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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.

GAME PASS GROWING Xbox Game Pass gets a TGS 2023 boost, with new games coming soon

Coming soon to Game Pass.

STARFIELD SOARS Starfield rockets past 10 million players

A wealth of space explorers.

PAY NO MIND Phil Spencer really wants you to ignore that massive Xbox leak

Phil Spencer had a predictable response to the Xbox leaks.

SOMEONE'S IN HOT H2O FTC denies responsibility for major Microsoft document leak

Government agency denies involvement in major corporate info leak.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cheaper By The Dozen Xbox Game Studios has "over a dozen" games in development

Expect plenty more additions to your Xbox wishlist, it seems.

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.

HOTFIX HITS Starfield gets first update, regular releases of top community requested features on the way

The update makes some stability and performance improvements.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Mass Effect Mako-like vehicles in Starfield were not part of the game's vision

You do have your jetpack, at least.

Pass It Over Xbox to reveal new Game Pass titles during Tokyo Game Show broadcast

Expect some games from developers across Asia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

BEGONE FSR Sensible Starfield mod replaces FSR2 with DLSS

Nvidia GPU owners rejoice: you can replace Starfield's FSR with the superior DLSS.

END OF AN ERA Xbox 360 store shuttering next year, but your games are safe

Play on.

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.

A SHORT LIST Game Pass expands Its library with Gris, Everspace 2, and Firewatch returns to the service

It's back, baby.

The best Xbox 360 Games to play in 2023

Shooters, RPGs, simulations, and Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 had it all.

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.

HAND SHAKE Square Enix commits to better Xbox support

The two companies have partnered to bring more Square games to Xbox.

HOME SWEET HOME Xbox's new Home experience is more personal and intuitive

Rolling out to all consoles.

MONEY Xbox gaming revenue up despite dip in console sales thanks to Game Pass

Third-party content helped too.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shocker! It's finally happened: PlayStation has signed a deal with Microsoft over Call of Duty

Another big win for Microsoft.

Microsoft ending Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family Plan preview in August

Subscribers to receive compensation.

WE SALUTE YOU Longtime Xbox ambassador Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb is leaving Microsoft

An Xbox legend.

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?

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.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS Xbox launches new voice reporting feature to combat toxicity

Xbox is listening.

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.

Microsoft hopes for quick resolutions in other jurisdictions after FTC defeat

The Competition and Markets Authority may or may not waver after FTC loss.

SEEMS LIKE A GO FTC loses bid to stop Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft can now close its Activision Blizzard deal.

Deals Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's incredible $1 trial is back

Let the trials begin (again).

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