E3 2018 officially kicks off on Monday, but a lot of the big press conferences take place over the weekend. This includes Microsoft's conference on Sunday, June 10 at 4:00 PM EDT. In anticipation of whatever big news they've got, they're offering a lot of discounts on their hardware, software, and various services (like Gold, Game Pass, and Mixr) during their "Biggest Xbox Sale of the Year"... sale.
Amidst all that talk of how the Windows version of Final Fantasy XV will take up 170 Gb of storage space for the highest of res graphics, there was an interesting little tidbit that popped up on the Microsoft Store listing for the title. That particular version of the game will allow you to team up with friends on the Xbox One to play the Comrades content together.
In what feels like the usual fashion these days, the new Bioware IP was teased at yesterday's EA press conference with the promise of more being shown at this afternoon's Microsoft event. In the midst of all that talk about teraflops and the Xbox One X, Anthem was given its time to shine and we're liking what we are seeing so far.
Early on in Halo Wars 2, I kept getting the feeling that I had lived this all before in an almost dream-like way. I played through campaign mission after mission, trying to shake the feeling and find my 'Ah-ha!' moment that would set the game apart, letting me tell my friends and associates of the special moments I wanted to share with...
The digital deals are coming. Is your wallet prepared? In anticipation of Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Microsoft has decided to start the assault on your spending dollars a little bit early. Starting today, you can save up to 50% off on the digital version of select titles, like Titanfall 2 and Gears of War 4, and spend just $299 to get a 1 TB Xbox One S bundle.
One of the bigger pieces of news to come out this year's E3 was the reveal of the Xbox Play Anywhere program. A little bit of information was discussed during the conference, like how Windows 10 and Xbox One players would be able to play certain first-party games together, and more was discussed in interviews afterwards.
November looks to be a big month for Microsoft, with its Xbox One side of things thanks to a major update that will be bringing backwards compatibility to the general public and an upgrade to the systems UI. This revitalization to the system is being powered by Windows 10 and looks to be the biggest and most user friendly update in the Xbox Ones history.
When the newest generation of consoles debuted at E3 two years ago, one of the biggest gripes players had about them was that previous titles were not supported. Sony eventually revealed PlayStation Now, a kind of rental/streaming service for older titles. Today, Microsoft went one step further and announced that the Xbox One will fully support 360 titles natively.
How many people do you know who own a freaking Battletoads t-shirt? We probably couldn't count them on one hand. That being said, Microsoft's own Phil Spencer was seen rocking a sweet Battletoads t-shirt today at the Windows 10 event. If we know Phil like we think we do, we have a gut feeling we'll see something Battletoads related in t...
Today, much speculation had come to an end with Microsoft purchasing the rights to Minecraft from developer Mojang. To date, Minecraft remains as one of the single most popular video game titles all time, with over 100 million downloads on just PC itself since 2009.
Day 0 of E3 is done, and Co-Optimus is bringing you their wrap up of all the press conferences that happened, with impressions of the games announced including all the co-op goodness. We've got surprise announcements like Dead Island 2, Magicka 2 and Assassin's Creed Unity. So sit back and relax and here all the good news that went down for co-op gamers on Monday, June 9th 2014 at E3 in Los Angeles.
For the past year or so here at Co-Optimus HQ, things have a been a little bit quiet. As the "generations" transition between consoles gamers seem to be waiting on content. Today they got a glimpse of that content from Microsoft who unleashed game after game after game to the audience.
