What future holds for Microsoft’s first-party studios

Rare Replay is 50 GB on Xbox One

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Since Scalebound was cancelled even though it’s a second-party partnership, many gamers are questioning what Microsoft has in terms of first-party studios and second-party developers. Well, we’re here to shine some light on that and reveal that many games are in development for Xbox One. First-Party Studios Xbox One: … Read more

Halo Wars 2 getting Blitz multiplayer beta next weekend

Halo Wars 2 getting Blitz multiplayer beta next weekend

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Last June 343 Industries invited the fan community to jump in and get hands-on with a slice of Halo Wars 2 with the first multiplayer beta. They received a tremendous amount of valuable feedback on both the technical and gameplay side that has helped the team continue to refine … Read more

First-party studios working hard to optimize engines for Xbox Scorpio

Multiple analysts claim that Xbox can outsell PlayStation this year with Xbox Scorpio

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Microsoft’s Project Scorpio launches sometime this fall and while we haven’t seen much in terms of games or hardware, the response from developers and Microsoft’s public messages about the development of the upcoming console are encouraging. In a tweet from Xbox head Phil Spencer regarding the development of Scorpio … Read more

Rumors swirl of Scalebound’s demise

Scalebound's protagonist creates multiple copies of himself

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Update 4: Hideki Kamiya apologized to people looking forward to Scalebound for letting them down. He said on Twitter, “I’ll work extra hard to never have to let you down like this again, so I hope you will keep watching over us in the future too.” Judging by the … Read more

343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor teases Xbox Scorpio’s impressive rendering capabilities

Multiple analysts claim that Xbox can outsell PlayStation this year with Xbox Scorpio

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: The current speculation around Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and its relation to AMD Ryzen has garnered the upcoming device a lot of media attention. Adding to the recent speculation of the subject is 343’s Frank O’Connor who has added fuel to the Scorpio fire. Responding to rumours on NeoGAF, O’Connor … Read more

RUMOR: Possibly doctored footage teases ReCore 2

New ReCore shooting gameplay emerges

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Update: The footage is from a game called Mercury unveiled at ChinaJoy 2014. After some digging we found the source. I knew there was no way that Microsoft would ever fund a sequel for a game which didn’t offer them any returns. An anonymous individual posted a video with … Read more

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided preorder content now available for free

REVIEW: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: Desperate Measures

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Desperate Measures, initially a pre-order exclusive mission for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is now available for free—along with other items—on all available platforms. Any customer who owns Mankind Divided will now be able to download the entirety of the Augmented Covert Agent Pack which includes Desperate Measures, reskinned weapons, … Read more

NPR One now supports Xbox One

NPR One now supports Xbox One

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: NPR One is a whole new way to listen to local and national stories, shows and podcasts. It’s public radio made personal. Well, it’s available on Xbox One now. NPR is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a … Read more