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Microsoft pulls plug on free-to-play Xbox 360 game Ascend: Hand of Kul

Microsoft is shutting down the Xbox 360 version of free-to-play action-RPG Ascend: Hand of Kul in November, the company announced today, and has already pulled the game from the Xbox Games Store. D...

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Microsoft developing a number of 'primarily cloud-based' projects for Xbox One

Microsoft is currently working on a number of unnamed Xbox One projects that will be powered primarily by the cloud, company head Phil Spencer revealed on Twitter. This comes in response to one...

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Ascend: Hand of Kul comes to Xbox Live on Sept. 25

Free-to-play action role-playing game Ascend: Hand of Kul will be released this week on Tuesday, Sept. 25 on Xbox 360, Microsoft's Major Nelson confirmed on his website today. The game has been in...

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Ascend: Hand of Kul is a game about sacrifice

On the face of it, Ascend: Hand of Kul is a straightforward hack-and-slash RPG, but it comes with an unusual twist — players are encouraged to throw away their most powerful characters. Like most...

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Ascend: New Gods renamed Ascend: Hand of Kul to focus on story

Ascend: New Gods has been rebranded Ascend: Hand of Kul to focus more on the upcoming role-playing game's story, according to a post on the game's official website. "Although the news came as a...

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Microsoft program manager says SmartGlass is a 'first-class input device'

At a GDC 2013 panel today, Rosa Thomas, principal program manager at Microsoft, explained how to use Microsoft's SmartGlass technology as a "first-class input device." SmartGlass represents...

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Ascend: New Gods beta registration now open

Signal Studios' role-playing game, Ascend: New Gods, is now open for beta registrations, according to the official Play XBLA website. Ascend: New Gods is a medieval and magic action combat game...

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Microsoft releases SmartGlass tutorial videos for games, movies and more

Microsoft released a series of videos today on the official Xbox YouTube channel demonstrating SmartGlass, the technology that allows smartphones and tablets to interact with games, movies and more...

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The giants of Ascend: New Gods detailed

New details on Ascend: New Gods, the next game from Toy Soldiers developer Signal Studios, are revealed at Microsoft's PlayXBLA blog, detailing the massive enemies players will face in the Xbox...

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Ascend: New Gods coming to PC in 2013

Ascend: New Gods coming to PC as well as Xbox 360 and Microsoft Phone devices. Ascend: New Gods, the upcoming roleplaying game by Signal Studios, is coming to PC next year after previously being...