Microsoft’s gaming division and its partner studios released a 90-minute pre-recorded presentation on Sunday, the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, that announced many of the games coming to the Xbox… Read More
Sony announced a rebranded PlayStation Plus subscription service on Tuesday morning, which merges its two existing monthly offerings into a single three-tiered option that’s implicitly meant to be competitive with… Read More
Next week, Sony reportedly intends to announce a service to compete with Microsoft’s Game Pass, which has the potential to move the “console wars” into a new, subscription-based era. As… Read More
The third-party development studio behind the Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy video game franchises is bringing its official game subscription service to the Xbox platform. Ubisoft’s eponymous game subscription service,… Read More
Microsoft revealed on Tuesday morning that the long-expected debut of its cloud gaming service on the Xbox family of consoles is set for this holiday season, following earlier releases of… Read More
Microsoft announced Monday that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, formerly known as Project xCloud, has officially expanded into the world of web browsers. Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers… Read More
Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer modes will be free-to-play; Jack Sparrow is coming to Sea of Thieves; the next Forza Horizon is going to Mexico; and the mysterious Redfall turned out to be… Read More
Microsoft is doubling down on its Xbox Game Pass video game subscription service with plans to embed it directly into internet-connected TVs, requiring just a controller to play Xbox games.… Read More
Microsoft plans to make 20 games from its new subsidiary Bethesda Softworks available on its subscription service Xbox Game Pass starting Friday morning. The news follows Microsoft’s successful acquisition this… Read More
The European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the Maryland-based holding company for the video game publisher Bethesda Softworks. In conjunction with last week’s Note of… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox team took to Twitch on Thursday morning to announce a cavalcade of new games and console exclusives for the Xbox Series X, as part of a new Xbox… Read More
Microsoft is leveraging its Twitch competitor Mixer to drive more subscriptions for Xbox Game Pass. Starting today, Mixer Partners, the people who stream games for audiences, will get $3 for… Read More
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Microsoft is in the spotlight of the game industry this year and the company fully delivered with an epic E3 press conference Sunday, complete with a new console reveal, acquisition… Read More
Microsoft today announced several new PC gaming initiatives, a series of moves that fit with Microsoft’s evolution as a more open company willing to bring its products and services to… Read More
Microsoft is bundling its Game Pass subscription service with its Xbox Live Gold membership, the latest move in the company’s push toward a gaming future that relies less on discs… Read More
As Microsoft embarks on a cloud-powered gaming future, the tech giant is reportedly planning to bundle Xbox Live Gold with its game subscription service Xbox Game Pass. First spotted by… Read More
Since their creation in 2005, Xbox achievements have just been a source for bragging rights or incentives from developers to get players to spend more time in their games. But… Read More
Every month PlayStation and Xbox offer updates to their subscription services, PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and Xbox Game Pass. Here’s what’s on the docket for January 2019. Free games… Read More
The cloud will increasingly enable you to play the game of your choice on any device of your choice. So suggested Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, at Barclays… Read More
Amazon Go sounds like something straight out of the Jetsons: A fully automated convenience store that tracks what you grab off the shelves. No cashiers, no checkout lines. Plus, Microsoft… Read More
Xbox Game Pass, the $9.99 gaming subscription service, will become available to all users starting June 1. Microsoft announced the release date today and gave Xbox Live Gold members early… Read More