Xbox One Console Reviews


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Square Enix have today announced that the latest in the Tomb Raider series, Rise Of The Tomb Raider, will be available for Windows 10 and Steam in early 2016. The game will be a console exclusive to Xbox One and Xbox 360 for one year after its initial launch, coming to PlayStation 4 in Holiday 2016. Renowned developer Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, is leading development in the latest entry in the iconic series for additional platforms.

In the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider, Lara Croft survived a harrowing experience only to be discredited as part of a cover up. Now, after uncovering an ancient mystery, Lara must explore the most treacherous and remote regions of Siberia to find the secret of immortality before a ruthless organization known as Trinity. Lara must use her wits and survival skills, form new alliances, and ultimately embrace her destiny as the Tomb Raider.


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Experience high-octane action moments, conquer beautifully hostile environments, engage in brutal guerrilla combat, and explore awe-inspiring deadly tombs in the evolution of survival action. In Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara becomes more than a survivor as she embarks on her first great Tomb Raiding expedition.

Rise of the Tomb Raider will premiere first, exclusively on Xbox One and Xbox 360 on November 10, 2015.



 
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EA better not play users that purchased the game on the 360.
 
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Looks like we won't get Fight night.

Fight Night Champion - 2,142 Votes


Fight Night Round 4 - 1,011 Votes


Fight Night Round 3 - 820 Votes


I understand why they want Call of Duty: Black Ops II (81,128 Votes) Best COD multiplayer game.

We really don't need 6 versions of COD's on the list, WTF.
 
I don't understand why people have to vote.

If I already own the got damn game who are you to say I can't play it on the system that has the ability to play old games?

They're not rewritting these games.
 
I don't understand why people have to vote.

If I already own the got damn game who are you to say I can't play it on the system that has the ability to play old games?

They're not rewritting these games.

They need permission from the publishers.
 
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Microsoft announced Xbox One was getting Xbox 360 backwards compatibility at E3 this year, a feature everyone but Nintendo moved away from this hardware generation. We haven’t heard much since, so we decided to ask a bunch of game publishers about some of their biggest games.

On Microsoft’s Xbox Feedback page, it’s possible for fans to vote for which games they’d like to see made backwards compatible. It’s not a guarantee, but it does provide hope for those who’d like a chance to play Red Dead Redemption again. (In another dimension, there’s a PC version!)

The biggest ones?

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I scrolled through the list and took note of every game that has more than 5,000 votes. That doesn’t cover every game people are hoping makes the cut—sorry, BlowOut at 71 votes—but it represents most of the major games people would like to play on their new Xbox hardware.

Of course, publishers aren’t being asked to port their games to Xbox One. Microsoft is doing the heavy lifting here, having some up with a way to get the old games to run on new hardware. So while some games may get priority over others (see: Fallout 3 getting announced at E3 during Fallout 4’s presentation), we thought it was worth checking in to see if discussions had started.

Square Enix

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Some of the best games from last generation came out of the merged Square Enix and Eidos Interactive. Sadly, the company didn’t have much to say, and pointed me towards Microsoft.


With Sleeping Dogs and Tomb Raider, the company has released updates for new platforms.

  • Just Cause 2
  • Tomb Raider
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Final Fantasy XIII
  • Sleeping Dogs
Capcom

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Technically, games like Resident Evil 4 as ports from an even earlier generation, which I feel might be creating a ripple in the time-space continuum.
“Nothing has been confirmed at this time,” said a company spokesperson.


  • Resident Evil 4
  • Resident Evil 5
  • Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
  • Dead Rising
  • Dead Rising 2
  • Resident Evil 6
  • Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Ubisoft

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The company with nearly the most games above the vote threshold—EA beat them by a game—but they didn’t comment. People sure like Assassin’s Creed, though, and want to play more.

  • Assassin’s Creed 2
  • Assassin’s Creed 3
  • Assassin’s Creed Rogue
  • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
  • Assassin’s Creed
  • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
  • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
  • Assassins Creed Liberation HD
  • South Park
  • Far Cry 3
  • Splinter Cell Blacklist
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
  • Splinter Cell Conviction
  • Rainbow Six Vegas 2
  • Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Deep Silver

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This question should have been targeted at THQ, former owner of Saints Row, but Deep Silver took it over in the last few years, after THQ financially imploded. It’s looking good, though!
“We’re currently exploring the options for backwards compatibility,” said a spokesperson.

