Today Microsoft announced another 10-year deal with Ukrainian cloud gaming platform Boosteroid. The deal promises the availability of Microsoft's own PC games on top of Bethesda's and Activision's…
March 14, 2023 | 01:41 EDT
The regulatory squabble between Microsoft and Sony continues with new documents published by the British CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) about the proposed acquisition of Activision.…
March 8, 2023 | 01:08 EST
Microsoft has announced the first part of the Xbox Game Pass March 2023 lineup, and there are a couple of pretty great games in there for subscribers. You can look forward to survival horror, turn-…
March 7, 2023 | 09:19 EST
The latest Hi-Fi Rush update brings Photo Mode to the players, where they can now pause the rockin' action at any time to take posed pictures with Chai and his allies. Being able to take stellar…
March 1, 2023 | 10:00 EST
Today Microsoft released a new video featuring a rather extensive interview with Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer. Spencer mentions that the focus for the Xbox team is currently on June's showcase. We…
February 28, 2023 | 02:09 EST
Today Microsoft announced a deal with Nvidia to bring its own and Activision Blizzard's PC games to the Geforce Now gaming service, including the Call of Duty franchise. The deal, revealed during a…
February 21, 2023 | 01:49 EST
Hi-Fi Rush came out of nowhere in so many ways. The sudden launch on the same day it was announced is almost as surprising as the fact that it came from the same studio behind The Evil Within and…
February 13, 2023 | 12:47 EST
Today Microsoft revealed a new Xbox wireless controller, the Stellar Shift Special Edition. The controller, which is already available in some markets, comes with a blue-purple shimmer that…
February 7, 2023 | 11:12 EST
If you're like me, you may be a bit skeptical whenever a new rhythm game is announced. Even the best stories and most fun gameplay can feel forced when there's a rhythm element to it, alienating a…
February 7, 2023 | 12:00 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new game from Tango Gameworks that puts players in control of Chai. Chai is a rocker who due to some medical malpractice has woken up with a metal arm and a music player stuck in his…
January 31, 2023 | 08:07 EST
Today Microsoft announced that it will increase the price of both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in Japan. The Japanese arm of Microsoft revealed that Xbox Series X will be priced at 59,978 yen…
January 30, 2023 | 09:33 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new game from Tango Gameworks that puts players in control of Chai. Chai is a rocker who due to some medical malpractice has woken up with a metal arm and a music player stuck in his…
January 30, 2023 | 10:13 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new game from Tango Gameworks that puts players in control of Chai. Chai is a rocker who due to some medical malpractice has woken up with a metal arm and a music player stuck in his…
January 27, 2023 | 12:21 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new game from Tango Gameworks that puts players in control of Chai. Chai is a rocker who due to some medical malpractice has woken up with a metal arm and a music player stuck in his…
January 25, 2023 | 11:10 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new game from Tango Gameworks that puts players in control of Chai. Chai is a rocker who due to some medical malpractice has woken up with a metal arm and a music player stuck in his…
January 25, 2023 | 08:05 EST
Today we had the first Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct and while the general population was warned not to expect any surprises it seems that there was one in tow. Today Tango Gameworks showed off…
January 25, 2023 | 08:04 EST
Hi-Fi Rush is a new Rhythm Action game from Tango Gameworks where you play as rocker Chai who is hell bent on taking down the evil corporation. Announced at the Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct on…
January 25, 2023 | 04:59 EST
Today, during Microsoft's Developer Direct livestream, the house of Xbox and Tango Gameworks revealed the rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush. The biggest surprise (besides the fact that the game's…
January 25, 2023 | 03:50 EST
Microsoft is hosting its financial conference call for investors and analysts, with chief executive officer Satya Nadella and chief financial officer Amy Hood providing more insight into the…
January 24, 2023 | 06:13 EST
Microsoft announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023, including details on the performance of its Xbox business. The related press release and presentation…
January 24, 2023 | 04:15 EST
Xbox has announced that it's teaming up with Oreo for a series of special cookies bearing Xbox logos, as well as for some exciting in-game bonuses. If you pick up a pack of these new Oreo cookies and…
January 9, 2023 | 10:44 EST
The saga of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has become long and convoluted, and another chapter has just been added by the British regulator, the CMA. The Competition &…
January 5, 2023 | 04:45 EST
Microsoft has created a full-fledged platform with its popular sim Microsoft Flight Simulator, and hundreds of third-party developers are creating countless add-ons to enrich its skies. Of…
January 3, 2023 | 05:19 EST
After a brief recap of the funniest point of The Game Awards ceremony, we got into hard-hitting discussions, like the issues developers might have against “woke” gaming reviewers and the lawsuit that…
