Microsoft related news and articles

This year was the second E3 conference at which Sony has been actively criticised for their lack of cross-platform functionality in games.

This week the biggest names in games have been holding their press conferences at E3 2018. Here is a roundup of the biggest news from E3 press conferences.

Fans of Microsoft’s Crackdown series look set to be disappointed by reports today that the long-awaited Crackdown 3 is set to be pushed back to 2019.

This year’s E3 Expo will be held between June the 12th and June the 14th at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The flagship gaming event of the year is now preceded by equally exciting press conferences where the major developers showcase new games and make key announcements.

Microsoft today announced that State of Decay 2, their third-person zombie shooter, has reached two million players. The game, which released on May 22, 2018 on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, is the sequel to 2013’s State of Decay and appears to have captured a sizeable fanbase already, despite mixed reviews.

Microsoft confirmed that their Xbox Adaptive Controller, an advanced controller with multiple customization options, will retail later this year.

Microsoft released an update that allows customers to gift digital PC games and downloadable content to others. This comes after a similar update Microsoft released for Xbox One users which also allows the gifting of subscriptions last year.

Last month the FTC gave a number of companies 30 days to change the language in their warranty policies in accordance with related legislation. Now Sony and Nintendo have updated their warranty policies in response to this warning.

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo were put on notice in April by the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) because they have been telling consumers that getting their electronic devices repaired by a third-party service will void their warranty on that device.

Microsoft gaming revenue saw an increase of 18 percent in Q3 thanks to the sales of third-party games. Gaming generated $2.25 billion in revenue for Microsoft in the quarter ending March 31, 2018. This is up 18 percent from the same time last year.