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FTC Calls Xbox Game Pass Price Hike 'Exactly The Sort Of Consumer Harm' It Tried To Stop
19.7.2024
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission pointed to Microsoft’s recent pricing overhaul of Xbox Game Pass as evidence of the harm its merger with Activision Blizzard has had on consumers. The agency filed a new letter in its ongoing appeal of last year’s deal, calling the changes “exactly...
How Little Kitty, Big City purred into millions of homes!
16.7.2024
Also: those Xbox Game Pass changes, and a whole buncha news
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6's First Beta Weekend Is Closer Than You Think
15.7.2024
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the first game in the series that won’t be giving PlayStation players exclusive entry into its early access beta. Instead, the Gulf War-era shooter will arrive simultaneously on all platforms, including Xbox and PC, starting in August. Read more
Game Pass Woes, Elden Ring Takes, And More Of This Week's Spiciest Opinions
14.7.2024
Gosh, Xbox really did that to Game Pass, huh? And Elden Ring’s beloved DLC is letting down some fans? Yeah, it’s been a week of spicy opinions, and we’ve got them all here, including our impressions of that loot-shooter The First Descendent. Read through for more!Read more
Game Pass Gets Pricier, Nintendo Teases A Horror Game, And More News For The Week
13.7.2024
This week saw Game Pass, once touted as the best deal in gaming, get another price increase in a way that’s as messy and confusing as it is disappointing. Also, Nintendo took the uncharacteristic step of teasing what looks like a first-party horror release, another game removed references...
You Can Now Play The Horniest FPS In Years On Game Pass
12.7.2024
Xbox Game Pass may have received a substantial (and terrible) update this week, but that hasn’t stopped the service from adding bangers to its revolving catalog. Neon White, one of the most insanely inventive and cringe-inducing games I’ve ever played, is the latest and greatest addition, and...
This Deal On Game Pass Ultimate Will Save You A Bunch Before The Price Hike
10.7.2024
Microsoft is raising the price of every tier of Xbox Game Pass starting July 10. Fortunately, you can save a good chunk of change on the most expensive tier through a current Amazon deal. Stacking a year’s worth of monthly subscriptions with this offer is $60 cheaper than paying the new price...
The Best Deal In Gaming Keeps Getting Worse
10.7.2024
Xbox Game Pass started out feeling like a frivolous boondoggle aimed at distracting from the Xbox One’s lack of hit exclusives. Then, it became the best deal in gaming thanks to a steady expansion of the Netflix-like subscription library with major third-party releases and critically acclaimed...
Microsoft zdražil herní předplatné Game Pass
10.7.2024
Microsoft zdražil všechny aktuální verze svého herního předplatného Game Pass. Potvrdil také, že v následujících měsících uvede nový tier Standard, v němž ovšem nebudou všechny hry z vlastního portfolia v den jejich vydání
Game Pass Is Getting Another Price Increase In The Messiest Way Possible
10.7.2024
Microsoft is making some big changes to Xbox Game Pass, including raising the price on some tiers while discontinuing other tiers and adding whole new options, turning the once easy-to-understand service—and arguably the best deal in gaming—into a confusing and pricey mess. Read more
Report: More Activision Games Coming To Game Pass Soon
3.7.2024
Thus far, only one Activision Blizzard-published game has made its way to Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service, almost a year after Microsoft finalized its deal to purchase the massive Call of Duty publisher. But a new report claims more Activision games will (slowly) start coming to the service...
Xbox Suffers Major Outage
3.7.2024
Xbox users have spent the last several hours cut off from the platform’s online features following a major outage. Microsoft confirmed the issues were widespread across Xbox Series X/S accounts but said its investigation into the source of the downtime was taking longer than expected. Read more
Xbox Game Pass Gets Some Must-Play Games In July
2.7.2024
Welcome to July 2024! You made it. We are past the halfway point of the year and to celebrate, Xbox has announced a nice list of new and old games coming to its ever-growing Game Pass service. And it’s also revealed five games are leaving, too. It can’t all be good news. Read more
Forza Horizon 4 Is Disappearing And It's All Because Of Stupid Licenses
26.6.2024
News has arrived that Forza Horizon 4's DLC is getting unlisted from all gaming stores, with the entire game getting entirely pulled from sale this December 15. This is one of the most beloved racing games—hell, most beloved games—of the last decade. And in a few months, it’ll just be gone. Why?...
Every Game We Played At This Year's Not-E3 Summer Game Fest Extravaganza
14.6.2024
Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry...
Nine Things We Learned From The Big Phil Spencer Xbox Interview
10.6.2024
Xbox just had one of its best showcases in years and hot off the heels of that big event, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer sat down with IGN to chat more about some of the games the company revealed, as well as the current health of Xbox, Game Pass, and the closure of studios like Tango...
If You've Got Game Pass, Please, You Have To Play This Wonderful RPG
6.6.2024
In an age when so many new games are trying to recapture the greatness of old classics, it’s hard to find the ones that actually live up to their inspirations. For RPG enjoyers it’s often about finding something as good as the 90’s era of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series. However, in that case...
Beloved Square Enix RPG Series Could Finally Sort Out Its Messy Exclusivity
5.6.2024
Square Enix’s pledge to end all its console exclusivity nonsense is already bearing fruit. As spotted by the eagle eyes at Gematsu, beloved RPG Octopath Traveler has been rated in Taiwan for PlayStation, and Octopath Traveler II—previously announced for Xbox—could appear as soon as this month.Read...
Redfall Still Getting Offline Mode And Big Final Update Even As The Studio Shuts Down
17.5.2024
A year after Redfall’s disastrous launch, Microsoft announced it would be closing the beloved studio behind it, Arkane Austin. But it sounds like Game Pass’ vampire shooter will still get the big final update Arkane’s devs were working on after all.Read more
Report: Next Call Of Duty Will Be On Game Pass
17.5.2024
The next Call of Duty, believed to be a Black Ops sequel set during the Gulf War, will be the first new entry in the popular online shooter to be on Xbox Game Pass. That’s according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which said the announcement will be made at Microsoft’s big annual Xbox...