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DON'T MISS OUT | Minecraft players can claim 500 Minecoins for free to spend on skins, maps, and more through the Minecraft Marketplace and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Go on a spending spree starting May 15 - unless your doctor says you're not allowed.
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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024
Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.
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BIG CHANGES | We're almost certainly going to see Xbox's biggest games on PlayStation soon - report
Following Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush taking the leap, it looks as though other games may follow suit.
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BLUE VS GREEN | PlayStation 5 outsold Xbox Series X/S nearly 5-to-1 the last quarter, according to estimates
Console sales may be on a bit of a downward trend as a whole, but the PS5 seemingly continues to outdo Xbox's offering.
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GAME ON | Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Immortals of Aveum, Lords of the Fallen, EA Sports NHL 24, more coming to Game Pass in May
Quite a few games are headed your way.
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STAR WARS TROOPERS | Helldivers 2 Star Wars mod will let you and your nerdy mates do some Clone Wars roleplaying while you kill bugs
Also, here's a mod that'll let you enlist Master Chief into Super Earth service.
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LET IT RIP | New Doom rumoured as Xbox June showcase approaches
This would mark the first new entry in the reboot since 2020.
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GOING MOBILE | Microsoft sets its sights on your phone as it plans to open its own mobile games store this summer
The tech company wants to double down on that Candy Crush money clearly.
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WHAT WAS THE POINT? | Is Call of Duty coming to Xbox Game Pass? Yes, no, maybe, who knows - but it’s clear no one believes what Xbox says any more
After years of building up Game Pass as a viable part of its business, and billions of dollars spent acquiring content for it, even Microsoft is seemingly struggling to justify Call of Duty on Game Pass.
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BLOOD MONEY | "Being acquired is a stepping stone to having your studio shut down" Gaming founders and CEOs speak out on the current state of the industry
We reached out to various video game studio owners following Microsoft's closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and more.
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PERFECT MESS? | Perfect Dark report claims things are in a "very rough state" after years of set-backs and other development woes
Things seem to be a bit untidy.
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GAME PAST IT | Xbox must fully embrace third-party and Xbox Game Pass to find success – but is Microsoft struggling to see the bigger picture?
The games company Microsoft built is better positioned than ever to go big on both fronts, so why is it not going for it?
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A RUSH, A PUSH | Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush has that Dreamcast era vibe, and it was one of the best games of 2023
Last year's Xbox Game Pass surprise drop has a really retro feel to it – and it was something fresh, bold, and exciting for the industry.
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NIPPON IT IN THE BUD | With the closure of Tango Gameworks, Xbox sends an accidental message: it is not a platform for fans of Japanese games
No matter what Xbox leadership says in its livestreams or in statements, one thing remains true: it's relationship with Japan never came first.
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MICROSOFT | Microsoft to shut down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more due to a "reprioritization of titles and resources"
Those two studios and more to be shuttered in a shocking and sudden development.
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HEEDING THE CALL | The Xbox and Activision love-in formally begins this year with the Xbox and Call of Duty showcases – now back-to-back
I mean, it can't be anything but Call of Duty right?
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SPEND $$ TO EARN $$ | Xbox games revenue surges with Activision boost and Game Pass users rack up millions of hours playing Diablo 4 - Microsoft Q3
All thanks to that really small acquisition it made not long ago.
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WHY THO? | BlizzCon 2024 canceled without a definitive explanation, but Blizzard vows the celebration will return in the years to come
In the meantime, Blizzard plans to explore other ways to share information.
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LOOSE CANON | The Fenix rises again? Did a veteran COG actor just spill the beans on Gears of War 6?
Prepare to crouch behind cover again.
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X-STATIC | Trying to get over an X? This custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X that you can probably watch the X-cellent series on might not be for you
You have to follow the sweepstakes rules, no x-ceptions.
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HALO THERE | Sony is reportedly looking at making another acquisition, and this time it involves Halo
Ah yes, thinking about buying big things, we definitely don't see much of that from companies nowadays.
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TWISTED FIGHTSTARTER | Doom-inspired Dragon's Dogma 2 mod lets you engineer inter-enemy fights by controlling exactly how angry they can get
As Harry Hill would say, there's only one real way to find out whether a Cyclops is better than a wolf.
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READY FOR TOMORROW | As Xbox prepares for "the biggest technological leap ever" with its next-gen hardware, it sets up a preservation team to future-proof the platform
"We remain committed to bringing forward the amazing library of Xbox games for future generations of players to enjoy."
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A PC-LIKE FUTURE? | Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer signals openness to broader store options which could lead to third-party retailers appearing on Xbox
Epic Games Store, Itch.io, or even GOG? It's possible.
