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This evening Microsoft hosted their latest “Partner Preview” event – basically a chance outside the hustle and bustle of gamescom, TGS or one of the “Geoff events” (as we are now calling them) for third parties to show some of their games or make announcements. Usually we get relatively low level news from these events, … Read more
Having released last week, it’s not taken long for Phil Spencer to dive into the full version of Metaphor ReFantazio, a game Xbox had exclusive marketing rights for.
You may have seen the discourse online since the changes to the Xbox Game Pass tiers were announced earlier this year. The main theme was Microsoft attempting to ‘nickel-and-dime’ gamers by forcing people into Game Pass Ultimate with the removal of day one games from the next tier down (formerly Console Game Pass, now Game … Read more
The tier structure of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass membership has never been more complex or convoluted. We take a look at some popular misconceptions about the service and calculate which tier does in fact offer the best value for money.
Following a lacklustre State of Play for PlayStation earlier this month (saved only by the excellent-looking Ghost of Yotei), all eyes were on Microsoft to see what they could deliver with a somewhat-unexpected Tokyo Gameshow broadcast.
If you’re a Game Pass fan, September 2024 hasn’t been the best. We’ve seen the introduction of the new “Standard” tier, effectively raising the price of Day One games for new subscribers significantly, and for everyone else to a lesser extent (though still a bitter pill to swallow coming hot on the heels of prior … Read more
Yesterday we were treated to the latest in a line of Mark Cerny presentations about a new piece of PlayStation hardware. It’s safe to say it went down badly, with most polls showing 80-90% of people were dissatisfied with the showing.
During the Roblox Developers Conference 2024 keynote, CEO David Baszucki revealed Roblox’s future plans, including a big push in the area of generative AI, support for Parties, and an updated Creator Affiliate Program.
As Baldur’s Gate 3 fans scramble to find all the secrets in the RPG’s absolutely massive Patch 7, released on PC this week, one player has found a scrapped evil ending that’s, well, a little anticlimatic.
So the fallout of Xbox’s gamescom bombshell is continuing to reverberate around the internet today. If you missed it, Xbox execs opted to have the indefatigable Geoff Keighley drop the news that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will indeed be coming to PlayStation 5, and in the next 1-2 quarters following the Xbox and … Read more