After a teaser for the release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on PC was let loose by 343 Industries just yesterday, the first game in the series has now officially made its way to the platform as part of The Master Chief Collection. Following the release of Halo: Reach in December 2019, Halo: Combat Evolved has now become the second
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Every now and then, video game brands like Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo will crossover with popular clothing labels to create some interesting collaborations. We’ve seen it a lot in the past when PlayStation teamed up with Nike to release specially branded backpacks in addition to some limited-edition Paul George PG-2 shoes. Now, it seems as
For years it has always seemed like the war between gaming consoles and services was between Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo. However, with the increase in streaming services, it seems that other companies that are dipping toes into the gaming world are more of a threat to Microsoft now. At least, that’s what Phil Spencer has
Despite being canceled over three years ago, it seems as though the team at PlatinumGames still has aspirations to work on Scalebound, if they were given the chance. Following the news that Platinum would be bringing The Wonderful 101 to Switch, PS4, and PC thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign, questions naturally arose about the possibility of
343 Industries today released a new video talking about the studio’s ongoing work on the Halo franchise. In the process, the video also shed some light on the ongoing development of the upcoming installment in the series, Halo Infinite. For the most part, this video focuses largely on what 343 Industries does as a whole, rather than
Phil Spencer is a busy man. Just a few days after returning from a trip to Japan, the Head of Xbox tweeted Tuesday that he received an update from Microsoft’s internal studio, The Initiative, and may have included a small tease as to what the team might be working on. The key here is that
Even though the forthcoming Xbox Series X platform has already been confirmed to perform at resolutions up to 8K, it doesn’t sound like Xbox head Phil Spencer is all that focused on hitting those benchmarks if it comes at the cost of frame rate. Speaking with Stevivor, Spencer recently made clear that even though the
The next generation of consoles is upon us. Later this year, we will be introduced to the future of gaming with brand new consoles. Microsoft has been much more upfront with the Xbox Series X, the newest iteration of Xbox’s console lineup. Taking a less traditional approach to console launches, it will certainly be interesting
Following the news that Sony PlayStation was once again not going to attend E3 this year, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took to Twitter to talk a bit about just what Microsoft has planned for the event. In a new tweet, Spencer reaffirmed that even though Sony has again dropped out of E3, Xbox will
2020 is a vital year for all of the major players in the video game industry. Sony is preparing to launch the PS5 at some point this holiday season, Microsoft will be doing the same with its recently revealed Xbox Series X platform, and even Nintendo is reportedly looking to release another iteration of the
For nearly a year now, rumors have been swirling about how Microsoft is planning to roll out its next-gen platform Project Scarlett. Early rumors stated that Microsoft had two versions of the new console in the works, each codenamed Anaconda and Lockhart, but later reports claimed that plans had since changed and only one model
Even though VR won’t be something that the team at Xbox is focused on moving forward, that hasn’t prevented the company’s head Phil Spencer from appreciating experiences within the realm of virtual reality. In a recent exchange on Twitter, Spencer revealed that he was able to play Valve’s upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx earlier this summer
While Xbox head Phil Spencer has previously seemed to have an interest in bringing virtual reality functionality to the Xbox platform, that no longer seems to be in the cards. Speaking to Stevivor recently, Spencer seemed to shoot down any hopes of bringing VR to Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Scarlett console in the future. Spencer claimed
In an interview with Eurogamer, Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the company won’t prioritize Project Scarlett’s price over its hardware. “If you remember at the launch of Xbox One, we were $100 more expensive and less powerful. So, I won’t be in that position. There’s no doubt about that,” says Spencer. “As an industry that’s growing
In an interview with Eurogamer, Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the company won’t prioritize Project Scarlett’s price over its hardware. “If you remember at the launch of Xbox One, we were $100 more expensive and less powerful. So, I won’t be in that position. There’s no doubt about that,” says Spencer. “As an industry that’s growing
With the acquisition of many studios around the games industry over the past year or two, it stands to reason that Microsoft has quite a number of first-party games cooking at the moment. Now, in a new interview, Xbox head Phil Spencer has revealed which type of game he would like to create more of
With only about a year left until Microsoft will release its next-gen platform known as Xbox Scarlett, Phil Spencer, the Head of Xbox, has started to talk more about how the company plans to compete with Sony and the impending launch of the PS5. In a new conversation with The Verge, Spencer talked about Scarlett
With every passing hour, it seems we continue to learn more about what’s in store once E3 2019 gets underway. Most recently, we have now learned more about Microsoft’s E3 2019 briefing and what will be shown. In a new tweet from Xbox head Phil Spencer, he gave fans more of an indication of what to
Many of us have been at the receiving end of some kind of unwanted behavior online – particularly insults in competitive multiplayer games. For some time, it felt like this sort of treatment went hand in hand with the gaming culture and to a degree, it was almost accepted as that’s how things were. Thankfully, times
We’ve all known for a bit now that Microsoft is in the process of developing next-generation console hardware. It’s something that Microsoft themselves admitted to last year on stage at E3 2018. Now, we might just know when the company will be ready to reveal the first details of the new devices, and it’s sooner
Yesterday, Nintendo of America’s current President Reggie Fils-Aime announced that he would be retiring from the role come April 15 of this year. It was a surprising move that many didn’t see coming and since that time, lots of various people have been coming out of the woodwork to congratulate Fils-Aime on a long and
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
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
Xbox brought a heavy load of gaming-related announcements during their X018 presentation that was hosted in Mexico City yesterday. With that being said, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer also briefly teased projects from studios they have recently acquired; in fact, he gave us a better idea about when exactly we will be learning about the next project
Phil Spencer has always been very responsive to the requests of Xbox fans desiring the ability to play Japanese games on the Xbox One, and he has been traveling to Japan to meet developers and publishers in order to negotiate their presence of the console. As a result, we often see Japanese games taking front
Crackdown 3 is the most elusive of Xbox One exclusives with news on the title coming incredibly rarely. Despite receiving a new release date ahead of E3, further information on the open world game has been sparse over the past few months to a point that is somewhat strange since it launches in early 2019. According
The Head of Xbox Phil Spencer appeared on today’s episode of Inside Xbox to make arguably the biggest announcement of the day and revealed that the fan fest XO will be returning this November. XO18 will make its way to Mexico City in November as a way for fans of Xbox and the developers to
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu included an interview with Microsoft’s Xbox Division head Phil Spencer, who provided a lot of insight on his work with Japanese developers and the future of the Xbox brand. Spencer talked about the fact that over the past few years he traveled to Japan many times to visit many
During one of his usual Twitter sprees, Microsoft Xbox Division head Phil Spencer talked a bit about E3 and his plans for Japanese games. Interestingly, we hear a few hints about Japanese games. Spencer confirmed that as of the current plan (which can still change), we’ll see JRPGs on stage at Xbox’s press conference at
Today, during Microsoft’s Extra Life broadcast, Xbox division head Phil Spencer shared quite a lot of interesting facts and anecdotes about First of all, Spencer explained how console names are greenlighted at Microsoft, focusing on the Xbox One S and Xbox One X. The marketing team comes up with some options based on research, then