  • Saints Row: The Third
  • Saints Row 2
Konami



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I’m not sure who exactly is voting for a chance to play Silent Hill: HD Collection again, but I don’t blame people for wanting Metal Gear to make the jump, with the next game coming soon.


“Glad to hear about all the titles that folks are voting for,” said a spokesperson, “but unfortunately we don’t have any info to share around this.”

  • Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3: HD Edition
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  • Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition
  • Silent Hill: HD Collection
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Namco Bandai

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Here’s one publisher who might not actually want you to play some of its previous games on new hardware, since they recently updated Dark Souls 2 to the Scholar of the First Sin Edition on both PS4 and Xbox One. My guess is plenty are still looking to play the the original game.


Whether or not that happens is an open question, as Namco Bandai did not respond to me.

  • Dark Souls
  • Tales of Vesperia
  • Dark Souls 2
Nordic Games

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Like Deep Silver, this is another game franchise switching hands, thanks to THQ’s disappearance. Nordic Games took over Darksiders, and it’s currently retooling the second game for a re-release on current platforms. That said, it’s interested in backwards compatibility.


“Nordic Games can’t confirm anything just yet,” said a spokesperson. “They would like to make as much of their back-catalog compatible, including Darksiders II, but the program is still new and they need more information to properly assess the process before announcing anything.”


  • Darksiders 2
Sega

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There hasn’t been much love for Sega console games in a while, but we have them to thank for bringing Bayonetta to life, even if Nintendo ended up saving the franchise’s sequel hopes.



“We have no concrete plans at this time,” said a company representative, “but it’s awesome to see the fan support for Bayonetta. We’ll investigate how we can support this internally.”

  • Bayonetta
Koei Tecmo

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We haven’t heard about the future of Ninja Gaiden the disastrous Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, but before Tomonobu Itagaki left the studio, he delivered the wonderfully difficult Ninja Gaiden 2.


Unfortunately, the company didn’t get back to me when I asked about the game getting support.

  • Ninja Gaiden 2
CD Projekt RED

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The Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2 is where I jumped into the franchise, and it was an excellent port of that game. Though the studio didn’t get back to me about backwards compatibility, if you take a close look at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, you can spot the game:

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It’s towards the start of the chain, right in front of Assassin’s Creed. That’s not quite confirmation, but it’s better than nothing, and shows it’s certainly on Microsoft’s radar.

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Electronic Arts

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The company with the most games on the list, according to my threshold, there are tons of EA games people would like to be playing. Mass Effect was even shown at Microsoft’s E3 event.

While EA didn’t get back to me—my email was forwarded along to someone, then promptly vanished into the digital void—there’s signs they are looking into backwards compatibility.

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The full list of games, however, is much larger.

  • Mass Effect
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Battlefield 3
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2
  • Skate 3
  • Mirror’s Edge
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Dragon Age 2
  • Dead Space
  • Dead Space 3
  • Dead Space 2
  • Burnout Paradise
  • Need For Speed Most Wanted
  • Crysis 3
  • Dante’s Inferno
Disney/LucasArts

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LucasArts doesn’t exist anymore, so by default, Disney now owns the rights to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel. I tried scraping up some information, but didn’t have any luck.

  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Warner Bros.

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It’s possible Warner Bros. just doesn’t want to talk to me right now, but it also seems like most companies are only beginning to explore how backwards compatibility will impact their catalog. But like EA, there are vocal developers already telling fans that it’s being looked into.


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We’ll have to see how that shakes out.

  • Batman Arkham City
  • Arkham Asylum
  • Arkham Origins
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Mortal Kombat
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Valve

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It’s true, Valve used to release video games. It feels like a long time ago, but according to a Wikipedia entry, it was once a semi-regular event for the company that founded Steam.


The studio did not respond to my question about backwards compatibility.

  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Portal 2
  • The Orange Box
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Portal: Still Alive
Bethesda Softworks

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If there’s proof of preferential treatment in the games being prioritized for backwards compatibility, it’s probably evident in Bethesda being able to promise Fallout 3 would come free for anyone who bought Fallout 4 on Xbox One later this year.


As for the rest of the company’s lineup? We’ll have to wait and see. They didn’t get back to me.

  • Skyrim
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Dishonored
  • Oblivion
  • DOOM
Take-Two Interactive/Rockstar Games

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There are a ton of games at the top of the list for both companies (if you’re not aware, Take-Two Interactive owns Rockstar Games). We already know Borderlands is coming, since Microsoft has demonstrated the game in action already, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if the others do, too.


