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Preview Alpha Insiders can expect another new update today, complete with brand new fixes. This update (1802.180130-1610) will begin rolling out at 7.00 p.m. PST and will become mandatory shortly after that.  Read on to learn more about the fixes and known issues related to this build.

Fixes:

Games and Apps

• Fixed an issue which sometimes caused certain Games & Apps content to be missing.

Twitch

• When opening settings while a Twitch stream is in progress, a black bar should no longer appear in the stream.

Dynamic Theming

• Fixed an issue which caused switching between Light and Dark themes to occur at incorrect times.

Known Issues:

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Preview Alpha Insiders can expect another new update today, complete with brand new fixes. This update (1802.180129-1625) will begin rolling out at 10.00 p.m. PST and will become mandatory shortly after that.  Read on to learn more about the fixes and known issues related to this build.

New Features:

Installation Progress in Guide

• In-progress installations are now visible from a tile at the bottom of the Guide. When selected, this tile opens a new interface showing items in the queue and their status, and allowing some basic functions like pausing or cancelling the installation.

Fixes:

Profile

• Fixed an issue which caused some elements in Profile to appear misaligned.

Home and Dashboard

• Resolved an issue which sometimes caused unexpected crashes.

Miscellaneous

• Miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

Known Issues:

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Hello, Xbox Insiders! If you’ve been a member of the Xbox One System Update Preview for a month or three years, you may be wondering “What’s with the funny text I sometimes see in places?” Well, have I got some news for you folks: you aren’t alone. One of the more commonly reported issues from users we receive during a Preview update is related to this very issue. Why is this text funny you may ask? I’m glad you did, and I’ll be happy to elaborate on what it is you are seeing.

You see, while we are in Preview the update isn’t actually “ready” to go out to everyone in the Xbox One community, and that means that a lot of what you are seeing isn’t quite finished. From features we let you try out, all the way down to the text you read on the console itself that looks like this:

What you’re looking at is what is commonly known as “pseudo-loc” or text that has yet to be localized for the specific language/region you have your console set to display. The closer we get to a particular update being released to the public, the less of this you should see, but we definitely need your help whenever you encounter this type of text in order to ensure it gets localized for your language/region.

For those of you that report this already, thanks so much for taking the time to let us know, and for those of you asking yourself “How can I help?”  you’re in luck.  If you encounter any kind of pseudo-loc while using the console, just be sure to use the “Report a problem” feature to submit the issue directly on the console. When submitting the issue, be sure to put in your description of exactly where you are encountering the non-localized text.

We’re looking forward to seeing your feedback on this and appreciate all of your contributions and passion for Xbox. Thank you!

-Jon

Preview Alpha Insiders can expect another new update today, complete with brand new fixes. This update (1802.180125-1923) will begin rolling out at 2 p.m. PST and will become mandatory shortly after that. Read on to learn more about the fixes and known issues related to this build.

Fixes:

My Games and Apps

• Fixed an error that resulted in content that was installing/downloading not resuming after a reboot.
• Certain games when installing had been failing to run on first launch until a reboot – this is now fixed.

Party Chat

• Reliability fixes to improve the time it takes for users to join a Party Chat session who had been experiencing long join times.

Pseudo Localization/Language Translation String Fixes

• Users will no longer see incorrect language translations in the build.   If you do encounter any incorrect strings please report a problem

Profile

• Fixed an issue which caused the incorrect profile color to display after powering on the console.

Known Issues:

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all of the new games coming soon to Xbox One. Every week, the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console — and Xbox Wire will be here to let you know when these games will be hitting Xbox One. From establishing a historic railroad network in Railway Empire to stepping into the octagon in EA Sports UFC 3, there’s a great variety of titles on the way. Read more about these games and more below.

Games

January 30, 2018

Xbox One X Enhanced – The race is on to create the most dominant rail empire in North America and it’s up to you to lead your company to success in this New World. Establish complex rail networks, optimize transportation of passengers and goods, and play with more than 40 historically accurate trains each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Games

January 30, 2018

In this psychological thriller, you’ll be trapped in an experimental machine that’s designed to simulate your character’s memories. To escape, you must revisit a past that you may not want to remember. Inspired by such sci-fi television series like “The Twilight Zone,” “The X-Files,” and “Black Mirror,” Asemblance is designed as the first episode of a new, expansive franchise.

