Considered by many to be more than worth the monthly cost, Xbox Game Pass is the front-runner in gaming’s fast lean towards subscription-based services. On top of Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer expressing interest in an Xbox mobile gaming store, the company’s Chief Financial Officer is now keen on bringing Game Pass to… well, just about …
First we had the Wonka-inspired Xbox Series, and now there’s something that should appeal to the Brit in me. If you’re from good ol’ Blighty and you like the idea of your Xbox or PlayStation peripherals reminding you of this fact, Yorkshire Tea may have the answer. With a message that we should all “press …
Xbox has reiterated its strategy to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch in the near future. Per Gamespot, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart stated during a financial report that the plan is still to get Xbox Game Pass available on “every screen that can play games.” “It’s a bit of a change of …
Every month, Xbox brings new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Normally, these come in two waves, and now, Xbox has revealed what’s coming in the first half of December. Highlights include Remnant: From the Ashes, Goat Simulator 3 and Ubisoft Toronto’s Far Cry 6. Remnant: From the Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC) — November 30th …
Artificial intelligence is the new buzzword in gaming, and people’s reaction to it is mixed. At the Wells Fargo TMT summit, Xbox chief financial officer and corporate vice president of finance and operations Tim Stuart spoke a bit about the role of AI in Microsoft’s vision for its gaming sector. Stuart is optimistic about what …
Starfield has already vanished from many people’s collective consciousness, but Bethesda has begun defending the game from criticism in Steam reviews by replying to certain users. As spotted by YouTuber JuiceHead on X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda has started replying to Starfield reviews using the handles Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka and Bethesda_Kraken. In a reply to one review that criticised the number …
Ubisoft claims a “technical error” led to a fullscreen menu ad appearing in the Xbox and PlayStation versions of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. In one glaring example, a player is shown pausing their game and navigating to the in-game map, only to be interrupted by a full-screen advertisement for Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The ad …
Xbox got quite the attention from Canadians this week thanks to a special controller. On social media, the official Xbox Canada page shared a mock-up of a ‘Double Double’ gamepad. It is, of course, named after the Canadian classic of two-cream, two-sugar coffee. Naturally, the image shows the controller beside a steaming cup of coffee …
Xbox just introduced its cutest console yet. On November 17, Xbox introduced a custom Bluey-themed Xbox Series X console. Alongside the console, a complementary controller features Bluey’s sister, Bingo. Bluey, a 2018 hit animated Australian television series follows the adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy named Bluey. Bluey’s adventures often include her family— her mother, …
Microsoft unveiled the fancy ‘Carbon Black’ Xbox Series S with 1TB of storage back in June, and the console has since become available. But it turns out there’s a lot more to the refreshed Series S than turning it black. I recently sat down with Chris Kujawski, a principal designer at Microsoft, to learn the …