Phil Spencer and the rest of the team at Xbox recognize that gaming has a problem. In a new blog post titled “Video games: A unifying force for the world”, Spencer minces no words. As he outlined, “We will identify potentials for abuse and misuse on our platform and will fix problems quickly,” hyping up
The team behind Microsoft Flight Simulator has announced that the ongoing project will be shifting gear a bit, but in a good way. Following the festival of hype and memes that was E3 2019, Microsoft is becoming more and more committed to being a community-oriented company when it comes to games. A big part of
So with the announcement of the new mainline entry in the bloody Gears of War franchise, fans of the generation-defining shooter are rather hyped up. What could put a damper on that hype fire though is what the makers of the game plan to do about post-launch content. It’s no secret that post-launch roadmaps, collector’s
Microsoft may have shelved plans for its next-generation alternative to the newly revealed Xbox Scarlett. This variant, code name Project Lockhart, would offer a cheaper console with a lower-end performance threshold meant to allow more people to play Xbox titles. We don’t know much about the console, but since we didn’t hear about the alternative
The newest batch of games added to Xbox Game Pass for June has just been revealed on Xbox Wire. This second wave of new games includes some interesting titles, and adds even more appeal to the recently launched Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. All four of these games will be part of Game Pass Ultimate, but
There’s already a console war brewing over the next generation of consoles, and the big names in the industry haven’t even shown off said new consoles. Sony skipped E3 2019 entirely, opting to run their own direct stream event instead, which included very little PS5 news. And Microsoft didn’t have much to say about their
This past week, the newest major security patch for Windows 10 went live, offering users the ability to deal with dozens of bugs and other issues with various OS components the threatened system integrity. A wide array of publicly and privately disclosed vulnerabilities were patched in this round of updates. The newest Windows 10 patch
With the upcoming launch of Xbox Scarlett, with its full backwards compatibility with the Xbox family of games, Some really great franchises from the era of the Xbox 360 are coming to Xbox One with this final wave. There’s the incredible set of shooters, Far Cry Classic, Far Cry Instincts Predator and Battlefield 2: Modern
The recently revealed Xbox Project Scarlett has stirred up a lot of hype. This year’s E3 has been a storm of positive feedback and excitement for console and PC gamers, but Microsoft has come out of the gate swinging by announcing their newest console. A console that not only features a custom AMD processor suite,
As part of the massive festival of hype that is the E3 events this month, Microsoft bought their A-game. in addition to all the other reveals at E3 2019, we got some welcome news about the new console coming from the gaming giant, codenamed Xbox Scarlett. The company officially announced Project Scarlett, also revealing specs
The anticipated launch of Xbox Game Pass on PC is here, and Microsoft is offering a great discount for budget-minded gamers looking to get access to a variety of PC games. That’s the big launch that even has a really cool deal going on. Xbox Game Pass on PC is launching with more than 100
Microsoft has been pushing their gaming brands pretty hard, and in some really inventive ways. With marketing stunts like Xbox-branded body wash causing confusion, other moves aren’t so weird. The newly announced move of Xbox Game Pass to PC is part of a wider strategy to develop the Microsoft Store into a stronger player in
If you’re just a huge sucker for nonsensical marketing stunts, Microsoft has the perfect Xbox schwag for you. Microsoft and Unilever are teaming up to offer a line of hygiene products targeted at GAMERS! That’s right, an Xbox-branded line of bathroom products, which is actually just a rebadge of the Lynx/Axe line of products, will
So with the previous announcement of Xbox Game Pass coming to PC, a lot of gamers were left wondering what studios would be working with Microsoft on this new expansion. After all, Microsoft touted dozens of partners being lined up to join the roster, offering 100+ games for PC fans to gain access to for
So Xbox Game Pass, the live gaming service that allows Xbox owners to get access to more than 100 games on-demand for one low monthly fee, is expanding. More than 200 games are currently available as part of the subscription service on Xbox One, with a healthy mix of new and old titles being up
Xbox is at it again, what with giving away free games to those who pay into the Xbox Live Gold service. Xbox Free Games with Gold for June 2019 includes four games in total. Gamers can claim two titles for Xbox One and two for Xbox 360, all playable on the Xbox One. The first
The escalating trade war between Donald Trump’s ego and Chinese manufacturing is heating up once again. and now, buried deep in the lists of thousands of product types, is a series of products that could cripple the games and tabletop industries and have major impact on console pricing in the next console generation. The US
We’re closing in on then end of May 2019, which means patch cycles for various software makers are kicking into overdrive. And that applies to software and hardware giant Microsoft, as the Windows developer has released the major update to their flagship OS for the month of May 2019. The big focus on this patch
Anyone who spends any amount of time gaming online knows this, but things can be pretty rowdy. While there’s plenty of harmless jokes and memes going on, there’s an undeniable darker element. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer emphasized in a blog post in which he wrote about this ongoing problem of misogyny, bigotry, harassment and exclusion.
A new mobile ARG is coming to both iOS and Android devices, bringing the fun and adventure of an iconic game to a new platform and captive audience. That game is the newly announced Minecraft Earth, which is being created by Microsoft to be their own attempt at capturing the mobile ARG market with one
Another day, another vulnerability has been discovered in Windows. Users of one of the most popular home computer operating systems in the world are well aware of this song and dance by now, but it’s still annoying every time it happens. And this particular security bug is more dangerous than normal issues for a couple
So in some good light-hearted news for gaming fans, a new patent filing might bring some good news for impaired gamers. Microsoft has been helping lead the charge within the games industry to bring more people into the hobby, allowing people with previously limiting disabilities to gain access to some excellent gaming fun. The first
The next generation of the console wars are heating up already, and the new gaming platforms aren’t even out yet. Sony and Microsoft will have a lot of ground to make up for as the nature of the games industry, and consumer habits, change in this coming generation. As Google Stadia, the new streaming service
The creator of the mega-hit Minecraft, which has sold more than 30 million copies through the Java version on PC alone, has no doubt been a huge success. The game has gone through a ton of changes over the years, even before Markus Persson, aka ‘Notch’ sold the property to Microsoft for $2.5 billion in
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