NEW RELEASE APP: Plex streaming app Xbox One

Plex, the home media streaming app, is now available for free on the Xbox One.

To date, the apps were available in beta to Plex Pass customers, but now everyone can get their hands on the core app for free (without some of the features paying subscribers get).

The setup is very quick, and includes creating a Plex account, downloading the media server to your PC/NAS and then downloading the app on your console.

Plex can play nearly any format you have saved and it also catalogs your movies and shows with artwork, descriptions and more.

NEWS: The New Xbox One Backward Compatibility Titles Playable Today

Last month we launched one of the most requested features: Xbox One Backward Compatibility, with an initial set of more than 100 titles, allowing fans to take their Xbox 360 experience to Xbox One and still be able to play with their friends, take screenshots, stream and record in-game DVR clips. Today, we’re excited to announce even more Xbox 360 titles available now on Xbox One via Backward Compatibility.

Since launch on Nov. 12, fans have been enjoying Xbox 360 games on Xbox One for the first time ever, logging more than 9 million hours spent playing Xbox 360 games on Xbox One. And the most popular games fans from around the world have been spending those hours playing are Fallout 3, Gears of War 3, Just Cause 2, Assassin’s Creed II and DiRT 3.

*Disclaimer: Games and availability subject to change. Title availability varies by region.

New Additions to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility List

Braid		Motocross Madness
DEUS EX: HUMAN EVOLUTION		MS.PAC-MAN
Doritos Crash Course		Peggle
Fable III		Portal: Still Alive
Halo: Reach		Spelunky
Hydro Thunder		Splosion Man
Iron Brigade		Ticket to Ride™
Kane & Lynch 2		Zuma's Revenge!

Do you want to see a specific Xbox 360 title on Xbox One? Let us know. Fan feedback is essential in shaping the Xbox Experience, and it was integral in making Xbox One Backward Compatibility a reality. Keep voting for the Xbox 360 games that you want to add to Xbox One Backward Compatibility at Xbox.UserVoice.com.

NEWS: Forge Mode, New Multiplayer Maps Now Available For Free in Halo 5: Guardians

Cartographer’s Gift, the latest free update for Halo 5: Guardians, is now available, adding new maps, weapons, armor sets, assassinations and the highly anticipated Forge mode to the game’s multiplayer experience.

Cartographer’s Gift will automatically download and install for all Halo 5: Guardian players. For more details about all the new content included in the Cartographer’s Gift update, please visit Halo Waypoint.

A sample of the new content that fans can expect in the Cartographer’s Gift update includes:

Forge Mode – Forge has been rebuilt from the ground up for Halo 5: Guardians. Giving more power and control to the Forge community was the primary goal, and community feedback will continue to fuel the evolution of Forge.

New Weapons, Armor Sets and Assassinations – The classic M41 “SPNKr” Rocket Launcher, MARK IV [GEN 1] armor set and two new assassinations – “Nice Try” and “Oh Snap” – REQs have been added for you to collect for your arsenal.

New Warzone and Arena Maps – Four new maps – the Warzone map “The Battle of Noctus,” Arena map “Overgrowth,” and Big Team Battle maps “Antifreeze,” and “Entombed” – are now available in Halo 5: Guardians