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Report: Xbox Staff Working On Microsoft ‘Smartwatch’
According to a report on The Verge, former Xbox and Kinect staffers have for a year been working on a “wrist-worn device” for Microsoft. The watch, which the report says began life as an Xbox accessory for fitness games, has a 1.5-inch display.
Microsoft Wants You To Play XBLA Games On Windows 8 And RT
Microsoft has begun promoting its new Play service, beginning with the migration of 15 Xbox Live Arcade games to Windows 8 and Windows RT. The service allows users to play some XBLA games on their Windows 8 and Windows RT devices, and there’s much more on the way.
Gabe Newell: Windows 8 Was A ‘Giant Sadness’
He’s rarely had kind words to say about Microsoft’s latest operating system, but in the same interview with The Verge in which he spoke at length about his company’s plans for a “Steam Box” PC, Valve boss Gabe Newell also talks about Windows 8.
Windows 8′s Store Now Supports Adult Video Games
When the platform first launched, Windows 8 inexplicably shut out games rated PEGI 18, meaning that, if/when the day came that developers began releasing games with Windows 8 features, Europeans wouldn’t be able to get them from Microsoft’s store.
Let Off Some Steam: Is Window 8 Really That Bad For Game Developers?
Let Off Some Steam is the place where Kotaku readers can discuss a topic or get a few things off their chests. It’s been a while since we’ve ran one, but today’s effort, by Braycen Jackwitz, is nicely timely. Windows 8 is now in the wild, and it’s already gotten a bad reputation amongst developers and gamers. Is this reputation justified? Braycen isn’t so sure…
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