Tag: Xbox One
Is Mass Effect about to get a HD remaster?
The Xbox One and PS4 could be about to get a re-release of the highly acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy, if one Romanian retailer is to be believed. The, umm, ultra-reliable source is a Romanian online shop, which suggests the game will be coming on the 1st September. Of course, we don't have any confirmation so…
Has the latest GTA5 update downgraded the graphics?
Has the recent software update for the next-gen release of GTA5 downgraded the graphics? That's the allegation being made by gamers who have been comparing version 1.08 of the game to version 1.00. Check out the above video that was posted by a Spanish YouTuber comparing the graphics quality between the two versions and it…
PS4 and Xbox One sales up to 3m in the UK – ahead of expectations
A great spot by Videogamer, which has been going through retailer GAME's annual report. It reveals that the install base - in other words the total number of both consoles sold in the UK - is now over 3 million. (3 million over all - not just consoles sold at GAME.) Apparently this is ahead…
Twitch CEO expects phone-style upgrade cycles for home consoles
Emmet Smear, the CEO of game streaming service Twitch has been speculating on the future of the home games console - and has come up with a rather interesting prediction of where consoles could be going in the future. Speaking to The Guardian, Smear suggests consoles could go the way of phones - with new…
Is a Batman: Arkham Collection coming to PS4 and Xbox One?
As rumours go, this is pretty flakey - but at least there's imagery to back it up. According to some guy on YouTube, it seems we could be looking at a PS4 and Xbox One re-release of the first three Batman: Arkham games - Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Origins. Such a move would…
Is Microsoft planning a new Xbox controller for ‘hardcore’ gamers?
Microsoft could be preparing an entirely new controller to announce at E3 this year, according to rpeorts. Neowin reports that the purported redesigned controller could be aimed at hardcore gamers. Though quite how it might differentiate itself from the current Xbox One controller is anybody's guess. A re-design in the middle of a console lifespan…
Windows 10 Universal Apps coming to Xbox One
Over at the Game Devlopers Conference in the States, Xbox head Phil Spencer has announced a bunch of new developments regarding the Xbox One and gaming on Windows. Perhaps most significantly, Spencer confirmed that the Windows 10 "Universal Platform" will be coming to Xbox One when Windows 10 launches later this year. This is a…
Microsoft to start offering official Xbox One support on Reddit
Whilst most big companies offer customer support via Twitter, Microsoft is going the extra mile and will now be offering support to Xbox One gamers on Reddit. Given that Reddit is one of the biggest websites in the world, and one particularly frequented by gamers the move makes perfect sense. It seems that initially at…
Microsoft promises E3 “surprises”
Microsoft is planning "surprises" and "innovation" for this year's E3. Quelle surprise! Pretty much everyone is reporting this via Gamespot, which has relayed the comments of Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg speaking on the Inner Circle Podcast. What's astonishing is how Greenberg manages to say absolutely nothing and somehow that is still a story. Here's a taster…
Xbox One FINALLY getting screenshot function next month
Microsoft has officially confirmed that a screenshot function is on the way to Xbox One owners - along with improvements to community functions and the ability to make your menu tiles a bit more semi-transparent. Here's the announcement made on the Xbox website of what will be in the March system update: Screenshots – New…