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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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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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BOND MEMORIES | As GoldenEye 007 hits Xbox and Switch, please stop dumping on other people's nostalgia
It's OK to not like something, but sometimes you really did have to be there at the time.
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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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Feel. The. Beat. | Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-action game from Tango Gameworks and it's out now
Beat up your enemies to music.
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EAT YOUR ART OUT | After the success of Pentiment, you need to try this unassuming new Game Pass addition
If you’re thinking “I know about the quirky manuscript game on Game Pass,” you’re probably thinking about something else – this is Inkulinati.
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NEW HIGHS | Xbox Game Pass just keeps on growing and growing
Gaming revenue has declined, however.
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Save 5% on lots of digital games, DLCs, store credit, and in-game currencies on the VG274 shop.
Save on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo digital codes.
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Make Some Noise | You can't play The Simpsons: Hit & Run on modern platforms, but you can listen to its soundtrack
It looks like the house of mouse released the soundtrack without making a fuss about it.
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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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ECHOES RETRIEVED | Xbox Game Pass is hiding a must play game for Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger fans
Gorgeous pixel art, compelling RPG mechanics, heavy metal turtle racing – what more could you want from a love letter to 16-bit RPGs?
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GAME RELEASE DATES | Video game release dates 2022: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch
Our big, comprehensive list of all the video games released in 2022 on all major platforms.
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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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Yule backlog | Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus in the '90s would have seemed like a Christmas miracle
This Christmas, Timmy, you've got Xbox Game Pass. Now let me sleep as I've just eaten 12 mince pies.
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THE PAST OF US | 2022 Games of the Year: Pentiment, and Jim’s other picks
A time-machine fuelled by the power of art, a comic book epic about sharing your feelings, and one of the most inventive RPGs we’ve seen in decades.
Guide
GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars - How to start Fooliganz Jobs
The Fooliganz have plenty for you to do
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GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars DLC Mission List
Here's every story mission so far in the Drug Wars DLC
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GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars Acid Lab business: How to get the acid lab and MTL Brickade 6x6
Time to start a new business.
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The Witcher 3: Collect 'Em All - Where to get every Gwent card
You can never have enough decks of playing cards in The Witcher 3.
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GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars New Cars - Overflod Entity MT, Annis 300R, and Declasse Tulip M-100
Buckle up, there are new vehicles to buy!
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Xbox Has Some Games | Xbox addresses its lack of presence at The Game Awards
"We have a lot planned to show and share about an incredibly exciting year ahead for 2023."
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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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HOLE IN ONE (ENGINE) | The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was developed using Tiger Woods engine
Tiger Woods engine later had Gandalf references in the code.
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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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THINK HUNT | One of Nintendo Switch’s best games is coming to Game Pass, and you need to play it
Capcom has been on a roll lately, and in bringing one of its best new games to Xbox Game Pass, everyone wins.
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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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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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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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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.
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Barn finds | Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds - Map locations, gifts, how to unlock hidden cars
There are 14 "barn find" cars in Forza Horizon 5 that are hidden away in barns dotted around the Mexico map. Here's how to find them all.
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BUSINESS CLASS | Microsoft Flight Sim has doubled its players twice – and there's a plan to attract even more users
Microsoft Flight Sim just keeps attracting more players, and the devs know how to get more people on-board: with the ‘explosive’ growth of World Updates.
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PELICAN-DO ATTITUDE | Microsoft Flight Sim boss confirms more crossover content like Halo's Pelican and Top Gun Maverick
Microsoft Flight Simulator boss Jorg Neumann talks about the future of Microsoft Flight Sim – and why deviating from reality is sometimes the best thing to do.
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REQUIESCAT GAME PASS | Pentiment shows the true value of Game Pass
Games with niche appeal but of huge cultural value benefit from the subscription model.
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ARS GRATIA ARTIS | Pentiment review: a wonderful tapestry of historical intrigue, and a welcome treat for Game Pass users
Nobody expects a lavish ink commission.