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Xbox One X Pre-Order Available Now

The Xbox One X started out as Project Scorpio and was announced at E3 2016, with 2017 revealing its name as the Xbox One X, its specs, and its price at $499. With the console releasing on November…

August 20, 2017 | 06:37 EDT

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Over 100 Games to Receive Xbox One X Enhancement

The Xbox One X is not too far off and Microsoft has started their deluge of information in the run up to gamescom. Microsoft's very proud of the hardware capabilities behind the Xbox One X, which…

August 20, 2017 | 06:05 EDT

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Halo SPV3 Brings Brutes and BRs to Combat Evolved on PC

After many older gamers spent the better part of this week indulging in nostalgia, it seems only fair that a younger generation should get their turn. The SPV3 mod for Halo Custom Edition has…

August 19, 2017 | 02:42 EDT

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Crackdown 3 Leaves Xbox One X Launch Window, Delayed Into 2018

Bad news out of Microsoft, as the green team has confirmed to Polygon that Crackdown 3 will no longer be hitting the Xbox One X launch window. The open world shooter that had a brief showing at E3…

August 16, 2017 | 07:04 EDT

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Spotify On Xbox One Now Live

Following a number of related leaks suggesting that a Spotify app was in development for the Xbox One, the music-streaming service has officially made its debut: Spotify On Xbox One is now live.…

August 8, 2017 | 11:47 EDT

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Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 Coming To Switch Later This Year

It's only been a few days since Capcom said they'd support the Switch following Ultra Street Fighter II's surprising success. However, true to their word, they've announced Switch ports of Resident…

August 1, 2017 | 09:15 EDT

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Microsoft Reportedly Laying Off Thousands of Employees

Microsoft will be laying off thousands of employees as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Most of the employees being laid off reside outside of the United States. As the coverage from The Seattle Times…

July 8, 2017 | 03:05 EDT

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Original Xbox Backwards Compatible Games Not Getting Widescreen or Achievement Updates

More details have begun to come out about how Microsoft plans on handling Backwards Compatibility in regards to original Xbox games, which they announced would be coming back at E3 this year. The…

June 30, 2017 | 08:45 EDT

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E3 2017 - Forza Motorsport 7 Details, Xbox One X Improvements Revealed

If you're anything like me, it pleases you to hear about a new flagship racing sim coming out in the coming year. This year's Forza comes in the form of Forza Motorsport 7, seeing as Horizon had its…

June 17, 2017 | 09:30 EDT

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E3 2017 - Microsoft Introduces New Avatars

Remember Xbox Avatars? It's okay if you forgot. On the Xbox 360 they would be quickly customized and then forgotten. It seems now Microsoft is overhauling avatars to make them shiny and new. In a…

June 16, 2017 | 05:15 EDT

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Xbox Game Pass Will Have At Least 5 New Games A Month

Microsoft has recently revealed that the Xbox Game Pass will have at least five new games added to the pool of available titles every month as reported by DualShockers. First announced earlier this…

June 15, 2017 | 11:03 EDT

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E3 2017 - Phil Spencer Wants to Bring Xbox Emulation to PC

The Xbox E3 conference this year had several big announcements, including the plans to provide backwards compatibility for original Xbox titles. One extra tidbit of information, however, is further…

June 15, 2017 | 12:55 EDT

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E3 2017 - Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

At E3 Microsoft has announced the first major expansion for Halo Wars 2 in the form of Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare. Halo Wars 2's first major expansion will contain a new campaign, new…

June 13, 2017 | 10:45 EDT

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E3 2017 - Gears of War 4 Devs Talk About Xbox One X Update

If you happened to watch the introduction to Microsoft's E3 2017 conference, you might have noticed that Gears of War 4 characters were spotted in its montage of titles that will take advantage of…

June 11, 2017 | 11:56 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Anthem Suits Up With An Extensive Gameplay Trailer

EA's Executive Vice President, Patrick Söderlund, came on stage to close out Microsoft's E3 2017 conference with an extensive look at BioWare's new IP Anthem. We got a rather bare idea of its premise…

June 11, 2017 | 08:05 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Michael De Plater took to the stage at Microsoft's E3 press conference to show off Monolith Productions' Shadow of War. The game play started with Talion and Celebrimbor watching a battle between…

