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The PlayStation and Xbox logos either side of a PS5 Pro.

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Hardcore Exodus | Xbox's PS5 Pro Pickle, or how Xbox might lose even more of its audience without a new console soon

Now Sony is giving people a powerful option to bridge the gap to the PS6, Xbox finds itself in a very unwanted place.

Sept. 24, 2024 Tom Orry

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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer

The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Two characters battling in Enotria: The Last Song.

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Soulslike Stumbles | "Ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months" - Enotria: The Last Song's Xbox version is delayed indefinitely, with devs citing lack of Microsoft comms

"Obviously they don't care about Enotria and they don't care about you."

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer alongside The Ghost in Destiny and someone playing a guitar in Guitar Hero.

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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal

The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

Alan Wake is dancing on a stage alongside Mr Door and Sam Lake in Alan Wake 2.

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Al In This Together | Alan Wake and Control TV and movies look to be on the way from Annapurna, thanks to new partnership with Remedy over Control 2

Relinquishing some control in order to gain some, er, control over Control.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation

Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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A regular moon buggy and a modded one in Starfield.

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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van

See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

Xbox's Phil Spencer next to Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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Indy News Again | Xbox boss Phil Spencer's just said some things about the decision to bring Indiana Jones and The Great Circle to PlayStation

"I think it's just gonna be a strategy that works for us."

Aug. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Game Passwords | Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life

OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.

Aug. 21, 2024 Tom Orry

The player shooting a Margaret Thatcher in Thatcher's Techbase.

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Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch

"Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves."

Aug. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

Max Payne fires dual pistols while in an underground station

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In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report

The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.

Aug. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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Full Circle | In case you forgot, you've only got one day left before the Xbox 360 Marketplace shuts down for good

Soon to be gone but not forgotten.

July 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Two people, one wielding a sword, the other a bow, prepared to fight various enemies in some dark woods in key art for World of Warcraft: The War Within.

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World of Workers | Over 500 World of Warcraft devs at Blizzard have unionised, and they don't mind having lost the world's most worker-friendly race to Bethesda staff

It doesn't matter if you're the tortoise or the hare when it comes to securing protection for developers.

July 25, 2024 Mark Warren

An Xbox Series X controller designed to resemble Deadpool & Wolverine's Wolverine, the back of the controller shaped like a butt.

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The Cheek Of It | Fear not, Wolverine has also got his arse on an Xbox controller

Deadpool & Wolverine have something in common: they've got plenty of cake.

July 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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He Said, She Said | Microsoft doesn't quite agree with the FTC's recent comments, says no, Xbox Game Pass isn't "degraded" following price hike

The tech company says the FTC "presents a misleading, extra-record account of the facts and is a continuation of the agency's attempts to reinvent its case on appeal."

July 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A vault dweller wielding one of the makeshift weapons from Fallout 4's next-gen update.

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Stronger Together | After half a year of layoffs and closures, more than 240 Bethesda workers come together to unionise

"We are so excited to announce our union at Bethesda Game Studio and join the movement sweeping across the video game industry."

July 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in the Halo TV series.

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Halo-meless | The Halo TV series is looking for a new home after being cancelled by Paramount+, so step up if there's a spare streaming service in your Warthog's trunk

Look, we know it's a long shot, but come on, surely Cortana made one of you pack such a thing for this mission.

July 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Deal Dispute Remains | Those recent Xbox Game Pass changes are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" the FTC warned the Activision Blizzard deal could lead to, it claims

"What did we tell you?", says body that's continuing to fight against the merger.

July 19, 2024 Mark Warren

Some people shooting things in Splitgate 2.

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Not A Long Splitwait | Splitgate 2 arrives in 2025, so you can look forward to attending another fun wedding between Halo and Portal

Get shopping for tuxes now, before everyone rents the Master Chief green ones.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Pass Me A Calculator | Are the new Xbox Game Pass tiers actually confusing? We investigate

There's a lot of reading to do, but do you actually need to be an alien with two separate brains to figure out what Microsoft's done here?

July 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Money talks | Xbox Game Pass is getting more expensive, as are day-one games for subscribers

Big changes for those signed up to Game Pass across PC and the Xbox Series X/S.

July 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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Jim and Connor having emotions in a British Pub

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PODCAST | Which games have aged like a fine wine, and why is everyone so mad at our guest host?

There's nothing graceful about the Best Games Ever podcast episode 104

July 2, 2024 Jim Trinca

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WIDOWS AND BAIRNS | Still Wakes the Deep review: This is perfect Game Pass fodder - great but flawed, perfectly paced, and exactly the right length.

This six-hour disaster movie keeps the tension up, but it has entirely the wrong focus.

June 18, 2024 Jim Trinca

The eyes of Joanna Dark in Perfect Dark.

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Perfect Timing | After Perfect Dark's reboot rocked up at the Xbox showcase, the original drops on Switch today

Now, that's what I call corporate synergy.

June 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Box It Up To Go | The Xbox handheld dream lives - Phil Spencer adds more fuel to the fire

OK, maybe not everyone's dream, but some of you definitely want one.

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hi-Fi Rush food court fight with Invaders Must Die soundtrack

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Tough Decisions | Phil Spencer: "Running a sustainable business" the reason why Xbox closed multiple beloved Bethesda game studios

"We will continue to invest in what we're trying to go do in Xbox."

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Year Zero | Doom: The Dark Ages takes us back to the beginning, and it'll be in our hands next year

After a few leaks, Doom: The Dark Ages has been officially announced as the next game game in the shooter series.

June 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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X-Rated | Watch Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase here

Another year, another round of World Premieres - probably.

June 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5

A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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Amazon Games Maverick Games publishing teaser.

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RED LINE | Amazon is swerving into driving games - via a "narrative-led" open world title from the creators of Forza Horizon

A new genre for Amazon Games, which is stepping away from MMOs towards four solid wheels.

May 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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ONE LAST BITE | Redfall is getting a final update with offline mode, revamped systems, and single-player pausing after studio closure

One last hurrah.

May 17, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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NEWS IN BRIEF | Activision announces Elsewhere Entertainment, a Warsaw-based studio creating a brand new narrative-based triple-A IP

A new studio, eh?

May 16, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Deals

Xbox is toast(er) - fire sale

Let's turn up the heat

May 16, 2024 Mark Harrison

A display of games available through the Xbox Game Pass service.

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Score 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $37

One of the best deals in gaming gets better.

May 16, 2024 Mark Harrison

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DON'T MISS OUT | Minecraft players can claim 500 Minecoins for free to spend on skins, maps, and more through the Minecraft Marketplace and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Go on a spending spree starting May 15 - unless your doctor says you're not allowed.

May 16, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A mixture of screenshots and key artwork from five different PS1 games are shown. From left to right: Silent Hill, Gran Turismo, Mega Man X3, Dino Crisis, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024

Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.

May 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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BIG CHANGES | We're almost certainly going to see Xbox's biggest games on PlayStation soon - report

Following Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush taking the leap, it looks as though other games may follow suit.

May 16, 2024 Connor Makar