Starting at 7:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta, Delta and Omega Rings will begin receiving the latest 1810 Xbox One system update (181009-1510). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.
Fixes:
My Games and Apps
We have fixed a launch issue that resulted in various apps and games failing to launch with error code 0xd0000189.
We have fixed the issue that game and app updates were automatically downloading to a user’s console when they did not enable this feature in Settings. The new Allow Remote Install had a bug that was defaulting to the “Keep my system up to date” setting rather than the “Keep my games and apps up to date” setting (Under Settings – System – Updates & Downloads).
Known Issues:
Avatars
It can take up to 10 seconds to view an Avatar on the profile screen after creating a new Avatar.
My Games & Apps
We are aware that some users are experiencing crashing of a game or the Youtube app when you are either launching or resuming the Youtube app.
If you are in the Youtube app and then Resume to a Game the app/game and console may hang or crash.
We are aware that some users are experiencing challenges navigating the Ready to Install Filter options in My Games and Apps. Some users are unable to select the filter options at all and we are investigating.
Power
We are tracking an issue in which the console is fully powering off when it is placed into Instant On mode.
Profile Color
Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.
Great news! Warface is available for free on Xbox One! Gather your friends and set off together on exciting raids and PvE missions. Take the pedestal of honor in ranked matches and fight together in fast-paced PvP modes!
Exclusively on Xbox
The Cyber Horde raid – In a Blackwood laboratory, where experiments were being performed on people, the test subjects got out of control, killing the guards and breaking free. At this moment, vast hordes of enemies have filled the entire region, and if they are not stopped, the consequences will be unpredictable. A great job for a Warface squad!
PvP Bag and Tag mode – Are you the lone wolf type? Then you’re sure to like this mode! Your task is not only to survive, but also to collect the enemy’s dog tags, which remain on the ground after they die. But be careful and keep your eyes open while you’re picking up your trophies: your dog tags are tasty prey for others.
PvP Maps – Apart from everything else, seven exclusive PvP maps await you. There’s lots of fun to be had in the new area! Team battles on a farm, a battle against everyone in an abandoned motel, disarming explosives on the edge of the city, capturing an important case from an enemy engineering facility and surviving on three maps that differ not only in their terrain but also the scenery and even time of day!
Varied PvP
A whole seven PvP modes and two dozen maps for any taste: from simple and fast-paced team battles to complex tactical tasks to capture rocket launch codes. Play with friends or on your own, survive, capture, defend, explode and destroy—there’s a mission to suit every taste!
Exciting PvE
Want to go on a quick mission or a full-scale raid? The decision is yours! Dozens of exciting missions are available all over the world: an assault on the enemy head office in China, a special operation at the Pyramids of Giza, a dangerous assignment right in the heart of an active volcano, the destruction of a factory in Europe and a multitude of other exciting missions already await you in the game!
Create your ultimate Minecraft adventure and be a part of the global phenomenon with the Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle, available soon at select retailers globally for $299 USD / £249 GBP.
The Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle includes:
Xbox One S with 1TB hard drive, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player and 4K video streaming
Creators Pack: Adventurer’s Dream Mash-up and Winter Mini-Games Festival by Noxcrew, Relics of the Privateers by Imagiverse, PureBDcraft Texture Pack by BDcraft, Pastel Skin Pack by Eneija, and Wildlife Savanna by PixelHeads
1-month Xbox Game Pass trial so you can play 100 great games out of the box
Also included in the Xbox One S Minecraft Creators Bundle is a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial, so you can experience adventures in the community of 91 million Minecraft players each month across Windows 10 PC, mobile, VR, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch.
Whether you’re playing Minecraft, watching movies or streaming gameplay, Xbox One S delivers brilliant graphics with HDR technology, premium audio and the best community of gamers. Games play best on Xbox One and as part of the Xbox One family, you can enjoy more than 1,300 games, including exclusives like Forza Horizon 4 and Sea of Thieves.
Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omega Rings will begin receiving the latest 1810 Xbox One system update (181005-1705). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.
Fixes:
Audio
We have fixed an issue when users experienced audio to stop playback or hang entirely when a headset was attached or detached during media playback with such apps as YouTube, Hulu, Twitch Beta, Spotify.
Known Issues:
Avatars
It can take up to 10 seconds to view an Avatar on the profile screen after creating a new Avatar.
My Games & Apps
We are aware that some users are experiencing crashing of a game or the Youtube app when you are either launching or resuming the Youtube app.
If you are in the Youtube app and then Resume to a Game the app/game and console may hang or crash.
We are aware that some users are experiencing challenges navigating the Ready to Install Filter options in My Games and Apps. Some users are unable to select the filter options at all and we are investigating.
