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MLB The Show 20 will be cross-platform
The only major baseball title out right now that offers incredibly detailed and realistic baseball video games, MLB The Show, will be moving away from the Sony exclusivity deal the game has resided in for years. Sony, Major League Baseball, and the MLBPA have announced that the franchise is getting a pretty major change. With
Minecraft Bedrock cross-play update coming to PS4
Microsoft has announced that the PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft is to be updated to the Bedrock version of the game tomorrow, putting it at feature parity with the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions. In essence, all of the console versions of the popular adventure title are effectively the same now. Console players in
Lower-end Xbox Scarlett has less RAM, is “a pain in the ass”
Earlier this week we reported on statements supplied to Kotaku from various sources, which claimed that Microsoft is revising plans previously thought dead. That rumor was centered around a previously scrapped plan to ship to Xbox Scarlett SKUs— a powerful, top-of-the-line system (codenamed Anaconda) and a more affordable variant with lower specs(codenamed Lockhart)—as it appears
Google Stadia’s flop of a launch signals relief for Microsoft and Sony
Google Stadia hasn’t had the easiest time since launch. With a meager launch lineup combined with the already-existing technical hurdles, the cloud gaming effort is going to have a tough time breaking down barriers and growing in the next few years. For Google, this is a bad sign as the reception from this early time
Xbox Game Pass has nine more games coming to PC in December
Microsoft has just announced the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass. So if the addition of Halo: Reach to the Master Chief Collection wasn’t enough for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, you’ve got even more options on the way. The company teased many of these titles back at X019 earlier this year, so we’re finally getting
Phil Spencer says Scarlett will not use VR
Speaking with Stevivor, Xbox head Phil Spencer explained that the company’s next console won’t have a focus on VR. Sony has already doubled down on their own iteration though, PSVR. As Sony has already announced that a new version of PSVR will eventually debut for the PS5. The former will no doubt be looking to
Microsoft could replace Xbox One S with Scarlett, due to xCloud
The Project xCloud streaming service is still a fair ways away from launch, but that has never stopped Microsoft from pushing it, and planning for the future. Dozens of games are already waiting to debut for the service, giving Microsoft a leg up on the competition. And with all of the increased competition, like Amazon,
Xbox Game Pass bringing dozens more games by 2020
X019 has wrapped for the day, but the news continues to flow in and bring more and more games to the forefront. The big focus for Microsoft this year was their on-demand Xbox Game Pass service for Xbox One and PC. The great platform already has more than 100 games on it, for both Xbox
Minecraft Dungeons release date revealed
During X019, there are some games we all expected to hear about. One of them we all knew was coming was Minecraft. The massive cash-cow build by Mojang years ago has continued gain popularity through a variety of innovations and new content. One of the more surprising reveals for the adventure franchise though was Minecraft
Square confirms Kingdom Hearts games on Xbox, Final Fantasy games for Game Pass
X019 is not wasting any time this year in firing out announcements. There have been so many new games being announced and rumored around this event that it is hard to keep up. Of all the indies, from Rare’s new Everwild and many more, a lot of people were waiting for news about the big
Rare reveals Everwild during X019
Everwild, the newest game from Sea of Thieves developer Rare, has just been revealed for X019. The company has also worked on classics like Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye 007, and this new IP is a pretty big step in a new direction for them. It’s actually a pretty unique look, with some outlets comparing the art style
The Witcher 3 could come to Xbox Game Pass
With X019 beginning today, Xbox fans all over the globe are getting ready to see what games are coming for the gaming platform from Microsoft. People expect to hear a wide array of news at the presser, with lots of speculation and rumors flying around as to what we’re going to see. One particular rumor
X019 drops trailer teasing Xbox Game Pass, xCloud News
The big blast of green-themed gaming news that is X019 begins tomorrow. Microsoft has just released a brand new trailer for conference, aimed at teasing what kind of things the Redmond-based computer and gaming titan has planned. Fans of various games are about to get a deluge of news on the morrow, so clear your
Another Major Streamer Follows Ninja and Shroud from Twitch to Mixer
Following the highly publicized departure of #1 streamer Ninja from the platform earlier this year, a lot of people began to speculate what the future looked like for the platform. Sure, Twitch retains millions of loyal viewers and thousands of popular streamers across various niches, but the signs of trouble began to brew even then.
Shroud moves to Mixer
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is the latest Twitch icon to be lured in by Microsoft for their competing streaming platform, Mixer. This marks the second high-profile departure this year after Tyler “Ninja” Blevins left Twitch in August to stream exclusively on Mixer. Since that move earlier this year, Ninja is setting records as his following on the
Games with Gold November 2019 teased, more news coming next week
Games with Gold November 2019 is coming, rather the announcement is. For those not in the know, Games with Gold is the monthly giveaway of free games that Microsoft gives to all Xbox Live Gold members. The effort has been running for a few years now, giving away both Xbox 360 and Xbox One games
Xbox One will introduce content filters to hide offensive language
Toxicity and offensive language in online games is fairly common. So common in fact, that many developers and platforms are taking to increasingly stringent filters to curb the problem. After all, dealing with people and trying to teach them to not be crass is much more difficult than just filtering out their nonsense. And with
Project xCloud Beta Registration Is Live
Project xCloud, the streaming service announced by Microsoft during E3 2018, is finally here, in some form at least. Microsoft announced during today’s Inside Xbox special today that it has begun accepting sign-ups, which you can do here. It’s actually fairly easy too, as long as you’re in one of the three supported regions (US, UK
Microsoft has ‘no plans’ to port more Xbox exclusives
Ori and the Blind Forest being ported to the Switch offered a moment of brightness for fans expecting other first-party titles to come to other platforms, sadly, Microsoft has revealed that this isn’t a sign of things to come. Microsoft supports Minecraft on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms so games like Ori and the Blind Forest
Major gaming companies could disclose loot box odds
As the public and legislative pressure surrounding microtransactions and loot boxes grows, so too does the impetus to do something about the problem that they present. More and more gamers are starting to wake up to the fact that loot boxes are just gambling. And even though some entities and companies still have their head
New security vulnerability affects all Intel CPUs supporting SWAPGS & WRGSBASE instructions
Researchers at Bitdefender have uncovered a new suite of vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to leak private data from CPUs, thus gaining access to credentials and other personal information. The new vulnerability is what’s called a side-channel attack, which would allow an attacker to gain access to otherwise protected data through non-standard means. So rather
Xbox Live Games with Gold line-up for August 2019 announced
Microsoft has just revealed the next batch of four free video games that will be part of the Xbox Live Games With Gold initiative for August 2019. Gears of War 4 leads the charge into battle, continuing the story of the brawny and over-the-top action of the COG war against an invading xenos menace. With
Windows 10 July 26th Update KB4505903 improves performance and fixes color issues
A common issue reported by Windows 10 users that caused colors to display incorrectly has finally been dealt with. Microsoft identified the issue that was based on 10-bit color displays for the current version of the OS, and affected both NVIDIA and AMD users. The color banding and other problems this latest update patches prevented
Xbox One redesign removes Cortana, streamlines dashboard
In a post on Xbox Wire, Xbox Insider team lead Bradley Rossetti revealed that a forthcoming plan for the Xbox One will include a slight rework of the dashboard layout. The panel structure will remain largely similar to what it is now, but the team wants to create an “easy and seamless experience for you to
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