Phil Spencer wants to invest in first-party games rather than third-party deals

Phil Spencer wants to invest in first-party games rather than third-party deals

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Nowadays, almost every game is out on multiple consoles. Gamers value true exclusives and that’s exactly what Phil Spencer wants to give Xbox One owners. Spencer told Chinese website Gamecore that he plans to focus on developing stronger first-party support rather than having deals worked out with thirty-party developers. … Read more

ZombiU port and Tropico 5 confirmed for Xbox One

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Tropico 5 and Zombi are making their way over to Xbox One. The titles were officially announced today as coming to the next-generation console. Zombi will release in a few days on August 18 and Tropic 5 is scheduled to release in spring 2016. Both of the games are … Read more

The Coalition decided to work on Gears of War instead of Shangheist after given freedom to choose by Microsoft

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Before the Microsoft-owned studio changed their name from Black Tusk Studios to The Coalition, they were working on a new first-party game called Shangheist. After Microsoft purchased Gears of War from Epic Games and got the game’s executive producer and director of production Rod Fergusson to join them, Black … Read more

King’s Quest and World of Tanks out now on Xbox One

King's Quest and World of Tanks out now on Xbox One

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: King’s Quest and World of Tanks are now available to download and play on Xbox One. World of Tanks actually was available to pre-download for a while now but the servers went live today. The title is a free-to-play game that features microtransactions. The download comes in at around … Read more

Rare Replay now available for pre-order on Xbox One

Rare Replay is 50 GB on Xbox One

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: The Rare Replay collection is now available to pre-order and pre-load on Xbox One. The title costs just $29.99 and features 30 classic Rare games. While the initial download is only 11.26 GB, some Xbox 360 backwards compatible games with be downloaded as add-ons. The total space on your … Read more