TodaySat, 27th Apr 2024

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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 27-28)

  How about some Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?

  Welcome to the weekend! There's so much to enjoy on Xbox over the next two days, including a free next-gen update for Fallout 4, some great new Xbox Game Pass additions, more Free Play Days titles and a

  • 2m ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • What Are You Playing

YesterdayFri, 26th Apr 2024

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  News Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success

  "More than any other publisher"

  Microsoft's latest quarterly results are in; with the team seeing huge gains across its Xbox division thanks to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year. However, it's not just ActiBlizz bringing the good news at the moment - some of Xbox's older studio acquisitions are bringing continued success too. As part...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Satya Nadella
  • PlayStation Store
  • PS5
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  25

  News Fallout 4's Quality Mode Is Reportedly Bugged On Xbox Series X|S Right Now

  That explains the 60FPS

  Following yesterday's rollout of the Fallout 4 next-gen update, we noted how the Quality Mode on Xbox Series X and S appeared to run at a very smooth 60FPS, despite Bethesda stating that it would only support up to 30/40FPS. Well, it looks like the reason has been revealed. According to Digital Foundry's tests so far,...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Fallout 4 Next-Gen
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Stalker 2's Open World Looks Mighty Impressive In New 'Not A Paradise' Trailer

  Be careful where you tread

  GSC Game World has today dropped a brand-new trailer for Stalker 2, ahead of the game's much-anticipated release on Xbox Game Pass. It's a short clip this time around, but the team's new 'Not a Paradise' trailer shows off some impressive technical details powering its open-world FPS. The landscape itself seems rich with...

  • 22h ago
  • Xbox
  • Stalker 2
  • GSC Game World
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Reminder Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Early Next Week

  Including one that's endorsed by Phil Spencer!

  As we head into the weekend, we wanted to bring your attention once again to six games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass in just a few days' time - if you want to play them with your subscription, you haven't got long left to do so! There's plenty to enjoy here, but Ravenlok is perhaps one of the biggest...

  • 18h ago
  • Xbox
  • Reminder
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Leaving Soon
  • Xbox One
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  News Xbox Game 'Tech Glitch' Gets 100% Discount, Now Entirely Free To Claim

  A free game with 1200 gamerscore

  We'll never say "no" to a free game, and that's what we're getting with Tech Glitch on Xbox this month! First released back in August 2020, Tech Glitch is described as an "old school couch multiplayer game" in which you need to tackle various puzzles or even create your own. Until recently, the game was priced at...

  • 20h ago
  • Xbox
  • Free Games
  • Tech Glitch
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Lollipop Chainsaw Remake Will Be Getting A Full Reveal Soon, Says Designer

  "Get ready for the return"

  Although the Lollipop Chainsaw remake is officially slated for a Summer 2024 launch, we've not really seen or heard much about the title ahead of its impending release. However, that should be about to change soon - with new comments from designer Yoshimi Yasuda suggesting that a big reveal is imminent. Taking to Twitter,...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Lollipop Chainsaw Remake
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Steam's Most Wishlisted Game Is Available Today On PC Game Pass (April 26)

  Lead your people into battle

  Today marks the final Xbox Game Pass arrival of April 2024 - although this one isn't actually on Xbox just yet, but rather is a PC Game Pass exclusive until the Xbox version arrives at some point in the (hopefully) not too distant future. The game we're talking about is Manor Lords, which is currently the top wishlisted...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • PC Game Pass
  • Manor Lords
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  15

  News Xbox's Gaming Revenue Is Up 51% YoY Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition

  The FY24 Q3 results are in

  Microsoft has today released its financial results for Q3 2024 and its Xbox gaming revenue growth is up by more than 51% year-over-year. Once again, this is mostly credited to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was closed on October 13, 2023. This latest figure factors in 55 points of net impact from...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Rumour Resident Evil 9 May Have Been 'Internally Delayed' At Capcom

  "For one reason or another"

  It's been a whole year since Resident Evil 4 Remake launched on Xbox Series X|S (and almost three years since Village dropped), so naturally, attention is now turning towards RE's next mainline entry. 'Resident Evil 9' hasn't been officially announced yet, but we've already heard it might be open world - and now a fresh...

  • 21h ago
  • Xbox
  • Resident Evil 9
  • Capcom
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Talking Point Would You Like To See Xbox Focus On A New Fallout Game?

  Have you caught Fallout fever this month?

  Well, we're officially in a bit of a Fallout renaissance, folks! Amazon Prime's TV show has drummed up huge levels of hype for Bethesda's post-apocalyptic series — so much so that the nine-year-old Fallout 4 has shot to the top of the gaming charts in recent weeks — and the

  • 23h ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 5
  • The Elder Scrolls 6
  • Bethesda Game Studios
  • Microsoft
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  10

  News Blizzard Has Decided To Skip BlizzCon In 2024

  "This is a Blizzard decision" not a Microsoft one

  Blizzard's annual event 'BlizzCon' won't be taking place this year, and while there's been some speculation it could have been a decision made by a "higher up" at Microsoft, it's now been confirmed this is not the case. A Blizzard spokesperson informed Windows Central "this is a Blizzard decision"...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Blizzard
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Lords Of The Fallen Custom Xbox Unveiled Alongside Major '1.5' Update

  The Master of Fate edition

  The team behind 2023's Lords Of The Fallen have unveiled a new custom Xbox Series X console to go alongside its fresh 'Master of Fate' update. Five systems are up for grabs in total, and you can enter to win via the competition landing page - with multiple ways to enter. The giveaway is open to residents of the UK &...

