Microsoft Adds Tournaments with Arena and Broadcasting with Beam into Windows 10 & Xbox

During today's upshot, Microsoft announced a number of new gaming features coming to both Windows 10 and Xbox Ane via the Creators Update.

The first one is called Arena and it volition allow players to create custom tournaments starting with Killer Instinct. Here's how information technology was described:

Showtime today, Arena launches to Preview on Xbox One with the pilot championship and legendary fighting game, Killer Instinct. During Preview, you tin can wait forrard to competing in daily Killer Instinct tournaments across Xbox Ane and the Xbox app (beta) on Windows 10 PC. For the initial roll out, Loonshit will only be accessible to Preview members through do tournaments on Xbox 1 in the U.S., with plans to add additional features and expand to the broader Preview audience later in October. To start competing, all y'all have to exercise is annals on the Tournament tab in the Killer Instinct Game Hub. We're really excited about the potential of Arena and eager to hear your thoughts as we evolve it and make eSports more attainable for gamers everywhere, regardless of skill-level.

There are more Xbox Live related enhancements coming upwards, though.

Achievement Rarity: You might have already seen some buzz about Achievement Rarity from @XboxQwik and me. If you missed it, Achievement Rarity, a superlative fan request on Xbox Feedback, launched to Preview a few weeks ago. Now, you'll be able to observe just how unique an Achievement is amid players of a given game and gloat the Achievement itself with a special notification and diamond icon highlighting information technology. Unlock ane today and let us know how you like the new animation!

New Looking for Group (LFG) Features: Starting today, you will exist able to create LFG posts for future gaming sessions – upwardly to seven days in advance! Additionally, based on your feedback, you tin now create LFG posts straight in a Guild and command who sees them: just members of the Society or everyone on Xbox Live. When creating LFG posts, you can besides note what language the party will be speaking and filter your LFG searches based on the language.

Group Messaging on Xbox Live:Last week, we launched Grouping Messaging on Xbox One and the Xbox app (beta) on Windows 10 PC. Group Messaging helps you coordinate and proceed in touch on with your friends and beau gamers by sending a single group message to everyone in the group. You lot can likewise add people to the grouping and dynamically alter the conversation topic. Grouping Messaging will soon work across the Xbox app (beta) on iOS and Android devices.

At that place's more, though. Microsoft plans to integrate the newly purchased Beam livestreaming service into both Windows x and Xbox Ane; PC users volition be able to stream from the Game Bar by pressing Windows button + G. That will open a Beam overlay showing several details such as viewer numbers, conversation and more.

Finally, Xbox 1 will receive Dolby Atmos support via bitstream passthrough. Of grade, you have to own an audio setup compatible with Dolby Atmos to make use of this feature. What do you call up of Microsoft's