News THANKS FOR THE FUN | These games will leave Game Pass soon, so grab them while you can Seven games are saying "so long" to the service. Sept. 23, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Article ALSO FEATURING | What are the best cameos in gaming? Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them. Sept. 22, 2023 Jim Trinca 1 comment
News SLEIGHT OF HAND | Xbox’s cloud gaming workaround worked: Activision Blizzard acquisition gets closer to UK CMA approval The CMA is happy with the new deal Microsoft offered in order to address the regulatory body's concerns. Sept. 22, 2023 Sherif Saed
News GAME PASS GROWING | Xbox Game Pass gets a TGS 2023 boost, with new games coming soon Coming soon to Game Pass. Sept. 21, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 1 comment
News STARFIELD SOARS | Starfield rockets past 10 million players A wealth of space explorers. Sept. 20, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 3 comments
News PAY NO MIND | Phil Spencer really wants you to ignore that massive Xbox leak Phil Spencer had a predictable response to the Xbox leaks. Sept. 20, 2023 Sherif Saed 3 comments
News SOMEONE'S IN HOT H2O | FTC denies responsibility for major Microsoft document leak Government agency denies involvement in major corporate info leak. Sept. 19, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 2 comments
News SEBILE | Leaked Xbox controller to feature DualSense-like haptics, rechargeable batteries The next Xbox controller will introduce many radical changes to one of the best controllers out there. Sept. 19, 2023 Sherif Saed 20 comments
News BUY BUY BUY | Even 20 years on, Xbox still talks about buying Nintendo The last time Xbox tried to acquire Nintendo it ended in laughter. Sept. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News NO VALUE LOSS | Starfield’s biggest mod site sticks it to the game’s most bigoted mod The largest mod site on the internet has taken a stance against a certain subset of Starfield mods, and we're all better for it. Sept. 18, 2023 Sherif Saed
News NOT A FAN OF SPACE? | A quarter of Starfield players couldn’t even be bothered to finish the first mission Starfield, a game mainly about space travel/exploration, couldn't convince a chunk of its players to leave the surface of the tutorial planet. Sept. 18, 2023 Sherif Saed 13 comments
News Cheaper By The Dozen | Xbox Game Studios has "over a dozen" games in development Expect plenty more additions to your Xbox wishlist, it seems. Sept. 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 2 comments
News WHAT'S NEXT? | Minecraft fans, mark your calendars: Minecraft Live 2023 airs on October 15 Find out what's next for one of the world's most popular games. Sept. 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News HOTFIX HITS | Starfield gets first update, regular releases of top community requested features on the way The update makes some stability and performance improvements. Sept. 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News SO LONG XBLG | Here's the games you can expect on day one with Xbox Game Pass Core There will be 36 games available to kick things off tomorrow. Sept. 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News NO RUBBING | New Forza Motorsport next-gen footage fails to capture the excitement of racing Turn 10 has given us what might be the deepest look at Forza Motorsport gameplay yet, but it looks a bit tame. Sept. 12, 2023 Sherif Saed 3 comments
News NO RUSH | Starfield: You’re going to have to wait a little longer for official mod support The official Starfield mod tools won't be with us until next year, but that's not to say we're short on mods right now. Sept. 11, 2023 Sherif Saed
Article POINT BLANK | Xbox is seemingly ending one easy way to get free money Logging in every day, week, and month, checking off tasks and greasing your Xbox account with points? It seems it’ll soon be a thing of the past. Sept. 11, 2023 Dom Peppiatt 1 comment
News The Mass Effect | Mako-like vehicles in Starfield were not part of the game's vision You do have your jetpack, at least. Sept. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News Pass It Over | Xbox to reveal new Game Pass titles during Tokyo Game Show broadcast Expect some games from developers across Asia. Sept. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 8 comments
News STARFIELD STREAM? | Xbox September Update now lets you stream your games on Discord Game countdowns are back, VRR has been improved, and you can ask to join a friend’s game, too. Sept. 7, 2023 Kelsey Raynor
News GAMES GOING BYE-BYE | These games will leave Game Pass in September, so grab them while you can So far, nine games are leaving the service. Sept. 5, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News A BUSY SEPTEMBER | Including Starfield, September Game Pass is looking stacked with Lies of P, Gris, and Solar Ash The month looks busy for Game Pass members. Sept. 5, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 1 comment
News DO IT FOR THE IQ | You can mod DLSS into Starfield, but it won't make the game run better If you're going to manually mod DLSS into your Starfield installation, don't do it to get a performance uplift. Sept. 5, 2023 Sherif Saed
News EAGERFIELD | Impatient Xbox Game Pass members turned Starfield's Premium Edition upgrade into a best-seller Some Starfield fans really can't wait to play the game, and they're willing to pay more for early access - just not that much more. Sept. 4, 2023 Sherif Saed