Power
We are tracking an issue in which the console is fully powering off when it is placed into Instant On mode.
Profile Color
Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.
Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omega Rings will begin receiving the latest 1810 Xbox One system update (181004-2027). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.
Fixes:
Game Pass Twist
Fixes to the Game Pass twist to ensure install dialog boxes are accurately shown for all titles.
My Games and Apps
Additional fixes to navigation issues in My Games and Apps that caused some users not able to select certain tiles in their collection and erratic behavior trying to select filters.
Known Issues:
Avatars
It can take up to 10 seconds to view an Avatar on the profile screen after creating a new Avatar.
My Games & Apps
We are aware that some users are experiencing crashing of a game or the Youtube app when you are either launching or resuming the Youtube app.
If you are in the Youtube app and then Resume to a Game the app/game and console may hang or crash.
We are aware that some users are experiencing challenges navigating the Ready to Install Filter options in My Games and Apps. Some users are unable to select the filter options at all and we are investigating.
Power
We are tracking an issue in which the console is fully powering off when it is placed into Instant On mode.
Profile Color
Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show above. Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox!
Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Gameplay Video Part 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of outlaw life that seamlessly blends story with action, and exploration with choice – all under the constant threat of danger. Watch the second half of our Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay Series – outlining all sorts of nefarious activities… Read more
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Devs Share Their Favorite Skills I’m obsessed with skill trees. While playing Assassin’s Creed Origins, I agonized over every point I had to spend – do I invest in my bow skills (yes!), extra health (essential!), the one where you freeze in the air if you draw your bow while diving (Bayek 360 no scope, come on!)… Read more
Live the Horizon Life with Waze Today, we’re happy to announce a partnership with Waze that gives you the opportunity to Live the Horizon Life whether you’re driving downtown to work, cruising the freeway on a road trip, or heading back home to resume your Forza Horizon 4 session…. Read more
No Man’s Sky Vehicle Update Now Live on Xbox One Hello everyone! Since No Man’s Sky Next launched on Xbox One, the positive response from the community has been overwhelmingly exciting. It has been a real inspiration to the team and fueled us to create a constant stream of hotfixes and new content releases… Read more
Creating the Competitive Line Racer Deadliners, Available Now on Xbox One In “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” Robert M. Pirsig writes about quality. I think Deadliners gave me a taste of it. There’s a quality that goes into deep work, and there’s appreciation to be found there. Hidden steps and mysterious secrets…. Read more
Announcing the ID@Xbox Pixel Art Perfection Sale There is a wistful nostalgia that comes from playing an 8 or 16-bit game that shoots you straight back to childhood. If perhaps that time period was a little before your time, pixel art games can give you a taste of what all those old people keep reverently talking about… Read more
Latest October 2018 Windows Update Gaming Features This Fall, Windows has another major update to bring even more great features to your Windows 10 PC. Learn more here about the broader set of updates and features that arrived with the October Windows Update. And if you like gaming on your Windows 10 PC… Read more
Overwatch Halloween Terror 2018 Returns October 9 – 31 The fright for the future returns! Overwatch is celebrating the scariest time of the year with their seasonal event: Overwatch Halloween Terror! Expand your collection by unlocking new spooky seasonal items including new skins like Spider Widowmaker… Read more
Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Many of gaming’s most compelling stories come from those who’ve helped to create our favorite Xbox One games. In our Inside Xbox One X Enhanced series, these creators will share the behind-the-scenes accounts of the work involved in enhancing these epic games for Xbox One X… Read more
All-Star Fruit Racing: From Humble Beginnings to a Juicy Launch on Xbox One With this very first title from 3DClouds, our intent was to make a kart racing game for the most powerful consoles in the world and give all the players the chance to play a kart racing game on any kind of current generation console. We wanted to make All-Star Fruit Racing… Read more
Minit Adds New Speedrun Community Challenge on Xbox One For speed-lovers all over the community, Minit now has a speedrun setting! Jump right in, with an on-screen timer, and go and break some world records! Obviously, the update also adds tweaks, fixes, and even a few new languages! Do you know all the text in Minit by heart… Read more
Save Friends and Take Out Enemies with Battlefield V’s Medic and Recon Classes Looking forward to joining the front lines when Battlefield V launches? The latest addition to this blockbuster series is adding more depth and flexibility to its four iconic Classes. Recon, Support, Assault, and Medic are back, now with their own weapons and gadgets… Read more
Looking forward to joining the front lines when Battlefield V launches? The latest addition to this blockbuster series is adding more depth and flexibility to its four iconic Classes. Recon, Support, Assault, and Medic are back, now with their own weapons and gadgets plus a new set of traits called Combat Roles. In this article we’ll give you an in-depth look at two of the Classes, Medic and Recon, what they’ll add to your squad and team, and how their Combat Roles let you customize each one to best suit your playstyle.
