, which pop-up when a friend signs in and starts a game. Microsoft has said notifications were of the most frequently requested features. Also includes are improvements to Kinect, GameDVR, and the display of game saves.
"We’re committed to delivering innovation through system updates," said Xbox spokesperson Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, "and I can’t say enough how integral fan feedback is to this process. Some features previewed won’t always make it to launch right away because we want to help ensure the best experience for our fans before pushing a new feature."
During a livestreamed presentation at Build, Direct3D Development Lead Max McMullen unveiled Direct3D 12, which is the graphical beating heart of the upcoming DirectX 12 API.
Xbox Dvision head honcho Phil Spencer mentioned in an interview on Larry Major Nelson Hrybs blog that the April software update for the Xbox One will be released shortly, and a further set of new features are coming and have already been rolled out to beta participants, as announced on the private preview forums.
"We hear what fans say, they have great ideas and we should use that as an input as to how we build our product.".
The news that Phil Spencer was to become the new head of Xbox at Microsoft was met rather warmly last week. Now the man has given one of his first interviews on his plans for the Xbox division going forward in the form of a new video chat with Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb.
Despite not being a game developer or even a player, Tom Clancy changed games. In the first part of our two-part series, we examined how Clancy and former naval officer Larry Bond used the tabletop game Harpoon to in his novel Red Storm Rising. But a decade later it was another red storm that would establish Clancy's legacy in the videogame world - Red Storm Entertainment. And once again, Clancy would partner with a Cold War-era naval officer to bring his books to life.
