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During its pre-E3 press conference today, Microsoft announced a new partnership with Valve and its forthcoming Vive headset.

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Starting today, Microsoft will launch what it’s calling the Xbox Game Preview with The Long Dark and Day Z. This new program is believed to function similarly to PC’s …
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Microsoft today announced that one of PC gaming’s biggest and most long-running benefits is on its way to the Xbox One. Microsoft will soon allow user-created game mods on …
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Today at Microsoft’s annual pre-E3 press conference, Xbox head Phil Spencer took the stage to announce that Xbox 360 backwards compatibility was coming to the Xbox One.

Similarly to the Xbox 360’s backwards compatibility feature with the original Xbox, only certain Xbox 360 titles will be available when the program launches, which is right now for Xbox preview program members. Xbox One owners at large will get access to the feature starting this holiday.

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Gamers with an eye on E3, which seems to have started earlier than ever this year, knew Oculus Rift was set to hold a media briefing full of announcements …
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Capcom and Digital Eclipse will bring “faithful reproductions” of the first six Mega Man games to the Xbox One this summer, the two companies have announced. Digital Eclipse will develop Mega Man Legacy Collection, and Capcom will publish it on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS and PC.

In addition to the first six numbered Mega Man titles that originally released between 1987 and 1993, the blue bomber’s collection will feature new Museum and Challenge modes. Challenge Mode will remix gameplay sections from all six games with a scaling difficulty level. Museum Mode will showcase the series’ history through high-res art and original concept pieces.

“Every time a game gets re-released as a quick, easy cash-in, we devalue our heritage a little bit more,” said Digital Eclipse Head of Development Mike Mika. “We think games deserve better than that, and we suspect that the market is going to prove us right.”

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Following an appearance on a German ratings board last month, Starbreeze Studios’ Xbox One port of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is now officially coming to Xbox One. …
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Yesterday a leaked trailer for developer Three One Zero’s Adr1ft hit the internet and showed a September release window. Today, publisher 505 Games confirmed that the “first-person experience” title will release in September, months ahead of the virtual reality headsets it will eventually be supporting.

Shortly after the trailer, hit the internet, Three One Zero confirmed its validity on Twitter. “Our #ADR1FT #E3 trailer has leaked. We made it with Blur. 100% game assets.”

Adr1ft will release simultaneously on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam in September, with virtual reality versions coming once headsets begin hitting the marketplace in 2016. Though 505’s press release does not mention any headsets by name, Three One Zero tweeted last week that it had taken possession of a Valve HTC Vive, and the game has previously been playable at conventions on the Oculus Rift. Likely of more interest to Xbox gamers, is that creator Adam Orth told XBLA Fans at PAX East in March that Adr1ft would be coming to all headsets, which would seemingly include the Microsoft Hololens.

Hit the jump to see the trailer, which shows the game’s protagonist struggling to avoid large debris while floating through Earth’s orbit.

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Effective immediately, the standard 500 GB Xbox One has been given a price drop to $349 USD, Microsoft announced today. Would-be Xbox owners who still want to pay the original price, however, will again get that option when Microsoft releases a new 1 TB model of its games console for $399 on June 16 in the United States and later this month in additional “select markets.”

On top of more storage space, the new SKU will also feature a matte black finish, a USB 3.0 drive and the oft-rumored new Xbox One game controller. This new controller features retooled bumpers, the ability to receive wireless firmware updates and a new 3.5 mm headset jack that will allow gamers to plug headphones directly into their controllers.

The new console will come bundled with Halo: The Master Chief Collection for a limited time in select regions.

With the new Xbox gamepad in hand, gamers will be able to adjust headset volume, mic monitoring and in-game voice and game audio balance through the Xbox One’s Settings menu. Microsoft also said that headset audio quality will be improved and the max volume level will be increased. All previously released controller accessories will function with the new pad, including the Stereo Headset Adapter, which puts headset audio controls at players’ fingertips.

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XBLA Fans may not seem the proper venue for a bit of PC gaming news, but Microsoft has given us reason to talk about that other platform it’s known for. And it’s probably going to give us even more reasons to do so at this year’s E3.

Most Xbox fans are already aware that Microsoft is set to make its annual E3 media briefing on Monday, June 15 at 9:30 AM PDT, during which time the console holder will show off its console gaming plans for the second half of 2015 and beyond. But that won’t be the only media briefing Microsoft will take part in this E3. Microsoft will also make an appearance at the first ever PC Gaming Show, which starts on Tuesday, June 16 at 5 PM EST.

Microsoft has joined chip maker AMD in co-sponsoring the event being put on by the folks over at PC Gamer. Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer will be joined by some game developers to share Microsoft’s plans for spelling Xbox as Windows 10.

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