Tag: Major Nelson
News Xbox Legend Major Nelson Shares Fun Fact About The Halo Series X's 'Celestial Design'
We love the design of this console!
This month has seen the release of the Galaxy Black Xbox Series X along with a couple of other console variants from Microsoft, and that's big news considering there's barely been anything along these lines throughout the generation. Arguably, the only notable exception is the Halo Infinite Limited Edition Xbox...
News Xbox Legend Major Nelson Asks For 'More Varied Experiences' At Lower Price Points
Would you be happy with shorter games?
It's been over a year now since Xbox's Major Nelson announced his departure from Microsoft after over 20 years there, but clearly he's still a big fan of Xbox and gaming and general - regularly sharing his thoughts on social media. This week, he weighed in on a discussion in which Insider Gaming's Tom...
News Former Xbox Exec 'Major Nelson' Announces Next Move In Gaming
He's back!
Larry Hryb, AKA 'Major Nelson', was the face of Xbox for years before announcing his departure from Microsoft last summer - and now the Xbox legend has revealed his next move in gaming. He's heading over to the Community team at Unity, which develops one of the industry's leading game engines amongst other bits and pieces in the world of...
News Former Xbox Exec Reminded Of Important 'Mantra' Amidst Helldivers 2 Chaos
It's been a crazy weekend for Sony's new shooter
You may have seen over the weekend that there was chaos surrounding the PC version of Sony's Helldivers 2 after it was announced that all players would be required to link their Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account. This resulted in extremely negative reviews - including from regions that...
News Former Xbox Exec Shares Achievement Sound That Was 'Rejected' At Microsoft
"We went through quite a few iterations"
During the Xbox One era, Microsoft introduced 'Rare Achievements' - complete with their own unique sound effect to set themselves apart. Well, that achievement sound went through multiple iterations according to former Xbox exec Major Nelson; who's taken to social media today to share one of the team's...
News Xbox Legend 'Major Nelson' Shares His Curiosity About This Week's Rumours
"I hope we find out soon"
Most of the chatter in the Xbox community continues to be centered around this week's rumours about exclusives potentially going to other platforms, and notably, it's even attracted the attention of Xbox legend Major Nelson. Nelson, who's real name is Larry Hryb, took to Twitter last night to highlight his curiosity about...
News Major Nelson Reveals The Next Chapter Of His Post-Xbox Career
He's now an advisor of a publisher backed by Microsoft
Earlier this year, Xbox legend Major Nelson (also known by his real name Larry Hryb) said goodbye to Microsoft after 20 years. He mentioned at the time how he would take a step back to work out the next chapter of his career, and now in an update, he's revealed he's joined the board of Midwest...
News Major Nelson Takes A Selfie At Nintendo America's HQ With His Guest Pass
"Just visiting"
Although Major Nelson announced his departure from Xbox and Microsoft last month, he's not entirely done with the industry just yet. He previously mentioned how he would be taking a "step back" to work on the "next chapter" of his career. With this in mind, he's now been spotted taking selfies out of Nintendo's American office. It's...
News Major Nelson Announces His Departure From Xbox After 20 Years
"I have decided to take a step back"
Xbox's Major Nelson has today announced that he is leaving Xbox and Microsoft after over 20 years at the company, telling fans on social media that he intends to "take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career". In his message, Major Nelson (real name "Larry Hryb") thanked the "millions of gamers...
News Once Again, Xbox Says 'No' To The Return Of The Xbox 360 Blades Dashboard
"No, you can’t have the blades back"
Another year, another dream killed eh? Look, we've always been huge fans of the Xbox 360 blades UI, and while we know it'd take some tweaking to bring back in 2022, we'd still love to see it return. Well, once again it looks like that won't be the case anytime soon. On a recent episode of Major Nelson's Xbox...
Random Xbox's Major Nelson Reflects On The Time Reggie Signed His Nintendo DS
"You and I are looking a little bit younger there"
On the latest Xbox Podcast, Major Nelson sat down with former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé. Reggie appeared on the show to promote his new book, Disrupting the Game - discussing his rise to the top of Nintendo and also his time within the video game industry. One story that came...
News Xbox Team Pick Their Most Anticipated Games Of 2022
Including Sarah Bond, Aaron Greenberg and more
As we look ahead to gaming in 2022, we all have our own lists of games to look forward to. This year, the Xbox team has put together their own list, with some of the company's biggest faces sharing their 2022 gaming highlights. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer doesn't chime in this time around (he's probably...
News Xbox's Major Nelson 'Apologises' To Rare Developer For Awkward Sea Of Thieves Question
"I feel terrible, but it was a fun moment"
Xbox's Major Nelson had Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate on his podcast last week, and it provided the perfect opportunity for him to "apologise" for an awkward question he asked the Rare dev a few months ago. Back in February, Major Nelson (real name Larry Hryb) casually mentioned that Sea of...
PSA There's No Official Xbox Podcast This Week Or Next
You can probably guess why
The weekend is here and while there is usually a new Xbox Podcast to listen to, it's a bit different this time of year. With E3 on the horizon and the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase taking place next weekend on 13th June, unsurprisingly, the Xbox team is holding off on any major announcements. Major Nelson obviously...
News Classic Xbox Dynamic Background Spotted On Major Nelson's Dashboard
We want this so much!
If you've been wanting a new but classic dynamic theme to jazz up your Xbox Series X|S with, you might be in luck. In this week's episode of the Xbox Podcast, Major Nelson showed off what appears to be an OG-inspired dynamic background for the current generation system, while discussing what he's been playing recently. If...
News Josef Fares Asks Major Nelson What He Thinks Of The 'Confusing' Xbox Console Names
"Seriously, be honest with me now"
Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares has been making a number of comments about Xbox in the lead up to the release of EA's It Takes Two on March 26th, and most recently, he appeared on Major Nelson's official Xbox podcast. Major Nelson pointed out that Fares recently had some things to say about the Xbox console...
News Major Nelson Teases 'Special Things' Planned For Official Xbox Podcast Next Week
"I've got a lot of stuff planned"
Xbox Live's Major Nelson wrapped up the latest episode of his Xbox podcast yesterday, and as part of it, he teased that next week's episode (taking place on Friday, March 12th), will feature some "special things." Major Nelson - real name Larry Hryb - mentioned this towards the end of the show: "We've got some...
News Major Nelson Celebrates 20 Years At Microsoft, Teases 'Wildly Exciting' Future For Xbox
'This is the best version of Microsoft I've ever seen'
Xbox Live's Major Nelson (Larry Hyrb) is today celebrating 20 years of working for Microsoft, posting a lengthy recap of his history and learnings with the company, as well as teasing a bit about the future of Xbox. Hyrb notes that being part of Xbox has always been "everything I could ever...
Video This Week On Xbox - 24th April
The full round-up
It's been another action-packed week in the Xbox universe. Rare launched a brand new update for Sea of Thieves, CD Projekt Red revealed its Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X, Sega's Yakuza Kiwami was released on Xbox Game Pass and the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is free-to-play this weekend. As usual, Major...
News Major Nelson Explains What Can Be Run Where On Xbox Series X
He's here to make everything clear
There's seemingly some confusion about the location of where games will run from on the Xbox Series X. It's got to the point where Larry Hryb – best known by his gamertag "Major Nelson" – has chimed in on social media to clarify how exactly Microsoft's new system will play games. This was his response to an...
