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There are a few first-party games on the sale, like Ocarina of Time 3D, but very very few. Highlights of the Nintendo sale include: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (-30%) FIFA 19 (-40%) Starlink: Battle for Atlas Deluxe Edition (-25%) Snipperclips – Cut it out, together! (-50%) DOOM (-50%) NBA 2K19 (-50%) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (-50%) Dragon Ball FighterZ (-50%) Dead Cells (-20%) Final Fantasy[...]

Credit// inXile Entertainment Despite the Microsoft acquisition of inXile Entertainment,  Eurogamer is reporting that both Wasteland 3 and The Bard's Tale IV will still be hitting the PlayStation 4 So that Microsoft buy won't ensure console exclusivity for previously-announced ports Which is great information, because both Wasteland 3 and Bard's Tale IV are solid games. Eurogamer's report is based on a recent interview[...]

This morning, Microsoft release their plans for the November update coming to Xbox One, most of which affects what you can do with the console Aside from the already mentioned mouse and keyboard update, the company has added updates to the search bar, Amazon's music app, and new Cortana and Alexa updates We have the[...]

credit//THQ Nordic Microsoft has snapped up quite a few studios this year, starting with five acquisitions announced at E3, and the software company just announced its acquisition of Obsidian Entertainment According to Polygon's report, the announcement was made at X018 in Mexico City earlier today. From Polygon: Obsidian Entertainment, the developer behind Fallout: New Vegas, Alpha Protocol, Pillars of Eternity and other role-playing games,[...]

Three Final Fantasy games were announced at XO18 this weekend as being added to the backward compatible library for Xbox One.

The cable giant is looking for a male actor ("a Spartan-like warrior of large build") to take on the live-action lead role of John/Master Chief in their 10-episode scripted drama series based on Microsoft's video game franchise The casting call for Master Chief (aka Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John-117) was first reported by The[...]

It looks like Microsoft are making more of an effort in developing materials for mobile gaming in the form of new controllers The news comes from Windows Central, who managed to get their hands on some internal research papers, which you see here As you can see, the company is in the process of developing different[...]

In case you happen to be down in Mexico City next month for Microsoft's XO18 conference, you might get a chance to play Kingdom Hearts III The Xbox Mexico account made the announcement this week, letting fans know that there would be playable demos of the highly anticipated Square Enix sequel available to those who attend. ¿Eres[...]

This week, Microsoft introduced a new set of updates they'll be implementing soon into the current Xbox One software, most of it being fun additions The big one at the start is that your avatars are finally getting a better update as to what they can look like and do, Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa has been[...]

Earlier today, Microsoft sent out a brand new video showing off something their working on called Project xCloud The concept is pretty cool as this is aimed to be a new gaming streaming tool that allows players access to their games no matter what device they're playing on In short, the idea is that if[...]

According to a number revealed by Microsoft, Minecraft still remains a video game powerhouse with 91 million players each month, surpassing even Fortnite. You can't get away from Fortnite right now It's not too wild to suggest that the game is possibly the biggest and most influential entertainment property right now From sports star celebrations to[...]

Microsoft has announced that they have expanded their Xbox voice command system to include devices that have Cortana and Alexa enabled This may be nothing new for people who like to break their devices and hack them to use other software, but for those who have kept their warranty intact, this may be a nice helpful[...]

Playground Games' Forza Horizon 4 shouldn't actually be as fun as it is, but the game plays like a dream, if your dream is to crash cars in hilarious ways.

  In case you found the Xbox One price tag a bit too steep, Microsoft is offering 24-month financing plans for console sales as part of the Xbox All Access program The program gets you a console (either an Xbox One S or Xbox One X), a subscription for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass[...]

If you're just a tad curious as to why Microsoft purchased Ninja Theory, the company actually offered a pretty reasonable explanation this week In an interview with GameIndustry.biz, Microsoft Studios' Matt Booty explains that it has a lot to do with providing content to their subscribers Specifically, those who sign up for Game Pass[...]

