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E3 2015 Game Of The Show Nomination: Cuphead
Cuphead has been one of Microsoft's most interesting, accidental successes The game showed up last year at E3 as part of the ID@Xbox montage The focus on the title was over in mere seconds, to chorus of commentators saying: "Hey, woah, woah What was that?!" That was exclusively down to the game's incredible art style[...]
Microsoft Genuniely Thought Backwards Compatibillity Was Impossible
The feature has been long asked for, so it's good to see it. It does raise an uncomfortable question for Microsoft though, If they can do it now, why did they say it was impossible when the console came out? Well, the company has been out at E3 and have explained the situation Speaking to Destructoid, a[...]
PlayStation Are Not Going To Have Backwards Compatibility
Microsoft's announcement that the Xbox One would be backwards compatible was one of the biggest stories of the show so far Which is a little sad when you think about it in a certain way We wish these consoles had it to begin with, but hey, it was a huge moment. PlayStation won't be following suit[...]
The SML Podcast – Ruining A Perfectly Good Ending By Coming Back
Rock Band 4, and the Microsoft/Oculus partnership! Check out the mp3 of the show here or check out the YouTube version! If that doesn't work for you, you can check us out on iTunes and subscribe to us and get the final episodes a few days early and check out our past two years of shows! Not sure[...]
The Future Is Now – Microsoft At E3
By Phil Harris Following a gentle video introduction, giving us a taste of what was to come, Microsoft's Press Conference kicked off strongly with Bonnie Ross, Head of 343 Industries showing off Halo 5: Guardians, due for release on the 27th October Twisting the plot, Master Chief AWOL and Spartan Locke seemingly hunting him down the[...]
E3: This Minecraft HoloLens Demo Is A Sign Of The Future
The augmented reality possibilities were vast, but what exactly did it look like? Well, at Microsoft's E3 press conference, we saw exactly what and it's kind of mind bending Microsoft announced a new Minecraft mode for the headset, which allows you to recreate in-game worlds and act as some kind of giant looking in on a[...]
E3: Gears 4 Is Announced With Gameplay Footage And Holiday 2016 Release Date
And it is called Gears 4. It was announced today at Microsoft's Press conference, and we saw a decent portion of gameplay Some didn't think this game was this far along, but it was great to see the series back. The game showed a totally different vibe, moving away from the dude bro trappings and offering something[...]
E3: Rise Of The Tomb Raider Gameplay Shows Off Some Beautiful Environments
Crystal Dyanmics have taken to the stage at Microsoft's E3 stage and as exepcted, they've shown off extended gameplay of Rise of the Tomb Raider The game looks gorgeous too. This footage shows Laura traversing across the beautiful Siberian landscape Really, this looked stunning Well, when she and her companion weren't flailing around as it fell[...]
E3: Xbox One Is Going To Be Backwards Compatable With Xbox 360 Games
Really huge. Microsoft just announced that the Xbox One is going to be backward compatible with every Xbox 360 game ever Both Xbox One and Playstation have been marred by the ability to not play old games For now Microsoft have made that possible This will be a free update and it will come later this[...]
Scalebound And Crackdown Will Be Absent At E3 For Microsoft
A couple of days ago, we heard that Quantum Break was going to be skipping E3 in favour of Gamescom this year, leaving the door open for more content at E3. It seems Microsoft have a lot of games to show too, because Phil Spencer has stated that Platinum Games's Beats headphone dragon slayer game, Scalebound,[...]