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  • July 24th : New Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Ring 1910 Update (1910.190721-1945)

    Starting at 2:00 p.m. PST today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Ring will begin receiving the latest 1910 Xbox One system update (Build: 19H1_RELEASE_XBOX_DEV_19H2HOLD_191018363.7046.190721-1945).

     

     

    New Features:

     

    Today we will be enabling these new features for flighting in Alpha Skip Ahead:

     

    My Games and Apps – Download Queue Improvements

     

    • We are adding a new feature in this build to the Download Queue in My Games and Apps today based on User feedback.  You will now see the Estimated time to finish downloads appears in queue. Please test out the new feature, provide feedback, and complete the survey in the Xbox Insider Hub.

     

    Home

     

    • 50% of users will begin to see and experimental version of the dashboard. For more information on this experiment, please review the blog post on the Xbox Insider Blog here.

     

      • Note: This experiment is randomly selected and the Xbox Insider Team cannot assist with users who do not see it.

     

     

    Profile

    • Users who have the new Gamertag experience may begin to see your updated GT reflected across parts of the profile.
      • Note: Users who created a new GT on Windows 10 or Xbox.com may see a mixture of their old and new gamertags reflected on parts of the console.

     

    DETAILS:

    • OS version released: 19H1_RELEASE_XBOX_DEV_19H2HOLD_191018363.7046.190721-1945
    • Available: 2:00PM PDT 7/24/19
    • Mandatory Date/Time: 3:00 AM PDT 7/25/19

     

    Fixes:

     

    Community

    • We’ve fixed an issue where the Dashboard reloaded when navigating to the Community tab for some users.

     

    System

    • Various Localization fixes.

     

     

    Known Issues:

     

    Cortana

    • Users are unable to use a headset to issue Cortana commands on the console.
      • Note: This is by design as the feature team continues to evolve voice commands on the console. For more information, please refer to the blog post on the Xbox Insider Blog here.

     

    Gamertag

    • Customers attempting to change their GT using the new Gamertag features on the console will not yet see those changes reflected on the console.

     

    Audio

    • Users who have Dolby Atmos enabled and console display settings set to 120hz with 36 bits per pixel (12-bit) are experiencing loss of Dolby Atmos audio in some situations.
      • Workaround: Disable 120hz or set Video Fidelity to 30 bits per pixel (10-bit) or lower.

     

    Profile Color

    • Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.

    See the rest of the story on Xbox Wire

    Related:
    July 24th : New Preview Alpha Ring 1908 Update (1908.190722-1945)
    July 23rd: New Preview Beta Ring 1908 Update (1908.190719-1520)
    July 22nd : New Preview Alpha Ring 1908 Update (1908.190719-1520)

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  • Bigben Interactive Snaps Up Greedfall Developer Spiders

    Makes a change from Microsoft, THQ Nordic.

    Bigben Interactive has acquired Greedfall developer Spiders for an undisclosed fee. The French studio is perhaps best known for titles such as Bound by Flame and The Technomancer, but its new owner says it will leverage the unit to “increase its know-how in the development of video games in the AA strategic segment”.

    With so many independent teams getting snapped up by the likes of Microsoft and THQ Nordic of late, the publisher probably felt the need to swoop now. Fascinatingly, its most recent titles have all been published by Focus Home Interactive, so this will represent a shift for the RPG specialists. “We look forward to joining the Bigben group,” a freshly minted co-founder Jehanne Rousseau said.

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  • Guide: All Free EA Access Games Available on PS4

    Every EA Access game in the PS4 Vault.

    What games are available to download as part of EA Access on the PS4? And how much does it cost to subscribe to EA Access on the PS4? The behemoth publisher’s subscription service has finally arrived on the PlayStation 4, and in addition to early access and discounts, it also includes a Vault of free software. Members will be able to download and play included titles in their entirety, but which PS4 games are included as part of EA Access on the PS4?

    All Free EA Access Games Available on PS4

    The following is a complete list of games available for EA Access members to download on PS4, which we’ll be updating regularly as new software is added:

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  • PS Vita Firmware Update 3.71 Keeps Handheld Alive

    Not dead yet.

    Sony’s still got the PlayStation Vita on life support, despite it ceasing to manufacture the handheld. The platform holder has released firmware update v3.71 for the system today, which fixes an exploit named Trinity currently being leveraged for homebrew. According to the modding scene, it’s still currently possible to spoof the system software in order to connect to the PlayStation Network, but that’s an issue which is likely to be plugged.

    For those of you using the handheld as it was intended, you’re not going to notice any changes with this firmware update – as you’d perhaps expect. It’ll be interesting to see how long the company continues this battle with hackers – presumably it’ll have to move on eventually.

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  • Weirdness: Death Stranding Scene Stolen in Brazilian Perfume Ad

    Eau de Kojima.

    Hideo Kojima’s influence reaches far and wide, but we can’t say we expected Death Stranding to be aped in a Brazilian perfume commercial. That’s exactly what appears to have happened in this O Boticário ad, however, as the kaiju from one of the title’s trailers towers over an immaculately scented actor.

    The similarities between the two scenes make this look like an homage at best and an outright rip-off at worst, but it just goes to show the kind of impact the PlayStation 4 exclusive is already having on popular culture. Maybe the Metal Gear maker will be sent a crate of the cosmetic for his troubles – he tends to get free gifts off everyone else.

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  • News: Brazilian perfume advert seems to riffs off Death Stranding

    The sweet smell of beached whale carcasses

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  • News: Team Rocket take over Pokemon Go with Rocket Stops

    It is very Scrafty of them

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  • Marvel’s Iron Man VR Looks Stark in PSVR Gameplay Footage

    Tony on PlayStation.

    Marvel’s Iron Man VR is looking really rather impressive. The upcoming PlayStation VR exclusive – which is being published by Sony and developed by Camouflaj – sees you take control of the titular Avenger in a brand new first-person campaign controlled using the PS Move wands. In this gameplay footage – which starts at 1:06 in the embedded stream – we can see how intuitive Tony Stark is to pilot, as you steer using each motion controller independently.

    The thing that’s particularly impressive about this footage is how good the tracking appears to be. A lot of PSVR games are designed around the player facing the camera directly, but here the headset wearer turns completely away from the setup and the detection doesn’t flinch. We’re not sure what kind of black magic Camouflaj is employing here, but it has been working on the title for a number of years, and it shows.

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  • Ridiculous Red Dead Redempion 2 Rumour Says Alien DLC Is Incoming, Red Dead Remake Is Real

    Dutch didn’t plan for this.

    Another week, another frankly ridiculous Rockstar rumour. When it’s not Grand Theft Auto 6 “leaks”, it’s crazy Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC theories, and this latest one is a corker. Coming straight outta Reddit, a poster claims that they know an environmental artist over at Rockstar, who’s apparently working an absurd-sounding Red Dead Redemption 2 story DLC.

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  • How Satoru Iwata Saved Earthbound from Development Hell

    To this day, Earthbound is a beloved classic that belongs in any “Best RPGs of all time” list – but without help from the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, it might have never been finished.

    Iwata-san, a book recently published in Japan by Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi, tells the story of Satoru Iwata’s life, mostly through his own words. While he passed away on July 11 in 2015, the book is a rearrangement of interviews with Iwata that were published on Itoi’s website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shimbun. The book also includes new interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi on how they remember Iwata.

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