Bungie Taking their turn in the spotlight during this year's Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press event, Showtime used the occasion to confirm that Master Chief will in fact be the main character in the cable giant's 10-episode scripted drama series based on Microsoft's Halo video game franchise. Showtime President of Programming Gary Levine confirmed the news to IGN[...]

One of the biggest disappointments coming out of E3 was the news that Crackdown 3 was delayed, yet again, all the way until February 2019.

Due to the functionality missing from a website listing, some are speculating that Halo: Infinite won't be coming to Xbox Play Anywhere and thus PC. credit//343 Industries Microsoft made a big song and dance about Xbox Play Anywhere, and it's not hard to see why The program brings all of Microsoft's first party games to Xbox as[...]

Remedy has been out talking about its IPs, saying that it never made sequels to Alan Wake or Quantum Break because they are in the hands of Microsoft. Alan Wake and, to some degree, Quantum Break have become cult-y favourites of many Remedy Entertainment is well known for its single-player third-person narratively focused games, with both[...]

Announced today on Xbox Wire, Microsoft is bringing its two big esports teams together by hosting both Halo Championship and Gears Pro Circuit matches in New Orleans this weekend The crossover esports event will run from July 13th to July 15th at the New Orleans Convention Center Major League Gaming, The Coalition, and 343 Industries[...]

It looks like we have a little bit of insight into what's happening with the next Xbox as a new report says Microsoft is getting some outside help According to Segment Next, it appears that the company has turned to Japanese game developers for help in designing the next console The article cites an interview in Famitsu[...]

The story is coming from Windows Central, who claim they've received a few leaked documents from a presentation that the company apparently gave to Microsoft, detailing a new mouse and keyboard setup specifically designed for the Xbox One According to the report, the Turret and BlackWidow models could be made compatible, including supporting the Razer[...]

It's highly doubtful that this kind of ad will get a couple of people at Sony to change their minds about the entire cross-play idea, but its great advertising for Microsoft and Nintendo as they can now boast that either version will connect you to your friends on another console I wonder if Fortnite will do[...]

If you're already over next-generation console talk, you're not alone. But there are people keeping tabs on what the next Xbox and PlayStation will be like.

It's been announced that Xbox One players will be the first to get their hands on Fallout 76 in the wild as the upcoming beta period will be coming to

Perhaps most importantly though, it was the first Microsoft Studio game to land on Xbox Game Pass day and date That meant subscribers to Microsoft's Netflix-like service got access to the game despite only paying a small subscription fee. Due to the service, the game smashed its internal sales projections, beating its three-month guesstimate in just[...]

Those actions have apparently earned the company some backlash from it's two biggest competitors as figureheads at both Microsoft and Nintendo weighed in on the company's constant refusal to essentially play ball with others in a future where cross-play is becoming more of the norm Below are a couple quotes from GameIndustry.biz where Xbox's Phil Spencer[...]

Thanks to BrandWatch, we have the breakdown of the most talked about games during the EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, and Square Enix conferences, with the most talked about games being Anthem, Kingdom Hearts III, Fallout 76, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider respectively. The statistics for the individual shows are: EA 14,930 mentions overall 82% of gender-categorized Twitter authors were male, 18% female The moment[...]

While the Xbox E3 show is always a mess of trailers that's nearly impossible to keep track of, the worst thing Microsoft does is drop all of their indie games into a montage that never really gets any verbal recognition by anyone, because we're all too busy trying to keep up with the major announcements[...]

Microsoft announced a slew of studio acquisitions to their Xbox stable of developers, including a brand new studio called The Initiative, which will be headed by former Crystal Dynamics director Darrell Gallagher The Initiative will be based in Seattle, Washington. Microsoft also added Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, State of Decay 2's Undead Labs, Forza Horizon's Playground Games, and We Happy Few[...]