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Inside Xbox Series X Optimized: Dirt 5

When it launches this holiday, Xbox Series X will be the most powerful console the world has ever seen. One of the biggest benefits of all that power is giving developers the ability to make games that are Xbox Series X Optimized. This means that they’ve taken full advantage of the unique capabilities of Xbox Series X, both for new titles built natively using the Xbox Series X development environment as well as previously released titles that have been rebuilt specifically for the console. In our Inside Xbox Series X

Find Out What’s New in June for Xbox Insiders

This month, we’re excited to show our Xbox Insiders what we’ve been working on! As our latest June (2006) OS release expands to new rings, let’s look at what we’ve got planned. Feedback helps us improve Guide We’re still working hard to make the Guide on Xbox One your go-to for everything you need to get to quickly and easily on your console. Consistent feedback from Xbox Insiders has brought new tabs, relocation of features and settings for easier navigation, and the ability to customize the tabs you see! In

TikTok is emerging as a significant threat to YouTube and Instagram as children and teens abandon the two most popular video-sharing platforms

A little over a year ago, we wrote a story about how social media app TikTok is taking teens by storm and making Snap and Facebook nervous. TikTok was developed and owned by China-based company ByteDance. Originally released in 2014, the app is a hit among teens. It became become popular enough to catch the attention of Facebook and Snap. It’s secret, however, is the the audio that goes with the videos. Back in February 2019, TikTok reported 500 million monthly active users across the globe. In the U.S., it ranked No.

Joe Blackburn Returns To Bungie To Work On New Destiny Stuff

Approximately ten months after departing the company for a position at Riot Games, Joe Blackburn has now returned to Bungie. It hasn't been confirmed whether or not the ex-design lead will be reprising his role, but he has announced on Twitter that he'll be working on Destiny 2. Getting to share some good news...I just finished my second day back at Bungie. Very excited to be working on Destiny 2 again. I loved my time at Riot, but it was time to come home. We'll talk more in the future,

PS4 and Xbox One players can upgrade Destiny 2 to PS5 and Xbox Series X for free

No need to worry about paying more money to keep your Destiny 2 expansions if you're making the jump to the next generation. Destiny 2 upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X will be available for free. It has become clear that Bungie is in it for the long haul when it comes to Destiny 2. The developer will look to continue the epic story, even as the major console makers move on to their next new hotness. Destiny 2 will carry on into the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series

Kao The Kangaroo Is Getting A New Game After A 15-Year Absence

Kao the Kangaroo, a PS2-era mascot platformer series, is making a comeback. The series, which has been dormant since 2005's Kao: Mystery of Volcano, is returning for a new adventure. The games, which were 3D platformers released in the early 2000s, might not be the most fondly-remembered titles of the time, but with 3D platformers being much less common these days there's perhaps reason for people to be nostalgic for Kao. The game has been announced on Steam, and while details are thin, this confirms that the game will come

Interactive Mystery ‘Night in the Unpleasant House’ Coming to iOS this Month

Developer Unmapped Path is comprised of writer and game designer Joel Haddock and author and all-around creator Chris Klimas, who also created the popular open-source interactive fiction software Twine. They previously worked together developing games under the name Twofold Secret, but upon founding Unmapped Path in 2016 they set out with a goal of creating meaningful native experiences on mobile devices using Twine technology. They developed a proprietary engine they call Disbound which can adapt Twine-based interactive stories into a native experience for mobile without having to recode or rewrite