2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo, and Microsoft is celebrating with a digital broadcast. The digital showcase takes place on Monday, November 15, which is exactly 20 years to the day following the original Xbox’s release in 2001 with Halo: Combat Evolved as a launch title. Few …
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As part of Microsoft’s 20th anniversary announcements today, the company revealed a special bonus program for Halo Infinite. All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive “monthly multiplayer bonuses” through the Perks program of Game Pass. Microsoft did not say what the bonuses might be apart from being connected to …
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Microsoft’s swashbuckling pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves continues to grow. As part of Microsoft’s 20th anniversary announcements today, the company revealed that Rare’s game has now reached 25 million players. This isn’t necessarily copies sold, as the game is on Game Pass, but it is indicative of just how …
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Microsoft has announced the second wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in October, while the company also updated the list of Game Pass titles that support touch controls on mobile. A total of 11 more games are arriving on Game Pass in the second half of October. Arriving …
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Microsoft will continue to buy more game development studios, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. Speaking at a Wall Street Journal event on Monday, Spencer said Microsoft will “definitely” buy more studios, though there is no timeline for when the deals might happen. “We’re definitely not done,” Spencer said, as …
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The NPD Group has released its report for September US video game sales, and the Nintendo Switch has finally be dethroned. After 33 months being the top-seller based on unit sales, the PlayStation 5 finally outsold the Switch in September 2021. This was the first time since November 2018 that …
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If you played the Battlefield 2042 beta recently and thought it didn’t have enough tanks, well, that’s a viewpoint that’s shared by developer DICE as well. As such, the studio has now confirmed it is doubling the number of tanks on Orbital for launch. A level designer on Battlefield 2042 …
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HBO’s The Last of Us TV show is currently filming in Canada, and cameras are rolling in public. As such, lots of videos and images have been posted to social media, documenting the filming process and showing off Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, and more. Some …
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As part of Microsoft’s 20th anniversary Xbox celebrations, the company updated the Xbox website with an Xbox 360-era makeover. That’s right–blades are back. The front page on Xbox.com now shows ads for games like Back 4 Blood, Far Cry 6, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl made to look as if they …
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Like the games that came before it, Call of Duty: Vanguard will include PlayStation-exclusive content as part of Activision’s partnership with Sony. The PlayStation version of Vanguard’s launch trailer ended with a stinger that mentioned, “PS player receive bonus content and benefits not available on other platforms” until at least …
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