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News More Evidence Of Xbox Cloud Gaming's 'Stream Your Own Games' Feature Surfaces
"Stream games beyond Game Pass"
Following reports of Xbox Cloud Gaming allowing users to stream their own games very soon, we've now got more evidence of this rollout surfacing online. As highlighted by The Verge, a developer behind 'Better xCloud script' has seemingly discovered references to "stream your own games" on Microsoft and Xbox pages...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Reportedly Let You Stream Your Own Games Very Soon
"Thousands" of titles set to be supported eventually
Following yesterday's news that Xbox would start selling games "directly" on the Android app as of this November, we've now got another update to share this weekend. The Verge has been told by "sources familiar with Microsoft's plans" that the tech giant is apparently getting ready to test the...
News Xbox To Start Selling Games 'Directly' On Android App Next Month (US)
Court ruling forces Google to "open up" its mobile store
Well, here's an interesting development - Microsoft will be updating its Xbox app on Android devices next month to allow US users to purchase as well as play Xbox games on their mobile devices. This follows a US court ruling this week which stops the requirement of Google Play Billing for app...
News Xbox Hires Former YouTube & Facebook Exec As New 'VP Of Global Partnerships'
"Let's GO!"
The former YouTube Gaming lead has announced that he's joined Xbox as Vice President of Global Partnerships. In a post on social media today, Leo Olebe shared his excitement about joining the team alongside the likes of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, which prompted the former to publicly welcome him to the company: Prior to becoming...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Discusses 'Building Towards' New Storefront That'll Rival Apple & Google
"I think it’s a huge opportunity"
Xbox has made it clear that mobile and cloud gaming is an area the brand needs to properly expand into, with Microsoft hoping that the ongoing ActiBlizz deal can help in that field. Another way that the team feels it can push into mobile is by opening up a new storefront on that platform, something that Xbox boss...
Report Google & Nvidia The Latest Companies To 'Express Concerns' Over Xbox ActiBlizz Deal
In line, behind Sony
The saga continues! In a new report from Bloomberg, it's mentioned that both Google and Nvidia are beginning to express concerns over the Xbox Activision Blizzard deal, although the two companies' interests seem a little different to Sony, which has continually argued against the deal going ahead for various reasons
News Report Suggests Google Isn't Keen On Xbox's Attempt To Buy Activision Blizzard
But to a "lesser extent" than Sony
We don't know about you, but we're getting sick of this whole Activision Blizzard drama! We shared the report yesterday that the FTC was considering filing a lawsuit against Microsoft's attempts to acquire ActiBlizz, but something we didn't mention from the report was that Google apparently has concerns with the...
News Xbox's New Mobile Store Will Aim To 'Shift Consumers Away' From Apple & Google
"Xbox will seek to scale the Xbox Store to mobile..."
Tucked into Microsoft's response to the whole UK CMA Activision Blizzard deal (yep, it's still ongoing!), the company has revealed more details on a planned Xbox mobile store, which will attempt to pry users away from the existing iOS and Android storefronts. According to the statement, the plan...
