Month: June 2018

One of the most-beloved roleplaying games ever created returns later this year to Xbox One, including characters and content never seen in the West, and will be remastered in HD: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. Prepare to experience a story like no other, complemented by a robust combat system, a memorable cast of characters, and a soundtrack that you’ll remember for years to come. Follow Yuri Lowell, a former Imperial Knight who finds himself in the middle of a nefarious plot that threatens the destruction of his home planet Terca Lumireis. Many will join Yuri on this epic odyssey, like… Continue reading E3 2018: Tales of Vesperia, One of the Greatest Xbox 360 RPGs, Returns to Xbox One This Winter in HD→

Xbox fans will finally be able to experience the signature, exhilarating action combat from PlatinumGames’ modern classic and dive into the story of an apocalyptic future where man and machine lifeforms are at war over the fate of the world in NieR: Automata Become as Gods Edition on Xbox One. You’re part of the YoRHa android squad, sent by humans to fight against the alien machine lifeform invaders. Since it’s your sole duty to fight, you can wield different weapons in each hand, able to mix and match freely between four weapon types during battle. The scope of action goes… Continue reading E3 2018: NieR: Automata Become as Gods Edition Comes to Xbox One June 26→

Military spouses are an integral supporting force for members of our military. As part of our commitment to the military spouse community, Microsoft will launch a pilot program to provide spouses with technology skills training beginning in September.

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Hey everyone! We’re so happy to finally announce Just Cause 4. Everything you loved about Just Cause returns alongside new ground-breaking features, a wide variety of tools, and is quite possibly the most ambitious game we’ve ever made. Insane physics and unmatched levels of destruction are back, along with Rico’s trademark parachute, wingsuit, and grapple. The world of Solís is incredibly rich and diverse with four distinct areas that offer continuous variety, unique gameplay opportunities, and numerous characters to discover. Earth Shattering Simply put, the extreme weather in Just Cause 4 is a game-changer — you’ve never seen anything like… Continue reading E3 2018: Announcing Just Cause 4 for Xbox One→

The three months since the worldwide release of Sea of Thieves have been quite the ride! We’ve been blown away by the community’s response to the game, with more than 4M people having played since launch. Seeing Sea of Thieves establish itself as the best-selling new IP for Xbox this generation has been humbling, and watching players create and share their stories on Mixer, Twitch and YouTube has been inspiring. From everyone at the studio, thank you to all our fans for their support. But launch was just the beginning for Sea of Thieves. In April we shared how we… Continue reading E3 2018: Launch was Just the Beginning for Sea of Thieves→

Here at Xbox, we love to play games just as much as you do, so we understand how frustrating it can be to have to wait to play a game after you start downloading it. And with Xbox Game Pass, there are more reasons than ever to explore the catalog and find your next favorite game. That’s why we’re excited to announce FastStart, a new innovation from our Xbox Platform team that allows you to jump into your games twice as fast and play after downloading just a fraction of it. Here’s how it works: FastStart identifies which files are… Continue reading E3 2018: Jump into Games Twice as Fast with FastStart→

Thirteen years ago, when I began my Gears of War journey, we had no idea how big this franchise would become. And as it’s grown, we’ve dreamed of taking it to new places in different ways. Today on stage at the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing, I was honored to announce that we’re tripling down on the Gears franchise with three new titles in development: Gears 5, Gears Pop! and Gears Tactics. With the Gears franchise expansion beginning in early 2019, these three titles will explore three distinct gameplay genres across three different platforms. Led by Gears 5, the most ambitious… Continue reading E3 2018: Tripling-Down on Gears with Gears 5, Gears Pop!, and Gears Tactics→

Sunday’s Xbox E3 Briefing was the largest in Microsoft’s history with more than 6,000 people, including more than 1,000 fans, invited to attend in the Microsoft Theater. Microsoft announced it is doubling its game development studios and showcased a record 52 games on stage including 18 console launch exclusives and 15 world premieres. The diverse lineup included games for every type of player, from exclusives like Forza Horizon 4, Halo Infinite and Gears 5, and independent titles like Session, Below, Ashen and Tunic to some of the biggest blockbuster games coming in the next year like Fallout 76, Tom Clancy’s… Continue reading Everything We Announced at the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing→