Xbox One media remote releasing next month

Microsoft is releasing an Xbox One media remote next month according to Gameinformer, and it includes a few navigational features you may want to learn more about. If you're one of those types who doesn't like to leave your couch while WWE is airing, you may like the voice input features here.

Don Mattrick, now CEO of Zynga wanted to scoop up the studio whilst still at Microsoft

Don Mattrick, former head honcho of Microsoft's Games studio wanted to leverage a bid for Zynga, in an attempt to shore up social games for the Xbox back in 2010.  Bloomberg reports, however that negotiations fell through between Mattrick and Zynga founder Mark Pincus via sources close to the negotiations.

Don Mattrick is currently CEO of social games maker Zynga. His departure from Microsoft was in lieu of major cuts (18%) to the studio's workforce. Don Mattrick will receive $19.3 million in stocks and cash in his first year alone, as he settles into his new role at languishing Zynga.

Source: Polygon

Sony to Microsoft on Xbox One 180: "Better late than never"

Microsoft, its better late than never, for never is but late. Sony had more than a few words to brandish towards Microsoft, after the two's E3 press conferences took place a little under a month ago. Tretton, in an interview with IGN's Up at Noon states: “it was day one of a ten-year battle.” In response to the assertion of a swift victory at E3. Jack Tretton was a prominent presenter at E3.

The Xbox One wasn't a threat to Sony's vision, due to confidence in their vision for the upcoming home console. "You don’t know how you’re going to be positioned against your competition, and you can’t spend a lot of time being an armchair quarterback. You’ve got to execute that vision, and we felt good about it regardless of where our competition came in.” Tretton stated, “And I think lower is better than high. We learned that with PlayStation 3.”

Tretton was also questioned about the Xbox One's 180. "We spent 5 years listening to consumers, day in and day out. I guess they got the message."

Source: IGN