Microsoft will charge $4.99 for the previously announced Conker's Big Reunion DLC pack for Project Spark, the free-to-play game creation tool for the Xbox One and Windows 8.1. The pack, which will still be released on April 23, can also be purchased with 500 in-game tokens. There's also the option to purchase the Conker Mega Pack, which will include Conker's Big Reunion, the Conker...
The Xbox One has no shortage of puzzle platformers thanks to games like Max: the Curse of Brotherhood, Kalimba, and Thomas Was Alone. They all manage to be quite different from one another, simultaneously satisfying the itch for solving puzzles and running and jumping through levels. Now Xbox One has another distinctive puzzle platformer, thanks to the good folks at Curve Digital....
Microsoft is adding over-the-air TV tuner support to the Xbox One. The new feature is being made available first for members of the console's preview program in the US and Canada. Watching over-the-air TV through the Xbox One will require the purchase of a digital HDTV antenna and the Hauppauge WinTV-955Q tuner, which will connect to the console's USB port. It's currently available...
Publisher Square Enix has officially announced Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the next game in the acclaimed cyberpunk-themed shooter-RPG hybrid. The game will be launched for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platforms. Game Informer has the first info on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which will be developed by the Deus Ex: Human Revolution team at Eidos Montreal. Game Informer says...
Hot on the heels of the massive box office success of Furious 7, Microsoft has released a new car pack for their Xbox One racing game Forza Horizon 2 that adds seven vehicles from the Vin Diesel-starring action flick for $5. Here are the vehicles included in the pack 1970 Dodge Charger R/T "Fast & Furious" Edition 1970 Plymouth Cuda "Fast & Furious" Edition 2013...
CD Projekt RED have just announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will pick up two massive expansions to compliment the already massive base game. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is reported to be larger than Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and carries 200+ hours of content for completionists. For those who find themselves wanting even more, late 2015 and early 2016 will see the release of Heart of...
A belated Happy Easter gamers! I am slipping this in at the last Easter minute to celebrate some of gaming's greatest references! For those who do not know, an Easter egg (as it pertains to games) is a hidden joke or reference to another piece of media. I've listed some of my favourite eggxamples from both Xbox and PC games below (I promise that is the last egg pun, maybe). 10....
Developer Zen Studios will add a new table to its Pinball FX 2 game for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 based on the upcoming Marvel Studios super-hero film Avengers: Age of Ultron. The table will be available to purchase sometime during the week of April 21. Pricing has yet to be revealed. The new table will be released just ahead of when the film is scheduled to hit theaters...
All six Star Wars movies will be released via official digital HD download store outlets for the first time on Friday, April 10. That includes Microsoft's Xbox Video and the company is throwing in a couple of freebies, including a free R2-D2 Xbox Live avatar. In fact, all of the movies are available for pre-purchase right now on Xbox Video for $19.99 each or you can get all six for $...
Choosing a new game to buy is no easy task. There's nothing more frustrating than having your wallet ready, yet you have no idea what game to get. Well, that's where we come in. We're here to help you make your decision a little simpler as we take a look at some of the best games on Xbox One. Today's round-up will be about the top platformers for the console. If you don't know what a...
Microsoft has starting rolling out the public Xbox One firmware update for the month of April, which adds the What's On section in the menu for the US, UK and Canada markets and offers a number of improvements for other features. Here's what's included in this month's update: Party chat improvements – Additional icons and notifications within the party chat experience to help...
Welcome to our weekly ICYMI for Xbox news! We'll still be posting major Xbox announcements in the main feed, but I'll be collecting some of the more nuanced news, rumours and talking points into one handy thread every weekend! So without further ado, here's our Easter edition of This week in Xbox One news. Halo 5: Guardians primed for worldwide October 27th launch Halo 5: Guardians...
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 get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers and viewers! Tonight at 8pm Central (9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, 2am GMT), we'll be playing Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved...
Super Time Force, one of our favorite Xbox One games released in 2014, got a major, and free, update this week that adds 50 new levels and an all new gameplay mode. Just in case you are not familiar with Super Time Force, it's a 2D action platformer with retro graphics and some cool time bending gameplay features. So what's being added with this new Ultra update? Let's allow the game...
Microsoft has ended production and sales of its Kinect for Windows v2 hardware sensor. Software developers can still make Kinect-based Windows apps by using the version made for the Xbox One console in combination with the Kinect Adapter for Windows that launched in October. Microsoft had previously announced it would end sales of the first Kinect for Windows sensor in 2015, but...
Gearbox Software has released an update to the Xbox One version of its first person shooter Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. It allows owners of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for the Xbox 360 to transfer their Badass Ranks and customizations from their game save files to the Xbox One versions of those games. Gearbox states: After updating, users will be able...
Have you said, "Xbox, record that" lately due to an epic kill? How about to some funny bug you encountered? Well, we want you to share those moments with us, and we'll give away some sweet prizes you for doing so. Each week, we'll pick one lucky winner for the week's theme on Xbox One. Get ready for this week's edition of the Windows Central Xbox Upload Contest! This Week's Contest...
An accessory that all Xbox One owners should have is the Energizer 2X Charging System. It keeps your Xbox One controllers powered and ready for use. No more worrying about having to replace your AA batteries in the middle of a game. It charges up to two controllers at once, and has green and red LED lights that gives you the status of your battery pack while it's charging. It works like...
Dish will add HBO to its Sling TV Internet-based television service, sometime before the new season of HBO's hit show Game of Thrones begins April 12. Sling TV launched for the Xbox One console in mid March with a selection of cable TV channels for as low as $20 a month, with more channels available for extra fees. That will certainly be the case for HBO. Customers will have to pay $...
Roguelikes are an up-and-coming genre featuring randomized level design, permadeath (no continues), and a high degree of challenge. The Xbox One has a fine Roguelike to its name: the magic-themed first-person shooter Ziggurat. On the 2D front, the popular action-platformer Rogue Legacy is due out sometime in the future as well. Binding of Isaac is another extremely popular console...