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THEY'RE HIS FJORDS | Phil Spencer is still pining for an Xbox handheld, but some publishers are reportedly unsure if Microsoft's consoles are worth it
Also, big Phil's apparently really, really annoyed about not being able to access his Fallout 76 saves on the go
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SWITCHING SIDES | It sounds like Xbox wants a piece of the Nintendo Switch pie, as a new report claims that it's working on a "fully native" handheld
Taking that play everywhere mantra quite seriously, it seems.
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WOW HO HO | World of Warcraft goes buccaneer across the Arathi Highlands with limited-time battle royale event Plunderstorm
Become a swashbuckling, loot plundering pirate in this event of prodigious proportions.
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SO LONG MARCH | Game Pass caps off March and springs into April with Diablo 4, The Quarry, Evil West, and other groovy additions
Close out the month with some big names and interesting indies.
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ZOOM FOCUS CLICK | New Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 images show off stunning in-game scenes captured using Photo Mode feature
Capture your own epic shots.
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THE SHU FITS | Remembering Blue Dragon, the spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger that everyone wanted and nobody played
Remembering the other great Akira Toriyama game that doesn't get the attention it deserves from under the shadow of one of the all-time RPG greats.
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600 STRONG | Activision QA workers make history by establishing largest gaming union in US with recognition from Microsoft
Strength in numbers: Microsoft backs historic gaming union.
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WATCH IT HERE | Watch the Xbox Partner Preview for new trailers, gameplay premieres, and more from Capcom, Nexon, EA, and others
30 minutes of information on third-party games coming to PC and Xbox.
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VERY S.P.E.C.I.A.L. | Wastelanders can now craft their very own official Fallout-themed Xbox Controller with Vault Boy, Brotherhood of Steel, and more
Get designing!
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LUCKY NUMBER 7 | March madness hits Game Pass with MLB The Show 24, Lightyear Frontier, Control Ultimate Edition, and four more titles
Spring forward with seven new games.
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MASTER GOOD GRIEF | Ex-Halo composer goes into politics, of course his campaign site looks like a rejected sci-fi main menu design
“I never wanted to be a politician and I still don’t,” says the man announcing that he's becoming a politician.
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DISC-USTING | What's the best game that shipped on multiple discs? The Best Games Ever Podcast
Most games shipped on multiple discs, if you think about it...
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CUT AND TRIM | Need another way to play Doom? How about a lawn mower?
Add that to the ever-growing pile of weird ways to play the classic shooter.
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ZOMB-EEE, LOOK HERE | Surprise, Dead Island 2 has quietly landed on Xbox Game Pass
Just in case there wasn’t enough Xbox news this week.
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SECOND TO NONE HYPE | Xbox's big update podcast has already amassed over two times as many comments as it has seconds in length
Just a little bit of buzz around Phil Spencer and co’s plans, eh?
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YOUR KEY TO HELL | Diablo 4 heats up the Eternal Conflict on Game Pass this March
Prepare for war against the demon invasion.
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DIS-SPENCED | Xbox reassures fans amidst rumours "The biggest games are going to continue to come to Xbox"
Worry not, Xbox heads. It looks like big things are still to come for Xbox.
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EVERY SCREEN | Xbox stands by its hardware while pushing its games can be "accessed across any screen"
Every screen is an Xbox, as reports stated was the message earlier this month.
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XBOX EVERYWHERE | Phil Spencer announces four Xbox games will headed to different consoles
Although there's no word on which games these are.
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BLOCKY RIDES | Minecraft gets King Kong, Jurassic World, and Back to the Future content with Universal Studios DLC
A good alternative to the real thing.
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NEW SLOGAN, WHO DIS? | Xbox's big meeting reportedly included a surprising amount of Palworld, because "Every screen is an Xbox"
Staff have also allegedly been making jokes about Xbox doing a handheld.
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WHAT'S HE LIKE? | Is Xbox boss Phil Spencer messing with us, or does he really ‘like’ the idea of an Xbox handheld?
Look, we’re not stalking you Philip, we swear.
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EVERYONE LIKED THAT | That game everyone loves that you just can't stand? Turns out, everyone's got one of those
Some popular games are actually real stinkers.
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SOMEONE CONSOLE ME | Phil Spencer reportedly attempts to calm employees by assuring them Microsoft will keep making Xbox consoles
We'll be hearing from the Xbox head next week about the future of the console.
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XROCKS | Are PS5 fans about to learn that Xbox does actually have good games?
Xbox fans might not be happy about losing exclusives, but maybe a large portion of the gaming world will finally see what Xbox has delivered.