We check out Mighty No. 9 (from the creator of Mega Man and Recore) at E3
Nothing hurts worse for fans than when a popular property's creator sits on the property instead of using it. Quite often the IP creator has no say in the franchise's future and has left the company in...
View ArticlePeople Can Fly is now independent from Epic Games, acquires Bulletstorm rights
People Can Fly, the Poland-based developer which was acquired by Epic Games in 2012 and renamed Epic Games Poland, is now an independent studio once again under its original name. People Can Fly has...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
During last week's press conference, Microsoft announced a double dose of Gears of War awesomeness. Most excitingly, Gears of War 4 (now simply titled Gears 4) will launch exclusively on Xbox One in...
View ArticleXbox One will get two new free games a month starting with July's Games with...
Xbox One owners with a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription have usually only been able to get one free game per month as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion. That will change starting in July,...
View ArticleGuncraft will bring its sandbox shooting world to the Xbox 360 on July 14
The Xbox 360 may be a nearly 10 year old console, but developers are still making games for it. The latest example is Guncraft: Blocked and Loaded, a console version of the PC sandbox shooting game...
View ArticleReview: The Turtle Beach Elite 800X is a good mic shy of a perfect Xbox One...
I'm a fan of Turtle Beach, but they've made it hard to recommend their latest wireless headset.The Turtle Beach Elite 800X launched a few weeks ago with a promising array of features. Some of these...
View ArticleFormer Xbox head thinks Microsoft should have released an 'Xphone'
Robbie Bach helped to launch the original Xbox and the Xbox 360 during his 22 years at Microsoft. He left the company in 2010 but now he's talking about his past work at the company, including an...
View ArticleTop 3 reasons Rise of the Tomb Raider will be the best Tomb Raider yet
Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics came out in early 2013 and was a reboot of the critically acclaimed franchise. The game received high praise from almost every gaming outlet due to the game shining a...
View ArticleWatch us play Magic 2015 for Xbox One and Windows
Every weekend, Windows Central streams an Xbox One game or two on Twitch for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream. It's like a live podcast, only you also...
View ArticlePoll: Would you have bought an Xbox Phone?
A news story came out recently starring Robbie Bach, a former member of Microsoft's Xbox team of 22 years. Microsoft hasn't exactly done badly with the three Xbox consoles released to this date, but...
View ArticleThis Week in Xbox One News - Destiny DLC drama, Satya Nadella's Xbox...
Welcome to our weekly ICYMI for Xbox news!This week, we're looking at some Destiny DLC drama, Satya Nadella's Xbox comments, Xbox One's E3 mindshare, and more!We'll still be posting major Xbox...
View ArticleBeyond Flesh and Blood is a gritty sci-fi mech shooter heading to Xbox One...
Beyond Flesh and Blood is a post-apocalyptic shooter with a gory mech-combat edge, and it's dropping in on Xbox One and PC.I recently caught up with Pixelbomb Games' Project Lead Lee Blacklock to give...
View ArticleHands-on with the new Need for Speed and Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
EA is on fire this year with its new game announcements and reboots. I got to try out Mirror's Edge: Catalyst and the new Need for Speed at E3 and I walked away impressed.Here are my initial...
View ArticleThis week's Deals with Gold sees Plants take on Zombies in Garden Warfare
Microsoft's Major Nelson has shared this week's Deals with Gold, offering consumers on both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 the opportunity to bag a deal or two. This week, we're looking at the likes of...
View ArticleMicrosoft to live stream its Gamescom 2015 Xbox press event in Germany on...
Microsoft had a huge E3 2015 earlier this month but it saved a number of big Xbox One announcements and demos for Gamescom 2015, to be held in Cologne, Germany August 5-9. On the day before the massive...
View ArticleThe Xbox app for the Windows 10 build 10158 preview gets updated with even...
Earlier this month, Microsoft enabled game streaming from the Xbox One to a Windows 10 PC with an update to the Xbox app. Now that app will get another update for users of the just launched Windows 10...
View Article124 new ID@Xbox trailers show the strength of the Xbox One indie developer...
One of the increasingly amazing things about the Xbox One game library is the support from indie developers through the ID@Xbox program. We're big fans here at Windows Central and in recent times we've...
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto V to add new vehicles, weapons and more for GTA Online on...
Grand Theft Auto V is now available for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 platforms, but publisher Rockstar Games isn't done yet with new content updates for the crime action...
View ArticleEarly hands on with We Happy Few, the next game from the makers of Contrast
Canadian developer Compulsion Games made a name for itself with a 3D platformer called Contrast, which arrived on Xbox One last year. Compulsion's sophomore effort We Happy Few takes place in a darker,...
View ArticleMarvel's Ant-Man will shrink down to be a part of Pinball FX2 in July
Zen Studios continues to release new and cool tables for its Pinball FX2 games for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The week of July 14, it will do so again with the launch of a table based on the...
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