They’re not yet commenting on what might else might be coming.

  • Bioshock Infinite
  • BioShock
  • Borderlands
  • BioShock 2
  • Borderlands 2
  • Mafia II
  • Civilization Revolution
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • GTA 4
  • GTA: San Andreas
  • GTA 5
  • LA Noire
  • Max Payne 3
Activision

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One has to imagine the company is considering some HD remasters of its previous blockbuster Call of Duty games, but we haven’t heard any rumblings about that just yet. It’s hardly shocking some of the biggest games from last generation are games people want to keep playing now.


However, as was the case with many other companies, they didn’t respond to my requests.

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  • Call of Duty: World at War
  • Call of Duty: Call of Duty 2
  • Call of Duty: Call of Duty 3
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts
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And while that does it for now, but I’ll be keeping an eye on backwards compatibility in the weeks and months ahead. Right now, it’s not available for all Xbox One owners—that’s later this year—and I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot more game announcements as that gets closer.

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The votes really don't matter. It's mostly for fun and to let publishers know what we want. Viva Pinata Party Animals will beat out a lot of games just because Microsoft published it. :lol: Just have to see who says yes.

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Wwe 2k16 I'm copping but the Terminator :smh: what about all hardcore barbed wire mode. Bring in Tommy Dreamer Sabu make it worth it.
 
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NBA 2K16 Soundtrack Revealed
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2K has officially revealed the tracklist for the NBA 2K16 soundtrack, the most expansive musical collection in NBA 2K franchise history. Curated by DJ Mustard, DJ Khaled and DJ Premier, the soundtrack features more than 50 tracks available in six in-game playlists. NBA 2K16's partnership with the 3 DJ's brings with it two custom tracks from each producer, for a total of six new tracks produced specifically for this year’s game.
You can listen to it here: http://2kgam.es/NBA2K16Soundtrack

DJ Premier Playlist

Custom Track: Papoose Prod. By DJ Premier, “Hold the City Down”
Gang Starr (feat. NYGz, H. Stax), “Same Team, No Games"
Nas, “Made You Look”
Living Colour, “Cult of Personality”
Jeru The Damaja, “You Can't Stop The Prophet”
Custom Track (Instrumental): DJ Premier, “Bum Bum Bum”
Ramones, “Blitzrieg Bop”
NYGz, “Policy”
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles, “More Levels”
PRhyme, “U Looz”

DJ Khaled Playlist

Custom Track: DJ Khaled (feat. Ace Hood, Vado, Kent Jones), “365”
DJ Khaled (feat. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Baby, Lil' Wayne), “We Takin' Over”
Ace Hood, “Hustle Hard”
Rick Ross (feat. T Pain), “The Boss”
Jay Z, “Where I'm From”
Custom Track (Instrumental): DJ Khaled, “Black Rims”
Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”
Ace Hood (feat. Future & Rick Ross), “Bugatti”
Nas, “Represent”
DJ Khaled (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross), “All I Do Is Win”

DJ Mustard Playlist

Custom Track: DJ Mustard (feat. RJ), “You Don't Want It”
J Cole, “Rise and Shine”
Fergie, “L.A. Love (la la)”
Imagine Dragons, “I'm So Sorry”
M.I.A., “Y.A.L.A.”
Custom Track (Instrumental): DJ Mustard, “Ball at Night”
MGK, “Till I Die” (Cavs Version)
Drake, “0 To 100”
Iamsu!, “I Love My Squad”
Santigold, “Disparate Youth”

2K Classics Mixtape

Gnarls Barkley, “Going On”
Friendly Fires, “Skeleton Boy”
LCD Soundsystem, “Time to Get Away”
Santigold (feat. Spank Rock), “Shove It”
OneRepublic, “Everyone Loves Me”
RJD2, “Clean Living”
ZION I, “Ride”
The Flaming Lips, “The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)”
Hogni, “Bow Down (To No Man)”
The Chicharones, “Little By Little”

Around The World

Rael, “Vejo Depois”
Calvin Harris (feat. John Newman), “Blame”
Zedd (feat. Selena Gomez), “I Want You To Know”
Emicida & FeFe, “Bonjour”
Ana Tijoux, “Vengo”
Major Lazer (feat. MO & DJ Snake), “Lean On”
Club Dogo (feat. Arisa), “Fragili”
AM444, “Lies” (Jay. Soul Truth Remix)
Bag Raiders, “Shooting Stars”
Dynamic Duo & DJ Premier, “Aeao”​
 
That is who I'm referring to. If I paid for the game and the system is capable why would I need your permission?

