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Halo‘s Warthog Probably Handles A Lot Better In Forza Horizon 3
After years of pleading from fans on both sides, Microsoft is finally crossing-over two of its most popular characters: Forza car and Halo Warthog. I spent most of my time in the wonderfully off-road friendly Forza Horizon 2 wishing I were driving a Warthog over the hills and through the other cars of Souther France…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2016 -
Every Xbox One S Has A Tiny Master Chief Inside
Look at him. Cute as a button. Just don’t go trying to find him on yours, if you ever decide to pick one of these things up. That’s because, just like Sony’s nice little PlayStation screws, Master Chief is inside the computer He was discovered in this teardown of the new console by Ifixit, etched…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2016 -
God Damn This Halo Trailer Was Good
Game trailers tend to be forgettable things. Explosive diversions paving the way for a marketing campaign that hits you, tries to sell you something then fades into nothingness as the next hype train takes its place. ODST’s live-action clip, though, lingers long after the game has disappeared off the charts. I watched this the other…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
It’s Hard To Make The Official Xbox One Custom Controllers Look Bad
Last month Microsoft announced fans would be able to apply their own style to the Xbox One’s new wireless controller, creating a custom design to have shipped to their door. Mine just arrived, and it’s even prettier in person. There are several options for picking up the new smaller Xbox One, but not as many…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2016 -
All The Current Options For Buying An Xbox One S
The sleek-looking Xbox One S starts shipping next week, but if you want one, you may want to hold off. More options will be available later in the month thanks to a new set of bundles Microsoft announced today Here’s a quick breakdown: 2TB hard-drive ($400) – This is the highest-end version, available August 2.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2016 -
Meet The Developers Who Are Still Making A Kinect Game
When Microsoft unbundled Kinect from the Xbox One in 2014, it was the beginning of the end. Unfortunately for the developers of Fru, the game they were building required Kinect. They were more than two years away from shipping. “We were shattered,” designer Mattia Traverso told me. When Microsoft announced Xbox One in 2013, Kinect…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 6, 2016 -
CultureTotal Recall
Original Xbox Controller Prototypes Look Like Dreamcast Tears
Seamus Blackley, one of the key people involved in the creation of the original Xbox, has shared some concept images for Microsoft’s debut control pad, which date all the way back in November 1999 (the Xbox wouldn’t launch until 2001). Obviously the final design looked remarkably different; the “Duke” controller (below, left) was a massive,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 -
Get A Load Of This Official Game Of Thones Xbox One Console
Xbox could have gone so many ways with this limited edition giveaway. Model it on a castle, or a sigil, or a city. Perhaps just a custom colour scheme with some nice graphics on them. But no, they had to do more So here we have one of a handful of limited edition Game of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2016 -
Microsoft Altering Its Shady Windows 10 Forced Upgrade System
It’s telling that most of my stories about Windows 10, a genuinely decent operating system, have been about how crappy Microsoft has made the upgrade experience. Microsoft seems to be getting the hint, though. For more than a year, upgrading to Windows 10 hasn’t cost anything. Rather than let people organically upgrade, the company began…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 28, 2016 -
In 2002, Microsoft bought Rare. Things could have gone very differently, though: Ed Fries, formerly of Xbox, has told IGN that Activision actually outbid Microsoft for the British studio, and it was only a larger offer “at the very last minute” from Xbox’s Robbie Bach that sealed the deal.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2016 -
Culture
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: ‘We Will Ship Games On Steam Again’
If you’re a PC gamer, the big news out of E3 this year was Microsoft’s decision to (finally) re-embrace PC as a gaming platform. If you buy their games on Xbox One, you’ll get them on PC as well (and vice versa). For big games, however, Microsoft’s been awfully Microsoft in recent times. Their store…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 17, 2016 -
Kotaku East
Good news, Korean gamers! As pointed out on Gameshot (via tipster Sang), Microsoft Asia is localizing the following titles for South Korea: Gears of War 4, ReCore, Forza Horizon 3, Halo Wars 2, and Dead Rising 4. For the region, that’s a good chunk of games to announce at once.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2016 -
A Bloody $200 Gears Of War Control Pad
Look, considering how gorgeous the standard Elite controller is, this official Gears 4 version with GOUGES and BLOOD might be a bit much. Especially at $200. That said, those d-pad overlays could be a neat accessory for future games… It’ll be out in October, though just like the original Elite itself, it’ll be available “in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2016 -
The Entire Xbox E3 Press Conference Leaked Before It Started
Microsoft is a leaky company, but today we saw something unprecedented: Minutes before the Xbox E3 press conference, the entire lineup leaked on Twitter. Granted, we already knew a lot of it. Kotaku broke news of Xbox Slim and Scorpio last month, and leaks last week pointed to Dead Rising 4 and State of Decay…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2016 -
Scalebound Looks Crazy, Features Giant Enemy Crab
Today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Platinum Games showed off a massive co-op boss fight from Scalebound, their take on Monster Hunter-ish co-op beast slaying. Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya called this sequence “the biggest boss fight platinum has ever made,” which is saying something. Having watched the clip, I buy it. That is a very big…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2016
