Xbox One shown off by Microsoft employee
The announcement of a revamped Xbox One Guide last week by Microsoft left everyone wanting more information about it. Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra fulfilled that wish by giving a quick glimpse of the upcoming newly updated Guide for the console. Ybarra gave a peak of the Guide while on Microsoft’s streaming …
Read More »Xbox One ‘FREEdom’ rewards campaign comes with prizes for F2P games
Microsoft is looking to promote some Free-to-Play games on Xbox One with their newest Xbox Live Rewards program. Doing various tasks in select F2P titles can net gamers in-game rewards along with some real world prizes this time. The Xbox Live Rewards program allows gamers to earn Microsoft Points for …
Read More »Xbox Games with Gold brings two more free games for January
Halfway through January and right on queue, Microsoft is refreshing their free games for all Xbox Live Gold members. Rayman Origins and Killer Instinct: Season 2 Ultra Edition are now free with the Games with Gold program. If not claimed already, this marks the loss of two free games previously …
Read More »Halo Wars 2’s multiplayer open beta starts 20th Jan, features new Blitz mode
The upcoming RTS game from the world of Halo is having another multiplayer beta to refine the game before launch; running for ten days, the beta will feature the new card-based game mode – Blitz for everyone to test out. Halo Wars 2 is the sequel to the previously Xbox 360 …
Read More »Xbox One Backwards Compatibility adds 7 more games to its catalog
Microsoft is starting off 2017 strong, adding seven games from the Xbox 360 library to the Xbox One. The newly compatible games include popular EA games, the 2009 Ghostbusters game, and three XBLA titles. The Backwards Compatibility Program is a system that allows Xbox One users to play games from …
Read More »Weibo’s Windows 10 UWP app is now available for Xbox One
Weibo – or Sina Weibo, as it officially calls itself – is one of China’s most popular social media platforms; often compared to Twitter, the platform serves hundreds of millions of users across China. Weibo’s launch on the Xbox is significant, not only because of its size and popularity but …
Read More »Xbox One Wireless Controller is getting two new colors – Red and Green
The Xbox One Controller family is getting new members today as Microsoft introduces two new colors. The new Red and Green controllers may have been optimal for a Christmas release a couple of weeks ago; we can’t deny the new colors look quite cool anyway. The release of the Xbox …
Read More »Upcoming Xbox One and Windows 10 title ‘Scalebound’ canceled
Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Xbox exclusive PlatinumGames title – Scalebound, is no longer in development. Before the cancellation, the studio was aiming for a 2017 launch after the game’s delay last year. Microsoft pulling the plug on a game so far in the development pipeline is not unheard …
Read More »Steam beta update extends Xbox controller support to all Steam games
The latest Steam Beta client update has a nice surprise for PC users of Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers. Both Xbox controllers now support all PC games on Steam by the use of Steam Controller configurator’s advanced mapping features. The Steam Controller Configurator In the end days of 2015, …
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