Space Jam: A New Legacy, the sequel to the iconic ’90s sports comedy with Looney Tunes characters, is getting a video game tie-in. Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game will launch exclusively as part of the Xbox Game…
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Xbox Games with Gold offers Lego Batman, Armello in May
Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get four free games in May as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Games with Gold program. Next month’s games will roll out on May 1 with Traveller’s Tales’ kid-friendly action brawler…
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Microsoft announces some free-to-play games, including Fortnite and Warzone, now playable without Xbox Live Gold
Many free-to-play games on Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and Xbox One consoles will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold membership, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. The change was made official after Microsoft started lifting the restriction in its…
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Skyrim, Fallout 4, and other Bethesda games get FPS Boost on Xbox Series X
Five games from publisher Bethesda Softworks now support Microsoft’s FPS Boost feature, the technology that increases frame rates for games running on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, nearly doubling their original frame rates. Those titles are Dishonored: Definitive…
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Xbox Games With Gold gave us few options to consider in 2020
If you pay Microsoft to play online multiplayer with Xbox Live Gold, but you’re not paying them $5 extra for Xbox Game Pass, then you probably don’t care about the free games, anyway. The Games With Gold offerings in 2020…
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Xbox head Phil Spencer says Xbox app could come to TVs next year
Playing Xbox games on your TV may not require an Xbox at all soon. Xbox head Phil Spencer tells The Verge that we may see a dedicated Xbox app for smart TVs by next year, one that could stream console…
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Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B deal
Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media and publisher Bethesda Softworks, the company announced Monday. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, published a letter on Xbox Wire, welcoming the The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Dishonored, and Quake franchises, as well as Starfield…
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Here’s how the Xbox Series S and Series X will handle backward compatibility
Backward compatibility is one of the major pillars of Microsoft’s pitch for its next-generation consoles: The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the company says, will launch with the ability to play “thousands of Xbox One, Xbox 360, and…
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Backward compatibility is one of the major pillars of Microsoft’s pitch for its next-generation consoles: The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the company says, will launch with the ability to play “thousands of Xbox One, Xbox 360, and…
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Microsoft doesn’t seem to care where you buy Halo Infinite
Microsoft showed off the first gameplay from Halo Infinite during Thursday’s Xbox Games Showcase, but another surprise was slowly bubbling up with very little fanfare: Halo Infinite is already listed on Steam, with a release date of “Holiday 2020.” It’s…
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Xbox Summer Game Fest will let players try over 60 upcoming games
With the novel coronavirus pandemic making large gaming events nearly impossible this year, many announcements have shifted to online events, like Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. The latest online shift comes from Microsoft, will give fans a chance to get…
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Xbox console bundles ditch 25-digit codes for something easier
Setting up a modern video game console has traditionally meant punching in a bunch of lengthy codes. Any games that came packed in, along with any promotional memberships, each have their own string of letters and numbers to sort out….
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