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Xbox One Summer Update Begins Rolling Out
The Xbox One summer update has begun to roll out to users this weekend. This update may take a few days as not everyone will receive the prompt to update immediately. The summer update includes two big additions: Background Music and Cortana. As its name implies, Background Music allows users to play games while listening to music. It will work with Pandora out of the gate, and support for iHeartR...[Read More]
Never Tried: Rainbow Six: Siege
I am not an FPS fan. The few readers who have followed me thus far know this. I am also not a big online multiplayer participant, save for the few times I dare enter the Street Fighter IV ranked room, vodka in hand to cushion the pain of my defeat. (For the record, I am better than average in the SF IV matches I play when I try. I accede to trophy hunters; they are kindred souls!) So when Rainbow ...[Read More]
Indie Game Lookout for July 28, 2016
Another week, another batch of Indie Game Lookout titles. I actually had more intriguing titles than I had spots. I do want to keep it to three entries per week; I don’t want to drop a whole encyclopedia on everyone. I’m thinking of doing side bits where I highlight a particularly juicy title. Let me know what you think about that, and please keep feeding me indie goodness on my Twitter account. W...[Read More]
Rainbow Six Siege Playable for Free This Weekend on Xbox One
This weekend, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to play Rainbow Six: Siege for free. The game will be available for free from Thursday to Sunday on the Xbox One. Ubisoft’s multiplayer tactical shooter is receiving an expansion, titled Operation Skull Rain, on August 2nd. The expansion will be officially revealed during this weekend’s Xbox Pro League Season 2 tournament. Its included map will...[Read More]
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Drops This September
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2, the sequel to the awesome Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, has been announced and set for a September release for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The sequel will have the same fast-paced ghost chaining and eating as the original. In addition to the score attack mode, it features a new Adventure mode that includes moving fruit and boss battles. Plus, Pac-M...[Read More]
Xbox One S Arrives August 2
For those of you who couldn’t wait any longer, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One S 2TB model will launch on August 2 for a MSRP of $399. Well, that didn’t take long! The Xbox One S was formally announced during E3. It’s a slimmer version of the VCR-like original, with a 40% smaller form factor and a built-in power supply (HALLELUJAH!) It will also support 4K video, which will make specific...[Read More]
Leaked Pictures of Unannounced Gears of War 4 Xbox One S Revealed
Some pictures of a Gears of War 4 themed Xbox One S have emerged and…well…it’s really red. NeoGAF user Ekim posted a box shot of the Xbox One S bundle on the site and on Twitter. The pic shows an Xbox One S console and controller slathered in red and sporting the Gears of War logo. The console is evidently the 2TB model. Included with the bundle is a downloadable copy of Gears of War 4 Ultimate Ed...[Read More]
Batman: Return to Arkham Reportedly Delayed Until November at Least
Batman: Return to Arkham, WB’s compilation that contains remastered versions of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, has been delayed until at least November. This followed Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s statement saying the game was indefinitely delayed. Sources have told Eurogamer that the compilation, that was supposed to launch on July 26 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,...[Read More]
Red Dead Redemption Finally Hitting Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility
After lots of requests and a false start, it’s finally going to happen. Red Dead Redemption, the acclaimed 2010 western from Rockstar, will be available on July 8th via the Xbox One backwards compatibility program. If you own a copy of the game for the Xbox 360 – be it the standard version, Undead Nightmare, or the Game of the Year Edition – you will be able to play it on the Xbox One. For those w...[Read More]
Xbox Adding Wheelchair Option, Improved Visuals to Avatars
Microsoft’s avatar system is getting an update soon. One of the features being added with the update is one that’s pretty cool, and one that surprisingly hasn’t been asked for before. It started with a comment made on Twitter by Seamus Blackley, co-creator of Xbox, about how hard it would be technically to add wheelchairs to avatars. Xbox engineering lead Mike Ybarra revealed images showing male a...[Read More]
Blizzard Sues Maker of Overwatch Cheat Tool for Copyright Infringement
Blizzard Entertainment, developer of the runaway hit Overwatch, is not one to shy away from protecting its copyrights or going after anyone who attempts to allow cheating in its games. In a lawsuit filed at a federal court in California, Blizzard is doing both. They are accusing German company Bossland, the maker of the Overwatch cheat tool “Watchover Tyrant”, of copyright infringement and unfair ...[Read More]
Project Scorpio: New Xbox One or Something Else?
After watching Microsoft’s E3 2016 conference, I was livid. The source of my anger was their official reveal of Project Scorpio, their planned upgraded version of the Xbox One. The reveal was not a surprise; it was mentioned along with the Xbox 360 S, their slimmer Xbox One, a couple of days prior to the conference. But seeing and hearing it confirmed by Microsoft made my “Hulk Smash” instincts po...[Read More]