Recon Class Overview
Not too worried about the loneliness of the long-distance gunner? Prefer the precision of lining up the perfect shot to a “run and gun” playstyle? Want to make sure your team gets the intelligence it needs to win the day? Recon might be the right Class for you.
Recon Arsenal
Accuracy is the name of the game for this Class, and their single-shot rifles are perfect for taking care of business from a good distance. Steady hands, keen eyesight, and the patience to wait for the right shot are all keys to success. But Recon can also (with a little training) be devastating at medium range. And their gadgets are great for spotting enemies and defending choke points.
Primary Weapons
Bolt Action Rifles
Self-Loading Rifles
Starter Gadgets
Spotting Scope
Bouncing Betty Bomb
Recon Combat Roles
Again, you’ll get to choose from two Combat Roles for this Class. One is equipped at launch as a default and the other you’ll need to unlock during your Battlefield V career (with more available later). Choose the Combat Role and associated loadout that best suits your playstyle – you can always change them if you need to.
Sniper
This default Combat Role helps you stay scoped-in on your target (or targets) even longer, giving you a perfect chance for a silent but deadly streak. Each headshot slightly extends the duration of your steadying breath, helping you keep your remaining enemies right in the crosshairs.
Traits
Steady Hands: Keeps your rifle steady for longer when aiming down the sight.
Expert Marksman: Steady duration is extended with each headshot kill.
Pathfinder
This unlockable Combat Role takes you much closer to the action, helping you lead your squad to the fight even when battle shifts locations. Spawn on any Squad Leader on your team (not just your own), get the intel, and deploy a Spawn Beacon to bring the rest of your squad running. Create a new route, overrun an objective, or (with a little luck) deploy behind enemy lines to gain the upper hand.
Traits
Advance Scouting: Spawn on friendly Squad Leaders and Spawn Beacons.
Vanguard: Gain Requisition Points when someone spawns on your Spawn Beacon.
Medic Class Overview
If you live by the motto “No man left behind,” and like a more cautious and thoughtful playstyle, this Class might fit you like a (rubber) glove. Medics keep their squad alive and in the fight with rapid revives and health-replenishing Medical Pouches. But that doesn’t mean they can’t deal out some serious damage of their own with their close- to medium-range weapons.
Medic Arsenal
When you’re dashing to help out a fallen comrade, you need a weapon that’ll help keep you both alive long enough to complete your heal or revive, and the close-quarter SMG fits the bill perfectly. Need to reach a wounded teammate out in the open? The Smoke Grenade Launcher will give you the soft cover you need to get the job done.
Here are the weapons and gadgets available to this Class.
Primary Weapons
Sub-Machine Guns
Starter Gadgets
Medical Pouches
Smoke Grenade Launcher
Medic Combat Roles
You’ll start with two Combat Roles, though more will become available later. One comes equipped at launch as a default and the other you’ll unlock by playing this Class. It’s important to choose the right Combat Role and associated loadout to suit your playstyle – but you can always switch them as situations on the ground change.
Field Medic
This default Combat Role comes in very handy when the tide of battle turns against you and your teammates. Spot your buddies as they begin to fall and make a mad dash for each one, handing out as many Medical Pouches as you can. Not only will they praise you as a courageous healthcare practitioner, but you’ll also score additional Requisition Points, letting your team call in more Reinforcements faster.
Traits
Healer: Gain additional Requisition Points when you supply your teammates with Medical Pouches.
Swift Effort: Sprint faster when you call out to downed friendlies.
Combat Medic
If you’re ready to be a bit more of a risk taker, this unlockable Combat Role may be perfect for you. The lower your Health, the faster you’ll sprint, either into the thick of the fight or as far away as you can get. All the while dispensing healing and revives to friends and a quick end to your enemies in melee combat.
Traits
Mele Expert: Melee attacks automatically take out your enemies.
Emergency Retreat: You sprint even faster when at critical Health.
Remember, Battlefield V is still in development, and all game features may be subject to change.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of “Captain America: Civil War,” Scott Lang grapples with his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past.
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“Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and The Wasp” is available digitally on the Microsoft Store on October 2 and on 4K Ultra HD disc October 16.
Stay tuned to Xbox Wire for future news and details on Xbox One X sweepstakes.
This Fall, Windows has another major update to bring even more great features to your Windows 10 PC. Learn more here about the broader set of updates and features that arrived with the October Windows Update. And if you like gaming on your Windows 10 PC, we’ve got some specific updates that you’ll want to pay attention to!