December 12, 2022 | 07:00 EST
Gimmighoul is the newest revealed Pokemon, Suare Enix revealed their NFT game Symbiogenesis, boy PSVR2 is pretty expensive huh, Microsoft revealed they are selling consoles at a big loss, and the…
November 7, 2022 | 07:05 EST
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Games With Gold October 2022 lineup, and although there are only two games on offer this month, they're still titles you might want to check out. One is an open-ended…
September 29, 2022 | 11:06 EDT
This week on the TechRaptor Podcast the big topic of discussion is the contention (Console Wars are back??) between Sony and Microsoft over the purchase of Activision. Microsoft also uses its…
August 15, 2022 | 07:05 EDT
The latest flurry of games added to Xbox Game Pass includes a brand new game launching tomorrow in As Dusk Falls, and older titles such as Torment: Tides of Numenera, Inside, MotoGP 22, Watch Dogs 2…
July 18, 2022 | 10:14 EDT
Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Games with Gold service will no longer include Xbox 360 games starting from October. Xbox One games will still be offered, though, and you'll still be able to…
July 5, 2022 | 10:08 EDT
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Games with Gold July 2022 lineup. There's a relaxing photography game, a first-person physics puzzler, a theme park sim, and a beloved ARPG to sink your teeth into,…
June 28, 2022 | 12:02 EDT
Five new games have been revealed for the Xbox Game Pass June 2022 haul. They include a major series of rebooted CRPGs, as well as a huge tentpole sports game and a beloved multiplayer melee battle…
June 21, 2022 | 10:13 EDT
Forza Motorsport, the latest iteration in the popular racing franchise, will be coming to Xbox, PC, and Cloud gaming early next year. The new Forza Motorsport release window is spring 2023, and it'll…
June 12, 2022 | 01:31 EDT
Microsoft has been working on an Xbox Cloud Gaming stick for some time. We might have to wait a while to get it, though -- Microsoft says it's taking a "new approach" to the project. Xbox Cloud…
May 26, 2022 | 04:24 EDT
A dedicated Ukraine Xbox Store and account system are in development as part of its efforts to deal with the challenges of the Russia-Ukraine War. The Russia-Ukraine War has impacted life in Ukraine…
May 24, 2022 | 01:59 EDT
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and Microsoft and Xbox are highlighting their efforts to improve accessibility on their platforms. Making games more accessible can be a challenging…
May 19, 2022 | 04:06 EDT
On May 6, Xbox tweeted that some users were struggling to access their Xbox games and content. This issue persisted throughout that weekend; several times, Microsoft announced that the problem was…
June 1, 2022 | 11:58 EDT
A new Microsoft Patent has been filed which would allow owners of discless consoles like the Xbox Series S to validate a game license for a physical game disc -- a move that could significantly…
May 10, 2022 | 03:31 EDT
Update May 5th 12:51: Xbox has acknowledged that the server outage problem is not completely fixed. In a tweet, the Xbox support team says it has seen "significant improvement" to the server issues,…
May 9, 2022 | 11:01 EDT
An Eve Online Microsoft Excel crossover has been announced (yes, really). You'll soon be able to export Eve Online data directly into Excel, allowing you to work out everything from battle strategy…
May 6, 2022 | 11:02 EDT
You can now play Fortnite for free on Android and iOS once again -- the popular Battle Royale game has made its debut on Xbox Cloud Gaming in 26 countries. Fortnite has had more than its fair share…
May 5, 2022 | 01:10 EDT
The Activision Blizzard Microsoft acquisition has been approved by Activision Blizzard shareholders. This deal is expected to be completed by June 30, 2023. Microsoft announced its intention to…
April 28, 2022 | 02:10 EDT
The Wildfire Mob will be making its debut in Minecraft Dungeons, 5 years after it was first revealed as one of two choices during a Minecraft mob vote. Minecraft Dungeons has done all sorts of…
April 15, 2022 | 04:25 EDT
Microsoft reportedly has plans to put advertisements inside of Xbox free-to-play games -- and this new initiative could begin as early as the summer of 2022. Xbox has been happily chugging along…
April 15, 2022 | 03:49 EDT
Do you like ray tracing and wish more games had it? You're not alone, and if you're wanting to check out an interesting project sultim_t has released Doom Classic Ray Traced, which offers real-time…
April 1, 2022 | 10:40 EDT
Perfect Dark developer The Initiative is hemorrhaging staff, a new report has revealed. The developer has lost as much as 50% of its overall workforce within the last year, with prominent staffers…
March 15, 2022 | 09:53 EDT
Microsoft has just announced that they will be suspended all Microsoft products and services in Russia, which means that things such as the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Office, Windows, and…
March 4, 2022 | 09:36 EST
For those of you subscribed to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service, there should be something for everyone to get excited about this month. The March Xbox Game Pass titles include Microsoft Flight…
March 1, 2022 | 10:40 EST
Update: Looks like billbil-kun is right again. Xbox has just released it's usual announcement for next month's Xbox Live Games With Gold March games, and it's exactly as it was leaked. The original…
February 24, 2022 | 09:43 EST