343 Industries has just released the latest content update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. Today's update continues to improve the matchmaking experience for players. The best part of today's update? Matches will only start when the teams are even. We're also getting Halo 4's Spartan Ops mode in today's update! Can I get a hallelujah? Here's the full and complete...
Microsoft has announced the first Games with Gold for 2015 for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Xbox One owners can grab D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, while Xbox 360 gamers will be offered MX vs. ATV Alive for the first half of January, with The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings is the free game for the second half of the month. In D4, you play as a detective named David Young. After his wife is...
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. Last week, we streamed Sixty Second Shooter Prime and Nutjitsu and dished out codes to 10 lucky viewers. Tonight at 8pm Central (9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific), we'll be playing Strider from Capcom! We want you guys there, chatting...
After encountering bugs and hiccups at launch, Halo is making it up to loyal gamers with some freebies. For those who have played Halo: The Master Chief Collection since launch through today, December 19, a number of in-app goodies will be given for free along with a 1-month Xbox Live Gold membership. 343 Industries says that if you've been a loyal gamer since launch, you'll get...
Check your messages on Xbox Live because you just might have your access code for early access to the Halo: 5 Guardians beta. Yesterday Microsoft announced that those in the Xbox One Preview program would be getting access to an early beta of Halo 5 this weekend from December 19 through December 21. Those codes are now rolling out to gamers in the Xbox One Preview program....
Microsoft is preparing for its Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer closed beta test for the Xbox One, and starting tonight it will let folks go behind-the-scenes of the making of the beta in a six-part documentary video series, called The Sprint. The series will be shown exclusively on the Halo Channel app. Here's a look at the schedule for the documentary: Episode 1: Balance -...
Grand Theft Auto Online has a ton of free holiday content available for all Xbox One owners. Most of the new items, including new cars and weapons, are available permanently, while some of the more festive things, like snowfall in San Andreas and holiday masks, are only around until January 5. On top of the new items, Rockstar is also kicking off a #FestiveSurprise holiday photo contest...
Microsoft continues to add to the library of apps made for the Xbox One console. Just a few days after it added the Khan Academy and Popcornflix apps, four more apps have been launched: Pandora, Vevo, Bravo Now and Telemundo Now Here's a quick look at each app: Pandora. Great music discovery is effortless and free with Pandora on Xbox One. Just start with the name of one of your...
A few days ago we opened up a quick pre-holiday contest for our European readers to win an Xbox One TV Tuner courtesy of Windows Central. Thanks to everyone who entered and as promised we've closed it down and selected one lucky winner at random. So, drum roll please... The winner is: JNeail Congratulations and keep an eye on your inbox as we'll be in touch soon to arrange shipping!
In a major surprise, Telltale Games announced today it was teaming up with developer Mojang to create Minecraft: Story Mode, an episodic game series that will be released sometime in 2015 that's based on Mojang's hugely popular sandbox game. Telltale Games states: Set in the world of Minecraft, the series will feature an original story, driven by player choice. It will not be an...
There are Xbox One deals galore around of late and British retailer, GAME, is continuing the trend by offering up a great deal on titles like The Crew, just recently launched for Xbox One and Xbox 360. On the former, the title has been reduced to just £24.99, a £20 saving on the RRP, but Xbox 360 owners can also join in by snagging it for just £21.49. The Crew isn't the only title...
Microsoft's Countdown to 2015 sales event continues today with price cuts on three digital games for their Xbox consoles, including one for Outlast, the recent survival horror game for the Xbox One. The game, developed by Red Barrels, is on sale for just $8, compared to its normal price of $19.99. Also, two Xbox 360 racing games are on sale today only. One is MotoGP 14, priced at $26...
Today sees the day for Minecraft's next content patch on both the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Version 1.6.4 is quite the release, bringing horses to the consoles. As well as the four-legged animals to tame, new players will be able to take advantage of a new tutorial world to get used to how the Minecraft world works. Here's a full list of changes for version 1.6.4: Tame and ride horses...
If you're an EA Access member, a new game has just been added for download. As expected, EA Sports UFC is now available in the Vault. It joins Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Need For Speed Rivals, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and Peggle 2 in an evolving collection of EA games on Xbox One that all EA Access members can play. I have just installed it on my Xbox One. Watch my...
Puzzle-platformer Kalimba is now available for Xbox One. The game comes from Microsoft's Press Play studio, the team behind games like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Tentacles. Game description: Kalimba is a mind-bending and playful puzzle-platformer. Choose between single-player and local two-player, where cooperation is key. The island of Kalimba has been cast into darkness...
Ubisoft's latest issue with Assassin's Creed Unity showed up Tuesday for Xbox One owners as a mistake in the launch of a new patch forced those gamers to redownload the entire 40GB game. Ubisoft is aware of this problem, according to a post on the official Assassin's Creed Unity blog, but there's no word on when it will be fixed. It stated: "This is obviously not the expected...
Risk, the classic strategy board game centering on world domination, is now available to download and play on Microsoft's Xbox One console for $14.99. The game was released just a few days ago for Windows 8.1. Developed by Zoe Mode and published by Ubisoft, this Xbox One version of Risk is based on modern military warfare, rather than the more historical war settings of the original...
Rockstar Games has today pulled the lid off its online heist game play mode for GTA V. Accompanied by a trailer and a launch window of "early 2015," heists in GTA Online look pretty much like their offline counterparts. Get a crew together, choose a job and the rest is up to you. Of course, this time you can go on a crime spree with three of your buddies. Heists for GTA Online has...
Khan Academy has quietly launched its Xbox One app, which allows owners of Microsoft's game console to access a ton of videos on a wide variety of academic topics. The Xbox support page for the app says: "Our Xbox app is the best way to view Khan Academy's complete library of over 5,000 videos. We cover a massive number of topics, including K-12 math, science topics such as...
INSANITY is now here for Xbox Fitness on Xbox One. Beachbody is one of the biggest names in home-excercise DVDs having made programs like P90X and Insanity from Shaun T. Now you have this insane workout on your Xbox One. Here's the description of the INSANITY for Xbox Fitness: "Purchase this INSANE workout program and receive free nutrition and workout guides from Beachbody....