While the majority of Microsoft‘s userbase has already had access to the Xbox One for seven months now, in places like Japan the console is still not available for purchase. Considering the Xbox brand is generally a weak seller in that country, it is no surprise that Microsoft has taken their time to prepare for the consoles launch. Recently Microsoft announced that the Xbox One will be rele...
“Don’t believe it all, find out for yourself, check before you spread, the News(Beat) of the world!” It’s that time again folks! Park your butts in your seats, and get ready for this week’s Xbox Newsbeat! Newsbeat is your one stop shop for all the amazing news that Microsoft HQ churn out. Seriously, it is like those guys are game-making machines or something! This wee...
Kinect Sports Rivals Developer: Rare Publisher: Microsoft Studios Platform: Xbox One Install Size: 9.91 GB Release Date: April 8, 2014 Price: $59.99 – Available Here Overview By making it so that everyone who purchases an Xbox One also has a Kinect, Microsoft has made it so that everyone with the console is capable of playing any Kinect games that may come out. Because of issues with the fir...
Just (News)beat It, (News)beat it, no-one wants to be defeated! That’s right ladies and gentlemen, it is time for that special part of the week where we tell you all the latest, the greatest and biggest news coming from Microsoft HQ. You know it, you love it, it is this week’s Xbox Newsbeat! This week we have five sexy news snippets, four of them related to the Xbox One with the last o...
I hear your heart beat to the Newsbeat of the drums! It is that time of the week again where we gather all the latest, the greatest and he most exciting news from Microsoft HQ in the Xbox Newsbeat. Like always we have a handful of killer articles about the Xbox 360, the Xbox One and FINALLY we have one small snippet of news for Windows Phone! (I told you Windows Phone, that you would eventually ge...
Kinect Sports Rivals has a lot to prove when it launches next month. Not only does this franchise have to prove the weight of the new Kinect, it also has to show us that the device can be more than just a gimmick on the Xbox One, like it was ultimately perceived on the Xbox 360. Kinect Sports did well showing off what the Kinect could do, now we just need to see how relevant the add-in is. Today, ...
Can you hear the beat? The Xbox Newsbeat? That’s right, it is that time of the week again where we bring you the latest, the greatest, pretty much everything to do with Microsoft’s gaming consoles. This week we’ve got five news snippets hot off the press about the Xbox One (bad luck AGAIN Windows Phone). So, with all that news lying about, what are we waiting for!? GDC: ID@Xbox G...
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the latest installment of Xbox Newsbeat; your one stop shop for all the Microsoft gaming news. This week we are taking a particular focus on the two home consoles Xbox 360 and Xbox One (sorry Windows Phone, maybe next week). Lets kick it off with some exciting news from the guys over at Wargaming. As we announced earlier today, Wargaming have finally brought the imm...
Recently as part of a promotion for the upcoming Kinect Sports Rivals, Xbox’s Major Nelson took a gander into the wild world of Kinect Sports Rivals with the game’s art director Louise O’Connor from Rare. Louise O’Connor and Major Nelson explore the island setting of Kinect Sports Rivals at length in a very interesting video for the game. You can check out the island of Kin...
Rare have just revealed details regarding their worldwide challenge for Kinect Sports Rivals players. With the Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason having begun they released the International Champions portion of the popular sports game, which has to date receieved nearly 1 million downloads. This Preseason of International Champions pits the entire world against one another in Kinect Sports Rivals mad...
Last night Microsoft hosted an exclusive event for the Xbox One at Challis Studios in Potts Point, Sydney. The VIP evening invited guests to see upcoming first party launch titles and the new Kinect 2.0, meet developers from Crytek and Capcom – interview with Dead Rising 3 producer Mike Jones here – and have some hands on time with the highly anticipated console. Members of the Capsule...