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Defining the Next Generation: An Xbox Series X Technology Glossary

As we enter a new generation of console gaming with Xbox Series X, we’ve made a number of technology advancements across hardware and software that will take your gaming experience to the next level. We’ve created the below guide to help familiarize yourself with some of the new terms we’re introducing to describe the tech and functionality of Xbox Series X.   Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) – As part of commitment to responsiveness for the next generation of console gaming, Xbox Series X supports Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation

A few months ago, we revealed Xbox Series X, our fastest, most powerful console ever, designed for a console generation that has you, the player, at its center. When it is released this holiday season, Xbox Series X will set a new bar for performance, speed and compatibility, all while allowing you to bring your gaming legacy forward with you and play thousands of games from four generations. Recently, along with the tech experts Austin Evans and Digital Foundry, we had the chance to take a closer look at some

Rockstar Becomes Latest Developer To Ask Teams To Work From Home

Rockstar Games, the publisher and developer of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2, is sending its employees home. In an announcement on Twitter, Rockstar Games has said that, as with many businesses around the world, they are taking steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) among employees and the people around them.The statement says that the company "has implemented work from home policies across (their) international offices and studios," and that Rockstar Games started "rolling out remote work solutions worldwide across the past week."The tweet also

Apple Arcade: ‘No Way Home’ Review – Show Me What You Got!

Mindless shooting in space is always fun. There’s something relaxing about killing alien ships in the middle of nowhere. It takes the fear of being stranded millions of miles away from home off your mind. Enter No Way Home, a fun shoot’em up game brought by SMG Studio, the team behind games like Death Squared and One More Line. In No Way Home, you play as Cho, the former Dutchess Start Captain. After the ship freezes for millions of years and is going to be wrecked by a bunch of

This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus Add-On Sale

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Xbox Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 09 March 2020. These deals will expire at 11:00 am UTC on Tuesday March 10th 2020 Xbox One Deals   Content TitleContent TypeDiscountNotesSTAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe UpgradeAdd-On50%Add-On SaleThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Expansion PassAdd-On60%Add-On SaleBlack Desert – 3,000 PearlsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleApex Legends – Lifeline And Bloodhound Double PackAdd-On45%Add-On SaleWreckfest Season PassAdd-On20%Add-On SaleWorld of Tanks – Fury UltimateAdd-On30%Add-On SaleDead by Daylight: The Stranger Things ChapterAdd-On30%Add-On SaleGrand Theft Auto V – Megalodon Shark

‘Company of Heroes’ for iPad Review – Excellent Portable Real Time Strategy

TouchArcade Rating: Originally released on PC back in 2006, Company of Heroes ($13.99) is now on iPad thanks to Feral Interactive. The real time strategy classic has been adapted for touchscreen with two control options and a plethora of enhancements in its newest incarnation on iOS as a premium release. Since this is a Feral Interactive port, expectations are very high given their superlative track record. I’ve been playing Company of Heroes on a first generation iPad Pro (9.7") over the last week and the conversion is mostly everything I

‘Dragon Quest of The Stars’ from Square Enix Is Now Available Worldwide with Servers Going Live Tomorrow

TouchArcade Rating: Last year, Square Enix announced plans to bring Dragon Quest of The Stars (Free) worldwide. Dragon Quest of The Stars is a free to play Dragon Quest experience for iOS and Android that launched in Japan back in 2015. The game has a turn based battle system with skill gauges and supports multiplayer with up to four players in total. Square Enix has been saying the game will launch on February 25th but it is available for download now on both iOS and Android. Servers will be going

How Artificial Intelligence is changing the gaming industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) in gaming isn’t a recent innovation. As early as 1949, mathematician and cryptographer Claude Shannon pondered a one-player chess game, in which humans would compete against a computer.Indeed, gaming has been a key engine of AI, and a proving ground for the simulations, constructed environments and tests of realism that are the foundation of virtual experiences.AI for the gaming experienceIn 1989’s Sim City, for example, players controlled complex simulations, and rudimentary gaming AI was deployed to simulate something close to realism – i.e. deeply human characteristics like unpredictability.