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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by Buffalo » Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:49 pm

Super hot is actually a great multiplayer ‘pass the pad’ sort of game. The shooting feels a tiny bit off but the rest of the mechanics are rock solid.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by Corazon de Leon » Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:59 pm

more heat than light wrote:

twitter.com/majornelson/status/965979749427417088



Brave! \o/

Superhot is decent, to be fair.


I still refuse to believe that Trials of the Blood Dragon is an actual thing that exists. :lol:

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by DarkRula » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:14 pm

They've announced these a bit early, haven't they? Ah, who am I to say when they can announce it? I'll probably be looking into one or two of 'em anyway.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by bear » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:17 pm

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Well that's nice.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by more heat than light » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:51 pm

DarkRula wrote:They've announced these a bit early, haven't they?


February has less days than the other months. ;-)

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by DarkRula » Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:56 pm

more heat than light wrote:
February has less days than the other months. ;-)


True, but usually it's five days or less. Or at least it has been the last few months [unless I'm just very bad at finding this stuff out until I came here].

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India & Crazy Taxi now free with Gold (p272)
by more heat than light » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:03 pm

DarkRula wrote:
more heat than light wrote:
February has less days than the other months. ;-)


True, but usually it's five days or less. Or at least it has been the last few months [unless I'm just very bad at finding this stuff out until I came here].


January was the 25th, but December and November were both the 22nd. I think it depends where the week falls, it's usually announced Tuesday or Wednesday on the week before the month ends.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by rinks » Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:39 pm

Glad I held off buying Superhot.

I recall Trials of the Blood Dragon reviewing terribly.

EDIT: A rare "AVOID" from Eurogamer.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... gon-review

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by Mafro » Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:44 pm

Vanquish is phenomenal.

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by 7256930752 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:55 am

I've been meaning to get Super Hot for a while so this will be the rare case of a monthly game that I actually play.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by BID0 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:14 am

wow that's an awful month

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by andythevillan » Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:40 pm

It'll be interesting to see how the X1X handles Vanquish back compat

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by Super Dragon 64 » Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:39 pm

Do you not still get 10% off purchases with EA Access? I want to buy Battlefront II but it still shows as £24.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by Photek » Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:19 pm

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by rinks » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:30 pm

Super Dragon 64 wrote:Do you not still get 10% off purchases with EA Access? I want to buy Battlefront II but it still shows as £24.

Just a guess, but maybe the 10% isn't applied if the game is already in a sale.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - March Games with Gold announced (p272)
by Monkey Man » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:16 pm

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Trials of the Blood Dragon and Brave: The Video Game now free with Gold.

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Trials of the Blood Dragon and Brave: The Video Game now free with Gold.
by Monkey Man » Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:03 pm

The Xbox Spring Update Begins Rolling Out to Insiders Today

Support for 1440p Video Output

Xbox One X and Xbox One S now support output at 1440p resolution for games and media; 1440p resolution, sometimes referred to as “2560x1440” and “QHD,” is a popular choice for PC users. With over a million and a half more pixels than 1080p, this resolution fills the gap between Full HD and 4K displays.

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A New Level of Mixer Interactivity

Introducing a new form of Mixer interactivity: Share controller. Soon, Mixer streamers on Xbox One will have the option of sharing their controller with a Mixer viewer who is watching through Mixer.com. Streamers can share their entire controller (except the Xbox button) in the Xbox game they are playing, and a viewer can take control through the on-screen gamepad or by plugging a controller into their PC. Viewer and streamer can work together in the game, or the viewer can cause trouble – resulting in hilarious chaos. It’s your choice!

Share controller isn’t the only new feature for Mixer in this release. Broadcasts no longer stop when you switch games. Your Mixer stream will now pause when you switch games or exit to the dashboard; your viewers will see a pause screen until you jump back into a game, and you’ll see an indicator on your broadcasting overlay to let you know that your stream has been paused automatically. Additionally, you can now start your Mixer broadcasts from anywhere on Xbox One, whether you are on the dashboard, a game’s splash screen or within a game itself.

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The Cutting Edge

The Microsoft Edge browser on Xbox One has been updated to a new look that’s modern but still feels familiar. We know how important a good web browsing experience is for you, so we’ve doubled down on making Microsoft Edge easy to navigate with a controller. Improvements to the Favorites and History experience make it simple for you to return to your favorite sites. We’re also very excited to announce that you can now download and upload pictures, music and videos from Microsoft Edge on the console; your downloaded content can then be browsed with the File Explorer app. Other new features to note are tab muting, read aloud and autofill. We’re always looking to improve the browsing experience on Xbox and look forward to your feedback.

More Immersive Audio

If you’re the type of person that loves to rock out to a music playlist while playing your favorite games, we have good news for you! You now have an option to selectively balance game audio against background music within the Guide. Turn down the game volume, crank up the music volume and rock on. But that’s not all. The system sounds on Home and in the Guide have been completely revamped to support spatial audio, so the audio cues from your surround sound system will match the actions you see on-screen.