Games

January 31, 2018

Inspired by such side-scrolling beat ’em ups like Golden Axe and Knights of the Round, embark on a historic journey to defend Britannia and fight back against the Romans in Wulverblade. Play solo or in local two-player co-op with a historically accurate story across a variety of levels.

Games

February 02, 2018

Davy Jones and his undead crew appear once again to kidnap the museum custodian Sarah Black and force her daughter Cory to sign a dark pact. To save Cory, Sarah will travel through mysterious locations, solve plenty of puzzles, and learn the truth about the ghost of a beautiful young girl who roams Davy Jones’ island.

Games

February 02, 2018

Xbox One X Enhanced – Step into the octagon and get ready to punch, kick, and block your way to the top in EA Sports UFC 3. Powered by a new animation tech (Real Player Motion), an improved G.O.A.T. Career Mode to build your own fighter, and a variety of customizable multiplayer modes aim to make this the best UFC fighting game ever. EA Access members can start playing today.

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!

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New Games with Gold for February 2018
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Celebrating over 4 Million PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Players on Xbox One!
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Monster Hunter: World Arrives on Xbox One
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Available Now and Enhanced for Xbox One X
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An Amazing 2017 with Tons on the Horizon
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Roguevania Dead Cells Coming Soon to Xbox One
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Step into the UFC 3 Octagon Before Launch with EA Access
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Gears Pro Circuit Descends on Mexico City
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Hello, Xbox Insiders! Today we want to talk about two of the most important elements of the Xbox Insider Program: games and your feedback. You, as Xbox Insiders, help make this program and the games in it a huge success, so firstly, thank you for all you do. Secondly, we frequently receive sentiment from you asking if we are listening, and wondering if the feedback you report is looked at or even matters.

The answer is yes: we are listening, it does get looked at, and it absolutely matters. The problem is we often receive feedback missing important information that would allow us to better take action. We’re going to give you a few simple tips for reporting game problems, so you’ll be sure the reports you spend valuable time filling out can lead to action on our end.

1. Feedback and problems (bugs) are different.

We love all your feedback! However, “Report a problem” should be used for the purpose of just that, reporting a problem. You are welcome to include a suggestion with your bug report; however, the main purpose should be to tell us in detail that there’s a problem. Please provide general feedback and ideas through Xbox Insider Hub Quests, Surveys, game-specific forums, and xbox.uservoice.com.

2. The smallest details make the biggest difference.

As little as a few extra words can mean the world to us. We aren’t sitting in your living room, so unless you tell us specifically, there’s no way for us to know exactly what you experienced. Some of the most important and easiest details to include are:

• Which game mode you were playing (campaign, multiplayer, 5v5, etc.)
• Crashes: If the game crashed when you tried to launch it (failed to launch) or crashed while you were playing or in a menu
• Tell us what “it” is that isn’t working correctly in the game: a particular game mode, character, skill, weapon, item you are supposed to interact with, vehicle, door, mount, anything

3. Help us take a walk in your footsteps.

Games these days are so enormous. We need you to leave us some breadcrumbs that will lead us home. Walk us through your experience step by step, so we can identify the root of the problem by reproducing it ourselves.

4. Bonus: How often does this happen?

Sometimes, you run into the same problem over and over. Sometimes, it only happens once, then never again. If you can tell us how many times you’ve run into the problem, it will be a great help!

Help us help you. We want the games we all play to be as epic and flawless as possible, and as mentioned before, your contributions are a huge help in making that happen. We hope you agree that spending an extra minute entering details that will help us nail down your problem and squash that bug is worth it. That extra minute could be a game changer. Keep that feedback coming!

– Ashley

We’re releasing a new update (1802.180121-1921) to Preview Alpha that addresses and adds one of the items (Game Pass in Collection) we listed in yesterday’s release notes. This update also includes fixes to Kinect setup and Network Transfer. Read on to learn more about this update, which will be made available starting at 6 p.m. PT to all Alpha Insiders.

New Features:

My Games and Apps Collection – Game Pass (No, we really mean this today! We experienced an error that resulted in it not appearing yesterday.)

• We have enabled a new feature to show an “Xbox Game Pass” tab within “My games & apps” for users on Preview Alpha with an active Game Pass subscription. If someone has an active Game Pass subscription, they will see this tab appear in “My games & apps” and will be able to quickly install available games from Game Pass. It works just like “Ready to install” but for Game Pass. For users in Preview Alpha who do not have Game Pass, they will see the updated left navigation—section dividers added and Memberships tab has moved.

