TodaySun, 12th May 2024

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  Guide Best Xbox Crossplay Games

  Our top picks for Xbox crossplay games you can enjoy in 2024

  What are the best crossplay games on Xbox consoles? As we all become evermore connected within the nightmare dystopia that is modern human life™, video games have adapted in kind, allowing us to play in a variety of ways and across multiple platforms, because we must now have...

  • 2h ago
  • Features
  • Xbox
  • Crossplay
  • Guides
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  Soapbox The Trouble With Limited Run Games, And How To Fix It

  Time Extension "There has to be a better standard of quality"

  It’s odd to me that we live in a time where a video game getting a physical release is now considered a big deal. As someone who’s probably from the last generation which grew up before the age of digital distribution, I still distinctly remember when physical game releases were the only game...

  • 2h ago
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Limited Run Games
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  News Ex-Blizzard President On Xbox's Future: 'Xbox Can Find A Path To Great Success'

  "For their teams and players around the world"

  It's been a wild week for Xbox following the announcement of four studio closures, and while the video game giant is currently facing a lot of criticism, many ex-Microsoft and Xbox employees still believe the brand can overcome this difficult period. Following

  • 7h ago
  • Xbox
  • Blizzard
  • Microsoft
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  News Xbox's Hi-Fi RUSH Limited Run Physical Release Is Still Happening

  "Hi-Fi Rush is go"

  Earlier this year alongside the announcement Hi-Fi RUSH would be releasing on the PlayStation 5, Limited Run Games revealed a physical release for this platform as well as the Xbox Series X|S. After this week's studio closure, some fans are wondering if the hard copy version is still happening. It seems so - with Limited Run...

  • 9h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
  • Bethesda

YesterdaySat, 11th May 2024

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  News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In June 2024 So Far

  An early look at what's ahead

  There's still a long way to go in May for Xbox Game Pass, but we're already starting to take a look at what's ahead for June as well! Just the two games have been confirmed so far, although both are launching "day one" on the service. The highlight for many here will be Still Wakes The Deep, which is a first-person...

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  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 13-17)

  Including remasters for some old favourites!

  Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 13-17! Alongside the Xbox Game Pass addition of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, we've also got plenty of interesting new releases heading to the Xbox Store next week, including two remasters in the form of B

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Weekly Roundup
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  Poll As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?

  Are you a fan of the original?

  We're now just over a week away from the first Xbox Game Studios release of 2024 in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, so as the May 21st release date draws near, we thought we'd take a quick look back at the original game in the series. Arriving in 2017, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice was a huge success for Ninja Theory,...

  • 23h ago
  • Xbox
  • Hellblade
  • Hellblade 2
  • Poll
  • Features
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 11-12)

  How about some Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden?

  Another weekend begins after a crazy few days in the world of Xbox! If you're stuck for things to do, don't forget we've got a few new Xbox Game Pass titles, multiple Free Play Days offerings and plenty of great sales on the Xbox Store. Here's what we're playing

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  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • What Are You Playing

Friday10th May 2024

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  Talking Point Is Sarah Bond Hinting At Eventually Moving Away From Xbox Hardware?

  Reading between the lines

  After all of the Xbox drama that's unfolded in recent days, today has brought our first official response from Microsoft - with Xbox president Sarah Bond appearing on Bloomberg News to discuss the future of gaming. During the chat, Bond talked about the team's commitment to Game Pass, and even gave

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Microsoft
  • Sarah Bond
  • Talking Point
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  News Xbox Reiterates Every First Party Title Is Coming To Game Pass 'Day One'

  A recent report suggested Call of Duty could be excluded

  Following a recent report claiming Xbox was considering not including new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass, it seems Microsoft's gaming division remains committed to "day one" releases. Xbox president Sarah Bond has mentioned at the Bloomberg Technology Summit this week how "day one"...

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  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Call of Duty
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Microsoft
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  News Xbox Veteran Suggests Recent Decisions 'Probably Aren't Being Made By Phil Spencer'

  "I 100% believe this is a board-level decision"

  This week has been chaotic to say the least in the world of Xbox, with four studio closures and various other reports about the situation being shared earlier this week. We don't have all the details on the exact reasons behind the closures just yet, so unsurprisingly we're getting a lot of varied...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • Microsoft
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  News Fallout 4 Will Be Getting A New Update Next Week On Xbox

  "Thanks for your continued feedback and support!"

  Bethesda has taken to social media today to announce that a new update is on the way for Fallout 4. The team's big next-gen upgrade initially arrived last month, but with numerous issues present at launch, the studio still has work to do getting things up to scratch. For now, Bethesda hasn't...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Bethesda
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox One
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  27

  News 'Animal Well' Is Exploding In Popularity, But Where's The Xbox Version?

