Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Forget the Grinch, there’s someone else who wants to steal Christmas. Phantom Squad, an online hacker group, has threatened to shut down Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this Christmas by unleashing a series of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks…
You can get a free copy of NBA 2K16 with an Xbox One bundle until Oct. 10
Microsoft has a total of 12 different Xbox One bundles for the holiday shopping season, nearly all of them with at least one free game. Now there’s word that a free copy of the pro basketball game NBA2K 16 can also be obtained with some of these bundles from retailers…
Cortana is coming to Xbox One in 2016, preview users to get it later this year
While Microsoft plans to launch a new Windows 10-based interface for all users of its Xbox One this November, the company has revealed that adding the Cortana digital assistant to the console will take a little longer. View full post on MobileNations
Microsoft and Google end patent dispute over Xbox and smartphones
Google and Microsoft have agreed to a settlement of sorts in a long-running patent dispute between the two tech giants. View full post on MobileNations
After months of waiting, Xbox 360 version of Mortal Kombat X gets cancelled
Mortal Kombat X was a big critical and sales hit for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platforms when the fighting game was released in April. Its developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had planned to launch the game for the older Xbox 360 and PlayStation…
Call of Duty Black Ops III multiplayer beta now open to all Xbox One and PC gamers
If you own an Xbox One or if you own a Windows PC with the right hardware requirement, you can now play in Activision’s Call of Duty Black Ops III multiplayer beta test. The beta was launched earlier this week just for people who had pre-ordered the upcoming first-person shooter…
Exclusive first look at Onigiri, the next MMO for Xbox One
It’s not every day that you get to break the news that a game will be coming to consoles, especially if your site’s name doesn’t rhyme with Pie-G-N or Flowtaku. Last December we got our chance, though, when Windows Central scored the exclusive announcement that Japanese-language MMORPG Onigiri would be…
Sheltered receives substantial update through Xbox One Game Preview program
Sheltered, a bomb shelter simulator available through the Xbox One’s early access Game Preview program, has just received a pretty substantial update. The development team behind Sheltered says this patch brings the Xbox One version up to par with the PC version, bringing a boatload of new features and bug…
Windows Central contest: Win an Xbox One Elite Controller!
We’re lucky enough to have had our hands all over the forthcoming Xbox One Elite Controller, and we like what we see. We know you guys will also love it, and that’s why we’re going to give one away! It’s set to go on general sale in October, but since…
Watch us play Riptide GP2 for Xbox One
Every weekend, Windows Central streams an Xbox One game or two on Twitch for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream. It’s like a live podcast, only you also get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers…