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Good news for gaming headset owners: The Xbox One March update will bring with it support for optical Dolby audio output, meaning that your Astro/Turtle Beach/other gaming headset will finally get a full surround signal. Polygon‘s tested an Astro headset and they say it works great.

Here’s a list of some of the indie developers participating in Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program to make games for Xbox One. Bonus points if you recognize them all.

Trials Fusion Takes Off in Mid-April for PS4, Xbox One and PC

Trials is coming back with all the gut-sucking drops and teeth-gritting ascents you remember from the dirt-bike racer’s first two editions, this time adding ATVs, midair tricks and a slew of new environments to Trials Fusion, coming April 16. The game will release for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PC. A news release from…

See The New Xbox One Dashboard In Action

Get a good look at the Xbox One’s new dashboard update in this video released by Microsoft’s Major Nelson today. The update—which includes improvements to party chat and the friends list on Xbox One—will go live in March, just in time for Titanfall. Looks good!

The Xbox One Can Stream Games Via Twitch Starting In March [UPDATE]

Next month, an update will bring the popular Twitch video game broadcasting service to the Xbox One in a way that home consoles have never seen before. It will launch on March 11, just in time for Titanfall. According to AP, the update will allow Xbox One the ability to live stream games via Twitch…

One Very Practical Use For Old 360 Controllers

As the Xbox 360 sails off into the sunset, and its trade-in value weakens by the day, plenty of people are going to be left with old controllers. Rather than let GameStop give you 17 cents for one, why not turn it into the world’s coolest dog leash? Mike Warren over at Instructableshas shared directions…

Microsoft’s Devices and Studios Group – which includes Xbox – has a new boss. It’s Stephen Elop, a guy who recently ran (unsuccessfully) for CEO of Microsoft. While doing so, Bloomberg reportedhe “would also consider selling healthy businesses such as the Xbox game console if he determined they weren’t critical to the company’s strategy”

Sit Down For 40 Minutes Of Thief Gameplay

We’ve got our review of Thief here, but if you want to see some gameplay for yourself, TotalBiscuit plays through 40 minutes from the game (and ten minutes of PC graphics options) for your viewing pleasure. Thief is out tomorrow, February 25th. WTF is… Thief? [YouTube] Watchlistis where we show off gameplay of new and…

It’s Okay To Kill Bugs With A Bazooka When They’re 20 Feet tall

Earth Defense Force 2025 is a simple game about simple pleasures. Shooting giant insects (and arachnids) with rocket launchers. Giant Bomb takes a run through the game so you can see just how magical that formula can really be. Warning: some harsh language gets used when ants inevitably eat our heroes. If the basic premise…

The Week in Games: Garden Warfare and Thief

Thief arrives on the PC and both PlayStations and Xboxes this week, along with Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare on Xbox 360 and Xbox One and the latest Castlevania for PC and the previous-gen consoles. Call of Duty fans on PC and the PlayStations get the Onslaught DLC this week, too. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Castlevania:…

The Lego Movie Videogame: The Kotaku Review

Is the Lego Movie Videogame for you? It probably is if you can bring yourself to enjoy the following politically-controversial, looping video: How about this one? Really, what else needs to be said when assessing a video game other than the line: “You can play as Shakespeare and Batman.”? That says it all. Or at…

Hanging Out With Titanfall‘s Grunts Can Be Pretty Entertaining

We’ve talked abouthow Titanfall’s NPCs make sure there’s always something happening and there’s always someone to shoot. But the “grunts” also have their own dialogue, and it’s something more reminiscent of Halo than Call of Duty. You might notice when you’re near a group of grunts that they call out things like “Enemy pilot spotted!”…

What Call Of Duty: Ghosts Needed Was Space Cats. Now It Has Them.

When I played through Call of Duty: Ghosts I got the distinct feeling that something was missing, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. That’s because the glory of Space Cats is forever beyond our human reach. We can but download them as one of many character and personalization packs added to the…

​Now There’s an Actual Remote for the Xbox One

The Xbox One is supposed to revolutionize the way we watch TV, with voice and gestural commands letting us search and change channels without pressing any buttons. But Microsoft will be putting out a physical remote control dedicated to media watching anyway. Y’know, just in case the revolution takes a while. The Xbox One Media…

New Dark Souls II Trailer Tries Not to Be Depressing

Everyone who’s rabidly awaiting the arrival of Dark Souls II knows that it’s going to a nihilistic affair where they will die a lot. Nobody’s fooling themselves. But, hey, this new trailer wants you to know all that painful trial-and-error builds character. It’s even got some sunshine in it! The dialogue in the promo clip…

Sacred 3 brings its colorful co-op Diablo-esque gameplay to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC this summer. With four-player drop-in, drop-out online multiplayer co-op and two-player splitscreen, Deep Silver’s latest foray into the world of Ancaria should be a blast to play with friends and strangers alike. Check out fresh screens below.

Microsoft Has a Fix For Xbox One Users With New Black Screen Error [Update]

The latest update for the Xbox One may add a few useful new features, but it sounds like it adds a new bug, as well. Fortunately, Microsoft has an easy workaround. Some users are reporting that the update gives them a black screen after the system turns on. Users on Reddit report that the result…

You Can’t Play Titanfall On PS4–But You Can Watch It

Well, that’s one way to put Titanfall on the PS4, I guess. The channel Epic Reset Gaming (YouTube, Twitch) got the idea to share Titanfall with PlayStation 4 gamers through, once again, the magic of The Playroom, ostensibly an augmented reality game using your living room as the play space. Most folks who stream their…

​The Titanfall Hype, Explained

If you haven’t played Titanfall yourself yet, you may be one of those wondering: what the hell is with all the hype around that game? It’s just another shooter, right? Not quite. It’s better. I’ll admit it—I’m one of those people excited about Titanfall; one of those people who can’t stop talking about Titanfall or…

Which Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Is Best? Here Are Comparisons

Upcoming stealth action game Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released on old and new platforms. How different will they look? Konami released a handful of comparison images from the different versions of the game, explaining how the PS3 and PS4 versions stack up as well as the Xbox 360 and Xbox One…