Here are the latest improvements to Windows 10 for PC gamers in the recent October Windows Update:
Game bar Improvements
New look: Enjoy a cleaner new look and layout.
New audio controls: With the new audio control panel, get more control out of individual audio channels without ever having to leave your game.
Game bar is now an app: Launching Game bar is now easier than ever, whether through the desktop, apps, the Start menu, or task bar.
Game Mode Improvements
Fewer gaming interruptions: Based on feedback from gamers, we’ve simplified the way Game Mode works. Now auto-enabled for all games with a master On/Off toggle in Windows Settings, Game Mode suppresses Windows Update driver installs and blocks Windows Update interruptions such as restart notifications while you’re gaming. You may also see improved game performance with less FPS variability depending on the specific game and system.
Got a great idea for a Windows gaming feature? Let us know on the Xbox Ideas site!
In “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” Robert M. Pirsig writes about quality. I think Deadliners gave me a taste of it. There’s a quality that goes into deep work, and there’s appreciation to be found there. Hidden steps and mysterious secrets to discover.
Creating things that work in this world is extremely difficult, but when it clicks you feel the love. Until the next problem arises, and it’s back to work. Conjuring up dragons isn’t the most pleasant experience but slaying them is better than you can possibly imagine.
Deadliners is a straightforward game, but parts of the gameplay talk deeply to who we are, and how we react when faced with our limits (I love that). People don’t know they have it in them, and I hope Deadliners can help bring that out.
It all started years ago when I made a little prototype game called Deadliners in JavaScript. The idea came from my older brother, who played a lot of Tron with his friends back in the 80s. It was easy to feel how much he missed that time. We had a lot of fun playing the prototype, and I had created it all on my own!
Finding the Right Path
A couple of years later I finished my BA in Software Engineering, which had been tremendously dull. I wanted to make a change for the future, but I didn’t know how.
And that’s when Casey Muratori saved my life.
Casey is the sole programmer and author of the YouTube show called “Handmade Hero,” an educational stream where he teaches you to program an entire game from scratch. I can’t recommend it enough. A single stream of “Handmade Hero” shows you just how masterful a person can be, and it’s right there, on the Internet.
I was blown away. Seeing that, my gut told me to follow along for a couple of months, and after that I knew I was headed in the right direction. I wanted that for my life, and oh my god, it was the best decision ever.
Coming to a Decision
After following the teachings of Casey, I branched out and worked on minor games to improve my skill. I made a little Bomberman-like game and a few months after I started on a bigger original project. Of course, the scope was way too big, being a single-person developer, and I dropped the project. I had to approach it differently. Deadliners was still in the back of my mind, and I thought: Why not?
I knew the gameplay was fun, and quickly ideas popped in to my mind about different game modes and challenges. My older brother helped me once more and we had many great talks about the design, the graphics and what kind of music to put in. We also had a bunch of disagreements, being family in a somewhat commercial project isn’t always great. I guess it made us stronger.
The development took about nine months, where I had to learn a whole lot, and I got help from a bunch of nice people who helped make the graphics and soundtrack. I think it turned out well, especially the gameplay. There are depths to it, that hopefully some players get to experience.
Looking Forward
Something very special about our time is that you can treat YouTube as your own little university. You can choose freely among the best of many different teachers. If you have the discipline, you can gain insight from masters of the craft and create a fantastic education for yourself. Material beats method and YouTube has excellent material, if you know how to find it.
Watching different programmers at work, I found my own style and I grasped the lessons that worked well for me. One of the best ones, I think, is the art of getting things going.
It’s so easy not to go after your goals in life, but there is a trick to get going, and if you figure it out, nothing can stop you. You pass through the membrane. You take the war path. You get out of bed, sit down, and you do the work. One step in front of the other, into the unknown.
Would I recommend making a game to someone else? Making Deadliners was, by far, the hardest thing I have ever done. I imagined it would be hard making a game; it’s not like that information is hard to find. But it was much, much harder.
I guess you must ignore the warning signs, if you really want something of value. Every single step in development was a challenge, nothing came easy. Learning C/C++, game design, graphics API’s, game testing, finding help among friends and to finally release it to the world is something I look back on with much despair.
Looking at a list of a 150 todo’s, knowing there is only one guy to finish them all. I am grateful it worked out, and I can’t wait for my next project. Maybe conjuring up dragons is my kind of thing.
I hope players will like the game and invite their friends to a small tournament, and that they feel the spirit of my brothers gaming group from the 80s. It’s always interesting figuring out hierarchies, and in Deadliners, you quickly realize who’s the best. Good luck!
