Tag Archives: SmartGlass

The Witcher 3 confirmed for Xbox One, and is set in a open-world environment, free roaming, and Kinect voice commands to help cast spells.

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Marc Whitten came on stage to talk about Xbox Live and SmartGalss, SmartMaps, game DVR and options for broadcasting gameplay.

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Microsoft has updated its Xbox SmartGlass app on Android devices with support for 10-inch tablets, an activity browser link, expanded messaging, an awake state, and a more streamlined design. Hit it up on the XBL Marketplace. Via Major Nelson.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge will support Microsoft’s SmartGlass application when it launches on Xbox 360. This will allow users to pull up statistical information on their phones or tablet, and will sync to YouTube allowing users to browse video walkthroughs and tutorials. Game’s out April 2 in North America and April 5 in Europe on PS3 and Xbox 360. New screenshots are below. Thanks, Siliconera.

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The second seasons of both Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV are available now on the US side of Xbox Live. The interactive TV shows are available as individual episodes for 400 MS Points or in full seasons for 2400 MS Points. Kinect Sesame Street TV has been enhanced with SmartGlass functionality this season, so you can create playlists of your favourite moments.

Microsoft is releasing a new, mandatory Xbox 360 system update today that fixes some issues found with Xbox Music and SmartGlass. Get the details below.

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The latest developer diary for Forza Horizon is available, and in it, the Playground and Turn 10 discuss upcoming DLC which will provide “months of fun” for all Forza fans. It also touches up SmartGlass integration. Watch it below.

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Peter Molyneux may have just launched Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? on smartphone and tablets this week, but he’s not convinced by the way tablet devices are being used by Wii U and via Xbox SmartGlass. He reckons it’s a case of tech guys running wild with ideas without thinking of the logistics.

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Microsoft has release the iOS version of Xbox SmartGlass, an app for controlling your console via mobile devices. The free app is universal; grab it on iTunes. SmartGlass went live for PC alongside Windows 8 last week and is also available on Android and Windows Phone devices.

Thanks, Kotaku.

FIFA 13 on Wii U will come with a host of GamePad features that could just as easily transfer over to Xbox SmartGlass, and as it happens, EA is currently having a chat over the matter.

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According to VentureBeat, Xbox executive Don Mattrick mentioned during a GamesBeat panel that Halo 4 “will work with” Microsoft’s recently-revealed tablet, Surface. No details were given but the platform holder has said that all first-party games will include SmartGlass functionality so you can probably expect something of that ilk. Halo 4 is due exclusively on Xbox 360 in November.

Microsoft has released the SDK for Xbox SmartGlass which includes the application’s studio as well as a sample code and a JavaScript library. The firm said during E3 that going forward, all first-party titles will contain SmartGlass support, and the feature will be released this fall. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Mega-publisher EA is pretty excited about the “very important” Xbox SmartGlass, a “killer initiative.

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The image through the break was provided by VG247 forum member, Moonwalker1982, and appears to show new Ubisoft IP Watch Dogs being interacted with via a tablet computer. The image shows a map on the tablet screen while Watch Dogs features on a standard TV screen and could perhaps offer a glimpse of the kind of thing we could expect from Microsoft’s SmartGlass app. Microsoft is making an announcement tonight at 6:30pm EST, which is widely expected to concern its own range of tablet PCs.

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A two-year old set of documents claiming to list what Microsoft has in store for Xbox 720 – yes, that is what it’s called in the graphs – has been plastered all over the internet.

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Phil Spencer, corporate VP of Microsoft Studios, has said SmartGlass support will be included in all the firm’s first-party titles once the new app is released in the fall.

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One of the most exciting third-party WiiU titles announced at E3 this week, ZombiU, may go multi-platform following its WiiU-exclusive debut according to Ubisoft.

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Marc Whitten, the head of Xbox Live, took to the stange to announce Xbox Smart Glass which connects your tablets, phones, and console together. It was rumored earlier this week. A demo showing how you can send a movie from your tablet to your Xbox and pick up where you left off on your 360 was shown.

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