News A STARFIELD START | Starfield is finally playable on Intel Arc GPUs, but there’s still a long way to go If you are one of the unfortunate souls who happened to get Starfield early and only own an Intel Arc GPU, we have good news. Sept. 4, 2023 Sherif Saed
Article BEST WURST GAME | What's the best German game, from Germany? And why didn't we do this when Gamescom was actually on? Find out in The Best Games Ever show episode 67! Sept. 1, 2023 Jim Trinca 2 comments
News PRE-ORDER BOOST | Starfield topped 230,000 concurrent players on Steam, and it’s not officially out yet Starfield is very hot on Steam right now, and it's not technically been released yet. Sept. 1, 2023 Sherif Saed 1 comment
News BEGONE FSR | Sensible Starfield mod replaces FSR2 with DLSS Nvidia GPU owners rejoice: you can replace Starfield's FSR with the superior DLSS. Sept. 1, 2023 Sherif Saed
News END OF AN ERA | Xbox 360 store shuttering next year, but your games are safe Play on. Aug. 17, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 2 comments
Article EIGHT AND YOU'RE OUT | Of course there’s no room for nuance with Xbox’s latest eight strike system Xbox has introduced a new strike system that keeps track of the number of reports against a player, and not everyone has taken the news well. Aug. 16, 2023 Sherif Saed 2 comments
News A SHORT LIST | Game Pass expands Its library with Gris, Everspace 2, and Firewatch returns to the service It's back, baby. Aug. 15, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 4 comments
Guide The best Xbox 360 Games to play in 2023 Shooters, RPGs, simulations, and Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 had it all. Aug. 4, 2023 Kelsey Raynor
News SUMMER BANGER | Xbox is bringing 30 titles to gamescom and you can watch a Starfield theatre presentation Xbox is gearing up for gamescom 2023 with a nice lineup of games. Aug. 2, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News HAND SHAKE | Square Enix commits to better Xbox support The two companies have partnered to bring more Square games to Xbox. July 29, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 3 comments
News HOME SWEET HOME | Xbox's new Home experience is more personal and intuitive Rolling out to all consoles. July 26, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 6 comments
News MONEY | Xbox gaming revenue up despite dip in console sales thanks to Game Pass Third-party content helped too. July 26, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 4 comments
Deals Save $25 on an Xbox Series X console with this limited-time discount Get a rare reduction on the Microsoft console's $500 RRP. July 21, 2023 Mark Harrison
News DEAL IS STILL A GO | Activision Blizzard and Microsoft have moved the acquisition deadline into October The new deadline will provide Microsoft more time to work things out with regulators. July 19, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 5 comments
News GOLD STANDARD | Xbox Game Pass Core: All 19 confirmed games included in cheap Game Pass tier Xbox Live Gold is dead, long live Xbox Game Pass Core – Microsoft's newest version of the 'cheap' tier of Xbox membership. July 17, 2023 Dom Peppiatt
Article CORE BLIMEY! | Xbox Game Pass gets new cheap tier, replacing Xbox Live Gold Xbox Game Pass Core is Microsoft's latest iteration of Xbox Live Gold / Games With Gold, as Xbox continues to frontline XGP as a major feature. July 17, 2023 Dom Peppiatt 3 comments
News Shocker! | It's finally happened: PlayStation has signed a deal with Microsoft over Call of Duty Another big win for Microsoft. July 16, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 9 comments
News Microsoft ending Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family Plan preview in August Subscribers to receive compensation. July 15, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News WE SALUTE YOU | Longtime Xbox ambassador Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb is leaving Microsoft An Xbox legend. July 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 11 comments
News PASS THE BUCKS | Xbox thinks Game Pass can make up for lost sales of Starfield and Indiana Jones on PlayStation Game Pass to the rescue? July 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 4 comments
News GAME, SET, MATCH? | FTC appeal denied while the UK gives Microsoft more time to close Activision Blizzard deal Microsoft's $69 Billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard moves closer to completion. July 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 4 comments
News YOUR VOICE MATTERS | Xbox launches new voice reporting feature to combat toxicity Xbox is listening. July 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News IT AIN'T OVER YET | Activision Blizzard stock to be delisted from NASDAQ amidst FTC appeal of Microsoft deal So the FTC won't let them be or let them be them, so let us see. July 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 6 comments
News Microsoft hopes for quick resolutions in other jurisdictions after FTC defeat The Competition and Markets Authority may or may not waver after FTC loss. July 11, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News SEEMS LIKE A GO | FTC loses bid to stop Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft can now close its Activision Blizzard deal. July 11, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson 14 comments