Microsoft’s new Xbox Elite wireless controller has swappable parts
When you’ve got a good thing going, the prevailing wisdom says you shouldn’t mess with it. But today, at Microsoft’s E3 press event, the company unveiled a redesigned Xbox controller: the wireless Elite. The new and improved controller adds four bumper pads under the grips, a textured rolling pad that replaces the standard D-pad and hair trigger locks for more precise control when slaying the bad guys in your shooter of choice. But what’s likely the most exciting aspect of the new Elite controller is the ability to hot swap the aforementioned parts according to your personal configuration. Microsoft didn’t commit to a firm launch date for the Elite controller, but you can expect it to arrive sometime this Fall.
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Source: @majornelson (Twitter)
Your ‘Fallout 4’ PC mods will work fine on the Xbox One, too
Take a quick tour of YouTube and it’ll become clear that PC gamers get to have more utterly ridiculous fun since their games are so easier to mod. Wanna fire cars out of a gun? Simple. How about turning Skyrim’s dragons into monstrous, angry former wrestlers? You get we’re going with this (and that video is definitely worth a watch). Anyway, Bethesda is working on bridging that cross-platform insanity gap with the upcoming release of Fallout 4 – director Todd Howard just confirmed that mods made for the PC version of the game can be “transferred, played and shared for free” on the Xbox One.
In fairness, the game doesn’t hit shelves – either physical ones or those pesky, metaphorical digital ones – until November 10, but it’s a welcome change that Howard apparently spent ages lobbying for. It’s really no wonder why. Mods have this wonderful tendency to build on existing experiences and turn games that would’ve otherwise been forgotten when the next AAA game rolled out into thoughtful, ludicrous worlds that can keep people coming back months and years after purchase. (Hell, your humble author still mucks around in Just Cause 2 because the lure of flying around a faux-South Pacific island and nuking despotic statues can only be resisted for so long). The quick tour we got of the new Fallout world seems plenty meaty enough to savor even without mods, so let’s hope those creators cook up some seriously peculiar stuff to bake into our favorite post-apocalyptic wastelands.
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‘Forza 6’ arrives September 15th, hails the return of the Ford GT
If fast cars are what you’re after when it comes to gaming, Forza 6 will pack in plenty of that. The next installment in the series arrives September 15th on Xbox One. When the garage door opens, the game will offer the new Ford GT as a vehicle option before it makes its return to Le Mans in 2016. Heck, Microsoft and Ford even lowered one from the ceiling at the Xbox press event to celebrate. Turn 10, the studio behind Forza, says this release is “the most beautiful, technically advanced” game its ever built. You can bet we’ll be looking to put that claim and the game’s 24-car multi-player option to the test at the end of the summer.
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Rain & night driving. 24 car MP. This is what we’ve been racing toward. #Forza6 [RP] #XboxE3 @Ford pic.twitter.com/WbkgIGPcZL
– Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
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‘Dark Souls III’ is coming in early 2016
What, did you think From Software would take a break from releasing its punishing Souls games just because Bloodborne is out the door? Just the opposite. The studio has just teased Dark Souls III, the next title in its dark fantasy action series. There’s not much to know beyond its early 2016 release date, but From’s signature bleak landscapes are intact. There’s also what looks to be a lava giant in the brief preview clip, so there will very likely be some epic battles ahead. And while it’s safe to presume that DS3 will reach the Xbox One given its appearance at Microsoft’s E3 event, it’s not an exclusive — the odds are that it’s headed to the PlayStation 4 as well.
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Xbox Game Preview will give you early access to indie titles
Microsoft just announced a new early access program for indie titles, dubbed Xbox Game Preview.
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Microsoft reveals a slew of Xbox One indie games at E3
Microsoft’s massive E3 press conference wasn’t just about big-budget shooters — the company also took some time to highlight the many smaller titles coming from indie developers. The highlights include Tacoma, the next game from Gone Home studio Fullbright, which is about a woman who finds herself stranded on a space station; Ashen, a stylized puzzle adventure game that seems to have the scale of Shadow of the Colossus; and Beyond Eyes, a painterly-looking game about a young girl exploring the outdoors. We also got a quick look at several other titles in a promo video, which you can check out below.
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‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ hits Xbox One this November
Sorry, Sony, but the next installment in Lara Croft’s tomb raiding adventures is slated to hit Xbox One as an exclusive on November 10th. As Microsoft’s Xbox head Phil Spencer announced at Gamescom last summer, the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider will be a platform exclusive, meaning gamers that don’t own an Xbox One will be locked out of the party.
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Microsoft E3 2015 Xbox liveblog!
Welcome to E3 2015! Today is Day Zero and we have a lineup of major showcases ahead of us, starting with Microsoft’s Xbox press conference at 9AM PT. We expect to see new footage and details about Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Forza 6 and a ton of smaller, though no less impressive, games. Plus, this conference comes hot on the heels of Oculus’ announcement that all Rift virtual reality headsets will ship with an Xbox One controller and feature Windows 10 integration, including the ability to play Xbox One games in the Rift, in a simulated cinema, via Xbox-to-Windows streaming. Naturally, there will be surprises galore. And it starts at 9:30am PT. Join us!
Here’s where to watch Microsoft’s Xbox event at E3 2015
If you’re an Xbox fan, today is the day you’ve been waiting for. Microsoft’s getting ready to show us what’s next for the platform, live from E3 2015 in Los Angeles. Will we learn additional details about Halo 5: Guardians? There’s a good chance. Or, perhaps, the company plans to talk more about its recently announced partnership with Oculus — new VR experiences? Either way, you can watch it all unfold via Twitch, YouTube or the Xbox E3 website. For your convenience, there’s an embed after the break, but don’t forget to join our liveblog, where we’ll be bringing you the news as it happens. The event starts at 12:30PM ET.
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Source: Xbox
Investment bank ‘confirms’ Razer quietly bought OUYA
One of the problems with keeping the news of a recent engagement a secret is that, sometimes, an investment banker runs off and tells your parents before you can. That’s the sticky situation that has met Razer and Ouya, since their recent union has been revealed by the latter’s advisors at Mesa Global. The news comes a week after the first rumors that corporate wedding bells were in the air, which was met with a non-denial from the high-end gaming company. There’s no word on the specifics of the deal, but like an angry relative, we’ve sent Facebook messages to representatives of both companies in the hope of getting a picture of the ring. Still, if Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan had any big announcements ready for E3, they probably just got ruined. Bankers, eh?
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Via: Liliputing
Source: Mesa Global
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