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Microsoft Is Making A Simpler, Cheaper Version Of Its Elite Customizable Controller Now
7.9.2022
Microsoft has just released a new entry in its premium line of Elite wireless controllers. The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – Core, currently available only in white, is the latest and the most affordable controller in the Xbox Elite line, coming in at $129.99 instead of the usual...
Microsoft Lets Sony Have ‘Several More Years’ Of Call Of Duty, As A Treat
2.9.2022
Good news PlayStation Call of Duty players: Microsoft says you get to have “several more years” of playing the shoot-bang game on your Sony console. Read more
Xbox’s Multiple-Account Game Pass Plan Sounds Like A Great Deal
2.9.2022
Following a wave of rumors and leaks, Xbox has finally unveiled some details about its account-sharing plan for Game Pass. Called Game Pass Friends and Family, it’s not available stateside yet. But when (or if) it eventually becomes available outside the two countries Microsoft is testing it in,...
Your Next Game Pass Obsession Is A Great Pikmin-Like
1.9.2022
It’s been years since we got news about Pikmin 4, Nintendo’s next entry in the beloved RTS puzzle franchise. But don’t worry. If you’ve been craving some minion management, puzzle solving, cute worlds to explore, and maybe even some platforming, then you should check out Tinykin. And best of...
Diablo And Overwatch Will Come To Game Pass, Next Call Of Duty Confirmed For PlayStation
1.9.2022
Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer has taken to his blog this morning to assuage fears that this year’s Call Of Duty may not come to PlayStation, in light of Microsoft’s ongoing attempted merger with Activision Blizzard. In the same breath, he says franchises like Diablo and Overwatch are headed to Game...
The Best Free Games On Xbox Series X/S (Right Now)
26.8.2022
Last year, Halo Infinite launched with a fully free-to-play multiplayer mode—a first for Xbox’s flagship series. But there are a number of other free games worthy of your time on Xbox. And it’s not just the obvious ones, from the battle royales about world war whatever to that weird metaverse game...
Despite PS5 Price Hike, Microsoft And Nintendo Won't Be Raising Console Prices For Now
25.8.2022
Earlier today, Sony announced that in most regions, the PlayStation 5 would see a price increase as a result of inflation. In response to this news, people began questioning whether other console makers would enact similar price increases. The answer, at least for now, seems to be no. But both...
Xbox Boss Says Exclusives Aren’t The Future While Company Buys Up Exclusives
25.8.2022
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, recently described the progress of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard as heading in a “positive direction,” as the company awaits regulatory approval of the deal that would see it owning wildly popular franchises such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft....
Pokémon-like Ooblets Out For Switch In September, Leaves Early Access
18.8.2022
Ooblets and all its cute little dancing creatures are leaving early access on both Xbox and PC next month. And the folks behind the game announced today that the adorable life sim is heading to Switch too, on September 1. Read more
The Xbox Features Most People Forget About
18.8.2022
We did it for the Switch. We did it for the PlayStation 5. It’s only fair that we do it for the Xbox, too. Earlier this month, Sony announced it’d purge the barely-used Accolades feature from PS5, which allowed you to bestow awards on others in multiplayer games. This spurred a thought exercise:...
Xbox Game Pass Loses Hades, Gains Two Sleeper-Hit Gems
16.8.2022
Hope you got your fill playing the best game of 2020, aka Hades, because the next wave of Xbox Game Pass games are upon us and alas, some games are leaving, too. Although this month’s lineup of games is short on big-budget blockbusters, it has a few sleeper hit indie games you’d be wise to check...
PS4 Sold Twice As Well As Xbox One, Microsoft Reveals
15.8.2022
For years, Microsoft has refused to share sales numbers for its Xbox consoles, leaving us in the dark on just how well or poorly they have sold compared to PlayStation and Nintendo’s machines. But now, new court docs reveal that the PS4 reportedly sold more than twice as well as the Xbox...
No, Elden Ring And GTA V Are Not On Game Pass (Yet)
12.8.2022
Earlier this week, some folks checking Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming beta website noticed something weird: listings for games like Elden Ring and Grand Theft Auto V not only said they were part of the company’s Game Pass offering, but would also be playable on the cloud.Read more
Microsoft Snarkily Schools Sony On How To Better Run PS Plus
11.8.2022
That treasure trove of a document filed by Microsoft to the Brazilian competition authorities on Tuesday, in response to Sony’s objections to its efforts to buy Activision Blizzard, contains another absolute gem. In it, Microsoft took time out to tell Sony just how it could (read: should) better...
The PlayStation 5 Features Most People Forget About
10.8.2022
Earlier this month, Sony announced the purge of a PlayStation 5 feature for the honestly pretty reasonable rationale of “absolutely fucking nobody was using this thing.” Called Accolades, it allowed users to award points to opponents in multiplayer games. Yeah. I’d also never heard of it before...
Marvel's XCOM Game Delayed Once Again
9.8.2022
Midnight Suns, a turn-based tactical game set in the Marvel universe and made by the same guys behind XCOM, has been delayed once more.Read more
Game Pass Vs. The New PS Plus, The Comparison We Had To Make
6.8.2022
Two months ago, Sony reimagined PS Plus, its longtime membership program for PlayStation owners. Now, it looks a whole lot like Microsoft’s Game Pass: For roughly the same amount of money, both offer access to a Netflix-style games-on-demand library. Obviously, we had to stack the two services...
Xbox Is Finally Getting Real Discord Integration…Soon
20.7.2022
Discord’s helpful but slightly infamous voice chat will soon hit your Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles, but some Xbox Insider program participants will be able to access the new function today. According to an official Xbox blog post, the integration will allow players to “chat with anyone...
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arise, the expanded version of Dragon’s Dogma, is getting new ports.
23.5.2017
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arise, the expanded version of Dragon’s Dogma, is getting new ports. A higher res version is coming to PS4 and Xbox One as well as releasing once again on PC. Read more
New Basketball Game Is Basically NBA Jam 2017
13.4.2017
For a fun time, watch this trailer for the upcoming NBA Playgrounds—out in May—and see how close they come to saying “NBA Jam” without actually saying “NBA Jam”.Read more