May 6, 2014
10 new beauties ready to rev in ‘Forza Motorsport 5’ Meguiar’s car pack, now available

Turn 10 Studios has released the Meguiar’s car pack for “Forza Motorsport 5,” available for download. Take the American muscle ’67 Chevy Chevelle for a spin to power past competitors, or throw it all the way back to 1940 in the Ford De Luxe Coupe for a classic vintage run. Looking for both luxury and speed? Try the 2013 BMW M Performance M3 Racing Car, known as one of the fastest cars in “Forza Motorsport 5.”

May 5, 2014
7 lesser-known Kinect voice commands you should know

Xbox Wire shares seven useful and lesser-known commands. They include: “Xbox, Notifications” to see a rundown of recent notifications, including invites, installations and achievements; “Xbox, Switch,” which switches input focus between your main screen and a snapped app (great for pausing Netflix, for example); and “Xbox, Invite,” to pick from your friend list by number, with online friends listed first.

May 5, 2014
Stream the 2014 NFL Draft live using the NFL app on Xbox One

Hard to believe it’s here already, although for some of us, it couldn’t come soon enough: NFL Draft 2014 starts Thursday, May 8, and if you’re an Xbox Live Gold member, you can stream the event live using the NFL app on Xbox One.

May 5, 2014
May updates for Xbox One include opt-in setting to help improve voice recognition

Updates coming to Xbox One in May include an opt-in option to help improve speech recognition, a new sound mixer for snapped apps and chat volume controls when using Kinect, reports Larry Hryb, Xbox’s Major Nelson. “The more voice samples we have to input into our algorithms, the better and more responsive Xbox One can be to our fans,” he writes on his blog.

May 5, 2014
The super heroes making ‘Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes’ happen

“Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes,” will be a super-fan’s dream with heroes like The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Black Widow in on the action. Xbox Wire recently sat down with some of the people behind the game, including executive producer John Vignocchi and Marvel’s vice president of production for games, TQ Jefferson, for a Q-and-A.

May 2, 2014
Road warriors: Check out user-created ‘Trials Fusion’ tracks for gameplay

One of the neatest features of the recently released “Trials Fusion” is its extensive Create mode that lets players create their own trials, FMX (Freestyle Motocross) or skill-game tracks from scratch. So far, there are more than 4,000 creations, and Xbox Wire shares examples of those that stood out.