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Suit Up | Dave Bautista wants us all to know he would really like to be in the Gears of War movie
"I can't make this any easier."
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FIRST PARTY POOPER | 2 years in, the Xbox Series X/S still lacks even one killer exclusive
After 24 months on the market, we're all still impressed by the Xbox Series hardware – but, frankly, that's not enough.
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HALOLUJAH | Halo Infinite's winter update is live with campaign co-op, Forge beta, and more
Winter is here.
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SIMS IN THE BIG CITY | The Urbz at 18: EA’s most bizarre spin-off experiment may be one of its best
The Sims' lesson in sociology? Say no more.
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SURVIVOR | Xbox Game Pass November line up: Vampire Survivors, Monkey Island, and Football Manager 2023 steal the show
A good mix of adventure, narrative journeys, and action fill up the November Game Pass games
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Deal Or No Deal? | Phil Spencer calls investigations of Activision deal "warranted," still confident it will happen
Regulation boards are still trying to determine the impact of the deal.
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POTATO, POTAHTO | Xbox Series S isn’t holding next-gen back, reality is
Devs will always have to cater for the lowest common denominator, which the Series S isn’t.
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MONTHLY FRIGHTS | Game Pass rounds off October with Frog Detective 3, Signalis, Persona 5, and more
A fantastic collection of games, some spooky to fit the season, are coming to Game Pass!
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DISGUSTENG | What the hell is Scorn? This icky survival horror will leave Game Pass subscribers squirming
Xbox decides to involve HR (Giger).
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THE CMA IS WORRIED | If every Call of Duty player defected to Xbox, PlayStation's user base would still be "significantly larger," says Microsoft
Microsoft says the Activision Blizzard acquisition will not harm Sony as it's the "incumbent market leader."
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IT'S META BABY | Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to the Meta Quest Store - and more Meta news
Not only that, but a new Meta headset was revealed along with studio acquisitions.
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MABYE? MAYBE NOT. | Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer seemingly teasing Xbox's "Keystone" streaming device
That's what the internet thinks anyway.
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hail the profit | We finally know how much money Xbox Game Pass actually makes
Thanks to Brazilian regulators overseeing the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger, we finally know how much money Xbox Game Pass makes
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The best Genshin Impact Sayu build, weapons, and Sayu F2P options
Genshin's sleepy ninja makes a big impact
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Lydia! Noooo! | I'm once again thankful I have another chance to fail at getting into Skyrim
Can't wait to lose Lydia on a mountain and then get burned to death by a dragon I didn't see.
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Time is money | We’re getting more and more “short” games on Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus – and I couldn’t be happier
As we hear that A Plague Tale: Requiem is anywhere between 15 to 18 hours long, with no filler, I rejoice that shorter games are becoming more accessible.
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pie in the sky | EA CEO is banking on Battlefield picking up the slack should Call of Duty become Xbox exclusive
The head of EA is talking a big game about Battlefield's potential as a leader in the shooter space if Call of Duty is no longer a multi-platform game.
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Colt in our stars | Deathloop is back and better than ever – and it’s the year’s most important addition to Xbox Game Pass
Once a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Arkane’s tightest game yet is now on Xbox – and it’s Day One, too. That’s hugely important for Microsoft.
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Quality > Quantity | The Xbox PC app now tells you how long its games take to beat with HowLongToBeat intergration
How long is a piece of string?
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Eventually, Probably | Final Fantasy 14 is still coming to Xbox at some point, Phil Spencer promises
Spencer first promised the MMO would be coming to Xbox consoles three years ago.
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Early Birds | Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2022 - Where to watch the stream
It's been a long week of streams and showcases.
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pinkeye | Oddjob: GoldenEye remaster’s Switch/Xbox dual-platform release is somehow the best of no worlds
Xbox has managed to upset more or less everyone with the announcement of its new GoldenEye 007 releases. Well done to all involved.
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coulda been smoother | Using Discord voice on Xbox is now a reality, even if the process is a bit clunky
About two months after it went into testing, Discord voice chat is now available on Xbox consoles.
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ALIEN CONFLICT | Perfect Dark’s reboot needs to remember one key thing – it’s far more than a spy game
People always think of Perfect Dark as a sequel to GoldenEye, a game about a super-spy. But what made it special is far beyond Bond’s imagination.
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes | Xbox asking Insiders to "help shape" the new Xbox Home Experience
Changes are coming to the UI.
