Sure, BioWare’s upcoming open-world shooter Anthem had major speedbumps in its VIP Demo — but is it still your most anticipated game of 2019? And are you looking to jump into the Xbox One family of consoles? Lucky for you, Microsoft is bundling together a brand new Xbox One S Anthem Bundle that shouldn’t be ignored. The
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Do you ever wonder how much money Sony makes alone on its digital sales? Well, here’s a good indicator for you. With 2018’s year-end data from the three major hardware manufacturers–Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo–now having been divulged over the past few days via financial reports, many have already started comparing the company’s earnings to one another.
Xbox Live is once again growing in popularity with recent figures up to 64 million monthly active users, Microsoft announced in its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. This number represents an 8 percent growth over last year. Microsoft reported $32.5 billion in revenue, with $8.4 billion of that being net income. The company’s gaming division
Earlier this morning, many reports began swirling from Xbox One players that were having trouble booting up their consoles. Upon turning the system on, many were met with just a black screen and nothing else. A scary sight to be certain, but one that now seems to have been fixed. Via the Xbox Support Twitter
It doesn’t feel like too much time has passed since the holiday season, but the deals are continuing, at least from Microsoft. For a limited time, all Xbox One bundles are up to $50 off, with Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb highlighting three bundles in particular. In a blog post, Hyrb mentioned a Fortnite bundle, a
Do you have revolving concerns that E3 is losing ground as a major conference? Do you think all the major publishers will back down following Sony’s departure? Well don’t worry — those fears can be put side. Xbox Head Phil Spencer wants everyone to know that Microsoft will be appearing at the massive gaming convention
While my socials have been eerily quiet on talk of Forza Horizon 4, it seems that the game is still doing amazingly well. Earlier today Forza Motorsport’s Twitter account congratulated Playground Games on hitting a milestone in the player department. It’s been one month since the Fortune Island DLC for Forza Horizon 4 launched in December 2019, and according to the below
While Sea of Thieves had a rocky launch back in March 2018, Rare has stuck by the game ever since consistently updating and improving the experience. Today, Rare and Microsoft revealed an impending optimization focused update for the game that will actually reduce the file size of Sea of Thieves. This should surely pleases those
Mixer, the streaming service from Microsoft kicked off season 2 last year by focusing on expression, supporting creators through new monetization opportunities, and strengthening streamer communities. This year, Mixer Embers are available for those who use the mobile versions today, then next week for all other platforms. As part of Season 2, Mixer Embers will act
Since its introduction on Xbox Game Pass, the service has given a tremendous amount of value to subscribers by giving players the chance to play a variety of titles for a low monthly (or annual cost), and now those looking for more games to play in January have two new additions to enjoy right now.
While the gaming community may currently be fixated on the next generation consoles, it appears that Microsoft may not be done with making slight updates to the Xbox One hardware just yet. A couple of patents were granted to Microsoft in December, with these patents pointing to improvements to the Xbox One controller. One such
The popular Xbox DVR service that allows clips and screenshots to be easily saved, shared, edited, and downloaded has launched onto mobile devices. Players can perform pretty much everything that the website allows but from the comfort of their mobile phone. The app launched on January 1, 2019, and was Tweeted about a day later
The calendar has now officially turned over from 2018 to 2019, which means last year’s sales are now set in stone. As such, we can now look back at the certain sales figures that are available to the public to get an idea of which games may have performed best over the course of the
The very beginning of Capy Games’ (Capy) Below offers a taste of what you’ll come to experience as you venture down into the depths of their rouge-lite dungeon crawler. The camera is pulled way back over a stormy sea; thunder cracking all around as the waves roll. Slowly tracking in, a small boat comes into
So you woke up on this past Christmas morning and Santa just happened to bring you a new video game console. Congrats, and welcome to the club. Of course, now that you have a new, slick piece of hardware, you likely only have one question on your mind: what games should I be looking to
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on some of our favorite memories over the years. As Andy Williams’ iconic holiday song It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year reminds us, we should be reminiscing of the “tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.” So, as a yearly treat, let’s bring up that
With the year, and the month, preparing to turn over to January 2019 in just a few more days, Microsoft has today announced which new titles will be hitting their monthly Games with Gold service as soon as the new year arrives. Overall, it’s a pretty strong month with one of 2018’s biggest indie surprises
Having keyboard and mouse support on the Xbox One is strange, especially for a PC player. We’ve all seen the competitive edge that the characters, punctuation, and digits can give players when competing against controllers in cross-play games like Fortnite. It shouldn’t be a surprise though that Xbox is now supporting Keyboard and Mouse since you
As 2018 is quickly coming to a close, the end of the year is always a time for reflection on your accomplishments and biggest achievements. Luckily, Xbox One owners have that easy with Microsoft’s handy Xbox Year in Review, and now the 2018 is available for everyone. Microsoft has officially unveiled its Xbox Year in
Ever wonder how some NDA leakers get tracked down by developers and publishers? Often it comes down to small little tricks hidden within the programming, and any private beta worth its salt has some form of protection. This apparently included the internal beta of Xbox 360’s New Xbox Experiences UI, according to some Microsoft employees. Posting
Since its introduction in November 2015, backward compatibility with Xbox 360 and classic Xbox games have given Xbox One owners an increasingly varied array of games to play each and every month, with more games on the way in 2019 to add to an already impressive library. Xbox’s Larry Hryb (aka “Major Nelson”) has revealed
Microsoft has integrated Cortana voice commands into Spotify on Xbox One, allowing you to control the music without a controller. This update is only available in the US currently and allows players to issue commands such as, “Hey Cortana, play my playlist on Spotify.” You can now use voice commands to play, skip, and pause
Earlier this year, Showtime had announced that the network would be developing a new TV series based on the acclaimed Halo series, though in one of the latest developments surrounding the series, the TV show’s director and executive producer, Rupert Wyatt, has now left the project. According to Deadline, scheduling changes for the production of the upcoming Halo TV
Microsoft and Universal’s Gears of War movie has been in development since 2016, but like several video game film adaptations, not much has been heard about it since its initial announcement. That being said, The Wrap learned today that the Gears of War movie has received a brand new writer: F. Scott Frazier. While F.
Today marks the five year anniversary of the release of the Xbox One, and what an interesting and crazy five years it has been to say the least. While Microsoft’s latest console has largely been somewhat divisive and hasn’t come close to the success that the Xbox 360 had, it is still a platform that
Console exclusives, which are usually first-party nowadays, have always been a hallmark of the gaming industry and are often some of the games hardcore fans look forward too most. This year has seen some standout exclusives including God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Forza Horizon 4, all of which received critical acclaim and sold well.
It’s coming up to December, which means we’re seeing all types of wholesome, emotional Christmas adverts trying to cause viewers to tear up, sniff a little bit, smile and share it with their friends. Microsoft has pushed their own Christmas advert this year with a video that can be found below. In the advert we see a
Microsoft made more waves recently when they announced at X018 it would be acquiring two new studios in Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. Following the acquisition announcement, inXile’s founder Brian Fargo recently spoke to Eurogamer about how the studio will be changing moving forward now that they belong to Microsoft. For the most part, Fargo
A new report has been published from Thurrott that claims Microsoft are planning to release a disc-less Xbox One console in 2019, citing their inside sources. According to them, the device will not be in the rumored “Scarlett” family (the potential codename for the next generation of Xbox hardware), but instead an updated version of the
In an unprecedented move that no one saw coming, it was reported earlier today that Sony will not be attending E3 2019. For the first time in the 24 year history of the LA-based convention, the House of PlayStation will opt to skip out entirely. Despite this bombshell, it seems like the rest of the
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