Following the release of the portable PC/laptop type-thing Steam Deck, Steam platform creator Valve spoke out about the future. During a PC Gamer interview, Valve president Gabe Newell said that it isn't interested in making its own subscription service ala Xbox Game Pass. "I don't think it's something that we thin

An analyst has claimed that Microsoft will have trouble acquiring big Japanese game studios due to cultural factors but it’s still not out of the question. In the past, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has expressed interest in acquiring an Asian game developer, “particularly a Japanese studio,”

2022 is starting out with a seismic shift in the games industry. Microsoft has announced that they have agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard. According to the announcement, this means that Microsoft will now own Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, I

Out of nowhere, Microsoft has confirmed that they have quietly ended the production and manufacturing of all Xbox One consoles since 2020. According to the report from The Verge, Cindy Walker, senior director of Xbox console product marketing, said: “To focus on production of Xbox Series X / S, we stopped pro

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the official Xbox Wireless Headset. Now, they have announced the brand new wired Xbox Stereo Headset for those who prefer an alternative to wireless headphones. The new Xbox Stereo Headset features many of the same design elements as the previously announced Xbox Wireless Heads

A new global partnership has formed between Halo Infinite and the navigation app Waze. Starting today, drivers around the world can access a brand-new Waze experience that allows them to drive with vehicles and characters straight from the Halo universe. Upon selecting the Halo theme, drivers can choose their side:

Microsoft Flight Simulator was originally released for PC in August 2020. Almost a year later and the sim game has finally arrived on Xbox Series X/S consoles. From light planes to wide-body jets, you’ll test your piloting skills against the challenges of real-time weather including accurate wind speed and di

The Microsoft Store has published an official product page for an unannounced game. That game is Two Point Campus, a new university management game from publisher Sega and developer Two Point Studios, best known for Two Point Hospital. It is currently listed for Xbox platforms and PC. However, it's worth pointin

In a move that will change the PC gaming landscape, Microsoft has announced that they will reduce their cut from 30 percent to just 12 percent starting from 1 August 2021 for games on the Microsoft Store. This move is clearly a bid to compete with Steam and attract developers to bring their PC games to the Microsoft St

Fortnite is not available on Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gamings service, and that's actually by choice. According to a new deposition made public as part of Epic Games' ongoing court case against Apple, Epic Games regards Microsoft’s xCloud service as competition to its own PC offerings, and that is the reason why.

Microsoft has posted its financial report for the third quarter of 2021 today, reporting revenue of US$41.7 billion and a net income of US$15.5 billion. According to the report, Microsoft's revenue is up by a whopping 19 percent, and net income has increased by 44 percent. The company is seeing especially strong gro

Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc in a deal which may be worth US$10 billion, according to some folks who are deep in the development. Via a brief piece on Bloomberg, no deal is imminent according to the source who asked not to be identified. Another source said that Discord is more likely to go public

Is Xbox VR in the works? The rumours started circulating yesterday as IGN Italy reported that while testing the new Xbox Wireless Headset, a prompt appeared on their Xbox Series X console stating their "VR Headset" requires an update. This popup indicates that the Xbox Series X/S is going to feature some kind of

Bethesda is now officially under Microsoft. The company splurged over a whopping US$7.5 billion, giving them now ownership over iconic game franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, and more. Gamers have been wondering if future Bethesda will be exclusive to Microsoft.

Update: Bethesda is now officially under the Xbox family. They just released a video celebrating it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy2930hAXnc Original Story: The SEC and EU Commission has approved Microsoft's US$7.5 billion acquisition of Zenimax, the parent company of Bethesda Game Studios. Following it

A Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy recently appeared on the Microsoft Store but was quickly removed after going viral. According to ResetEra, it's a collection of the three games by Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix, including Tomb Raider, Rise Of The Tomb Raider, and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider. The Microsoft S

A new Halo game (that's not Halo Infinite) is apparently in development, according to a Microsoft Xbox job listing. The producer job posting, which was posted on 6 February 2021 (via GamesRadar), reveals that Halo franchise developer 343 Industries is working on a new entry in the Halo franchise. The listing s

While we're speculating whether Microsoft and Xbox are planning on making billion-dollar acquisitions of giant video game-making companies, we should look back at one of their major attempts back in 2000. According to a Bloomberg report on Xbox, Microsoft once proposed buying Nintendo in order to lock in its first-p

We're only a few months into the next-gen console life-span and Microsoft is already asking if Xbox players want to have some of the features in the PS5 DualSense controller in its new Xbox Series X and Series S gamepads. As reported by TechRadar, the company has given out a survey to Xbox players asking questions

It was announced late last month that Far Cry 6 would be delayed beyond its original 18 February 2021 release date. However, Ubisoft only provided a vague release window then, but now we know the new release date, thanks to the game's Microsoft's Store listing. According to the U.S. Microsoft Store, Far Cry 6 is sl