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fog of war | PlayStation hits out at "inadequate" Call of Duty offer from Xbox
Sony is unsatisfied with Microsoft's assurances about the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation.
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Consoling Words | Call of Duty will be on PlayStation for "several more years" beyond current deal, says Phil Spencer
The series will come to PlayStation beyond at least 2024, but for how long is not currently known.
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german on the edge | On paper, Xbox’s Gamescom show was nothing to shout about. But in person, it showcased the power of Game Pass
Sure, there were no massive new games to show off, but the little morsels we did get are more than enough... for now.
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CRAFT & CONQUER | Minecraft Legends is full of character, oozes authenticity, looks brilliant… and is a bit like Brutal Legend
Minecraft is a malleable source material, yet it’s quite astonishing how it fits into new genres. Minecraft Legends looks set to be another spin-off triumph.
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xboxed | Don’t worry, PS5 price increase isn’t going to affect Xbox
Microsoft has responded to PS5's sudden price hike by saying it won't do the same.
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norman's land | PC Game Pass teases a new game and people reckon it's Death Stranding
Could the Sony-owned, PlayStation-exclusive game Death Stranding really be on its way to Game Pass?
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And, next... | Xbox Game Pass is losing some brilliant games soon
It's time to bid farewell to some truly charming titles.
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in a brew moon | Xbox Game Pass gets surprise addition with another indie hit
Coffee Talk comes to Xbox Game Pass today – and the heart-warming indie game arrived with very little warning
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Xbox One And A Half | Turns out Xbox One sales were less than half of the PS4's, says Microsoft itself
Though who's really surprised at this one.
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Best Xbox deals for July 2022: Series X/S consoles, games and accessories
Here are the best deals going on all things Team Xbox including where to buy a Series X/S console and where to find the cheapest prices for Xbox games, controllers and accessories.
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ahead of the scurve | You can keep Skull and Bones – the best open world pirate game remains Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Sea of Thieves, Skull and Bones... none of them hold a candle to Sid Meier’s all-time classic, Pirates!
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friends like these | The Morrowind multiplayer mod shows why Elder Scrolls 6 needs multiplayer
My shared adventures in Vvardenfell show just how little Bethesda need to do to make an incredible co-op experience.
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Elise the Third Base | Don't worry, Sonic won't be kissing any more human women
Sega's Takashi Iizuka notes that the publisher has learned its lesson, and there'll be no more human-on-hedgehog romance.
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GAMES GAMES GAMES | The Xbox and Bethesda showcase kicks off today - watch it here
Tune in to find out what Microsoft and Bethesda have in store.
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CODENAME KEYSTONE | Microsoft to "pivot away from the current iteration" of its Xbox streaming device, codenamed Keystone
The company is looking into different iterations before releasing it to the masses.
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one-track mind | This Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit Unreal Engine 5 fan remake looks incredible
It's amazing what some good lighting – and a new engine – can do for a game that's over 20 years old.
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN | An hour of new footage for Half-Life spin-off Ravenholm has been released
The canned game from Dishonored's developer.
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forcin' around | Best Star Wars games, ranked
May the force be with these 10 outstanding Star Wars games, picked from a crop of many tie-in projects that have launched over the past five decades.
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Sixth House Rules | The Elder Scrolls Morrowind at 20: Bethesda's total-immersion RPG that changed everything
As Morrowind enters its third decade, we examine why Bethesda's quirky RPG was so impressive – and why the games that followed couldn't hold a candle to it.
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a portable torch! | Elden Ring: Where to get your first lantern so you never need a torch again
What if you could move up from pitiful torches in Elden Ring, and enter the modern world of portable lanterns?
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Gassed up | Warzone Season 2 - bunker locations and loot
With the launch of Warzone season 2, bunkers and chamical weapons have been spread over Caldera! Here's how you can find them.
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Bunker buster | Best Warzone KG M40 loadout - How to unlock the KG M60 in Warzone Pacific?
The first of two new guns that have come to Warzone with season 2, here's our build for the excellent KG M40
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Level up! | Destiny 2: The Witch Queen levelling guide - How to hit gear cap ASAP
The current caps are 1500 for the soft cap, 1550 as the power cap, and 1560 as the hard cap. Here's how to reach them all quickly
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To a flame | Destiny 2: The Witch Queen All Moth locations
Here's how to track down and mount all the moths for this important part of the Witch Queen meta triumph