Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Gaming Latest news (15)
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Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Will Get First DLC in 2021
Paul Musiolik, 16 December 2020, 12:50
Lords of the West will be the first expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The launch is scheduled for early 2021.
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EA Play in Xbox Game Pass on PC Only in 2021
Agnes Adamus, 15 December 2020, 21:42
The integration of EA Play and Xbox Game Pass services on PC has been delayed. According to the latest announcement, the merge will not take place until next year.
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Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo Together Against Toxic Gamers
Jacob Blazewicz, 14 December 2020, 19:44
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have announced cooperation in the fight against toxic behavior in video games. The companies want to take action to ensure that „the youngest and most vulnerable players” can safely play online.
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Get Free Cyberpunk 2077 Car in Forza Horizon 4
Paul Musiolik, 12 December 2020, 21:54
A free car from Cyberpunk 2077 came to Forza Horizon 4. How can you get a Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech, the ride of the game's main protagonist?
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PS5 Second-hand Sales Much Better Than Xbox Series X/S
Arkadiusz Strzala, 11 December 2020, 17:07
On the aftermarket PlayStation 5 sells almost twice as well as Microsoft's competitors. Almost 60,000 copies of next-gen consoles have found their way to the StockX auction website.
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Skyrim, Among Us and Yakuza Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Jacob Blazewicz, 11 December 2020, 16:53
Microsoft has revealed more titles that will be included in Xbox Game Pass offer in the coming months. This includes Skyrim and selected installments of the Yakuza series, but also The Medium and Among Us.
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Perfect Dark Returns in New SF Thriller
Bart Woldanski, 11 December 2020, 01:47
The first game announced during The Game Awards 2020 was the reboot of Perfect Dark. It will be an SF FPS developed by The Initiative. It's heading for PC and Xbox consoles.
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What's New in Xbox Game Pass in 2021?; XCloud PC and iOS Launch Date
Jacob Blazewicz, 09 December 2020, 20:58
Halo Infinite and Psychonauts 2 will be among the games included in Xbox Game Pass offer next year. Microsoft has also confirmed the launch of Project xCloud on PC and - against Apple's assurances - on iOS mobile devices.
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Halo Infinite Launch Only in Fall 2021
Adrian Werner, 09 December 2020, 12:19
The delay of Halo Infinite will be greater than we expected. The game will not be released until next fall. In return it will offer much better graphics than what we could see in the July gameplay.
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Director of Thor: Ragnarok Invites To World of Dreams Inspired by Xbox
Milosz Szubert, 07 December 2020, 20:36
Microsoft has released a new video advertising the Xbox Series X console, called Lucid Odyssey. It was directed by the well-known New Zealand director Taika Waititi, and starring youtuber and streamer MoonLiteWolf.
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Passenger Recreated His Flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator in Real Time
Darius Matusiak, 04 December 2020, 15:32
MFS2020 is an extremely accurate simulation of flying and the globe. One of curious plane passenger proved it during a real flight.
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Microsoft Focuses on Games, Not Consoles
Jacob Blazewicz, 03 December 2020, 18:14
Microsoft is not hiding its interest in video games, which was also confirmed by Satya Nadella during the recent investor call. The CEO assured that the company's efforts are focused on providing players with the games and services they expect.
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Sea of Thieves Follows the Trend and Introduces Season Pass
Adrian Werner, 03 December 2020, 16:59
Rare informed about changes in the development model of Sea of Thieves. A new season is to start every quarter, during which fresh elements will be introduced to the game. There will also be an opportunity to buy a season pass.
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Microsoft Acquires Popular Esports Platform
Jacob Blazewicz, 02 December 2020, 22:30
After the acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethesda, Microsoft's shopping continues. This time the company acquired the smash.gg platform, which has been used for years by thousands of esports competition organisers, including in Nintendo's fighting games.
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EA Play and Xbox Game Pass PC Merger Date Announced
Bart Woldanski, 02 December 2020, 14:01
Microsoft has revealed the date when EA Plays's offer will be included in the Xbox Game Pass subscription on PC. As previously announced, it will happen this December.
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We Know When Doom Eternal Will Appear in Xbox Game Pass on PC
Karol Laska, 01 December 2020, 20:30
Gamers will soon be able to play Doom Eternal in Xbox Game Pass. The devs have also prepared a new Master Level map.
