Microsoft headlines

“Speed”, “higher frame rates”, and “a more powerful CPU” are major goals for Xbox Scarlett

Microsoft is really happy that it holds bragging rights for the world’s most powerful console, and it looks like it doesn’t want to lose that pole position next-gen.

Microsoft's X019 event kicks today with Inside Xbox Live show - watch it here

This year’s X019 event is kicking off today with a new episode of Inside Xbox Live, and you can watch it here.

New games from Obsidian and Rare to be unveiled today at X019 - report

It looks Microsoft wasn’t lying when it promised a big X019.

I learned a valuable lesson about my uncle's suicide in GTA 5 roleplay

Warning: the following article discusses sensitive themes such as depression and suicide. The names of the players within have been changed.

The Witcher Netflix show is right to lean "more towards horror" than fantasy

When a spokesperson for the new Netflix Witcher series says they’re “definitely taking the fantasy out” of Andrzej Sapkowski’s world, it’s cause for concern.

Need For Speed Heat review - Can’t stand the heat? Stop committing crimes then, you idiot

In Death Stranding and Red Dead Redemption 2, triple-A has embraced boredom

"A liar and a bully": Blizzard’s company values no longer matter to protesting fans

It’s a sunny day in Anaheim and BlizzCon is in full swing. There are D.Va cosplays as far as the eye can see, there are workers in official-looking vests stopping dead-eyed convention goers from walking in the road, and there’s a hint of weed hanging in the air.

Red Dead Redemption 2 spoiler-free review - a genre benchmark

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC unlock times revealed for Rockstar Launcher and Epic Store

Rockstar has revealed the unlock times for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare gets new patch, but 2 of its biggest fixes don't actually work

Infinity Ward’s latest update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare only fixes a few of the problems it’s supposed to.

Jeff Kaplan hopes Overwatch 2 influences the industry and how it approaches sequels

Overwatch 2 is a strange thing. It’s a sequel, but it’s got the entire first game in it. For owners of the original game, they get certain parts of the sequel for free, including all the new heroes that launch with it, the new maps, a new mode, and even UI improvements.

A map catalogue is coming to Overwatch Competitive next week - Horizon and Paris are going away

Blizzard may have just announced Overwatch 2, but big changes are still coming to Overwatch. Next week, Overwatch is getting a map catalogue for Competitive, restricting the number of maps in rotation to three per mode.

Red Dead Redemption 2 UFO mystery - how to find the alien ship

Why bother storming Area 51 when the aliens are right here. This is how you complete the Red Dead Redemption 2 UFO mystery and unlock an encounter close enough for an X-Files episode.

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC preview - photo mode and graphics upgrades make this the definitive version

If there’s one thing the vast, gorgeous landscapes of Red Dead Redemption 2 needed, it was a photo mode. With the release of Rockstar’s epic on PC this November 5, we’re finally getting a tool worthy of the world.

Apex Legends is EA's main shooter for 2020, as company doubles down on live services

Apex Legends will be leading EA’s live service charge next year.

New Battlefield 5 War in the Pacific maps are “as close to fan service as it gets” - an interview

WWE 2K20's critical reception is so poor it lead Opencritic to discover a bug on the site

The story of WWE 2K20’s shocking quality continues, this time with a unique anecdote from a big reviews aggregator.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer review - a shooter struggling to define what it wants to be

Modern Warfare is the first Call of Duty in years that I wanted to like, but it’s impossible to.