  • 19h ago
  • Xbox
  • Lords of the Fallen
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

Thursday25th Apr 2024

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  News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 25)

  Including Fallout 4 next-gen!

  It's a big day for Xbox Game Pass, folks! We have three additions to the library in total today, including Bethesda's Fallout 4 next-gen update and a pretty hefty addition to EA Play. Here's an introduction to what's coming to Xbox Game Pass today: Another Crab's T

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Fallout 4 Comparison Reveals How Similar The Xbox One & Next-Gen Versions Look

  Xbox One Vs. Xbox Series X

  Update: It's now being reported that Fallout 4's Quality Mode on Xbox Series X|S isn't working properly at the moment, and the game is defaulting to Performance Mode without telling the player. That explains the 60 frames per-second footage you see in the video above, and hopefully the Quality Mode will provide more visual...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update
  • Comparison
  • Videos
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  News Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes

  FPS & resolution info revealed for Xbox Series X|S

  It's time for the Fallout 4 next-gen update on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! The update dropped around an hour ago on both consoles, and it clocks in at around 22GB if you're upgrading from the Xbox One version. Thanks to Bethesda, we have more details on what exactly is included in Fallout 4's...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News More 90% Discounts Have Been Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (April 23-30)

  Amazing prices until the end of the month

  Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales? The good news is that thanks to last week's sales, we've got plenty of them - plus a bunch more to add to the list courtesy of the newest offerings from this past Tuesday! We still think the highlight here is the incredibly priced Sinking City and...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Discounts
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News 8BitDo Unveils Budget-Friendly Xbox Controller With Hall Effect Sticks

  Update: Along with 2 other new controllers!

  Update: It appears we jumped the gun a bit, as 8BitDo has now announced three new Xbox controllers coming to market very soon, including the "8BitDo Ultimate C Wired Controller for Xbox" as described down below. The other two controllers are the "8Bitdo Pro 2 Wired Controller for Xbox" retailing at $44.99...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • 8BitDo
  • Controllers
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Series S Toaster Drops To Lowest Ever Price In The UK

  Seems like a pretty good deal to us

  The first big Xbox surprise of 2024 arrived in the form of the Xbox Series S toaster back on January 3rd, and now that it's available in more regions beyond just the US, we've spotted it at its lowest price ever in the UK right now. Over at Currys, it's currently down from £29.99 to just £19.99 as of today,...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series S Toaster
  • Toaster
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 25-28)

  Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate

  Xbox Free Play Days is officially a-go! We've got three Xbox titles up for grabs this week, including 2023's TramSim: Console Edition for Xbox Series X|S. Here's the full Free Play Days lineup for this weekend: Prison Architect: Xbox One Edition Railway Empire TramSim: Console Edition

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Free Play Days
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Gears Of War Voice Actor Reckons We're Due A 'Gears 6' Announcement In June

  Rising like a JD Fenix

  Gears of War developer The Coalition has been rather quiet since Gears 5 dropped almost five years ago, but we're starting to see pointers that things may get busier this year. The latest hint is a fresh tweet from the voice actor behind Gears character JD Fenix - the actor thinks June could be the month for a big '

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Gears 6
  • The Coalition
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
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  News New Zombie FPS 'Sker Ritual' Is Off To An Impressive Start On Xbox

  Bursting into the charts

  Wales Interactive's Sker Ritual sort of came out of nowhere earlier this month, at least on console, and the game's 1.0 launch has gotten off to an impressive start following a length PC Early Access period. The zombie-FPS is charting on both Xbox and Steam, as the development team feels "totally blown away" by the game's...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Sker Ritual
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Wales Interactive
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  News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Gets New Xbox Update, Full Patch Notes Revealed

  "Update II is available now"

  The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection came in for a lot of flack at launch due to its online instability and a few missing features, but a decent number of those issues were resolved in the game's first update back in March. Now, we've got a second update - and it's available right now on Xbox! The focus here is...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
  • Update
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Game Pass's Texas Chain Saw Massacre Gets Free DLC Promotion

  But you (maybe?) have to own the game outright

  Back in November The Texas Chain Saw Massacre dev started adding new DLC characters to the game at $10 a pop, which seemed like a fairly controversial move at the time. Well, several months & DLC packs later, and the team is starting to bundle them in with the base game as part of a special...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Dead By Daylight Gets Huge File Size Reduction On Xbox Series X|S

  And it's still on Game Pass!

  A-list horror title Dead by Daylight has undergone a pretty major overhaul on Xbox this week, resulting in a big benefit for current-gen players. As a result of the team's switch to Unreal Engine 5, Dead by Daylight is now almost 20GB smaller on Xbox Series X and S. On our Xbox Series X console we're now seeing a 49GB...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Dead by Daylight
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Behaviour Interactive