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Forge Mode Added To Halo 5 In Huge Update

December 17, 2015 Ross Brennan

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Rather than delaying Halo 5: Guardians‘ launch, 343 Games and Microsoft made the decision to ship the game without the Forge mode that’s been present in all titles bar ODST since Halo 3, and looking at the size of Forge mode in Halo 5, it’s easy to see why. With a whopping 1,700 items for […]

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Microsoft Poke Fun At Sony In Backwards Compatibilty Video

November 16, 2015 Adam Lacey

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Backwards compatibility is a problem that many gamers have experienced, perhaps more than once, as new consoles are released, the massive pile of previous generation games slowly gather more and more dust as the ‘new toy” fever takes over. Microsoft however have got this box checked, and they’re not being shy about making it known. In a […]

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Review: Halo 5: Guardians

November 4, 2015 Eoin Farrell

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The Halo series has been a monumental franchise from the beginning, shaping the way shooters work on consoles with Halo: Combat Evolved and Bungie redefining the online multiplayer experience with Halo 2. With 343 Industries now manning the helm with its second entry into the “Reclaimer Trilogy” it’s certainly interesting to see how they’ve strived […]

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Press Start: Are Games Easier?

October 19, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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Hello everybody! Hope you are ready for this week’s topic – it’s a doozy; are games getting easier? I want to take a look at certain games from different years and find out if games are easier in general or are they still controller smashingly good. The best way to start looking at comparisons is […]

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Xbox Greatest Games TV Commercial

October 7, 2015 Declan Doody

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Well it is the pre-season to spread good will I mean plug your products before the Christmas rush and Microsoft take the charge or dare I say ‘jump’ with this commercial. “Xbox One has the most award-winning exclusives and all of the biggest blockbusters this year. And with an expanding library of Xbox 360 titles available […]

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Microsoft Purchase Havok Technology From Intel

October 5, 2015 David Savage

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Havok has been sold to Microsoft by its previously owners Intel. The company’s corporate article says the following about the acquisition: “Microsoft’s acquisition of Havok continues our tradition of empowering developers by providing them with the tools to unleash their creativity to the world. We will continue to innovate for the benefit of development partners. […]

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See Lara’s Descent In New Rise Of The Tomb Raider Trailer

September 21, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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Lara Croft will soon be gracing our consoles once again in Rise of the Tomb Raider. In the latest trailer, a voice-over describes Lara’s intrepid adventures as being that of a pioneer who defines the future of mankind while we see demonstrations of the kind of environments we can guide Croft through as we play […]

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Faster Loading On New Xbox One

September 1, 2015 Adam Lacey

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Microsoft have unveiled their new Xbox One Elite Bundle. This will feature a matte finish Xbox One console that contains a 1 terabyte solid state hard drive (SSHD) and a new Xbox Elite Wireless Controller.   Microsoft boasts that their new SSHD will cut loading times, and allow gamers to jump into action 20% faster […]

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Xbox One To Become Backwards Compatible By November

August 9, 2015 Marcus Deehan

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Earlier this year, Phil Spencer announced that the Xbox One was introducing a backwards compatibility feature before the end of the year. The way to make this work was to rebuild the hardware architecture by creating a virtual Xbox 360 that runs on the Xbox One. This was immediately rolled out to the Xbox One Preview […]

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Rash Of The Battletoads Has Joined Killer Instinct

August 4, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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During the announcement of the launch of season 3 of Killer Instinct, which is coming next year, Microsoft gave us all a bit of a surprise with the introduction of a brand new fighter for the game; Rash from the Battletoads! If you’re a player who has either paid for something from Killer Instinct or […]

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