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Microsoft Works on Improving Game Performance on XSX / S
Filip Wegrzyn, 27 November 2020, 19:20
Microsoft has advertised Xbox Series X as the most powerful console in the world, but it turns out that current it doesn't fulfill this promise. Benchmarks in some games are worse than on PlayStation 5 and the Redmond giant confirms this and points out that work has already begun on improving the performance of selected titles.
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Minecraft With Over Half a Billion Players Thanks to Chinese F2P Version
Filip Wegrzyn, 26 November 2020, 19:34
The world-famous Minecraft has reached a new user record this year. Developers from Mojang owe this amazing growth to the Chinese free-to-play version of their hit.
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Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Got Battle Royale Mode
Adrian Werner, 19 November 2020, 18:00
Patch 42848 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been released. It introduces, among others, a battle royale mode and the event on the occasion of the game's first birthday.
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PS5 Outsells XSX/S in Japan, But Both Are Sold Out
Michael Kulakowski, 18 November 2020, 22:52
In the first few days after launch, PS5 sales in Japan were more than five times higher than that of Xbox Series X/S. During that period, Sony's new console found almost 120 thousand buyers.
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Halo 4 Launches on PC; The Master Chief Collection is Complete
Adrian Werner, 17 November 2020, 14:09
Halo 4 port launched on PC. At the same time an update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection dedicated to Xbox Series X/S was released.
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Availability Problems with Xbox Series X|S May Last Several Months
Paul Musiolik, 16 November 2020, 23:18
Microsoft has a problem with the availability of Xbox Series X|S. The company reveals the reason and reveals when we can expect normal console deliveries.
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Microsoft: Bethesda Games „First or Best” on Xbox and Windows 10
Jacob Blazewicz, 16 November 2020, 19:59
Tim Stuart from the Xbox branch has commented on the plans for Bethesda. The publishers' games are to appear on Microsoft's platforms either as the first or best versions of these titles.
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Xbox Series X|S is Bought Mainly for Game Pass
Paul Musiolik, 14 November 2020, 18:34
The vast majority of people who decided to buy Xbox Series X|S have a Game Pass subscription. Microsoft knew well what to advertise its device with.
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Smoking Xbox Series X and Other Issues; Microsoft Investigates [Update #2]
Paul Musiolik, 13 November 2020, 20:10
With the release of Xbox Series X, the first information about mechanical failures appeared. The hottest (literally) thing right now is the case of smoking console. Microsoft is investigating the subject, and we've checked what other problems the users are facing.
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Minecraft 20w46a Adds New, Better Snow From Caves & Cliffs Update
Jacob Blazewicz, 13 November 2020, 18:51
Minecraft received another snapshot with new features from Caves & Cliffs. Snapshot 20w46a adds snow dust, freezing as an affliction and a handful of changes and fixes to the content from the previous update.
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Xbox Series X / S With Record Debut
Bart Swiatek, 12 November 2020, 21:18
Xbox's CEO Phil Spencer said on Twitter that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have had the best launch in the history of the brand.
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Cross-play Coming to Minecraft Dungeons Next Week
Adrian Werner, 12 November 2020, 11:47
Mojang announced that on November 17 an update for Minecraft Dungeons will be released, which will enrich the game with cross-play feature that enables users of different hardware platforms to play in one team.
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Microsoft Wants to Acquire Several Japanese Devteams [Updated]
Adrian Werner, 12 November 2020, 11:45
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has plans to acquire several development studios from Japan. An offer was submitted, among others, to Koei Tecmo.
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Xbox Series X/S Launch; Next-gen is Here
Adrian Werner, 10 November 2020, 19:01
We have lived to see the launch of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Thus, the new generation of consoles officially began.
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No SSD Revolution in PS5; Xbox Series X Loads Games Faster
Bart Swiatek, 10 November 2020, 16:32
Tests conducted by internet users and industry journalists show that, contrary to expectations, Xbox Series X handles the loading of games better than PlayStation 5 - despite the theoretically slower SSD used in Microsoft's console.
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Halo 4 Gets PC Release Date; Will be Available in Game Pass
Agnes Adamus, 09 November 2020, 19:16
Microsoft announced the release date of Halo 4 PC. The refreshed version of the popular FPS will launch in just over a week. It is worth noting that the game will be included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, available in Xbox Game Pass subscription.
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Xbox Series X's SSD Can be Easily Replaced
Bart Swiatek, 09 November 2020, 15:34
The Xbox Series X / S features a Western Digital drive based on a standard M.2 NVMe PC interface. The drive can be removed, which should makes it swapping quite easy.
