Microsoft details how the Xbox One X will improve games for 1080p TVs
According to a new Microsoft video, the Xbox One X Enhanced Program will result in games being optmised for that console. What does that mean for the average enthusiast?
Yes, Microsoft is still working on mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One
Microsoft are still working on tools to support mouse and keyboard on Xbox One, and fully understand the troubles it might bring to online competitive play.
It may be a while until we get the Xbox One X locally
Looking to buy something that looks visually impressive? The Xbox One X might be your best bet. Sure, it may not be launching with any new games, but it’ll certainly be making existing games look quite sexy with numerous enhancements as fans wait for proper native 4K games to trot out. Good luck grabbing one locally come November though, as it sounds like the console has met its biggest obstacle: Bureaucracy.
Assassins! German chancellors! It’s Gamescom 2017 in pictures!
For a change, I was free to explore Gamescom and its many halls. On top of gaming, there's a Cosplay village, oddball sports, a console museum, panels, more esports than you can shake a stick at. Oh, and an entire hall filled with just about all the gaming and pop culture merchandise you could ever dream of
At least the Xbox One X is launching with limited edition Power Doritos
Fast forward a few months later, and the one game that was due to launch with the Xbox One X-Pac has been delayed. It’s really not looking good for team green, know what I’m saying? Well hold onto your asses folks, because the next level of gaming is launching with the next generation of MSG on a mass-produced flat fried potato. BEHOLD! POWER DORITOS:
Bayonetta and Slime Rancher headline the August Games With Gold
The rumour mills claimed that Dark Souls II would headline the most Augustine of months in Xbox Live's Games With Gold, but nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, here are the real Xbox Live Games With Gold for next month.
Forza Motorsport 7’s first 167 cars has plenty of Porsche pedigree
Forza Motorsport 7 is looking to flex some 4K muscle this year by appealing to the fantasy lobes in your brain, with developer Turn 10 saying that the latest incarnation of the signature Xbox driving game that isn’t Project Gotham Racing (sniff) having over 700 collections of engines to choose from.
Xbox Gamerscore record holder loses 11 year title after going on honeymoon
The king of achievement hunting has been thrown from his throne after taking some time off, breaking a 11 year record in the process.
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