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NOT LIVE OR KICKING | Why are all the games dying? The Thursday Nite Rant
From Apex Legends Mobile to Knockout City, dozens of live service games are being killed off.
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LICENCE TO ILL | Goldeneye on Xbox Game Pass is a bitter disappointment
Compared to the abandoned 360 remaster, this re-release is a painful reminder of what could have been.
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OI LADS | Microsoft x Activision Blizzard King deal on knife's edge as UK warns it "could harm UK gamers"
The merger appears to be on a knife's edge.
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FEBRUARY SORTED | Madden NFL 23, Atomic Heart, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, and more coming to Xbox Game Pass
More games coming to cloud, console, and PC.
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FRIENDS LIKE THESE | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.37: The best game with followers you would never hang out with IRL
NPCs are annoying, needy, and dumb. But unlike your kids, you don't need to like them.
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REDFALL ONLINE | Redfall players will need an online connection at all times, even when playing solo
You'll also require Xbox Gold for co-op, and a Bethesda.net account.
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TIME MOVES ON | Microsoft is removing 46 games from the Xbox 360 Marketplace
You won't lose them if you already own them.
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I R WINNER | Age of Empires 2 on Xbox: How AI helpers are giving the console real-time strategy genre a new lease of life
Making an RTS work on console is no mean feat, but World's Edge has come up with some advanced tools that make the console experience as enjoyable as the PC one.
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Xbox head Phil Spencer discusses recent Microsoft layoffs, Activision Blizzard acquisition, and more
Microsoft recently laid off roughly 10,000 of its employees.
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SOLITAIRE/DOMINO | GoldenEye 007 players show you how to remap your Switch controls so it plays like a modern FPS
There's a setting for that.
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Perfect Solution | Want to play GoldenEye 007 multiplayer online on Xbox? There is a way – sort of
If this week's Xbox Game Pass release has left you a little disappointed, you ought to read this.
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SPRUCED UP | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake
Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.
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MORE MORROWIND | The Elder Scrolls Online takes you to the eastern part of Morrowind this spring
New class uses mechanics drawn from a Daedric Prince in the realm of Oblivion.
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MORE GAMES | Age of Empires 2, Inkulinati, Darkest Dungeon, more coming soon to Xbox Game Pass
Have a tune-kicking time.
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BITE BACK | Redfall set for a May release, new deep dive takes a 12 minute look at gameplay
Take back the island from the bloodsuckers.
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FIGHT PIGLINS | Minecraft Legends gameplay shown off, releases April 18
A look at the game's PVP mode was shown off today.
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NEW HIGHS | Xbox Game Pass just keeps on growing and growing
Gaming revenue has declined, however.
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LEAKS HAPPEN | The next title from Tango Gameworks has leaked ahead of tomorrow's Developer Direct
Microsoft is probably a bit perturbed.
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LAYOFFS | Microsoft and Riot the latest gaming/tech companies to layoff staff - 343, The Coalition, Bethesda all affected
As the wider tech industry downsizes, some games industry giants start following suit.
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EUROPEAN EXTREME | Microsoft could be hit with EU antitrust warning thanks to Activision Deal
It looks like the merger isn't going as smoothly as planned.
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SPACEMAKER | Xbox in 2023: Starfield is Game Pass’ killer exclusive, and the barren years may finally be over
It’s been a slow start to the generation for Xbox, but the fallow years might finally be at an end as Starfield kicks everything off.
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ONLY INSIDERS ATM | Xbox update will help reduce environmental impact by optimizing updates and downloads
The update will make Xbox the "first carbon aware" console.
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INFORMATION TIME | Bethesda and Xbox to host Developer Direct presentation on January 25
Find out more on Redfall, Minecraft Legends, and more
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NEW YEAR, NEW SHOW | Xbox Showcase reported for later this month, featuring Redfall, Forza, and more
The showcase is currently expected to air in late January.
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THE FATHER OF MAGIC | The best time to make a new Discworld game was 10 years ago – the second best time is now
Britain’s best fantasy author is criminally overshadowed by its worst. But video games have the power to redress the balance.
