Xbox Game Pass! By now you’re all aware of how it works, and while you’d think that Microsoft was paying us a handsome sum to talk about the all you can play buffet that it offers, we’re actually just big fans of the service who’ll talk about it even though we couldn’t organise a Canary Islands bank account in which …

Last week saw Shawn Layden say sayonara to Sony after calling the company home for many a year, and that’s a departure that’ll be joined by Microsoft’s own corporate vice president as Mike Ybarra bids a fond farewell to the global brand.

What the development team plan on pursuing once The Outer Worlds ships is still unknown, but they’re clearly gearing up for it.

The ESA, which runs E3, may be hatching their boldest plan yet for the event in the face of stiffer competition and the dawn of a new console era: Doubling down on gamer culture and going all in on the gaming festival theme that has been brewing behind the scenes for the last two years.

Microsoft’s Game Pass is a pretty damned incredible subscription service. If you haven’t already contemplated it, there’s one incredibly worthwhile reason to give it a go right now: Gears 5. Yes, all of Microsoft’s first-party games are up on Game Pass on release day, letting you play great games for a monthly sub. It’s a service that’s regularly on special, and something you can easily game if you’re a savvy shopper.

Got an Xbox Live subscription but zero cash in the pocket? Well good news chums, because the month ahead looks rather spiffy when it comes to games. I’m not calling them free games, but I am referring to them as subscription rewards going forward and buddy the month of a sleepy Green Day does have a winner up its sleeve.

The age of the Xbox One may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean that Microsoft doesn’t have a few gems to show off at Gamescom this week! After a hot show at E3 2019, the Xbox One is looking to close out the year with the biggest guns that it has in its arsenal right now: Gears …

Unlike E3’s gauntlet of livestreamed events which play out over several unrelenting days at the ungodliest of hours for anyone East of the ol’ GMT timezone, Gamescom is a more focused affair. This year will see three of the big names in gaming take to the stage with plenty of studios spread between them: Microsoft with their Inside Xbox event, Google will host another direct spot of streaming focused on Stadia and Geoff Keighley will host the Gamescom Opening Night festivities.