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Minecraft Snapshot 20w45a Enables Testing of Caves & Cliffs Content
Jacob Blazewicz, 05 November 2020, 14:54
Mojang has released a trial version of the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft. Snapshot 20w45a enables us to check out some of the novelties from the upcoming update, such as amethysts, candles and lightning rods.
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Xbox Series S Offers Barely Over 300 GB of Storage And it's a Problem
Adrian Werner, 04 November 2020, 10:48
We have bad news for people planning to buy Xbox Series S. It turns out that the platform will offer only 364 GB of storage space for games and user applications.
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Starfield Only for Single Player and With Bethesda's Biggest Map Ever
Michael Kulakowski, 03 November 2020, 21:20
Todd Howard shared some new details about Starfield, which is currently being developed by Bethesda's devteam. Among other things, we learned that the game will lack multiplayer mode but will offer the largest map ever to apper in a Bethesda game.
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Microsoft Announces Special Livestream on Xbox Series X/S Launch
Milosz Szubert, 03 November 2020, 18:46
On November 10, at 11 AM PT a special stream will be held to celebrate the launch of Xbox Series X and S consoles, organized by Microsoft. There will be many attractions, including talks with developers of games aimed at the next-gen platform.
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The Witcher 3 on XSX Eradicates Fast Travel Loading Screens
Bart Swiatek, 03 November 2020, 13:51
Youtuber, who received a copy of the Xbox Series X from Microsoft, published a gameplay from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Interestingly, when using fast travel, the game loads so fast that no loading screens are displayed.
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Todd Howard Can't Imagine Exclusivity of The Elder Scrolls 6
Paul Wozniak, 29 October 2020, 19:56
Gamesindustry.biz published an interview with Todd Howard, in which he talked about the future of the industry and the exclusivity of Bethesda's titles (on the example of The Elder Scrolls VI).
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XSX/S Compatibility Was Tested Across 500 Thousand Hours of Gameplay
Bart Swiatek, 29 October 2020, 17:54
Jason Ronald from Xbox informed on Twitter about the backwards compatibility range of Xbox Series X / S. We also learned how much time has been spent testing the feature.
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There are No Plans to Increase Price of Game Pass
Adrian Werner, 29 October 2020, 12:45
Phil Spencer from Microsoft informed that there are no plans to increase the price of Xbox Game Pass subscription. The service is already sait to be profitable for the company.
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Wasteland 3 With A Million Players and New Short Film
Adrian Werner, 29 October 2020, 10:47
Over a million people have already played Wasteland 3. On this occasion, the devs have released a short film set in the universe of the game.
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Xbox Series X/S Interface Officially Revealed
Adrian Werner, 27 October 2020, 13:21
Microsoft has released an extensive video showing the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console interface.
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Head of Xbox on Microsoft's Plans
Jacob Blazewicz, 27 October 2020, 11:59
Phil Spencer from Microsoft raised the issue of the company's plans related to video games. The head of Xbox department referred, among other things, to the possibility of „taking in” more developers and the release of Game Pass on competitive platforms.
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Soon We Won't Play Minecraft on PC Without Microsoft Account
Jacob Blazewicz, 22 October 2020, 13:42
Mojang confirmed the rumors about the planned migration in Minecraft. Soon, owners of the Java Edition will have to create a Microsoft account if they want to continue playing the game.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Have a Free Upgrade on Xbox Series X
Paul Musiolik, 21 October 2020, 16:13
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will receive a free upgrade to the Xbox Series S|X version. It will appear shortly after the consoles' release.
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Wasteland Devs Work on New Steampunk RPG
Michael Kulakowski, 20 October 2020, 21:37
There are many indications that the mysterious new RPG project from inXile Entertainment may be a steampunk fantasy game. Evidence also seems to confirm that the creators of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, are the key staff of the project.
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Phil Spencer on Exclusives, Xbox Series X Game Sizes and xCloud
Adrian Werner, 17 October 2020, 21:55
Phil Spencer from Microsoft gave an extensive interview, in which he addressed issues such as Bethesda's future productions on PS5, the size of next-gen games and the xCloud version for Xbox One.
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Remastered Iconic Adventure Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Karol Laska, 17 October 2020, 21:49
Further works of Double Fine Productions will soon appear in Xbox Game Pass. Fans of classic point-and-click adventure games will certainly be satisfied.
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Xbox Series X Temperatures More Than Satisfactory
Bart Swiatek, 16 October 2020, 13:39
Tests by VentureBeat indicate that the Xbox Series X heats noticeably less than current generation consoles: Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro.