The Xbox One has been with us for more than five years, with the last big hardware development being the launch of the Xbox One X back in 2017. Whispers in the shadows are rampant about what Microsoft’s console roadmap is for the future, at a time when there are also talk of the Playstation 5 (though we may still …
In a world where gaming mods have usually resided on PC and only rarely presented themselves on consoles, Microsoft has taken a stab at it and partnered up with Paradox Interactive to launch a platform of their own. Paradox Mods, which is available on both PC and Xbox One, benefits from the Swedish studio’s past rap sheet with mods, and …
Umbrella corporation (no, not that one!) Microsoft Studios – the development house that’s home to 343 Industries, The Coalition, Compulsion Games, The Initiative, inXile Entertainment, Minecraft, Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, Rare, Turn 10 Studios, and Unlead Labs and whatever other developers the company gobbles up in the future is being renamed to Xbox Game Studios.
It has been a long and arduous road to Crackdown 3, one that began with an announcement at E3 2014 and saw numerous delays along the way. Honestly, I’m still amped for the title. It doesn’t need to be the best-looking game on the block, merely a satisfying power trip that gives you a sandbox to play in and plenty of explosions to hurl at anyone who gets in your way. Plus, having the 99’s Sergeant Terry Jeffords as the hero of the single-player campaign, makes for a pretty enticing product.
The day is slowly coming where all online players are treated as equals, regardless of the screen and controllers that they are playing on. Leading the charge alongside developers are the likes of Microsoft, who may be on the verge of taking Xbox Live to the next level of social gathering. Gearing up for their appearance at this year’s Game …
After more than 3 years, Microsoft has finally seen users of their latest Windows surpass Windows 7
Following its announcement and trailer at this year's Game Awards, Obsidian Entertainment has emerged to quell fan fears over the issues of in-game transactions in their upcoming spiritual successor to Fallout, The Outer Worlds.
With Microsoft looking to abandon Edge there is some even better news for users of Google's popular Chrome as Microsoft wants to bring some of their cool technology to the open-source Chromium platform.
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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