Tag: Microsoft
Knight Squad PAX East Guided Demo & Video
ChinsawAwesome’s 8 player indie brawler Knight Squad had their own booth at PAX East and we were able to get a guided tour of the mayhem filled multiplayer title from one of the developers. Players take to the arena was one of several colored Knights with the objective of capturing a chalice placed within the […]
Further Oculus Rift Delays Due To Microsoft?
Today Oculus announced further delays on Rift shipments, potentially as long as two months for some customers, sparking outrage amongst VR fans. The company confirmed once again that the delay was due to a component shortage, and that they were shipping units as quickly as possible. Oculus still remains tight-lipped on what component exactly has caused […]
Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Time Confirmed
The biggest show in gaming, E3, is still almost two months away but we now know when MS will host their Xbox One focused press conference. According to IGN MS will host their live-streamed conference on Monday June 13th at 9:30 AM PST. We don’t know what Microsoft may reveal at this year’s E3 although […]
Newly Released Overwatch Short: “Recall”
Xbox just released on their channel a never before seen short film of the upcoming team-based shooter from Blizzard, Overwatch. The short stars two of the playable heroes, Winston and Reaver. The short animated film is set in Winston’s lab and delves into his past, showing where he got his start as a young ape. […]
Cross-Platform Gameplay Is Finally A Reality On Xbox One, PS4/Xbox Cross-Play A Possibility
Yesterday at GDC 2016 Microsoft announced that Xbox One players will finally be able to play online with their friends on other platforms starting this year. Developers will be able to bridge the platform gap between Windows 10 and Xbox One and the first game to support this new functionality is none other than last […]
Microsoft cancels Fable Legends and proposes closing Lionhead Studios
Microsoft dropped a bomb today when they announced that one of their more ambitious studios is proposed to be closed in the near future. Lionhead studios, made popular by the Fable and Black & White series has been working on their next iteration of the Fable franchise “Fable Legends” which recently held a closed beta test which recieved […]
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Coming For Free To Windows 10
Microsoft held a behind closed doors press event last week to showcase upcoming games & technologies coming to Windows PC and Xbox One. Among the announcements, set to be unveiled later today at 9PM EST, is the fact that a free version of last year’s Forza: Motorsport 6 will be coming to Windows 10 for […]
Xbox live goes down, stays down
Last night reports started flooding in that Xbox live was down started flooding Twitter, Facebook, and other social media that Microsofts Xbox live service was down. Since the latest Xbox One requires a connection to live to use apps, stream media, and play and download most games, this effectively rendered the 500$ piece of hardware […]
Microsoft promises that HoloLens wont be another Kinect
Some may remember the much hyped original Kinect video and how much diffrent actual Kinect games were from what we saw in this trailer. I mean you couldn’t even play the thing sitting down at all, and remember how you had to have a big room? Never mind that the levels of precision shown in the video […]
Exclusive Q&A with Ty Taylor – Award Winning Game Developer
Today we have the award winning game developer, Ty Taylor, joining us for a question and answer session. Ty is a renowned game designer and developer that leads the Seattle based indie studio, The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. His first major game, The Bridge, received critical acclaim and many awards. The Bridge is a 2D puzzle game […]
2016 and Gaming: A Year in Preview
As we’re closing in on the end of one year and getting ready to start the next, a lot of people are reflecting on the year that’s past and others are looking at the year to come. I’m one of those looking to the future and I’ll tell you why: 2016 and the coming years […]
Minecraft Wii U Is Already Among The All Time Top 10 Downloads In Japan
Mojang’s smash hit about your struggle to survive the night all while hissing snake creatures try to blow up your home, Minecraft, has already cracked the top ten all time downloads in the Japanese Wii U E Shop. According to the all time download purchase rankings available on the Nintendo Japan website Microsoft’s latest acquisition […]
A Tribute to Joe Waters – Video Game Industry Veteran
Joe Waters passed away on the morning of December 23rd. He was a dear friend of mine and of countless others. As someone who was blessed with knowing him well, both within the game industry and as a friend, I would like to share some words about him. Joe was a self-declared “asshole”. He was […]
Microsoft Says Xbox One Cloud Tech Available to Any Game, Including PS4 Exclusives
In a move that most people would call confusing, Phil Spencer said yesterday that Microsoft will not prevent anyone from using its Azure platform for cloud computing for gaming. DualShockers is reporting that a fan asked on twitter about Titanfall 2 and how they would “hate to see the franchise lose out on Azure Cloud computing and servers.” Spencer […]
MINECRAFT WII U confirmed for december release
It was only a matter of time. Mojang have announced this morning that they will be brining their Billion dollar franchise to the Wii U console this month in time for the holidays. In a post on their front page containing a video interview with Jens ‘Jeb’ Bergensten we are treated to a little tongue in cheek […]