  It's only on PS5, PC and Switch for now

  We'll be honest, when our friends over at Nintendo Life started raving this week about how incredible the new metroidvania "Animal Well" is, we had to stop and question whether we'd somehow overlooked this brand-new release. And yes, we did overlook it - but for one good reason. Animal Well, which is getting...

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  • Xbox
  • Animal Well
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Recent Studio Closures Tied To 'Long Term' Health Of The Business, Claims Xbox President

  "It's hard when you have to make decisions like that"

  It's been another rough week for the video game industry, with Microsoft shutting down four Xbox studios. One closure in particular though that's created a lot of confusion (and even some outrage) is Tango Gameworks - the same team behind the award-winning and critically-acclaimed title Hi-Fi...

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  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  News Hi-Fi RUSH Is Currently Being Reverse-Review Bombed On Steam

  Rushing to the review button

  If you've been following gaming as closely as we have in recent years you'll have come across a 'review-bombing' campaign or two - where disgruntled fans rush to post negative reviews, usually as a reaction to a publisher decision. Well, in response to Xbox's sudden closure of Tango Gameworks, Hi-Fi RUSH fans have taken...

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  • Xbox
  • Hi-Fi RUSH
  • Tango Gameworks
  • Microsoft
  • Steam
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  News Xbox Unveils New Hellblade 2 Dynamic Background For Series X|S

  Let's get this hype train started!

  It's time for another free dynamic background on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This latest one is for the upcoming release of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, which arrives via Xbox Game Pass on May 21st, 2024. The background is based around the game's latest cover art, which we think looks pretty awesome: To...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Background
  • Dynamic Background
  • Hellblade 2
  • Ninja Theory
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  News Tango Gameworks Manager Proudly Displays Hi-Fi RUSH Awards Following Studio Shutdown

  "Not enough?"

  It's no secret that Xbox fans seem most baffled about Tango Gameworks in regards to this week's studio shutdowns, with the community not taking the news particularly well when it dropped on Tuesday. Xbox fans aren't the only ones questioning why the developer has been shuttered though - the team's Game Project Manager has been...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Tango Gameworks
  • Bethesda
  • Hi-Fi RUSH
  • Microsoft
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  News OG Xbox Creator: I Believe In Xbox, Despite This Week's 'Tragic' Job Losses

  "I’m confident this isn’t the end of the story"

  Everyone's got an opinion about the Xbox studio closures that have taken place this week, and that includes the so-called "father of the Xbox" Seamus Blackley, who was there at the very beginning of the brand's existence. In a nutshell, Blackley feels sorry for everyone that's been caught up in...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Seamus Blackley
  • Original Xbox
  • Industry News
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  News Xbox Mobile Store Launches This July With Its Own 'First Party Portfolio'

  Expect games like Candy Crush and Minecraft

  For some time now Microsoft has been planning to launch its very own Xbox mobile store in hopes of shifting consumers away from the competition. Now, in a new interview at Bloomberg's Technology Summit, Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed the launch is on the horizon. Xbox's mobile store will...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Mobile
  • Xbox Mobile Store
  • Microsoft
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  News Xbox President Says xCloud Is Enjoying 'Tremendous Growth' Right Now

  "We have more demand than supply"

  There have been a lot of questions surrounding Xbox Cloud Gaming over the past few years and whether it's proving to be a success for Microsoft or not - and now Xbox president Sarah Bond has enlightened us a little further. Bond told Bloomberg this week that xCloud is actually enjoying "tremendous growth" right now...

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  • Xbox
  • Xbox Cloud Gaming
  • xCloud
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  News Xbox's New 'This Is Halo' Trailer Summarises 343's Journey With Halo Infinite

  Is this the end for Infinite?

  We feel a bit like we've woken up in a strange alternate universe this week with everything going on, and this morning, 343 Industries isn't helping us shake that feeling. The team has just dropped what feels like a launch trailer for Halo Infinite - two and a half years after the game's launch. Okay, so, it's not...

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  • Xbox
  • Halo Infinite
  • 343 Industries
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox's Sea Of Thieves Plunders PS5 Charts, Becoming Europe's Best-Selling Game In April

  Shiver me timbers

  Rare made its PlayStation debut last month with the arrival of Sea Of Thieves on PS5, and it sounds like its pirate adventure is doing quite well on the platform so far. As revealed by Sony in the company's latest PlayStation Blog sales post, Sea of Thieves was the best-selling game in Europe during the month of Apr

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Sea Of Thieves
  • PS5
  • Rare
  • Microsoft