Fixes:

System Setup – Kinect

• When configuring a Kinect during the initial console set-up experience, the process no longer fails when attempting to tune audio.

Network Transfer

• The network transfer no longer fails when initiated from a console on 1802 (this update).

Known Issues:

Profile

• Some users are seeing a new issue that can cause the incorrect Profile color to display after powering on the console.

Pseudo-Localization

• You may notice strange characters which replace normal translated text on the dashboard, Guide, and other areas. Please use Report a problem when you encounter these issues.

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Last week, we brought several new features to both Preview Alpha and Beta, and today we’re pushing a new update (1802.180119-1917) to our Alpha Insiders. Alpha Insiders will begin seeing this new update at 2 p.m. PT along with a new “Xbox Games Pass” tab in “My Games & apps” and several fixes. Full details can be found below.

New Features:

My Games and Apps Collection – Game Pass

• We have enabled a new feature to show an “Xbox Game Pass” tab within “My games & apps” for users on Preview Alpha with an active Game Pass subscription. If someone has an active Game Pass subscription, they will see this tab appear in “My games & apps” and will be able to quickly install available games from Game Pass. It works just like “Ready to install” but for Game Pass. For users in Preview Alpha who do not have Game Pass, they will see the updated left navigation—section dividers added and Memberships tab has moved.

Achievements

• With the build today we’ve added the ability to hide/unhide a specific achievement or entire game from the Next Achievements section.

Fixes:

Profile

• Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect profile color to display after powering on the console.

Installation and Achievements

• Resolved an issue that sometimes caused the console to get stuck at a loading screen (with a loading spinner only) when downloading a system update.

Party Chat

• Resolved an issue that sometimes caused party chat to crash in the Guide.

Known Issues:

Home

• You may be unable to add/remove/edit content blocks by pressing Y.

System Setup – Kinect

• When setting up a Kinect during the initial console set-up experience, the setup fails when tuning audio.

Network Transfer

• The network transfer fails when initiated from a console on 1802 (this update). Workaround: You can perform a network transfer using an 1802 console as the  source and initiating the network transfer from a 1711 console on the same network.

Pseudo-Localization

• You may notice strange characters which replace normal translated text on the dashboard, Guide, and other areas. Please use Report a problem when you encounter these issues.

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Welcome to our first Xbox Insider Community Spotlight! Here we feature prominent Xbox Insiders from the Xbox Insider Community.

This month we’re delighted to introduce The Wee Bear, who holds the title of current Xbox Insider XP champion! We reached out to The Wee Bear who was kind enough to answer a few questions about himself and his experiences in the Xbox Insider Program.

Greetings The Wee Bear! Thanks for taking time to chat with us! First question, how long have you been an Xbox Insider, and what Xbox One Update Preview ring are you part of? 

The Wee Bear: Thank you so much for featuring me, it’s really flattering that someone thought of me! I’m part of Preview Alpha and I’ve been an Xbox Insider for 3 years 10 months, since the very beginning. I’m currently Level 42 with 6,445 XP.

Wow that’s awesome! And where are you from, if you don’t mind us asking? 

The Wee Bear: I’m from Scotland, UK.

And what do you do for a living? 

The Wee Bear: I work for a charity that teaches British sign language. I do a bit of everything from maintaining websites to helping successful students receive their well earned certificates.

That sounds like very rewarding work. So, what are some of your favorite games on Xbox? 

The Wee Bear: Pretty much every Lego game you can think of, I love them all! I’m also a big fan of Assassin’s Creed and the Forza Horizon series.

Are there any achievements you’ve earned that you’re particularly proud of? 

The Wee Bear: I earned one recently in the The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game called Master of Speed. You had to complete all the races in the game and the last race was super tough. I must have tried it a billion times! But, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Eventually I got it, phew!

Nice! You’ve got quite the history as an Xbox Insider, but what do you like most about the Xbox Insider Program? 

The Wee Bear: I love trying out new features (of course), but I also enjoy spending time finding bugs and figuring out what’s not working right. However, I think the most rewarding thing is all the friends I’ve met as an Xbox Insider. Personally I think it’s very gratifying to get thanked for helping out fellow Xbox Insiders, and I get lots of nice messages too.

The two questions I get asked all the time are “Do you work for Microsoft?” (No!) and “How do you have so much XP?” (That’s just down to time in the Xbox Insider Program). Many people don’t realize the Xbox Insider Program has been going on for almost 4 years now!