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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead Ring (2007.200529-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2007 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3299.200529-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3299.200529-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – June 1, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – June 2, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2007

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta, Delta and Omega Ring (2006.200527-0000)

Hey Beta, Delta and Omega ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2006 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.2994.200527-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200619041.2994.200527-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – May 29, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – May 30, 2020 New Features for Beta, Delta and Omega Guide Subscribers of any Xbox Game Pass or Xbox Live Gold subscription will

Those Who Remain: Creating a Psychological Thriller From Concept to Launch

After more than three years of development the psychological thriller, Those Who Remain, releases digitally on Xbox One today. The game is a narrative lead experience, filled with tension and mystery, which, is in ways similar to the story of the game’s development, which we wanted to share a little of with you here today. The Idea At the start of 2017, after gathering experience on other projects, we knew we wanted our next game to be a horror/thriller. As massive fans of horror and the supernatural (Think “Twin Peaks,”

TouchArcade After Dark – The TouchArcade Show #446

We’re posting this a bit later in the day than usual because this is an AFTER DARK episode! Jared and I both had weird things going on today which had us recording super late. We still bang out a good show though, covering all sorts of relevant things like iPhone games, and more iPhone games. Definitely no off-topic tangents at all. Don’t forget to shoot us emails with any questions, feedback, or anything else relevant or irrelevant to [email protected]. We read ’em all, and love decoding messages written entirely in

Borderlands 3 Composer And Actor Is Moving To Obsidian

After 12 years with Gearbox Software, audio director and composer Raison Varner has announced on Twitter that he will be moving to Obsidian Studios. Varner has worked on all of Gearbox's flagship games over the years, as well as voicing various Borderlands psycho enemies and the Loader Bot in Tales From The Borderlands.Time for a big move! I'm excited to announce that I will be joining Obsidian Entertainment in Irvine CA. This week was my last week at Gearbox. I'm eager to see what's over the horizon as we plan

Halo 2 On PC: Launch Time And Known Issues Confirmed

Halo 2 is launching for PC through The Master Chief Collection on May 12. Developer 343 Industries has now shared some important launch details, including the specific release time and a list of issues to expect out of the gate.Starting with the release time, Halo 2 (including the Anniversary remaster) will release on PC at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET on May 12. Microsoft is releasing the game late during the US day due to "current bandwidth concerns across the globe," the developer said on Twitter.In terms of

Roundguard on Apple Arcade Game Designer Andrea Roberts interview

When it comes to the idea of a peggle-style game, it doesn’t have to be a simple level-by-level design. It can be an adventure! That’s the idea behind Wonderbelly Games’ Roundguard - a game that asks you to clear boards of monsters, treasure, potions, and other goodies with bouncy RPG heroes, and recently launched on the Apple Arcade. Roundguard describes itself as a “bouncy dungeon crawler” in which you’ll use characters like warriors, mages, rogues, and more, each with their own unique abilities, to launch and bounce around boards populated

Xbox 20/20: Join Us as We Look into the Future of Xbox

What was already going to be a once-in-a-generation year for gaming – a new generation of consoles, a wave of new next-generation games, and the launch of new ways to play with game streaming – 2020 has become the year that challenged us all and tested every commitment we’ve made in the face of COVID-19. Difficult tests tend to reveal your true priorities, and for us they are the health and safety of our employees, our fans and partners. We also want to be transparent in letting our players know

Doom Eternal producer Marty Stratton pens open letter regarding soundtrack

Stratton discussed much of the controversy behind composer Mick Gordon's decision to distance himself from the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton has penned an open letter that doubles as a statement in response to the game's original soundtrack release. Following the distancing of composer Mick Gordon from the project entirely, Stratton took it upon himself to head to Reddit with a lengthy explanation about what really happened between Gordon and the Doom Eternal team. According to Stratton, Gordon had been asking for deadline extensions for some

The Last of Us 2 has gone gold according to director

The Last of Us Part 2 director Neil Druckmann took to video to proudly announce that the game had just gone gold and is pretty much ready for its June 2020 launch. The Last of Us 2 has had a long, bumpy road through development, but launch day is at hand and more certain than ever. Director Neil Druckmann just released a video formally announcing that the game has gone gold, discs are being printed, digital versions uploaded, and it’s pretty much ready for its launch day. Naughty Dog launched