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Microsoft has announced that its inclusive Xbox Adaptive Controller is now available for all to purchase whether through its own store or GameStop Online. While previously pre-orders were available, the unit will begin shipping out today. The adaptive controller costs $99.99 and features a wealth of customization for those who have a difficult time playing
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At this year’s Xbox E3 Showcase, we saw Microsoft make some big moves announcing they acquired five developers, one of which was a brand new team based in Santa Monica: Playground Games (Forza Horizon series), Compulsion Games (We Happy Few, Contrast), Undead Labs (State of Decay series), The Initiative, and Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Hellblade:
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Playground Games has been building up a second team to work on a brand new game (which according to unconfirmed rumors could be a new Fable title). At Gamescom in Cologne, DualShockers asked Xbox Games Marketing General Manager Aaron Greenberg for a bit more color on this. “I think if you look at Playground and their pedigree
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This generation is starting the gradual path towards sunset, and there are already many rumors about Microsoft’s next big console (or consoles), with code names like “Scarlett” appearing on the net n unofficial capacity. At Gamescom 2018, DualShockers asked Xbox Games Marketing General Manager Aaron Greenberg what are the biggest learning from this generation that he’ll carry
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Ahead of next month’s release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a pair of classic Lara Croft titles have made their way to Xbox One Backward Compatibility. First up is Tomb Raider: Legend, which is now a staggering twelve years old. Goodness. Feels like that game just came out less than five years ago. Anyway, Legend was Lara’s first
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Today Microsoft announced the date and time of its Gamescom livestream from Cologne, Germany. The Inside Xbox broadcast will start Tuesday, August 21st at 7:30 a.m. PDT or 10:30 a.m. EDT, and it will be broadcasted on Mixer, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Not only it will showcase the latest news about Forza Horizon 4, Sea of Thieves, and State of Decay 2,
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British developer Playground Games has made some surprising moves in the last few months. At E3, they unveiled Forza Horizon 4, revealed that they had been acquired by Microsoft, and teased that they were working on a new non-racing game. Today, GamesIndustry.biz revealed that Playground Games has hired several new staff members from studios like BioWare,
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Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an accessible controller for gamers with disabilities, back in May. Today, an unboxing video for the controller was released, and it showcases how the controller will come in accessible packaging when it releases in September. The designers of the controller’s packaging at PAC Design knew that those ordering the
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During Microsoft’s quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, Chief Operating Officer Satya Nadella and Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood talked about the current situation of the Xbox business. Nadella underlined that this fiscal year Microsoft’s gaming business passed ten billion dollars in revenue for the first time, and mentioned that the company is
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While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds debuted over a year ago, the ever-popular battle royale game has continued to grow with new and crazy ideas, and this summer might bring one of the craziest yet in a new collaboration between PUBG Corps, Microsoft, and West Coast Customs. Over on Xbox Wire, Microsoft detailed its “Summer of PUBG” event, which will be
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Microsoft and Playground Games showcased a ton of gameplay of their upcoming open-world racing game Forza Horizon 4.  This time around the focus is on autumn (following up from summer last week), showing some nice weather effect which include rain and puddles. Perhaps one of the most interesting elements of the whole video is the seamless
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While the UK location of Forza Horizon 4 wasn’t an enormous surprise (at least for those who didn’t naively believe that silly false “leak” about Hong-Kong) the dynamic four seasons certainly are. DualShockers asked Design Director Jon Knoles about both elements, and he had some interesting details to share. Knoles mentioned that there are many
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Today Microsoft held their E3 2018 Media Briefing and introduced us to more details about Battlefield V’s upcoming War Stories. We saw the multiplayer trailer launch yesterday at the EA Play Live Press Conference 2018 as well as gameplay footage of the brand new Grand Operations mode. The presentation today revealed a cinematic trailer —that you can view
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