report this adWith the holiday season rapidly approaching, many studios and publishers are preparing to head out on a mini-vacation, leaving the industry fairly quiet until January. While the news cycle powers down and the video game sales heat up, this is also the time when a lot of end of the year statistics tend to appear, revealing data on things like total play time or a certain number of things done by players. Microsoft just launched its year in review for 2018, giving fans greater insight into a number of Xbox related topics. Highlighted on Twitter by Microsoft’s own Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, players can head over to the main Xbox website and sign in to see a personalized year in review page. After logging in, the first page details achievement based data such as where the player ranked among everyone else for their gamerscore, where they are in the number of hours played, and the percentage of achievements earned compared to the rest of the Xbox … [Read more...] about Xbox Releases Year in Review Tool that Shows Players’ Stats
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Rumor: Xbox Next-Gen Consoles Code Named ‘Anaconda’, ‘Lockhart’
report this adAs 2018 nears its end, the looming specter of next-generation consoles grows all the more real. Rumors continue to swirl regarding what Sony, Microsoft, and even Nintendo may be working on next. Two new next-gen Xbox rumors are the latest to reignite the ongoing discourse. Introducing the Xbox code names “Anaconda” and “Lockhart,” Microsoft’s two planned next-gen consoles, and the successors for both the Xbox One X and Xbox One S, respectively. Windows Central is reporting that multiple anonymous sources have confirmed that, in addition to the earlier reported disc-less “Scarlet” console in the works, Microsoft has two other next-gen disc-supporting consoles tentatively planned to launch in 2020 that are part of the Scarlet family. The Anaconda platform will be Microsoft’s true next-gen console, with pricing equivalent to the Xbox One X at launch, and a performance boost to justify it. The Anaconda is also … [Read more...] about Rumor: Xbox Next-Gen Consoles Code Named ‘Anaconda’, ‘Lockhart’
Xbox Two release date – Xbox 2 price, streaming rumours, specs and games news
LOOKING for Xbox 2 release date rumours? Microsoft has confirmed that new Xbox consoles are on the way, but they won't be getting a virtual reality upgrade. Here's everything we know so far, including the latest Xbox Two news and rumours circulating online, plus the latest E3 2018 news and leaks. Xbox Two Scarlett leak – multiple new consoles on the way Renowned Microsoft insider site Thurrott reckons Microsoft's next slate of Xbox consoles will land in the year 2020. And according to the tech blog, the devices are being developed under the codename Scarlett. There's no explanation for the quirky moniker, but it's suggested Scarlett represents a "family" of consoles. This will be split into a traditional console and a streaming box -- something like the Nvidia Shield -- that will be significantly cheaper, but will stream games from the cloud rather than playing them locally. The streaming box will be a relatively powerful piece of kit and deal with some processing locally to … [Read more...] about Xbox Two release date – Xbox 2 price, streaming rumours, specs and games news
Battlefield 5 players are frustrated over this week’s medic challenge
EA and DICE recently launched the first week of Tides of War for Battlefield 5. Tides of War mimics the weekly challenges and unlockables of Fortnite, offering an ongoing series of weekly seasonal events. The first week focuses on supplies and fortifications, and if you complete the challenges you can unlock the VGO medium machine gun for the support class. The game is frustrating many players, myself included, with this week’s health crate challenge. And no one seems to know an effective way of getting it done. What’s the problem? “Deploy as a Medic and make sure you’ve equipped the Medical Crate gadget in the Company menu for this challenge,” the official tips page explains. “In Battlefield V, the Medical Crates let your buddies restock with Bandages (instead of creating a healing radius for those close to the crate).” You have to heal your teammates for 400 points to complete the challenge. There’s no other way forward if … [Read more...] about Battlefield 5 players are frustrated over this week’s medic challenge
PS4 Passes Xbox 360 Lifetime Sales
report this adAbout a year ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment remained optimistic that the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man and other console exclusives like it could help push the PS4 to sales surpassing 100 million units during its life cycle. While the latest iteration of the PlayStation has yet to reach such a feat just yet, it has surpassed the milestone of beating out the lifetime sales of Microsoft’s beloved Xbox 360. According to a recent rundown of sales estimates for the PS4, the current generation Sony system has racked up 86.15 million units for its lifetime sales so far, which has helped it surpass the Xbox 360’s lifetime sales of roughly 85.80 million units. It looks as if the recent spate of holiday shopping helped push the PlayStation 4 into its current sales position, as the console managed to sell 533,999 units for the week ending November 17, 2018.While some may argue that the PS4’s lifetime sales surpassing the Xbox 360 isn’t that … [Read more...] about PS4 Passes Xbox 360 Lifetime Sales