Powerful Invite Filtering Tools for Club Owners

Club administrators can now filter invitation requests based on various criteria, including reputation, Gamerscore, and recommendations from existing club members. Are you setting up a club for hardcore PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players? Set a filter to only show invitees with over 200 hours of playtime. Maybe you’re looking for Gamerscore completionists in Forza Motorsport 7? Filter requests to only show invitees with over 900 Gamerscore. These filters will persist until the administrator changes them, so if you set or edit club filters, they’ll still be there the next time you sign-in. Club invitees will also now appear in a vertical list, with details such as their Gamertag, Gamerpic, Gamerscore, a line noting if the new invitees were recommended by an existing club member, and a reputation indicator.

Smarter Feeds

You will soon be able to sort your club feeds to show you “what’s hot” and “top posts.” Use the “what’s hot” filter to see trending content in the club feed that’s popular right now. Filtering by “top posts” will show you the most popular posts of all time in that club.

You will also soon be able to disable comments on your feed posts across clubs, Game Hubs, and Community, so the only person in control of the narrative is you. Finally, we’re cleaning up your feeds by hiding posts for broadcasts once they’ve ended.

Open Tournaments

Tournaments are now available directly in Game Hubs, so you don’t have to be a member of a club to start or join a tournament.

In the February update, we told you about a few more features that a subset of users may find – we call these “experiments.” We’re adding even more experiments to the Spring update. These features are only enabled for a portion of the Xbox Insider audience to gauge interest and collect feedback. Last month, we previewed a brand-new collection experience for Xbox Game Pass in My Games and Apps. This month, we’re revamping the experience for Xbox Live Gold as well! You’ll now have a dedicated tab to quickly view and access all your redeemed Games with Gold that you can install. Quickly scroll through all your previously redeemed games and install them with just two button presses. All of this, and more, will be rolling out to Xbox Insiders over the coming weeks. Thank you, Xbox Insiders, for all your feedback. Your participation in the Xbox Insider Program helps us make the work-in-progress content and features coming to Xbox even better.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/03/01/ ... lling-out/

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - The Xbox Spring Update Begins Rolling Out to Insiders Today (p273)
by Monkey Man » Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:13 pm



Announcing Inside Xbox, Premiering March 10th

I’m thrilled to announce that Inside Xbox will debut on March 10th at 20:00PM BST, marking the dawn of a brand-new way for the team to celebrate our news, our games, and our fans.

Inside Xbox is many things. A premier live news broadcast that will highlight breaking announcements and a peek behind the curtain of Team Xbox. A glimpse at the mysteries of game design and a celebration of some of the month’s most exciting games and features. Most of all, it’s an opportunity for us to celebrate and listen to you, the community. All of this will be available streaming in 4K/UHD on supported services and platforms.

You can watch Inside Xbox in all the places you would expect, including Mixer.com/Xbox, YouTube.com/Xbox, Twitch.TV/Xbox, and Facebook.com/Xbox.

For us, Inside Xbox is the next step on a path Team Xbox has been traveling for many years. From programs like feedback.xbox.com to the Xbox Insider Program, and the great work the team has done with Gaming For Everyone, we believe strongly in transparency, inclusion, and having an authentic two-way conversation with our fans. We want to hear from you as much as we want you to hear from us.

Whether you want us to celebrate your clutch 1v4 Chicken Dinner in PUBG, show off your epic treasure haul in Sea of Thieves, ask questions of our interviewees, provide feedback, or just want to sass (politely of course) our friendly hosts, drop us a line using #insidexbox on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. We may highlight your content or commentary from our dedicated community desk on the show, overseen by our good friends Rukari Austin and Alex Hebert.

Of course, we’ll also be unlocking the “free stuff chest” with prizes and giveaways for those that participate in the conversation, including some great MixPot giveaways, so make sure you’ve got your Mixer account all squared away and connected to your Microsoft Account.

Hosting the show will be Xbox luminaries Larry Hryb, Graeme Boyd, Jeff Rubenstein, Alex Hebert, Lydia Ellery, and more.

For our inaugural episode, these fine folks will be crewing a ship bursting at the seams with content. We’ll be sitting down with Rare to discuss the incredible energy from fans surrounding Sea of Thieves, including an illuminating conversation on the core design principle that drives the game, how they’ve acted on feedback from the Closed Beta, and what fans can expect from the game at launch (as well as a tantalizing hint of new adventures to come post-launch).

We’ll be breaking Xbox Game Pass news, debuting upcoming new console features, forging gold (true story), and saying hello to two wonderful old friends (one human, one plastic). You’ll also be able to enjoy a sit-down with Microsoft Studios Executive Producer Nico Bihary to discuss Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, explore what it’s like to bring Far Cry 5’s most polarizing character to life, and much more.

We hope Inside Xbox will become a monthly communal event for us and for you. We hope you’ll be energized by what’s coming, better educated about what’s new, and empowered to better enjoy our favorite pastime with great new features and content.

Welcome back to Inside Xbox, and we’ll see you online on March 10th at 20:00PM BST.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/03/05/ ... tbBDBDX.99

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Inside Xbox announced, Premiering March 10th (p273)
by Frank » Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:25 pm

Didn't Inside Xbox used to be a thing?

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PostRe: Xbox One Chat - Inside Xbox announced, Premiering March 10th (p273)
by Jordan UK » Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:40 pm

Good news. I think the Xbox media team are great and I often watch the weekly This Week’ show.


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