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Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Announced

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Announced

Microsoft has announced this year's Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, which will showcase the numerous attractions prepared for gamers by the Redmond giant.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 28, 2022

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Announced
3 New Factions in Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition; Expansion Launches

3 New Factions in Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition; Expansion Launches

Today will mark the release of the Dynasties of India expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The developers have also prepared DLC-related quests and an update with fixes.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 28, 2022

3 New Factions in Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition; Expansion Launches
Xbox on the Rise; 10 Million Users of Microsoft's xCloud

Xbox on the Rise; 10 Million Users of Microsoft's xCloud

Microsoft's new financial report is full of data about revenue and profit growth. We also learned about the popularity of the streaming service xCloud.

video games

Adrian Werner

April 27, 2022

Xbox on the Rise; 10 Million Users of Microsoft's xCloud
Microsoft Tried to Acquire Blizzard Twice Before; Insiders on Xbox Strategy

Microsoft Tried to Acquire Blizzard Twice Before; Insiders on Xbox Strategy

A former Microsoft employee has spoken out about attempts to take over Blizzard Entertainment and the creators of Command & Conquer. One of them was thwarted by, as he put it, „a French waterworks company”. Meanwhile, Jez Corden shed some light on the Xbox handheld prototypes and Halo Infinite's battle royale mode.

video games

Michael Zegar

April 19, 2022

Microsoft Tried to Acquire Blizzard Twice Before; Insiders on Xbox Strategy
Game Pass for Late April: AC Origins and Other Ubisoft Games

Game Pass for Late April: AC Origins and Other Ubisoft Games

Titles that will hit the Xbox and PC Game Pass services in the second half of April have been announced. Among them we will find Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and 7 Days to Die. In addition, it was revealed that in the coming months even more Ubisoft game will be added to the subscription, including Assassin's Creed.

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Agnes Adamus

April 19, 2022

Game Pass for Late April: AC Origins and Other Ubisoft Games
Ads in Free Xbox Games?

Ads in Free Xbox Games?

Microsoft is said to be working on tools that will enable developers of F2P games to allocate ad space in their titles.

hardware & software

Krzysiek Kalwasinski

April 19, 2022

Ads in Free Xbox Games?
Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Jeopardized; Shareholder Urges Opposition

Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Jeopardized; Shareholder Urges Opposition

SOC Investment Group is going one step further in its fight against Activision Blizzard's „incompetent” board. One of the shareholders is pushing other investors to vote against Microsoft's takeover of the company.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 15, 2022

Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Jeopardized; Shareholder Urges Opposition
Halo Infinite Loses to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Steam

Halo Infinite Loses to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Steam

Halo Infinite is doing worse and worse on Steam. Perhaps the title will be saved by the upcoming second season. For now, the game is starting to lose to Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 14, 2022

Halo Infinite Loses to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Steam
Hellblade 2 Dev Announces Radical Changes to Combat System

Hellblade 2 Dev Announces Radical Changes to Combat System

The designer of the combat system in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 revealed what changes await us compared to the original. There will be more realism, more options for defeating enemies and an increased variety of enemies themselves.

video games

Patrick Kubiak

April 9, 2022

Hellblade 2 Dev Announces Radical Changes to Combat System
Age of Empires 4 Festival of Ages Update Brings Ton of Changes and Editor

Age of Empires 4 Festival of Ages Update Brings Ton of Changes and Editor

Age of Empires 4 has received its first major update in 2022. It brings a ton of new features to the title, including a beta version of a map editor.

video games

Milosz Szubert

April 8, 2022

Age of Empires 4 Festival of Ages Update Brings Ton of Changes and Editor
Game Pass for April 2022 Leaked

Game Pass for April 2022 Leaked

A preliminary list of games set to hit Game Pass subscriptions this month has surfaced online. The library will include Life is Strange: True Colors and the cyberpunk game Chinatown Detective Agency.

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Michael Zegar

April 5, 2022

Game Pass for April 2022 Leaked
Halo Infinite Saved? First Details About Season 2

Halo Infinite Saved? First Details About Season 2

We learned the first details about season 2 of Halo Infinite. New maps and modes will be added to the game soon. It is possible that in the future we will see a server browser and changes in the interface.

video games

Michael Zegar

April 3, 2022

Halo Infinite Saved? First Details About Season 2
Age of Empires 4 Update Coming Next Week; Adds Map and Scenario Editing

Age of Empires 4 Update Coming Next Week; Adds Map and Scenario Editing

A map and scenario editor, ranked seasons in multiplayer, and balance changes - these are the major changes that next week's update will bring to Age of Empires 4.

video games

Patrick Kubiak

April 2, 2022

Age of Empires 4 Update Coming Next Week; Adds Map and Scenario Editing
US Senators Have Concerns About Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision

US Senators Have Concerns About Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision

U.S. senators are concerned about the planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. Their concerns include the treatment of employees and the position of Bobby Kotick, who has also been involved in sexual harassment controversies.

video games

Dawid Wanat

April 1, 2022

US Senators Have Concerns About Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision
Game Pass May Get Family Plan; Cheap Option For 5 People

Game Pass May Get Family Plan; Cheap Option For 5 People

Credible reports have surfaced online that Microsoft is preparing a family plan for its Game Pass service.

video games

Adrian Werner

April 1, 2022

Game Pass May Get Family Plan; Cheap Option For 5 People
Starfield Will Make Players 'Lose Their Minds,' Says Art Director

Starfield Will Make Players 'Lose Their Minds,' Says Art Director

Starfield developers are „so close” to finishing their new project. Bethesda Game Studios' art director believes the company's first new brand in nearly 20 years will make the players 'lose their minds.'.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

March 30, 2022

Starfield Will Make Players 'Lose Their Minds,' Says Art Director
Games With Gold for April 2022

Games With Gold for April 2022

Microsoft has shared the game titles that Xbox console users will receive as part of the Games with Gold offer in April 2022.

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Agnes Adamus

March 29, 2022

Games With Gold for April 2022
Adding Guardians of the Galaxy to Game Pass Could Have Cost Microsoft $10M

Adding Guardians of the Galaxy to Game Pass Could Have Cost Microsoft $10M

An industry analyst has revealed how much Microsoft could have paid to have Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy appear on PC and Xbox Game Pass. It could have been as much as $10 million.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

March 28, 2022

Adding Guardians of the Galaxy to Game Pass Could Have Cost Microsoft $10M
Changed Warden Returns to Minecraft in New Snapshot

Changed Warden Returns to Minecraft in New Snapshot

Snapshot 22w12a lets you face a mob that was supposed to be part of the Caves & Cliffs update, but will eventually make its way into version 1.19.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

March 25, 2022

Changed Warden Returns to Minecraft in New Snapshot
Game Pass Won't Become Second Netflix, Analysts Say

Game Pass Won't Become Second Netflix, Analysts Say

Game Pass is quite successful, but it's unlikely to be to video games what Netflix was to the movie industry. At least according to one analyst.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

March 24, 2022

Game Pass Won't Become Second Netflix, Analysts Say