‘Starbound’ will be ready for everyone on July 22nd
When Chucklefish said that Starbound was nearly ready after about 5 years of sitting in Steam’s Early Access program, it wasn’t joking around. The developer has revealed that the finished game will launch on July 22nd for Linux, Mac and Windows. Besides opening access to those people who aren’t willing to try pre-release code, this is really about fleshing out Starbound beyond its sandbox roots — the...
Microsoft quietly edited its Xbox ‘Play Anywhere’ promise
Play Anywhere, for the uninitiated, is Microsoft’s branding for a feature that lets you buy a game once and play it on both Xbox One and a Windows 10 PC. Rather than signalling a shift in policy, Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer said the change in wording is simply to give leeway in case there’s a “unique game [that’s] not right for all devices.” Microsoft still intends to bring its franchises to both...
Microsoft’s Play Anywhere reaches PC and Xbox on September 13th
You won’t have to wait too long to see how well Xbox Play Anywhere works in practice. Microsoft has confirmed to Polygon that the cross-purchase, cross-play feature will go live on both Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs on September 13th. You’ll still need games that support it, of course, but you can count on at least strong first-party support. Microsoft informs MCV that all the games it publishes from now onward will...
The Public Access Weekly: I want to believe
Last week I also mentioned that I would be sending out special topic suggestions to frequent contributors (and a gentle reminder to those of you who have never, ever logged into your Public Access accounts). Although this was our last week of first year anniversary celebration posts, I’m still going to send out those topic suggestions! It’s taken me a wee bit longer than expected to pull everything together but keep an eye...
The Public Access Weekly: I want to believe
Last week I also mentioned that I would be sending out special topic suggestions to frequent contributors (and a gentle reminder to those of you who have never, ever logged into your Public Access accounts). Although this was our last week of first year anniversary celebration posts, I’m still going to send out those topic suggestions! It’s taken me a wee bit longer than expected to pull everything together but keep an eye...
