Gaming News, Xlevated
Shaurya Singh 
Tim Sweeney, co-founder of Epic Games, recently criticized Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform by calling it “the first apparent step towards locking down the consumer PC ecosystem and monopolising app distribution and commerce.” Phil Spencer responded by discrediting this. In a piece from The Guardian, Sweeney seems to misinterpret Microsoft’s intentions. He accuses Microsoft of “moving … Read more
Microsoft recently released the fantastic Xbox Elite Controller, however, the company might be making an Elite Keyboard and Mouse to go with the console. A source familiar with the project who spoke with Xbox One Gaming Netherlands revealed the existence of the project. The website reports: “A source within Microsoft indicates that there is even … Read more
Update: More games may have been revealed by an alleged insider. He’s been right twice before and there’s no reason not to consider this right. However, as with any rumor, wait until Microsoft officially announces the free games and take this information with a grain of salt. According to one of our community members on … Read more
Update 2: It’s working again and back on the Xbox Store. Update 1: Xbox Support responded and gave further details. The representative said: “Alright, so I do see the special edition on the store at Xbox.com. But you purchased the standard edition, and at this time, we’re advising customers to head to Rocksteady’s site and … Read more
Introduction With the release of Halo 4, 343 Industries established that they were capable of taking over the important franchise and steering it in a new direction. While the multiplayer strayed from its roots, the campaign elevated the game considerably. Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 were all about the struggle against the … Read more
In an interview with Mike Nichols, chief marketing officer for Xbox, revealed that Cortana would work with the free headset that comes with every Xbox One. Nichols confirmed that when Cortana comes to the Xbox One—the voice or text search companion is scheduled to launch for Preview members sometime this year—it will include Kinect support. … Read more
Update: Activision pulled the standard version at least 6 days ago and the deluxe edition 4 days ago from the Xbox One Store. Now even the description says “Available at your local retailer for pre-order.” Customers who already bought the game when the pre-order was live won’t have any issues. New customers just can’t buy … Read more
Eighteen lawsuits had been active between the companies, relating to uses of technologies in mobile phones and other areas. Details of the deal were not shared, but in a joint statement the companies said they would “collaborate on certain patent matters”. In a brief joint statement, the companies said, “Microsoft and Google are pleased to … Read more
Reddit user dieklobrille recently posted the results of a series of tests that they performed to compare and contrast the UI speeds of the public Xbox One OS, the “New Xbox One experience” OS (v290915), and the current Playstation 4 OS (v3.00). Dieklobrille posted the following disclaimer in the comments section, which serves to point … Read more
The final download size of Halo 5: Guardians has been revealed. According to the Xbox Store website, the title comes in at 46.19 GB. Note that this might increase as multiplayer games usually get patches before launch. However, those shouldn’t add that much to the size. Be sure to have your external hard drives ready. … Read more