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Xbox Games Showcases 2023 Rundown

I’ve bombarded my Steam wishlist a lot this Faux-3 (Summer Game Fest), but it is time to take a break and ask “What does Xbox have that I’m going to play on PC?” This wasn’t Uncle Phil’s best showcase, but after the…

PlayStation Showcase Titles Coming to Xbox

Amid the excitement of the many reveals from this week’s PlayStation showcase, Microsoft announced which titles debuted by Sony will also be coming to PC and Xbox. All of these titles will also be coming to Gamepass as well. First, let’s go…

Xbox Game Pass Reveals from Tokyo Game Show

Microsoft may be an American company, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t have their own presentation during this past weekend’s Tokyo Game Show, which primarily focused on titles from Asian developers. Several updates were shared on several upcoming titles to the Xbox…

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Set for June 12th

We’re coming up in the middle of the year and that of course means it’s time for showcases and presentations from the biggest publishers and console makers. This used to just be collectively called E3, but the last couple of years haven’t…

What Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Means

For many, the day Microsoft announces a deal about buying another large gaming company or publisher is an important day in their life. For Microsoft, it was Tuesday. That isn’t just an altered quote from a video game movie, it’s also something…

Free-To-Play Games No Longer Need Xbox Live Gold

The plight of console gaming is a dismal one, for which I will never understand. Online gaming is leaking into everything; from simple things like F1 2019 and 2020 needing to connect to a server, all the way to everything Triple-A being…

Bethesda/Microsoft Exclusivity Predictions

When it comes to the now-official ZeniMax acquisition for Microsoft, Bethesda is the real prized goose. The studio publishes some of the most popular games of the past 20 years and has some heavy hitters on the way. Microsoft is clear about…

EA Play Not Coming To Game Pass PC This Month

Following the initial announcement back in September, some have been excited for the addition of EA Play to Xbox Game Pass. The service did see EA Play join for consoles back in November upon the release of the Xbox Series X and S…

Microsoft Flight Simulator VR Will Be a Free Upgrade

Some excited fans of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series wanted to wait to play the game until VR support went live. It’s understandable, with photorealistic visuals and a ton of detail, it’s a game built for VR. Or rather, VR feels built for…

Low Stock Makes Series X/S Launch Feel Lackluster

It’s hard to talk about a console launch when you don’t have one yet. Still, that’s where many fans and some critics find themselves. Yesterday was the first day Xbox Series X/S consoles hit shelves but they really didn’t. With many stores…