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Microsoft Chases After Competitors; New Features for Xbox App on PC Inbound

Microsoft Chases After Competitors; New Features for Xbox App on PC Inbound

Installing games purchased from Microsoft Store or present in Xbox Game Pass on PC will soon be much more pleasant. Soon, the Xbox app for PC should add the option to easily put game files in any folder with unlimited access to them.

hardware & software

Milosz Szubert

November 12, 2021

Microsoft Chases After Competitors; New Features for Xbox App on PC Inbound
Minecraft 1.18 Launch in 2021 Not Threatened; New Snapshot and Beta

Minecraft 1.18 Launch in 2021 Not Threatened; New Snapshot and Beta

Mojang has finished adding new content for Minecraft version 1.18 beta, leading us to believe that the release of Caves & Cliffs Update: Part Two wil take place on schedule.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 12, 2021

Minecraft 1.18 Launch in 2021 Not Threatened; New Snapshot and Beta
Obsidian Said to be Working on Detective RPG Pentiment

Obsidian Said to be Working on Detective RPG Pentiment

Reliable rumors have appeared in the web, according to which Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on a detective RPG Pentiment. There were also reports about Midnight, a new project by the devs of We Happy Few.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 12, 2021

Obsidian Said to be Working on Detective RPG Pentiment
Forza Horizon 5 Craze is Real; The Game has 6 Million Players

Forza Horizon 5 Craze is Real; The Game has 6 Million Players

Forza Horizon 5 does not cease to amaze. The number of players has already exceeded 6 million. The game is also doing great on Steam.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 12, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Craze is Real; The Game has 6 Million Players
Forza Horizon 5 Exploit Gives Thousands of Credits for Buying an Old Jeep

Forza Horizon 5 Exploit Gives Thousands of Credits for Buying an Old Jeep

An exploit in Forza Horizon 5 allows for unlimited Super Wheelspin tokens. It involves a certain World War II-era jeep and it „flooding” virtual drivers' garages.

video games

Michael Zegar

November 10, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Exploit Gives Thousands of Credits for Buying an Old Jeep
Dwayne „The Rock” Johnson Will Celebrate Xbox's 20th Birthday

Dwayne „The Rock” Johnson Will Celebrate Xbox's 20th Birthday

On the occasion of the upcoming 20th birthday of Xbox, the company has invited a well-known actor to collaborate. The event will be attended by Dwayne „The Rock” Johnson.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 10, 2021

Dwayne „The Rock” Johnson Will Celebrate Xbox's 20th Birthday
Forza Horizon 5 Turns Out to be Xbox Game Studios' Biggest Launch

Forza Horizon 5 Turns Out to be Xbox Game Studios' Biggest Launch

The debut of Forza Horizon 5 turned out to be the biggest launch in Xbox Game Studios' history. Also Naraka: Bladepoint boasts good results.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 10, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Turns Out to be Xbox Game Studios' Biggest Launch
Bethesda has an Idea for Fallout 5, but We Won't See the Game Anytime Soon

Bethesda has an Idea for Fallout 5, but We Won't See the Game Anytime Soon

Todd Howard says Bethesda has an idea for a Fallout 5, but we'll have to wait a while for the release.

video games

Artur Flaga

November 9, 2021

Bethesda has an Idea for Fallout 5, but We Won't See the Game Anytime Soon
Microsoft Flight Simulator Even Prettier With Maps From Google

Microsoft Flight Simulator Even Prettier With Maps From Google

Need a way to get sharper and more detailed terrain textures in Microsoft Flight Simulator? A certain mod converts the original Bing maps to Google maps. However, this may be illegal.

video games

November 9, 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator Even Prettier With Maps From Google
Forza Horizon 5 Launches; Now in Game Pass for 1$

Forza Horizon 5 Launches; Now in Game Pass for 1$

Forza Horizon 5 has finally arrived and caught the attention of a ton of gamers. You can also play the title via Xbox Game Pass.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 9, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Launches; Now in Game Pass for 1$
Xbox's Anniversary Stream Will be Worthwile, Claims Insider

Xbox's Anniversary Stream Will be Worthwile, Claims Insider

Microsoft reportedly won't be announcing any new games during the Xbox Anniversary Celebration broadcast, but according to an insider it will definitely be worth watching.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 8, 2021

Xbox's Anniversary Stream Will be Worthwile, Claims Insider
Forza Horizon 5 Comparared With Real Life

Forza Horizon 5 Comparared With Real Life

The visuals of Forza Horizon 5 are impressive. A YouTuber compared the game world with real landscapes and the differences are hardly noticeable.

video games

Paul Musiolik

November 8, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Comparared With Real Life
Forza Horizon 5 Smashes Competition on Steam

Forza Horizon 5 Smashes Competition on Steam

Forza Horizon 5 doesn't release until tomorrow, and yet the game was Steam's biggest bestseller of the last week. In addition, the successful presentation of Elden Ring encouraged many gamers to preorder.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 8, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Smashes Competition on Steam
Work on New Fable Started Right After Lionhead Shutdown and Said to Continue to This Day

Work on New Fable Started Right After Lionhead Shutdown and Said to Continue to This Day

A post by a Playground Games employee suggests that work on the Fable reboot began shortly after Lionhead Studios shut down. It may have been in development for as long as four years at this point.

video games

Michael Zegar

November 7, 2021

Work on New Fable Started Right After Lionhead Shutdown and Said to Continue to This Day
Forza Horizon 5 has Almost a Million Players in Early Access

Forza Horizon 5 has Almost a Million Players in Early Access

More than 800,000 gamers paid extra for the premium edition of Forza Horizon 5 and have been playing the latest racing game from Playground Games since Friday.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 7, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 has Almost a Million Players in Early Access
Forza Horizon 5 Reviews Suggest it's One of the Best Games of the Year

Forza Horizon 5 Reviews Suggest it's One of the Best Games of the Year

The first reviews of Forza Horizon 5 leave no doubt - Playground Games has delivered another big hit.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 4, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 Reviews Suggest it's One of the Best Games of the Year
Minecraft Now Available on Game Pass

Minecraft Now Available on Game Pass

Minecraft is now available in Xbox Game Passon PC. Subscribers can download the game in two versions - Java Edition and Bedrock Edition - which make up the Minecraft PC Bundle. The subscription itself can now be purchased for $1 for three months.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

November 2, 2021

Minecraft Now Available on Game Pass
Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'

Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'

Sega and Microsoft have established a „strategic alliance”. As part of the collaboration, we are to receive games conceived as part of the 'Super Game'. All this based on Microsoft Azure's cloud services.

video games

Agnes Adamus

November 1, 2021

Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'
Age of Empires 4 is the Best RTS Debut in Steam's History

Age of Empires 4 is the Best RTS Debut in Steam's History

Age of Empires 4 recorded a great launch on Steam. The game was last week's biggest bestseller and scored the best debut in the history of the RTS genre on the service.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 1, 2021

Age of Empires 4 is the Best RTS Debut in Steam's History
Games with Gold for November 2021 (Kingdom: Two Crowns and More)

Games with Gold for November 2021 (Kingdom: Two Crowns and More)

We've learned the titles of games that will hit Games with Gold in November. Next month, subscribers will be able to pick up Kingdom: Two Crowns and LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, among other titles.

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Hubert Sledziewski

October 29, 2021

Games with Gold for November 2021 (Kingdom: Two Crowns and More)