Don Mattrick: Only 5% of Players Play Previous-Generation Games on New Hardware
Stating that the backlash against the Xbox One’s lack of backwards-compatibility has been over-exaggerated, Microsoft’s Don Mattrick claims that only 5% of players play previous-generation titles on new systems anyway.
Will Xbox One Have a Fee to Play Second-Hand Games or Not?
After the Xbox One reveal, many reputable gaming outlets reported that the console would be charging a fee for owners to play second-hand games. After Microsoft more-or-less dismissed this, we asked Xbox what their stance was on second-hand gaming and got a vague response.
Indie Game of the Day: MUBIC
Today’s indie game of the day is a musical experience with a cube — a simple-yet-complex and aesthetically beautiful memory game entered into the Ludum Dare 24 competition.
What to Expect From the New Xbox Today
The big reveal is coming and it’s coming today, so we run down exactly what it is we believe to see at today’s Xbox reveal.
Indie Game of the Day: Wolf
In celebration of indie game extraordinaire Banov’s birthday (developer of Assassin’s Blue, Dubloon), today’s indie game of the day is Wolf — a short, 2D Zelda-esque adventure game in which things get very odd after you hunt down a wolf.
LEGO Xbox 360 Disc-Changing Carousel. Apparently Now a Thing.
It’s made of LEGO, it’s a mechanised carousel and it switches out your Xbox 360 discs for any one of the 32 discs that it can hold. Pointless, or perfect?
Nintendo to Force Ads on Let’s Play Videos to Make a Profit
Nintendo have recently confirmed that they will be making a profit off of user-generated YouTube videos, forcing advertisements on to videos featuring their content.