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FOR THE NORDS | Halo Infinite player has recreated Skyrim's Whiterun in Forge
With a lot of time and a bit of graft, Skyrim and Halo Infinite are together at last!
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PUBLIC OPINION | UK regulator details public responses to Microsoft’s Activision deal, with most gamers being in support
There were also plenty of excluded responses, due to “abusive content.” No surprise there.
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DOM'S SUBS | Xbox Game Pass is already looking unbeatable in 2023
As Xbox Game Pass goes from strength to strength, Sony really needs to up its game with PS Plus' tiers.
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Our Survey Says | Microsoft could be working on an ad-supported tier of Xbox Game Pass
No word on how official this might be as of yet.
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THE ROGUE'S LEGACY | Sea of Thieves’ tenth adventure has you following in the footsteps of a "legendary thrill-seeker"
What is Tasha the tavern keeper's connection to legendary pirate Captain Briggsy?
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COMPLAINT FILED | FTC seeks to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard alleging it will suppress competition
It believes the acquisition would give Microsoft the "means and motive to harm competition."
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EIGHT MILES HIGH | Over 10 million folks have earned their pilot wings in Microsoft Flight Simulator
That's quite a lot of pilots.
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SWITCH OF DUTY | Microsoft announces 10-year deal with Nintendo, which will bring Call of Duty to Switch
This is provided that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is successful.
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A WEAK POUND | $70 console games are good for developers, but they’re getting harder and harder to swallow as a consumer
Xbox joins the publishers charging $70 for new, triple-A game – and that’s good. Until you consider there’s a cost of living crisis.
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WINTERY FUN | ID@Xbox Winter Game Demo Event kicks off December 6 with over 20 demos of upcoming games
In partnership with The Game Awards.
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KLINGON TO SANITY | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.28: The best game to play while you wait for Starfield
It's time to boldly go and find another excuse to talk about Bethesda games that aren't out yet.
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DECEMBER IS HERE | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Metal: Hellsinger, High on Life, more coming to Xbox Game Pass
11 games are also leaving the service.
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ADDITIONAL THINGS | Minecraft update adds Spectator Mode and Experimental Features coming with update 1.20
Camels are adorable, until they spit on you.
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IT'LL END IN TIERS | Sony Says PS Plus is struggling, so Xbox suggests it takes a key Game Pass feature
The PlayStation Plus revamp isn't quite landing as Sony wanted, so expect has some advice: 'just do what we're doing'.
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THE TAMRIEL MCCOY | Shocking no one, Todd Howard knows something about The Elder Scrolls 6 release date
We don't know specifically when it's coming, but Mr. Bethesda wishes we all had it right now. Awhh.
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YEHAW! | December Xbox Games With Gold offerings tackle westerns and Chinese mythology
2D side-scrolling action goodness.
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Save 10% on 12 months of Game Pass Ultimate this Black Friday
Save over £13 when you buy a 4 pack of 3 month Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions.
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Court of Fouls | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special
After 26 episodes it's time to look back at some of the awful decisions Jim has made.
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ESSENTIAL WORKS | Xbox Game Pass subscribers way ahead of PS Plus tiers, says Sony in latest attempt to make itself look small
PlayStation Plus might have had a fancy new upgrade this year, but Sony is still aware that it has a long way to go before it catches up with Game Pass.
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START IN THEIR SIZE | The Elder Scrolls 6 is only a ‘mid-size’ game in Microsoft’s eyes
Xbox's biggest upcoming exclusive, Starfield, is only a mid-size game – as far as Microsoft is concerned.
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GOD OF PHWOAR | PlayStation fans rejoice! Even Xbox reckons PS exclusives are better
Even Microsoft concedes Sony’s exclusives are ‘better quality’ than its own, per an explosive official document.
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fight for the ages | UK Government publishes Sony and Microsoft's full arguments in Activision Blizzard acquisition case
We now have a clearer idea of what Sony told the UK Government to undermine Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision.
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WELL-DONE STAKE | With Vampire Survivors, I finally get the appeal of Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming
Grinding away against hordes of the undead, I finally understood why Microsoft has been pushing this tech so hard.