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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
Over the weekend, we at ICXM uncovered another batch of Xbox 360 games nearing backward compatibility on the Xbox One. The headline addition is Red Dead Redemption by Rockstar Games, but the larger question remains: when will these titles officially launch? Currently, players who already own a digital copy of Red Dead Redemption can download it directly from the Xbox Store. … Read more
Xbox One fans hoping for popular backward-compatible games like Call of Duty: Black Ops may soon get their wish. A recent leak suggests that the game could be close to launch. The Spanish website Solo Xbox One shared images showing the Black Ops – Annihilation Pack 3 appearing in some users’ “Ready to Install” section on Xbox One. This happens occasionally … 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
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 it … 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
If you’re like me and are searching the internet from head to toe to find out any little detail about Fallout 4, I have something for you. Fallout 4 will be 28.12 GB to download on Xbox One! Do not be alarmed at the size, that may seem incredibly small to you since Fallout is … Read more