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Remedy is developing Quantum Break for Xbox One
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer is still of stage and he’s got another announcement… this time from Max Payne and Alan Wake creators Remedy. Instead of the Alan Wake sequel everyone expected, Remedy is working on something known as Quantum Break.
Spencer treated the crowd to a live-action trailer starring a mysterious little girl known as Peyton who sucks her mom into an Xbox One-rendered world of a tanker crashing into a bridge. Tagline: “Time Is The Fire… In Which We Burn.”
Spencer pointedly mentioned “bullet time” when introducing Quantum Break and it looks like stopping time will play a big part in the game.
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Forza Motorsport 5 announced for Xbox One
Phil Spencer, the Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios, has taken the stage to talk about some of the new games on the Xbox One. It is about tinme. What are we, 40 minutes into this thing? The first game he announced was Forza Motorsport 5. All I can say is it looks beautiful. It’s all pre-rendered, but it’s pretty.
Forza Motorsport 5 is in development at Turn 10 Studios and will be available at launch. A more in-depth look at Forza 5 will take place at this year’s E3 Expo.
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EA Sports bringing Madden 25, FIFA 14, NBA Live 14, EA Sports UFC to Xbox One
EA Sports’ Andrew Wilson has announced that Microsoft and EA Sports have entered into a “broad partnership” to bring their sports simulations to the Xbox One. The first phase of this partnership includes the release of Madden NFL 25, FIFA Soccer 14, NBA Live 14, and EA Sports UFC on the Xbox One. All four will launch in the next 12 months.
To build their next-generation titles, Wilson revealed “EA Sports Ignite,” a brand new game engine that will be used for these four titles. Wilson wants gamers to know that the Ignite engine allows EA to bring “True Player Motion, Human Intelligence,” and “Living Worlds” to EA Sports games.
The Xbox One version of FIFA 14 will receive exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team content and a “daily stream of new content” for the other games will be available through Xbox Live.
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Tagged EA Sports UFC, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA Live 14, Next Xbox Reveal
Xbox One has a “Game DVR” and video editing tools
Marc Whitten, the General Manager of Xbox Live, has announced that Xbox One will take the PS4’s Share button a bit further with the “Game DVR” included with Microsoft’s new console. The “Game DVR” includes a variety of video editing tools and videos can be uploaded and shared thanks to the 300,000 servers Microsoft plans to bring online by the end of the year.
For comparison’s sake, when Xbox Live launched in 2002, it was powered by 500 servers with more 15,000 in use today.
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Xbox One controller includes 40 design improvements
While it mostly looks the same, the Xbox One controller has undergone a few changes.
Marc Whitten, the General Manager of Xbox Live, revealed that the controller includes improved ergonomics, an integrated battery compartment, “Impulse Triggers to build feedback directly into the controller,” Wi-Fi Direct Radio Stack, and a Precision Directional Pad.
At least it still includes four triggers, four face buttons, two analog sticks, and a D-Pad.
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Xbox One’s “Snap Mode” allows app multitasking
A new feature of the Xbox One is Snap Mode, the ability to jump between apps instantaneously. But it’s also possible to run those apps simultaneously. Say hello to multitasking on a console. Is that something we wanted? The multitasking is operated through a sidebar and an Xbox Glass-like phone app.
Some apps available in Snap Mode include Internet Explorer, Skype, an ESPN Fantasy Sports app, and an ESPN Highlights app.
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Xbox One includes Kinect and takes over your TV
Microsoft began the process with the Xbox 360, but the Xbox One (man, this is going to be a nightmare when I’ll need to refer back to the company’s first console, the Xbox 1) is really attempting to control your living room. Calling it an “All In One Experience,” the Xbox One features a controller that looks unchanged from the Xbox 360, a new Kinect sensor that is included with the system for gaming and voice recognition, and is it’s “cloud powered,” whatever that means.
I also think it’s interesting that the first thing Microsoft did was show the system, which is the expected plastic black box.
Microsoft’s Yusuf Medhi highlighted the console’s “always on” capabilities by using a voice command to turn the system on and launch directly to the Xbox Live Dashboard (which is very similar to the Xbox 360). The Xbox One will also integrate with your TV to jump back and forth between the system and live TV. Jumping between features like gaming, live TV, a media player, and a web browser is almost instantaneous.
Medhi also hinted at a new Forza game, which he promised we’ll learn more about in the hour.
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It’s Official: Microsoft’s next console is the Xbox One
The “Next Xbox Reveal” is underway and Microsoft has confirmed that the name of their next console is the Xbox One. The console was revealed by Don Mattrick, President of Microsoft’s Interactive Division, as the “ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system” just a few minutes ago.
More details about the Xbox One will be revealed at this year’s E3 Expo, which begins on Monday, June 10. Interestingly enough, Mattrick confirmed that Microsoft will deliver new Xbox 360 announcements at this year’s show as well.
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Tagged E3 2013, Next Xbox Reveal