Xbox Chat - Rumour: Rocksteady co-founders studio developing AAA AA Game with Xbox.

[rinks]

Microsoft have added "streak protection" to MS Rewards, so should you miss a day (either because you've forgotten or their software has glitched out again) you're now protected for a maximum of 14 days per year. You've got to turn it on first though.

Amusingly, I cannot turn it on as the slider refuses to switch to "on".

I got a pop-up asking if I wanted it switched on.

[Moggy]

Microsoft have added "streak protection" to MS Rewards, so should you miss a day (either because you've forgotten or their software has glitched out again) you're now protected for a maximum of 14 days per year. You've got to turn it on first though.

Amusingly, I cannot turn it on as the slider refuses to switch to "on".

I got a pop-up asking if I wanted it switched on.

[rinks]

And the slider works. They must just hate you.

[Monkey Man]

Microsoft have added "streak protection" to MS Rewards, so should you miss a day (either because you've forgotten or their software has glitched out again) you're now protected for a maximum of 14 days per year. You've got to turn it on first though.

Not exactly, it's designed for when you go on holiday. Once you turn it on, the 14 days starts ticking down even if you haven't missed a day. So it's useful for glitches but not if you've forgotten.

[KK]

Well that's disappointing and not very clear, though despite having it set to On these past couple of days it hasn't deviated off of 0:

[rinks]

Store closures are gooseberry fool for the customer, but this is what should always happen: huge discounts on the stuff that will no longer be available.

Xbox 360 digital store gets swathe of discounts ahead of closure
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-360-digi ... of-closure

It's far from all of the games that are being lost, but those that are in the sale are very heavily discounted - up to 90% off. And more will be added over the next two months.

CONTENT TITLE CONTENT TYPE DISCOUNT
Alien Rage Xbox 360 90%
Alone In The Dark Xbox 360 75%
ArcaniA Xbox 360 75%
Black Knight Sword Xbox 360 75%
Bloody Good Time Xbox 360 80%
Child of Light Xbox 360 80%
Cloudberry Kingdom Xbox 360 80%
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements Xbox 360 80%
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Xbox 360 75%
Dogfight 1942 Xbox 360 90%
Enemy Front Xbox 360 90%
Fantastic Pets Xbox 360 75%
Far Cry 4 Xbox 360 80%
Fighters Uncaged Xbox 360 80%
Final Exam Xbox 360 67%
Fireburst Xbox 360 90%
Geon: Emotions Xbox 360 85%
Handball 16 Xbox 360 90%
Hunter's Trophy 2 - America Xbox 360 90%
Hunter's Trophy 2 - Australia Xbox 360 90%
IHF Handball Challenge 14 Xbox 360 90%
Just Dance 2014 Xbox 360 80%
Just Dance 2015 Xbox 360 80%
Just Dance 2016 Xbox 360 80%
Just Dance 2018 Xbox 360 80%
Just Dance 2019 Xbox 360 80%
Just Dance(r) Kids 2014 Xbox 360 80%
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men Xbox 360 85%
Legend of Kay Anniversary Xbox 360 75%
Mini Ninjas Adventures Xbox 360 85%
Motionsports Xbox 360 80%
MotionSports: Adrenaline Xbox 360 80%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT Xbox 360 85%
MX VS ATV Supercross Xbox 360 75%
My Body Coach 3 Xbox 360 90%
Panzer General Allied Assault Xbox 360 80%
PowerUp Heroes Xbox 360 80%
Puzzle Arcade Xbox 360 85%
Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show Xbox 360 80%
Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking Xbox 360 80%
Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox 360 80%
Risen 3 Titan Lords Xbox 360 75%
RISK Xbox 360 80%
Risk Urban Assault Xbox 360 80%
Rotastic Xbox 360 80%
Self-Defense Training Camp Xbox 360 80%
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Xbox 360 90%
Snipers Xbox 360 90%
Space Invaders Infinity Gene Xbox 360 85%
Star Raiders Xbox 360 80%
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Xbox 360 75%
The Escapists Xbox 360 85%
Thief Xbox 360 85%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Xbox 360 80%
Tomb Raider Xbox 360 75%
Trials Fusion Xbox 360 80%
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Xbox 360 80%
Voodoo Dice Xbox 360 80%
War World Xbox 360 80%
Watch Dogs Xbox 360 80%
Worms Revolution Xbox 360 50%
Worms: Ultimate Mayhem Xbox 360 75%
WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship Xbox 360 90%
Yar's Revenge Xbox 360 80%
Zeit² Xbox 360 80%
Zombie Driver HD Xbox 360 75%

