Articles about xbox one

Review: Xbox vets debut ‘Roundguard,’ an accessible blend of the most addictive games

I called Roundguard dangerous when I saw it at last year’s PAX West, and now that I’ve played the full… Read More

Rainway debuts game streaming for Xbox One, allowing users to play PC games on a console

Update, 1/31/2020: Due to “unexpected circumstances,” Rainway has been removed from the Microsoft Store for the time being. Seattle-based startup… Read More

Microsoft will bring Project xCloud game streaming service to Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft said it will bring its new cloud-based game streaming service to Windows 10 PCs, as part of a flurry… Read More

Testing Microsoft’s Project xCloud: New streaming service feels like a magic trick

Microsoft’s Project xCloud has gone live. Last week, Microsoft began rolling out a public preview for its new cloud-based gaming… Read More

Huge debut for Super Mario Maker 2; new Myst TV show; and more video game news

Editor’s note: This is a rundown of the latest video game news from the Pacific Northwest and around the globe.… Read More

Microsoft will end Xbox One backward compatibility to focus on Project Scarlett

Microsoft will bring multiple generations of software to its new video game console — but it will come at a… Read More

Changing the game? Microsoft’s ‘Xbox One S All-Digital Edition’ may hasten the decline of physical media

Credible rumors have been spreading for months that Microsoft was working on a new, digital-media-only edition of its Xbox One… Read More

Game review: Explore and colonize other worlds in ‘Astroneer’ … if you can get past the learning curve

Even after spending the better part of 12 hours exploring it, I still don’t quite feel like I have a… Read More

Issue with Xbox Live creates panic amid Xbox One users as consoles show black screen during sign-in

Microsoft was having major issues with Xbox One on Wednesday that appears to be related to Xbox Live and was… Read More

Microsoft launches Xbox Game Pass Quests, giving players the chance to earn rewards for playing

Since their creation in 2005, Xbox achievements have just been a source for bragging rights or incentives from developers to… Read More

New games for January 2019: PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and Xbox Game Pass

Every month PlayStation and Xbox offer updates to their subscription services, PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and Xbox Game Pass.… Read More

Xbox One gets its own keyboard and mouse: First look at Razer’s new peripheral for Microsoft console

In advance of next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Singaporean hardware manufacturer Razer has shared images of… Read More

Microsoft reportedly working on low-cost, disc-less Xbox One, with ‘disc to digital’ trade-in program

Microsoft is reportedly building a new Xbox device that doesn’t have a disc drive and costs less than today’s Xbox… Read More

Microsoft acquires game studios Obsidian and inXile, giving Xbox two independent RPG powerhouses

This weekend marked Microsoft’s X018 conference, the fourth-annual showcase for the Xbox family of products, held in Mexico City. A… Read More

TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints?

Today’s featured stories Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears ‘Alexa, start Halo’:… Read More

Pay for your Xbox like it’s cable? How Microsoft’s rumored All Access plan could change the game

Windows Central reported on Wednesday that Microsoft’s Project Largo is, in fact, a subscription deal called Xbox All Access. The… Read More

Richard Sherman snags an early copy of ‘Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy’ for Xbox One

Richard Sherman may have left Seattle and the Seahawks for San Francisco and the 49ers, but at least he’s still… Read More

E3 2018 Analysis: Microsoft’s Xbox One still faces an uphill climb vs. Sony and Nintendo

COMMENTARY: The Xbox One, it must be said, is doing OK. Microsoft hasn’t released official sales numbers since 2014, but… Read More

Giant new ‘Duke’ controller, revived for Xbox One, shows importance of ‘not giving up on a cool idea’

A new version of the gigantic original Xbox controller, nicknamed “the Duke,” is slated for release for the Xbox One… Read More

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Geared Up: Microsoft’s Xbox One X is powerful, but is it worth the big price tag?

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest… Read More

Microsoft: Xbox One backward compatibility expanding to original Xbox games

Now there’s a logo you wouldn’t have expected to see at Microsoft’s 2017 Xbox E3 press event. That’s the original Microsoft… Read More

Xbox’s $9.99/month gaming subscription service debuts June 1 with more than 100 rotating titles

Xbox Game Pass, the $9.99 gaming subscription service, will become available to all users starting June 1. Microsoft announced the… Read More

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Geared Up: Apple tweaks iPad lineup, unveils new Clips app, and introduces Red iPhone

Apple came out with a flurry of announcements this week — unveiling a cheaper 9.7-inch iPad, more storage in the iPad mini… Read More

Xbox One tops PlayStation 4 for U.S. sales in second half of 2016

More than three years after debuting, Microsoft’s Xbox One console still continues to rack up the sales. The Redmond company… Read More

Sony’s PlayStation 4 hits 53.4M in lifetime console sales, including 6.2M this holiday season

Sony has sold 53.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide in a little more than three years. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said… Read More

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What GeekWire’s top stories of 2016 say about the state of humanity

Unprecedented global connectivity, a search for solitude in a fast-paced world, a yearning to connect with something bigger than ourselves … and,… Read More

Xbox One streaming for Oculus Rift VR headsets coming Dec. 12

Xbox One players will soon be able to strap on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to further immerse themselves… Read More

Conan O’Brien smokes weed, plays ‘Gears of War 4’ with Wiz Khalifa in ‘Clueless Gamer’ segment

Looking to take the edge out of what he called “one of the most intense, brutal, violent and disturbing games out… Read More

Twitter introduces app for streaming live sports on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One

Just in time for the first NFL game to stream on Twitter Thursday, the social media company has introduced a new… Read More

Xbox One beats PS4 for U.S. console sales last month in rare win for Microsoft

For the first time since this past October, Microsoft’s Xbox One outpaced Sony’s Playstation 4 for U.S. console sales in… Read More