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Earlier this week, Microsoft issued an open invitation for developers to create cross-platform games between the PC and Xbox One. The company also noted that it would be open to games being cross platform with other networks, like the PlayStation Network and since then, Sony has answered a few questions …

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would be opening up Xbox Live to allow developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer on certain games. While Fable Legends was originally set to be the first game to show off this feature, that game has now been cancelled, so Rocket League will be …

Although there are always debates about who would win in certain titles: console gamers or PC gamers, it's not often been feasible, due to a variety of reasons, to have them find out. However now Microsoft may open it up to many more games, suggesting that theoretically, there's little stopping any …

Microsoft is all set to finally unveil which Windows 10 universal apps will be coming to the Xbox One this year. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, an announcement should be coming this month, with a number of apps set to debut alongside a new initiative to open up …

Back in November last year, Sony announced that it would soon be allowing PC owners to stream games from the PlayStation 4 console using the Remote Play feature. Now, that functionality is finally arriving and will be included in the upcoming V3.50 update for the PS4. This will allow PS4 …

It is no secret that the Xbox One suffered a bit in terms of hardware, with most games limited to 30 frames per second at even sub-1080p resolutions in some cases. However, Microsoft could be looking to change that over time with hardware upgrades rather than the generational leaps we …

Microsoft made some huge changes to the Xbox One last year with the launch of ‘the new Xbox One Experience', which changed the entire software layout and updated the operating system to Windows 10. Now, it looks like Universal App support could be on the way for the console fairly soon. …

Last night, Xbox Live began having a lot of issues with its core services, which spread through to things like app connectivity and games. During this time, people had trouble launching apps like YouTube, Netflix, Plex or catch up services, users also couldn't access things like the store or go …

There has been a lot of drama surrounding Quantum Break over the last week or so. Microsoft made the surprise announcement that the game would be coming to Windows 10 alongside the Xbox One launch with support for cross-saves and cross-buy, something that some Xbox owners weren't too happy about. …

Yesterday we got the surprise announcement that Quantum Break, a highly anticipated Xbox One exclusive would actually also be launching on the PC at the same time in April. On top of that, those who pre-order the Xbox One version get the PC version as well, which is something we …

It seems everyone hates exclusivity, unless they're the ones to benefit from it. PC gamers like it when there aren't console ports of their games and it seems console gamers are just the same, as a number of Xbox One players have lashed out at Xbox head Phil Spencer after …

Back when Microsoft first launched the Xbox One, it also announced Quantum Break, a high-budget action game set to launch exclusively on the console. After some delays, the game is finally coming out on the 5th of April but Microsoft has also just made the surprise announcement that the game …

It looks like development on Gears of War 4 is going well as the game will now be releasing slightly earlier than expected. During a live stream this week, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox One exclusive would now be launching in ‘Fall 2016', rather than the holiday season. This means …

Rainbow Six: Siege is out and many people are actually quite impressed with it. However, the game does have its issues, mainly poor hit detection and networking errors. Fortunately, Ubisoft is working on these things and Patch 1.2 is set to hit this week. Matchmaking errors seem to be affecting …

Our first game delay of the year has arrived and unfortunately, it affects a game that shows a lot of promise- Scalebound, from Platinum Games. This title was announced back in 2013 and was due to come out later this year, unfortunately, the studio needs more time, so we won't …

Back in October, Microsoft finally released its Xbox One Elite controller with plenty of premium features and customization options. While some did doubt how popular a £120 controller could be, the gamepad soon sold out after launch and supplies have been fairly tight ever since. Now, Microsoft has warned that …

It doesn't seem that long ago that GAME, like a number of high-street gaming and technological chain stores, was bankrupt and needed to be saved by outside finances. Since then it's had some measure of recovery, but it's not doing amazing. Christmas sales have not been as strong as expected …

Microsoft has revealed that it won't lock outside developers from using its Azure Cloud technology, not even studios working on exclusive titles for competing platforms like the Wii U, PC or PlayStation 4. The comments specifically came from Phil Spencer, who has been heading The Xbox division since last year. …

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would be bringing more of its Xbox One exclusive titles over to the PC, including Gears of War: Ultimate Edition running on Direct X 12, along with its fighting game, Killer Instinct. It's been a while since we have heard anything official, but …

Lionhead Studios and Microsoft have been teasing us with Fable Legends since 2013 and while it was initially due to launch this year, things have slipped a little bit. Fable Legends will be one of the first games to support cross-play between Xbox One and PC, though the title will …

Earlier this year, Microsoft gave Xbox One gamers a way to get their games on the PC, through in-home streaming. However, with the amount of focus being put in to PC gaming in the living room right now, it seemed to make more sense for Microsoft to implement PC to …

We are all primarily PC gamers here at KitGuru, but that doesn't mean we shy away from consoles. Today, we are taking a look at Seagate's new 2TB ‘Game Drive', made in partnership with Microsoft exclusively for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. While you can freely switch out the …

So far, most of the demos we have seen for the Hololens have been gaming oriented, with Minecraft being a pretty big focus at E3. This trend isn't changing any time soon as a new video posted online by Microsoft project manager, Varun Mani, shows off Halo 5 on the …

Back at E3, Microsoft announced the Xbox One Elite controller, which offered a ton of features, including additional buttons and the ability to remap the entire controller. Now, that same button mapping functionality has been made available for the standard Xbox One controller as well, on the Xbox One and …

In December last year, a group of people launched a large-scale DDOS attack on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Different people involved had different opinions on why the attack went ahead, but the disappointing fact is that both services were down over the holidays, preventing many from enjoying their …

Fallout 4 has been subjected to an insanely high level of hype over the course of this year. Right now, Bethesda's latest RPG has had one of the highest concurrent player counts on Steam since its launch too, so it's not too surprising to hear that over twelve million copies of …

AMD is putting a lot of its eggs in the virtual reality basket, with a big push lately for its LiquidVR platform, an announcement of partnerships with system makers for Oculus Ready PCs and that's perhaps because it knows something we don't: that the next-generation of games consoles will have a …

While Sony does have a promotional deal of its own for Star Wars Battlefront, Microsoft's exclusive on the EA Access program seems to supersede that as Xbox One owners in EA Access can already play Star Wars Battlefront. In an effort to help promote the game, Xbox gamers can download …

Microsoft has finally admitted that people don't really make much use out of the Kinect. A new dashboard update is arriving this week for owners of the console, which will drop Kinect gestures entirely for interface navigation, Microsoft admitted that it decided to do this as usage was “very, very …

The new Xbox One dashboard is on the way and alongside that will be the addition of backwards compatibility, a long sought after feature for the console. Right now, Microsoft is working with publishers to get permission to make specific Xbox 360 games backwards compatible with the Xbox One and …