Links to the games are in the EG news story.

Star of the show is probably Splinter Cell Chaos Theory for £2.39.

[Mafro]

twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1790464370742349967

[rinks]

You OK there, Maf?

[Monkey Man]

The Xbox May Update is Rolling Out with Updates for Cloud and PC

Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) Updates

Use Your Mouse and Keyboard with Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta)
Mouse and keyboard support for cloud gaming will start rolling out today. You can now use your mouse and keyboard for your gaming experience on web browsers (Edge or Chrome).

To start gaming with your mouse and keyboard on web browsers, follow these steps:

Go to xbox.com/play.
Sign in with your Microsoft account.
Select a mouse and keyboard-supported game.

Later this month, you’ll also be able to use the Xbox app on PC by selecting a game that has a mouse and keyboard badge. From there, you will be able to use your mouse and keyboard to control the game, just like you would on a PC game.

Pro Tip: You can also switch between using a mouse and keyboard combination and your controller at any time, by simply pressing any key on your keyboard or the Xbox button on your controller.

Mouse and keyboard support will initially be available for 26 titles, including:

ARK Survival Evolved
Atomic Heart
Cities: Skylines – Mayor’s Edition
Cities: Skylines – Remastered
Deep Rock Galactic
Doom 64
Fortnite (browser only)
Gears Tactics
Grounded
Halo Infinite
High on Life
House Flipper
Inkulinati (Game Preview)
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Norco
Pentiment
Quake
Quake 2
Sea of Thieves
Slime Rancher 2
Sniper Elite 5
State of Decay 2
Terraria
The Sims 4
Valheim (Game Preview)
Zombie Army 4: Dead War

PC Gaming | Xbox app on PC Experience Updates

Celebrating Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II With a New Channel

We can’t wait for the return of Senua on May 21 in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. To celebrate, our team has been working on a special channel that will elevate the new entry in the series, while also making it easier to find the previous title. The channel will also feature a captivating video that we hope you enjoy. Go pre-install the game today and be ready for launch day!

Compact Mode Improvements are Starting to Roll Out
We have started previewing new Compact Mode features, including Jump back in and Friends, with a subset of players and with all Xbox Insiders.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/05/15/ ... date-2024/

[Photek]

Just played 20mins of sniper elite 5 on work PC with M&K, its strawberry floating outstanding! Seemless.

I think Dublin has an MS data centre tho.

[Monkey Man]

twitter.com/klobrille/status/1791126464298991969

Sounds like it opened a couple of years ago. Might be working on a RPG.

[Monkey Man]

twitter.com/windowscentral/status/1792613767483642211

Microsoft's AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games: new Copilot features will search your inventories, offer tips and guides

During the event, Microsoft showcased one of these new integrations. Microsoft Copilot will be embedded directly in video games, starting with Minecraft. Players will be able to use natural language to ask questions like "How do I craft a sword?" and the Copilot will search your chests and inventories for the necessary materials, or guide you to them if you don't have them. It will also explain how to craft the item, and so on, eliminating the need to alt tab and read a website for Minecraft guides

twitter.com/MSFTCopilot/status/1792625882634281231

[Monkey Man]

twitter.com/insidergamingig/status/1795507227907723381