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Microsoft HoloLens' Holographic Viewpoint Is Pretty Small
Microsoft wowed a lot of people with its Minecraft HoloLens display at E3 this year The technology seemed wild, but reports have been coming in from people who have gone hands on with it and a lot of them have commented on the small viewing portion of the headset. Yes, you won't get the panoramic view[...]
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Announced At MineCon
When Microsoft acquired Mojang for $2 billion, there was always a wonder as to what this would mean in the grand scheme of things Could we expect a new Minecraft for example? At MineCon, which is happening in London right now, Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta was announced Mojang are claiming this is a "whole new[...]
Ex-Xbox Boss Goes Into The Nightmare Of The Red Ring Of Death Disaster
Consoles started overheating and failing all over the place, leaving Microsoft with a huge problem on their hands. In a really great IGN interview on Podcast Unlocked featuring the bosses behind Xbox, Head of Xbox during the 360 launch Peter Moore candidly went into the situation and one fateful meeting with Microsoft boss at the time Steve Balmer[...]
You Could Win One Of 20 Custom Xbox's To Celebrate SDCC
I remember, because the Sunset Overdrive variant looked particularly garish. Well, Microsoft are back this year with a similar competition with 20 exclusive Xbox Ones paint jobs up for grabs There's several to gawk at with Game of Thrones, Halo, Forza Gears of War, Tomb Raider, Mad Max and more consoles all up for grabs Take[...]
Microsoft Confirm Time And Date For GamesCom Conference
The event is just over a month away meaning it is time to get back on that convention wagon. Sony are going to be missing the show this year, which means Microsoft have a full run of the convention to do what they want A few details have been outlined now too about the company's annual[...]
Game Creator Goes Into Details About Recore
Recore was one of the most interesting surprises at Microsoft's E3 press conference Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and Metroid Prime creator Armature Studios are working on the Xbox exclusive that's going to bring robots and a whole lot of sand together. We only got a trailer during the conference, but this new video from Xbox[...]
Microsoft Say That Phantom Dust Isn't Cancelled But No One Is Working On It Either
It was a little remembered franchise, so seeing Microsoft go whole hog into it with a new game was pretty surprising. Then things went south pretty fast as developer Darkside Games was abruptly pulled from the project, causing them to close Ever since then, what's happening with the project has been shrouded in secret. We finally have[...]