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The Xbox One October update is rolling out today, and it brings with it the new Avatars and the ability to turn the system on with Alexa. Microsoft is releasing the Xbox One October update today, and it features the long-awaited Avatar update along with other nifty additions. Users will find...

Last month, the new Xbox avatars went live for Xbox Insiders on the Alpha ring after a couple of delays. However, Microsoft has acknowledged that some users remain unsure about where the new avatars should appear. Now, the Xbox program team released new details to help answer those questions...

Microsoft released its Xbox One July dashboard update to all users yesterday, and the main new feature allows Xbox owners to start games that are downloading quicker. FastStart, originally unveiled at E3, prioritizes the files a game really needs to start while it continues to download the rest...

Microsoft has confirmed that the July update for Xbox One has started rolling out for users today, bringing with it a host of new features for the console. The update is mostly concerned with making it easier for users to find content, as well as improving Mixer. First up, the newly-announced...

Microsoft has had a distinct developer focus for Xbox of late. From the launch of "world's most powerful console" that allowed creators to use up to 9GB of GDDR5 RAM to allowing anyone to become a creator with the "Xbox Live Creators program". It has also seen enormous success in the independent...

Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition has been adding a steady stream of new content to the title since its release, but next week's update will be the game's "biggest ever." On June 6, The Coalition is rolling out the free Rise of the Horde update, which adds two new difficulty levels to both...

Before its official unveiling, the PS4 Pro was sometimes referred to as the "PS4K" due to its (then-rumored) support of 4K video. And while the console that launched in November 2016 did support 4K in ways such as Netflix and some games, its own Media Player app lacked the compatibility. But no...

Doom has a new free update you can download today and it brings plenty of content including a new multiplayer mode, bots, and an increased level cap. Update 5 includes a new competitive multiplayer mode called Infernal Run, where “teams fight for control of the (eye) ball, which must be carried...

No Man's Sky developer, Hello Games, has broken its silence and announced a new update for the game, and it's coming this week. Before you get too excited, the post on the game's website goes to a medium sized length to temper expectations, labelling the patch the "Foundation Update". Full...

The ShareFactory application has been updated on PlayStation 4, and a new change means you can now turn game clips into animated GIFs. According to Kotaku, who also has a handy tutorial, if you've patched up to the latest version, you can now make GIFs from any videos, including ones you've...

Although not as substantial as last year's New Xbox One Experience, Microsoft has now started to roll out a major Xbox One update that introduces a number of new features. As announced on the Xbox Wire, the "holiday update" introduces features like Clubs, Looking for Group, and group messaging...

Although not as substantial as last year's New Xbox One Experience, Microsoft has now started to roll out a major Xbox One update that introduces a number of new features. As announced on the Xbox Wire, the "holiday update" introduces features like Clubs, Looking for Group, and group messaging...

A new trailer for the second Division expansion has been released, video below.

Feedback from our fans is important to all of us here at Xbox, and one of the more popular places to give feedback is through the Xbox Preview Program. Since the program launched in February 2014, your feature requests, ideas, and millions of votes have helped shape and improve your Xbox...

Xbox One owners enrolled in the system's Preview program are receiving some new features today as part of the latest update, including enhanced Achievement notifications. As seen in the brief video below, notifications now indicate the rarity of the Achievement you've just unlocked. Rare ones...

Wondering what you need to do to earn those pesky hidden PlayStation trophies? Wonder no more. The PS4 4.00 update has rolled out, bringing with it some interesting new features, like the ability to create folders and a ‘quick menu’ that makes navigation a bit easier. One less publicised...

The PS4's next big system update, version 4.00, arrives tomorrow, September 13, Sony announced today. In addition to the features that beta testers have been checking out for weeks, it also includes some other new things. As detailed in a PlayStation Blog post, the 4.00 update adds another new...

An update for Battlefield 4 has been released for Xbox One and PS4 today. The update cleans up the menu system in an effort to establish a unified inteface accross all Battlefield games. The changes are included in a 4GB patch to make it easier for players to get in to multiplayer games. The...

Today, 13 August, you might have noticed a new update is available for preview members; here are the notes. OS version released: rs1_xbox_rel_1608.160810-1700 Available: 1:00 AM GMT 13/8 NEW FEATURES • Startup Chime Thanks to the passionate feedback of the Xbox Global community, you can now...

Microsoft has announced that a future Xbox One update will let you turn off the console's startup sound. Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb announced the future feature on Twitter, also releasing images of what the new option will look like from the menu screen. "We've heard feedback re: the Xbox...