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Microsoft announced that, starting October 7, fans will be able to purchase a standalone Kinect sesor for Xbox One. The sensor, which comes together with “Dance Central Spotlight”, will be available at retailers for $149.99. The company states that the Xbox One sales have doubled since the introduction of the $399 offering on June 9th. They also note the increasing ...

Microsoft announced earlier that a demo for the highly anticipated Forza Horizon 2 will be available on September 16th, two full weeks ahead of the official launch. The game will also come out for the Xbox 360, but it doesn’t look like there’s going to be a demo for this version as no announcement was made. Playground Games’ latest title will feature ...

Users of the lately release Surface Pro 3 tablet have been voicing complaints that their tablets have been experiencing overheating problems and even shutting down due to temperature increase. Most users experiencing these problems were Surface Pro Intel i7 users and they’ve been baffled by their devices’ inability to cope with basic tasks. Surface Pro 3 i5 users have reported ...

Microsoft announced that they will release a new “Age of Empires” game, called “Castle Siege”, for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices. The game will be available starting September 2014 exclusively through digital download from the Windows Store. The developer states that, during the game, players will be able to select one of the several available civilizations and expand ...

Earlier this month we reported that a preview of the upcoming Windows 9 operating system will presumably arrive in late September or early October. This rumor is still going strong and now there’s one more source backing it up while also giving us a more specific date for when to expect the OS. According to The Verge, Microsoft will be a hosting a press ...

Developer Signal Studios announces that Microsoft has discontinued support for their game, “Ascend: Hand of Kul” and removed it from the Xbox Marketplace. The developer states that they only found out about this when they were investigating several issues that players had over the weekend. Microsoft has not released any statements regarding this matter yet. “Ascend: Hand of Kul” is ...

Microsoft has revealed more information on “Scream Ride”, an Xbox exclusive game made by Frontier Developments. After the brief trailer shown at Gamescom, the publisher issued a press release in which they give more information regarding the game’s track-sharing capabilities and its three gameplay modes. The game puts the player in charge of creating a theme park that is being ...

PS4 has sold extremely well since its release. Playstation worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida says that the 10 million consoles sold in nine months is beyond what they had hoped for. He also states that Sony is now able to supply units in every territory and that the console is now easier to find by the players. For the company, ...

Microsoft has been incredibly quiet when in comes to Xbox One sales recently. Actually, they haven’t revealed any sales figures ever since they announced that the console sold 3 million units by the end of 2013. This announcement was made back in January, with another one following in April, which stated that more than 5 million Xbox One units have already been shipped ...

The Gamescom announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive managed to upset a lot of Playstation and PC owners who were eager to play the game on their platforms when it releases. Granted, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirmed that the game will only be timed exclusive so developer Crystal Dynamics can do whatever they want with it after ...