‘Halo: The Master Chief’ collection will include beta version of ‘Halo 5’

Microsoft has finally confirmed the appearance of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection at E3 and says the remastered games will be available for the Xbox starting November 11^th. The collection will include Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4. It will keep the multiplayer experience and all the downloadable content plus gamers will have access to the multiplayer beta of Halo 5: Guardians by December as well as the Steven Spielberg-backed TV show called Halo: Nightfall.

The games will remain mostly unchanged expected they will come in 1080p and run at 60fps. You get the option to switch back and forth between the original graphics and the Xbox One’s engine with Halo 2. The first two games will also have new music. And all levels, missions, and maps will be unlocked from the beginning.

Source: Engadget

New ‘Tomb Raider’ title to land on Xbox One next year

Microsoft is bringing more of your favorite badass archaeologist Lara Croft to the Xbox One in 2015. The company announced at its E3 conference that a new Tomb Raider game called Rise of the Tomb Raider will make its way to the console by next year’s holiday season. Microsoft did not reveal much about the upcoming game but we will let you know when we find out more.

Source: CNET

Microsoft to add screenshot sharing for Xbox One

The Microsoft Xbox One doesn’t have the dedicated social sharing button that the Sony PlayStation 4 has but it will get in-game screenshot-sharing capability soon enough. Xbox head Phil Spencer tweeted that the ability to upload screenshots directly to Facebook or Twitter will be coming soon. Xbox has had the ability to record clips in-game since the beginning that it is good to add this simple feature to the console.

@jmarris09 Yea, this is the list for the monthly updates, team is making great progress on the updates. More features to come.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) May 28, 2014

Source: MMGN

Microsoft exec says PC to soon get Xbox One controller support

If you’ve always wanted to use your Xbox One controller with your PC, then you might be getting that option soon. Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb responded to a gamer who was complaining about the lack of Xbox One controller support for the PC. Hyrb said it would be coming real soon. He did not elaborate when soon would be or any other details about this feature but we’d keep our eyes and ears peeled for any official news.

Source: Ubergizmo