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Id@xbox headlines

• There are a bunch of really great games in the ID@Xbox E3 2016 sizzle reel

  Microsoft has some great indie partners. Why don’t we hear more about them?

  4 years ago

• Cross-network play is finally happening on Xbox One

  ID@Xbox director announces cross-network play for Xbox One.

  5 years ago

• Kerbal Space Program is coming to Xbox One

  PC favourite Kerbal Space Program is on its way to consoles. Well. One console.

  5 years ago

• All 124 ID@Xbox titles from E3 2015

  The Xbox team assembled a pretty huge collection of indie games for E3 2015, and now it wants you to look at them.

  5 years ago

• Octodad: Dadliest Catch headed to Xbox One

  Octodad continues his highly stealthy infiltration of every major platform.

  6 years ago

• ID@Xbox: "no problem" if devs can't sim-ship, says Xbox indie boss

  ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla has said the famous parity clause isn’t as draconian as it sounds.

  6 years ago

• Wasteland 2, Shovel Knight and more in big ole bunch of indies coming to Xbox One

  Xbox One owners are about to receive a pile of great new indie games.

  6 years ago

• Xbox indie games will be present at EGX Rezzed 2015

  EGX Rezzed 2015 will host indie Xbox One games alongside the staple assortment of PC games.

  6 years ago

• Microsoft apologises for late Xbox Live Indie Games payments

  Xbox Live Indie Games developers didn’t receive their sales revenue as expected this month, apparently due to a system error.

  6 years ago

• Prepare yourself for a bunch of indies and ports on Xbox One

  Microsoft and Unity have come to an agreement granting free access to the engine to ID@Xbox developers on Xbox One.

  6 years ago

• Ori and the Blind Forest for holidays, Goat Simulator, SMITE, more via ID@Xbox

  Microsoft touched upon some of the independent offerings coming to Xbox One through its ID@Xbox incentive. Along with Ori and the Blind Forest getting a release date, the firm announced one million-seller Goat Simulator and other indie favorites are heading to the console during gamescom.

  6 years ago

• This trailer for ID@Xbox game Nero is beautiful and mysterious

  Nero is on course to be one of the first games to emerge from ID@Xbox, Microsoft’s indie program and, if this new trailer is anything to go by, it’s looking promising.

  6 years ago

• You can now try and unlock game demos on Xbox One

  Microsoft has added the ability to download a demo and unlock the full version of the game via Xbox One.

  6 years ago

• UPDATE - Another Microsoft u-turn: Xbox One consoles no longer double as dev kits

  Remember when Microsoft said that every Xbox One unit can be used as a development kit? Well, they’ve apparently made a u-turn on that one too, although a later update has muddied the waters considerably.

  6 years ago

• The Xbox indie team must be doing something right, because Oddworld's back on board

  Just a few months on from suggesting that the Xbox team in charge of indies ought to be fired, Lorne Lanning has confirmed Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is coming to Xbox One.

  6 years ago

• Nutjitsu hits Xbox One thanks to ID@Xbox

  One of the first ID@Xbox titles has arrived. Nutjitsu is a retro-style Ninja adventure starring squirrels, and can be run like any other app, so you can play it while you play something else. Why would you do that? Because sometimes multiplayer lobby wait times can drive you – wait for it!- nuts.

  7 years ago

• Grave Kickstarter update reveals Xbox One release through ID@Xbox

  Grave, not to be confused with the game Portico from Canabalt creator Adam Saltsman, will be released on Xbox One as well as Linux, Mac, Oculus Rift and PC in 2015, Destructoid has confirmed. The open-world, surrealist survival horror experience where light is your only weapon, is currently on Kickstarter and has 15 days left […]

  7 years ago

• Xbox One indies: Spencer praises Sony's strategy, gamers will see ID@Xbox benefits quickly at launch

  Xbox One’s indie scheme ID@Xbox has yet to launch, but Microsoft’s head of Xbox Phil Spencer has stressed that while he’s impressed by Sony’s approach to PS4 indies so far, that gamers will see the benefits of the initiative once it launches.

  7 years ago

• Sony ‘gets' indies on a level "never seen before," says Curve Studios

  Thomas Was Alone port developer Curve Studios decided to publish its games on PlayStation platforms over Microsoft due to Sony “moving first, and moving faster” with indie studio support.

  7 years ago