Major Nelson

Last week brought the news that the formerly Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break would be releasing simultaneously on PC. What’s more, anyone who buys it digitally on Xbox One will …
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Rocket League, which is due out on Xbox One Wednesday, currently pits teams as big as four players apiece against each other in vehicular soccer matches. Speaking with Major Nelson, …
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Microsoft today announced that Alan Wake’s American Nightmare developer Remedy Entertainment will release Quantum Break simultaneously on Xbox One and PC. Because XBLA Fans eschews AAA game coverage in favor …
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Because there apparently weren’t enough Xbox One bundles already — Microsoft announced more the most console bundles it ever has this past holiday — gamers are getting two more options …
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It took about five minutes after Halloween ended for Christmas commercials airing and Black Friday sales details emerging to signal the start of the holiday season. For Microsoft, that other …
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The classic adventure game Shovel Knight from developer Yacht Club Games is due to release next week, according to a recent tweet from Microsoft’s Major Nelson. He first tweeted the game would …
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Microsoft has released a significant update to the Upload Studio for Xbox One. Users now have more control and flexibility with editing their video files. Game videos can now be a maximum of 30 minutes, composed of fifteen separate components. Also new to this update are several cosmetic enhancements: “new transitions, splash screens, templates, intros, double-box and green screen effects,” according to the video guide released by Major Nelson. 

These interface and graphical augmentations provide increased dexterity for video creation. Clips can easily be placed in any order, moved and deleted, with transitions and other effects just as seamlessly applied. In the video released to highlight this update, Major Nelson shows off the new features and how these improvements will make Upload Studio better for all users. Take a look after the jump.

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November’s Xbox One update is opening up new options to show off who you are online and change the look of your console interface. There’s also some new ways to watch content through the OneGuide. Here is the rundown:

You can now suit up your profile with your Location and Bio like on the Xbox 360, but you also have a “Showcase” that rolls clips from Game DVR or your notable Achievements as soon as someone looks at your profile. This can be customized with whatever content you want. Speaking of Game DVR, you can finally share your clips to Twitter straight from your console. Nice!

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Microsoft’s October update for the Xbox One is now available for download. This update focused on optimizing the system for those who bought the Kinect-free version, but it comes with plenty of other fixes and functions.

Snapping apps is a lot easier now. Just double-tap the Xbox button and a small menu pops up. You can pick an app to snap, change focus between the game and the snapped app, or unsnap it. You can also “press X to record that.” To take advantage of the easier snapping, Friends and Messages are snap-able (snappable?) so you don’t have to leave your game while assembling your party.

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Earlier this week, Major Nelson revealed what we can expect from the Games with Gold program for September. On Xbox One we’ll be seeing Capybara Games Super Time Force, as …
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