Because Microsoft would be fucking over them trying to do a "remaster" Prototype 1 and 2 popped up in the store for no damn reason and no upgrades I believe. Some developers are just money hungry.

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Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer has told The Verge that the company is working on a way for users to be able to stream their PC games to an Xbox One console.
We knew that Windows 10 (which is out today) would let you do the opposite (Xbox One-to-PC), but PC-to-Xbox One streaming is new.

“We understand if you’re going to go PC to Xbox, we need to get keyboard and mouse working completely so you could play those games,” says Spencer. “In terms of where we want to go with our platform, those are absolutely in scope of things that we want to do.”

There are big technical hurdles to overcome before this actually works, of course, and all Spencer is talking about are plans, not something more concrete. So this might never happen!

But if it does, it sure will be neat. Provided you’ve got a comfy way to use a keyboard and mouse on the couch, at least.

If you don’t want to wait, though, remember: Valve is launching its own approach to big-TV streaming in November for $50.
 



Windows 10 is kind of a big deal. With countless improvements and pantloads of new features, it’s putting a whole new face on the personal computing world. But of course, what we’re most excited about are gaming features – and fortunately, Windows 10 is bringing with it a renewed focus on gaming. One of the most visible elements is the new Xbox app, which helps unify your gaming experience across your Windows 10 devices and Xbox consoles. Here are just six of the many reasons we love the Xbox app on Windows 10:

It Streams Your Xbox One Games

This is the biggie, of course. Thanks to Windows 10, you can now stream pretty much any Xbox One game to any Windows 10 PC or tablet on your home network. If it runs Windows 10 and you can connect a controller to it, you’re good to go. The device will automagically beam your input over your local network to your Xbox One, and your Xbox One will happily beam output back to you. And yes, it works with the Xbox 360 games you can play with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. Living in the future is awesome.

It Lets You View, Edit, and Share Your Recorded Game Clips

As part of Windows 10’s renewed focus on games, Game DVR capability is built right into the operating system. That means that with a quick press of Windows + G, you can bring up the game bar, and you can record your most impressive – or most embarrassing – gaming moments without any hassle. Game DVR works in virtually any Windows 10 game, allowing you to save your captured videos (and screenshots!) directly to a folder on your device. Then, you can access those same game clips and share them to the social network of your choice. Or, with the Xbox app, you can quickly trim and share to your friends on Xbox Live.

It Helps You Be More Social

Many of Xbox Live’s social features are baked right into the Xbox app, which means you can interact with your friends (and your own profile) from any Windows 10 device. You can view other users’ profiles, see what your friends are playing now, join a party, voice chat, message, and all that good stuff. Plus, you can customize your own profile: tweak your avatar via the linked Xbox Avatars app, switch up your Gamerpic, modify your account color, set your online status, and even change your Gamertag.

It Keeps You in the Loop

Looking to keep an eye on your achievements while you’re away from your console? The Xbox app does that. Want to visit the Game Hub of your latest obsession to check on any updates or other players’ progress? The Xbox app does that. Want to keep an eye on your activity feed – where you can share, like, and comment on your friends’ progress? You know, the Xbox app does that, too. It can keep you up to date with everything that’s happening in your Xbox world, wherever you are, from any Windows 10 device.

It Help You Keep in Touch with Your Friends

The Xbox app was designed to make bringing gamers together easier than ever, no matter if they’re on a Windows 10 PC or Xbox One. Thanks to the Xbox app, you can now create a party chat on any Windows 10 PC, and talk with friends whether they’re on Windows 10 or Xbox One, and no matter whether they’re playing a game or doing something else entirely. You can even send invites or join a multiplayer game session right from the Xbox app.

It Commands Your Xbox One to Do Your Bidding

We’ve already talked about game streaming, but the Xbox app actually gives you even more control over the Xbox One over your home network. From controlling media playback to changing the volume, there are a lot of things you can do on your Xbox One from your Windows 10 PC. And the Xbox app even goes a step further: As long as you’re on the same network, you can remotely turn your Xbox One on and off with the click of a button.

The Xbox app is just one of the ways Windows 10 is putting gaming front and center. And you won’t have long to wait to put it through its paces yourself: Windows 10 starts rolling out on July 29.
 
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