June 11, 2017 | 08:05 EDT

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[Updated] Xbox E3 2017 - Backwards Compatibility to Include Original Xbox Games

Microsoft announced during their E3 2017 press conference that the Xbox One's backward compatibility lineup will begin including original Xbox games in the near future. Phil Spencer announced that…

June 11, 2017 | 07:38 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017- Crackdown 3 Leaps onto Xbox One with Terry Crews

The long awaited continuation of the Crackdown series was unveiled at E3 2017 with the help of the ever amusing Terry Crews (perhaps more popularly known as the Old Spice commercial guy), in this…

June 11, 2017 | 07:37 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

Gareth Coker was on stage playing a solemn and haunting piano track as the sounds of nature gently faded in and the screen came to life showcasing Ori And The Will Of The Wisps. A massive frog-like…

June 11, 2017 | 07:32 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Square Enix showed up with the next Life is Strange game, which is the prequel to the original. Life is Strange: Before the Storm featured Chloe before the events of the first game, and showed her…

June 11, 2017 | 07:23 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Indie Platformer Cuphead Pours Out a Release Date

In its rapid fire sequence of trailers, Microsoft has not only demonstrated that it has learned well from Sony to show a new game every five seconds, but also gave us an exceptionally short look at…

June 11, 2017 | 07:19 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Tacoma

Tacoma finally has a release date! Microsoft revealed during their E3 2017 press conference that Fullbright's next game will launch on August 2, 2017. Fullbright is the studio behind the incredible…

June 11, 2017 | 07:13 EDT

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[Updated] Xbox E3 2017 - Sea of Thieves Gameplay Shown

Microsoft showed an extensive demo of Rare's next game Sea of Thieves, which is a multiplayer game where you and a crew of friends can work together to do things like find treasure and fight other…

June 11, 2017 | 07:13 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Super Lucky's Tale

A bouncy little fox popped onto the screen before a large purple flower took a chomp at him in the reveal of Super Lucky's Tale. We then moved into a world of 2-D and 3-D platforming as our hero…

June 11, 2017 | 07:13 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017- The Artful Escape Brings Music to the Xbox One

Coming from the creative developers of Annapurna Interactive, The Artful Escape is a game where you get to play as Francis Vendetti, a young, four-eyed musician who travels across the surfaces of…

June 11, 2017 | 07:08 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - State of Decay 2

Microsoft's E3 conference delivered a slew of games, among which came a new trailer for State of Decay 2 and a release window of Spring 2018. The game will be a play anywhere title for Xbox One and…

June 11, 2017 | 07:03 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Code Vein

The game, developed by Bandai Namco, featured a character looking over a ruined cityscape. After this they ran around fighting various monsters, often accompanied by a companion. While it didn't give…

June 11, 2017 | 07:01 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Minecraft: Super Duper Graphics Pack

At their E3 press conference this afternoon, Microsoft announced a bunch of free updates that will be hitting Minecraft later this year! This summer will finally see the launch of the community…

June 11, 2017 | 07:00 EDT

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[Updated] Xbox E3 2017 - MMORPG Black Desert Announced for Xbox

The MMORPG Black Desert was show during Microsoft's E3 2017 conference. The MMO will be an Xbox console launch exclusive, which leaves the possibility that it may come to other consoles like the…

June 11, 2017 | 06:57 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is Coming to All Xbox One Platforms

The sheer rise in popularity for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been insane, but it should have been expected given the status of similar games like ARK: Survival of the Fittest and H1Z1.…

June 11, 2017 | 06:54 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017- Deep Rock Galactic Coming to Xbox One

Helping round out Microsoft's list of games that were debuted at E3 2017 is Deep Rock Galactic, a FPS that can best be described as space-Minecraft or a more violent Astroneer, albeit with a few…

June 11, 2017 | 06:53 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - DRAGON BALL FighterZ

The iconic images of Dragonball Z fighters blasted onto the screen for the world premiere of the latest fighting game in the series. Players can engage in Marvel vs. Capcom-style 3v3 clashes with…

June 11, 2017 | 06:53 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - The Darwin Project

