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5:09am, 3rd September, 2019

Xbox Live is down for many (Update: It’s back up)

If you were trying to sneak in a quick game on Xbox Live during your Friday afternoon lunch break and found that you can’t get online: don’t worry, you’re not alone. While still says all things are good to go (Update: Microsoft’s status page has now...

An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft’s latest gaming accessibility play

2:43pm, 6th May, 2019

Games

An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft’s latest gaming accessibility play

has been leaning into accessibility in gaming lately, most visibly with its amazing , and a new patent suggests another way the company may be accommodating disabled gamers: an Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display. As you might expect, it’...

Xbox One does away with discs in new $249 All-Digital Edition

4:55pm, 16th April, 2019

Gadgets

Xbox One does away with discs in new $249 All-Digital Edition

Discs! What are they good for? Well, they’re nice if you don’t want to be tied to an online-only ecosystem. But if you don’t mind that, latest Xbox One S “All-Digital Edition” might be for you. With no slots to speak of, the console is limited to dow...

Disc-free Xbox One S could land on May 7th

9:29am, 15th April, 2019

Games

Disc-free Xbox One S could land on May 7th

is about to launch an even cheaper Xbox One S. In order to cut costs, the company is removing the BluRay disc drive altogether. According to leaked marketing images spotted by (via ), the console could launch on May 7th for €229 in Germany. Given tha...

April's Inside Xbox to Tease Microsoft's E3 Plans

3:35pm, 10th April, 2019

Games

April's Inside Xbox to Tease Microsoft's E3 Plans

Inside Xbox, Microsoft's monthly Xbox livestream showcase, returns next week with a look at what the gaming giant has planned for E3 2019. Additionally, Gears 5 developer The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson will be on-hand with some details...

Monster Hunter: World and Prey Headed to Xbox Game Pass

8:50am, 10th April, 2019

Games

Monster Hunter: World and Prey Headed to Xbox Game Pass

April's Xbox Game Pass additions will see such big titles as Monster Hunter: World, Prey, and Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 join the ever expanding list of games available for subscribers to Microsoft's service. Announced by these games wil...

11:19am, 26th March, 2019

Games

April 2019 Xbox Games With Gold Includes The Technomancer and Outcast: Second Contact

Microsoft has revealed the four games coming to Xbox Games with Gold in April 2019. Xbox One users will be able to grab RPG The Technomancer, and open-world sci-fi Outcast: Second Contact, while Xbox 360 players get the original Xbox version of Star...

Google Stadia Tech Specs vs. Xbox One X and PS4 Pro

6:54pm, 21st March, 2019

Games

Google Stadia Tech Specs vs. Xbox One X and PS4 Pro

See a chart directly comparing the announced specs for Google's Stadia vs. PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.

Xbox One S All-Digital Details Apparently Leaked

7:39am, 21st March, 2019

Games

Xbox One S All-Digital Details Apparently Leaked

Images of the reportedly incoming Xbox One S All-Digital console have apparently been leaked, alongside a mooted launch date of May 7 2019. Rumours about the disc-free console, apparently codenamed Maverick, , with the Xbox One S All-Digital name app...

12:40pm, 14th March, 2019

Games

Microsoft launches Game Stack, brings Xbox Live to Android and iOS

Microsoft today a new initiative that combines under a single umbrella all of the company’s gaming-related products for developers like Xbox Live, Azure PlayFab, Direct X, Mixer, Virtual Studio, Simplygon and Azure. That umbrella, , is meant to give...