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Family Friendly Xbox Gamescom Announcements
August 4, in the year of our Lord 2015 --
Today Xbox opened gamescom 2015, the world’s biggest interactive
games and entertainment expo, with new game reveals for Xbox and
Windows 10, extending the company’s lineup into 2016.
By popular fan request, Xbox announced DVR for Over-the-Air TV
is coming to Xbox One as a subscription-free service1 in 2016.
Once Xbox One is set up for over-the-air TV, Xbox One owners
will be able to record their favorite TV shows, movies and
sporting events and store them onto a hard drive, so the amount
of recorded content is only limited by the size of the drive.
The Greatest Games Lineup in Xbox History Starts Today
The launch of “Rare Replay” on Aug. 4, 2015, kicks off the 2015
Xbox games lineup. Today at gamescom, the company revealed more
2015 games news and gave fans an in-depth look at the
blockbuster games available this fall:
Turn 10 Studios announced four additional tracks coming to
“Forza Motorsport 6,” each built from the ground up for this
generation — Circuit of the Americas, Autodromo Nazionale Monza,
Sonoma Raceway and Germany’s famous Hockenheimring — as well as
all-new Forza Race Leagues that offer competitive 24-player
multiplayer on dedicated servers.2
Electronic Arts shared a look at “FIFA 16,” detailing the full
roster and new features coming to FIFA Ultimate Team Legends,
and reminded fans that EA Access members3 will get exclusive
early access to the game beginning Sept. 17, only on Xbox One.
Oxeye Game Studio, co-founded by “Minecraft” Lead Developer Jens
Bergensten, Daniel Brynolf and Pontus Hammarberg, will launch
indie title “Cobalt” as a console exclusive on Xbox 360 and Xbox
One in October 2015.
ID@Xbox showed several innovative titles at gamescom, including
“Worms WMD,” “Thimbleweed Park,” “Train Simulator,” and more
than 30 independent games coming to Windows 10. Fans have a lot
more to look forward to, as more than 150 new ID@Xbox titles are
coming in the next 12 months.
Just in time for Christmas, an exclusive “FIFA 16” console
bundles,is available for preorder starting today.
Mojang announced that since the launch of “Minecraft: Windows 10
Edition” beta less than a week ago, players have traveled more
than 826 million meters in-game; the equivalent of circling the
earth 20 times.
Xbox One Backward Compatibility Launches in November with 100
Xbox 360 Titles and Games With Gold Support
Since the announcement of Xbox One Backward Compatibility at E3
2015, fans have cast over 3 million total votes on Xbox Feedback
for the Xbox 360 titles they’d like to play on Xbox One.
Xbox One preview members have logged more than 83 years playing
Xbox 360 backward-compatible titles on Xbox One.
All future Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be playable on
Xbox One, meaning Xbox Live Gold members will have more free
games to play each month on Xbox One.
DVR for Over-the-Air TV Coming to Xbox One
With DVR for Over-the-Air TV, you can stream shows to other
devices, schedule recordings and take your shows with you
on-the-go.
Stream recorded TV shows to other devices in your home and
schedule recordings while on the go, either via the Xbox app on
Windows 10, or through Xbox SmartGlass for iOS and Android.
Add, review and edit your scheduled recordings from your Windows
10, iOS or Android PC, tablet or phone while you are away from
home with ease.
Download shows to your Windows 10 phone, PC or tablet so you can
watch them on an airplane, on a bus – really anywhere – even
without an internet connection.
New Xbox One Consoles Offer Fans More Ways to Play This
Christmas
Xbox One 1TB and 500GB EA SPORTS™ “FIFA 16” Bundles. Pre-order
the Xbox One 1TB EA SPORTS™ “FIFA 16” bundle or Xbox One 500GB
EA SPORTS “FIFA 16” bundles today. The Xbox One 1TB EA Sports
“FIFA 16” Bundle includes a full-game download of “FIFA 16,”
three Xbox exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team Loan Legends and
one-year of EA Access for an estimated retail price of
$399.99/369 pounds/399 euros. The Xbox One 500GB EA SPORTS “FIFA
16” Bundle includes a full-game download7 of “FIFA 16,” three
Xbox exclusive FIFA Ultimate Team Loan Legends and one-month EA
Access for an estimated retail price of 319 pounds/369 euros.
Regional offers may vary. As an EA Access member, play “FIFA 16”
and other upcoming EA games on Xbox One for a limited time
before they’re released.7
Xbox Chatpad and Halo Limited Edition Controllers Take Your
Gaming to the Next Level
The Xbox Chatpad. A new Xbox Chatpad for all Xbox One
controllers will let you compose messages to friends, enter
codes and search apps in seconds. Two new programmable buttons8
available mid-2016 on Xbox One only will give you access to your
favorite features like Game DVR, screenshots or apps at the
touch of a button. The Xbox Chatpad is coming this November for
an estimated retail price of $34.99/29.99 pounds/34.99 euros.
1 After purchasing the necessary hardware, there are no monthly
service fees for OneGuide or Xbox One Live TV DVR services.
2 Online multiplayer requires Xbox Live Gold subscription (sold
separately). Broadband Internet required for streaming; ISP fees
apply.
3 EA Access requires paid subscription. Xbox Live Gold
membership (sold separately) also required to access certain
vault title online features. Conditions and restrictions apply.
7 “FIFA 16” code and FIFA Ultimate Team™ Loan Legends token
inside; game download from Xbox Live and requires up to 20 GB.
Loan Legends will be randomly selected and only available for
play in five games. After complimentary year, EA Access requires
paid subscription, sold separately. Xbox Live Gold (sold
separately) also required to access certain Vault title online
features. Conditions and restrictions apply.
8 Programmable keys for Xbox One only.