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In preparation for the game's release on March 20th, Rare has published the complete list of achievements for Sea Of Thieves. Aside from the fact that it confirms there's a lot of work to be done, we also see confirmation that you will indeed at some point run across a Kraken

Rare and Microsoft have celebrated the impending release of Sea of Thieves by putting out a new launch trailer. credit//Rare I'm really interested in seeing how Sea of Thieves does for Xbox The game has shown well in several alphas and betas There was ample opportunity to check out the game and it seems many of you[...]

Have you been curious about Sea of Thieves but you haven't played any of the demos, watched any video, and haven't had anything to do with the game beyond passing news articles? You're in luck! The team over at Rare would like to educate you about the game before it goes live.

Microsoft announced plans today for what they have in store for E3 2018, and it appears they'll be making the move to separate themselves from the Los Angeles Convention Center… to a degree. For years the Xbox booth has been one of the biggest on the floor, often being stacked right next to one of their[...]

The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass the day of release, like all the other Microsoft Studios games. You can check out 25 minutes of gameplay for the sequel here. Undead labs has confirmed to IGN that State of Decay 2 will come with Xbox One X visual and performance enhancements The reveal came[...]

Marketing gimmicks occasionally go brilliantly awry, and the latest Microsoft stunt to hype people up for Sea of Thieves just might be the right kind of insane As part of their launch celebrations for the pirate RPG, Microsoft is trying to break the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Distance Traveled as a Human Cannonball. Tomorrow at[...]

Xbox head Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to express interest in cross-play for Fortnite between Xbox One and PlayStation 4. What's more, it seems Epic

This will enable you to continue using some of your TVs video processing options while you're watching a movie or Mixer stream, but be comfortable that any post-processing will automatically be turned off when you switch back over to a game. The Microsoft Edge browser is also getting an update on Xbox One The browser now[...]

According to a new report by GamesIndustry.biz, Nintendo seems to be on track to overtaking Microsoft for their share of the gaming market sometime in 2018, if their sales continue to track the way they have during 2017 Below is a snippet from the story, but essentially, they predict that if Nintendo keep going the course[...]

The Ultimate Edition will also include a download token for a bonus copy of the console version State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition. State of Decay 2 can be pre-ordered starting today at your favorite retailer's site or at the Microsoft Store through the following links: Standard Edition and Ultimate Edition[...]

This Saturday, March 10th, Microsoft will be debuting a brand new web series for Xbox users and fans called Inside Xbox The show looks like their own version of Nintendo Direct with a bit of an Attack Of The Show spin to it to make it feel more personable Below are the trailer and the[...]

The Xbox team released a large bit of information to their fans and players letting them know that insiders would be getting a taste of the new Spring Update shortly, which will feature a number of new options including 1440p support.

Chances are if you're playing any games on Xbox Live tonight, you've been running into some problems with connection and speed. That's not you, that's the

The spooky skeletal pirate captain Flameheart from Rare's upcoming RPG Sea of Thieves is available as an exclusive figure from the new Loot Crate gaming boxes to celebrate the game's impending launch.

Mixer has just added a new option to their streams that will give people a chance to purchase games they like to watch others play called Direct Purchase.

Consoles are very, very slowly getting in on the mods game that PC gamers have been enjoying for decades now, and Paradox Interactive is the latest to bring mods to the Xbox One edition of their city builder Cities: Skylines.

On Friday, Kevin Gammill, who is the program manager for Microsoft's Xbox Platform Partner Group, tweeted out this quick message below that got a lot of owners excited. Many questions recently around the timing of our 1440p support Those of you in our early preview ring should be pleasantly surprised very soon if you have an Xbox[...]

After tons of testing in the game's PC Technical Alpha, and working with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, Rare has finally gifted us with a clear breakdown of Sea of Thieves' performance stats.

If you've been enjoying the PUBG HypeZone channel on Mixer, you might enjoy the latest addition as Microsoft has created a Fortnite channel HypeZone Fortnite will operate the same as the PUBG channel does, showing off live clips of people playing the game in some of the most impactful moments After the success of the first[...]

The game reached first place in live viewers on both Twitch and Microsoft's proprietary streaming platform Mixer.  BC's Mary Anne Butler checked out the closed beta and wrote about her early experience with the test, saying, "Good pirate games are hard to come by, and I'm still super hopeful that Rare's Sea of Thieves will deliver the booty once things[...]

In hopes of solving their lack of exclusive games, Microsoft may be looking at acquiring other companies in the gaming business, Electronic Arts among them This rumor comes from a report from Polygon The information comes nestled within a broader discussion on Microsoft's software portfolio, but Polygon claims that the mega-publisher is one target among[...]

Microsoft recently announced all games from Microsoft Studios will be added to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service at launch, including upcoming pirate RPG Sea of Thieves, and while that is great news for gamers, especially those fond of single-player narrative games, some retailers are unhappy with the announcement. GamesIndustry.biz reports that some independent stores will go as far as refusing[...]

Xbox head Phil Spencer talks about how he thinks the Xbox Game Pass will help creativity in games and help single-player titles in the long run.

Gameware, an Austrian games retailer, has said that due to Microsoft's recent announcement about Xbox Game Pass exclusives, it will no longer be selling the console. The Xbox Game Pass announcement the other day, I think, is great Having a service that is loaded with shifting games, that also gets you Xbox One exclusives day and[...]

The next set of games that have been announced for Xbox's Games With Gold are out for February, along with a feature video showing them off, and the mix of games is an interesting set, to say the least. 

As of yesterday, it will be the first Microsoft Studios game to be available on Xbox Game Pass the day of release. Rare is currently working on a fix for the "too early" error several Xbox One and PC players have encountered when trying to launch the Sea of Thieves closed beta test which started today[...]

Today, Microsoft announced a new expansion to the Xbox Game Pass, allowing Xbox new exclusive content to be put on the pass for a limited time when the games come out Up until now, the Pass has operated a lot like the PlayStation Now service, where you can download older games for free when you[...]

Minecraft drew in a staggering 74 million active players in December across all of its platforms, setting a new record for the game, according to its new head.

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition finally has a new release date on PC. Microsoft had been sitting on the Age of Empires IP with no new word on it for quite some time before it sprung back to life last Gamescom The franchise is beloved by strategy fans, but it is one that hasn't seen much[...]

This morning, Larry Hyrb (Major Nelson) took to Twitter to reveal the next set of games coming to the Xbox Game Pass in February, and the collection of games is an interesting mix of sports, RPGs, and combat titles.