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Microsoft is taking steps to gradually pull support of Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Indie Games service, the firm has told registered developers. Gamasutrareports XBLIG devs will no longer be able to purchase a subscription service, effective immediately – though those interested can directly contact Microsoft to maintain access for the …
Read More »Octodad: Dadliest Catch comes to Xbox One next week
Young Horses has revealed its indie hit Octodad: Dadliest Catch will arrive on Xbox One next week. Ablog postfrom the studio announces the game where you flop around as an octopus masquerading as a family man will hit Xbox Live through the ID@Xbox self-publishing program on August 26thfor $14.99. The …
Read More »More than 150 games coming through ID@Xbox
Microsoft’s indie program bringing more titles to console and Windows 10 than in all previous years
Read More »Don’t Starve heading to Xbox One
Klei Entertainment’s hit survival game Don’t Starve is in the works for Xbox One. VG247 reports the studio confirmed the title’s new platform, following the unearthing of a related listing on the ratings board database. Klei wasn’t able to elaborate beyond the confirmation, but the developer states it will share …
Read More »E3 2015: Xbox One gets Early Access
Xbox Game Preview to offer free trials to players before they make a purchase
Read More »ID@Xbox comes of age
Right now, most major publishers are chasing the booming indie market and Microsoft is no different with its ID@Xbox programme. The firm is coming off a busy few months. Earlier this year at GDC it announced that it was planning on having games from the scheme appear on both Xbox …
Read More »ID@Xbox to hit the road with developer-focused events
Indies invited to open days to discuss publishing their games on Xbox One and Windows 10
Read More »Interview: ID@Xbox’s Agostino Simonetta on Microsoft’s evolving indie strategy
The ID@Xbox account manager discusses Windows 10, working with publishers and the new Xbox Live SDK
Read More »Indie developers can release games on PS4 first, says Xbox
Xbox has softened its indie parity clause, stressing that it understands if devs need to release their games on other platforms first. The original clause stated that indie games released for multiple consoles must ship on Xbox One at the same time as PlayStation 4 and Wii U – but …
Read More »Microsoft backtracks from Xbox One indie parity clause
ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla softens on need to ship Xbox titles at the same time as PS4 and Wii U ports
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