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Today, Microsoft announced that you'll soon be able to control your Xbox One console with Cortana or Alexa. The skill is available in beta now, and Xbox Insiders will be able to test it beginning today. Unfortunately, it's U.S.-only. With the new skill, you'll be able to "adjust volume, launch...

According to a new report, Microsoft is planning to release not one, but two next-gen consoles. At E3, head of Xbox Phil Spencer took the stage to officially announce that Microsoft is working on new hardware and new ways to stream games. This was the first time the company had officially...

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Xbox Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 25 June 2018. Xbox One Deals Diablo III: Eternal Collection* Xbox One X Enhanced 50% DWG Spintires: MudRunner* Xbox One X Enhanced 50% DWG Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition* Xbox One...

In a month's time, Microsoft will debut its latest console with the Xbox One X. Although it might be the "most powerful" unit currently being offered by the firm, not everyone requires such power, and it appears that Microsoft realizes this. Those that want to still experience high-quality...

At PAX West earlier this month, Microsoft promised two of the most requested features from Xbox users, the ability to send games as gifts to friends and wishlisting, would be making their way to the company's gaming console soon. Earlier in the year, a Microsoft executive had also claimed the...

A month ago, Microsoft opened up pre-orders for a special Project Scorpio Edition of the Xbox One X. The limited edition console was sold out within days, leaving many wondering when their next chance would be to buy the world's most powerful gaming console. And while some retailers have...

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...

Seven new games have been added to Xbox Game Pass, including ReCore: Definitive Edition. Don’t forget there is also still a 14 day free trial before you need to subscribe. The Seven new games are; ReCore: Definitive Edition Fable 2 Metro: Last Light Redux Hue The Bridge Garou Mow 10 Second...

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is the hottest game of 2017, it has sold millions of copies and has crossed nearly a million concurrent players on Steam. Microsoft managed to snag console exclusivity rights for the game earlier this year making it a console exclusive on Xbox One (for now, at...

Xbox players have been begging for keyboard and mouse support for quite some time due to the fact there's a number of Xbox games that cross over with the PC player base and KB + M is a preferred way to play for certain games like first person shooters. The feature has been in the works for...

Two of the most requested features on the Xbox Store continue to be gifting options and wishlists. According to a new finding, one of these features is coming to the users of Microsoft's console "very soon". At a recent PAX West event, Xbox Director of Programming Major Nelson and Platform CVP...

Today Microsoft has announced that more people have pre-ordered the Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition in five days than any Xbox console ever. According to Microsoft, the Project Scorpio edition saw record-setting, sell-out times and consequently is now out of stock in many countries worldwide...

The classic way of reaching certain milestones in-game or doing specific objectives to earn achievements on Xbox One will soon change. Xbox Platform corporate voice president Mike Ybarra said that the way we earn achievements today hasn't changed since the concept was first introduced, despite...

Ubisoft has released a five hour trial for Ghost Recon Wildlands on PS4 and Xbox One, which will give players the chance to experience single-player and online co-op modes. So, if you’re unsure whether an open-world tactical shooter is for you, you can try it and see. Clearly Ubisoft feels that...

Rumours are swirling that the music-streaming service Spotify could be making its way onto the Xbox One in the not-too-distant future. A Reddit user has spotted Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, using the Spotify app on his Xbox, which could mean good things for Xbox One owners and those who aren’t...

The Xbox Live Creators Collection, a new page in the Xbox One Game Store, is now available to some testers as part of a pilot program. The Collection is a section in the store that features titles made using the Creators Program, which was announced at GDC 2017 and Microsoft says lets developers...

Microsoft has said it's planning to bring gift purchases to the Xbox One store in the future. Gamers will soon be able to buy games as gifts for their friends through the Xbox One store according to Xbox Vice President, Mike Ybarra. On Twitter a fan asked Ybarra when we could expect to see the...

For the last couple of years, Microsoft has been actively pushing their backward compatibility feature on Xbox One. Hundreds of Xbox 360 games have become playable on Xbox One including some classics, some lesser known titles, and maybe some games we wish we could forget. In the very near...

Microsoft has been on a bit of a tear lately, releasing three new Xbox One Insider Preview builds to the Alpha ring within the span of about 24 hours. The latest was at 6:00pm Pacific Time, and that's build 15063.4073, or rs2_release_xbox_1706.170623-2014. We can see from the build string that...

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Creators Program will allow developers on Xbox One to implement full keyboard support. The Xbox Live Creators Program is Microsoft’s way of making it straightforward for developers to implement Xbox Live and Windows features into their games. This, as revealed at this...