After the State of Decay 2 trailer we got another trailer. It opened with a man hearing a wolf howl in the distance, before someone tried to attack him. He was able to kill the person attacking him…

June 11, 2017 | 06:49 EDT

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[Updated] Xbox E3 2017 - Assassin's Creed Origins Revealed

After months and months of leaks, Assassin's Creed Origins was finally officially revealed during Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference. The trailer and the gameplay showed real in-game footage…

June 11, 2017 | 06:40 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Forza Motorsport 7

As soon as Microsoft finished revealing the brand new Xbox One X, they showed off that power with the exclusive world premier of Forza Mortorsports 7. Dan Greenawalt, Creative Director at Turn 10…

June 11, 2017 | 06:32 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Metro Exodus

The World Premiere of Metro Exodus was revealed by 4A Games at the Xbox E3 conference. The scenery opened on a frozen wasteland before transitioning into the player walking through a tunnel in a…

June 11, 2017 | 06:25 EDT

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Xbox E3 2017 - Xbox One X

Microsoft kicked their E3 press conference off with the Xbox One X, the upgraded version of their Xbox One console. After a dramatic revealing of what it looked like Phil Spencer came on stage to…

June 11, 2017 | 06:11 EDT

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Microsoft E3 2017: Xbox One S Price Drop

Kicking off tomorrow, June 11, 2017, Microsoft is officially dropping the price of the Xbox One S by $50. This will drop most bundles down to $249.00 and will drop the Minecraft Favorites bundle all…

June 10, 2017 | 11:39 EDT

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Xbox Game Pass Launches June 1 With 100+ Games

The Xbox Game Pass service will be launching on June 1, 2017, with over 100 games available in its catalog as reported by Major Nelson. Announced earlier this year, the Xbox Game Pass is a…

May 28, 2017 | 04:43 EDT

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Xbox Games With Gold June 2017 - Hackers and Grey Wardens

Microsoft has announced the titles for the June Games With Gold Instant Game Collection as we near the end of May and approach gaming's grand convention. As always, there are four games for the month…

May 25, 2017 | 08:45 EDT

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Alan Wake to be Pulled from Stores Due to Music Licensing Issues

If you haven't played Remedy's supernatural thriller Alan Wake by now, you may want to hurry up with getting it while you still can. Due to expiring music licenses for music used in the game, both…

May 12, 2017 | 06:59 EDT

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Minecraft: Education Edition Now Teaches Kids to Code

Mojang has announced a few new features coming to Minecraft: Education Edition, a version of the popular building game meant specifically for use in a classroom. These new features include the…

May 3, 2017 | 10:15 EDT

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Windows 10 Game Mode Can Make Games Perform Worse

It seems like the Game Mode feature for Windows 10 has problems at the moment, making games running while this mode is active often perform markedly worse than games running with the mode turned off…

May 1, 2017 | 07:59 EDT

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Xbox FanFest 2017 Gets New Registration Date Following Technical Issues

Xbox FanFest 2017 has gotten a new registration date after an issue with the registration site which allocated more tickets than Microsoft had intended according to DualShockers. The overflow issue…

April 21, 2017 | 11:30 EDT

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Microsoft is Cutting Certain Services From Standalone Versions Of Microsoft Office

Services such as OneDrive for Business and Skype for Business will be cut from the standalone versions of Microsoft Office as reported by PCWorld. The change is planned to take effect in 2020 and was…

April 21, 2017 | 11:09 EDT

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Windows 10 Is Now On A Six-Month Upgrade Cycle

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will be shifting to a six-month cycle for major upgrades to Windows 10, Tom's Hardware reports. The core reason for the stated move is to make it easier for…

April 21, 2017 | 09:05 EDT

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Open-Source Patch Circumvents Windows Next-Gen CPU Check

An open-source patch has been created to circumvent a Windows Update CPU check in Windows 7 & 8.1 as reported by Bleeping Computer. Microsoft had previously stated that the latest CPUs will not…

April 20, 2017 | 03:04 EDT

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Microsoft to Offer Steam-like Self-Service Refunds

Microsoft is supposedly offering self-service refunds for Windows 10 and Xbox One Users, according to images posted on the Xbox One Reddit. A screenshot showing what appears to be an alpha test of…

April 12, 2017 | 05:05 EDT