Believe it or not, there’s some fresh news regarding Hollow Knight: Silksong. A new listing for the game has recently been discovered on Microsoft’s Xbox Store page, causing quite a stir among fans. Although initially lacking in excitement, it is worth noting that Silksong previously only had store pages for the Switch eShop, PlayStation Store, Steam, and GOG. However, a ...
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Crash Bandicoot Developer Toys For Bob Parts Ways With Activision & Xbox, Becomes Independent
This week has been quite eventful for the video game industry, and it looks like there’s more excitement to come. Following recent layoffs at PlayStation and Electronic Arts, developers are now separating from their parent companies. Furthermore, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, Toys for Bob, recently revealed its decision to part ways with Activision and the Xbox team ...
Read More »Details of Xbox’s ‘Everywhere’ Vision Revealed in Internal Memo by Phil Spencer
If you missed it, Xbox’s executives hosted a podcast yesterday, officially revealing the company’s long-speculated plan to release some first-party games on competing consoles. Following all the buzz surrounding the topic, it was somewhat expected, yet it remains a significant change in the platform holder’s approach to its own games moving forward. Although the messaging was a little ambiguous, a ...
Read More »Xbox Wants Game Pass on “Every Screen” Including Nintendo
Microsoft and Xbox have stated their desire to make gaming more accessible, and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart reiterated this at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week. While it’s a “bit of a change of strategy” for Xbox and nothing serious is happening right now, the goal is to bring its “first-party experiences” and subscription services to “every screen” that ...
Read More »Internal Xbox Email Want Nintendo
Xbox’s 2020 internal communication from Phil Spencer suggests the corporation is still exploring acquiring Nintendo. As part of a deluge of leaked, unredacted documents from the FTC Vs. Microsoft case in the US (the original of which appears to have been removed), the email reveals Spencer’s surprising thoughts on the acquisition, including that “getting Nintendo would be a career moment” ...
Read More »The developer of Halo Infinite Forge explains why the mode is online-only
A critical problem with the idle boot timeout in Forge mode has also been fixed by 343 Industries. What you must understand Halo Infinite’s Forge differs from earlier versions of the map-creation program in that it needs an internet connection to the game’s servers in order to function. This implies that whenever there are issues with the servers or their ...
Read More »Xbox Boss: Video Game Price Increase Is Not A Bad Thing
Video game prices have steadily climbed over the years, though the current $59.99 for new AAA games has been the norm for quite a while. However, it looks like that could be about to change when the next generation of consoles hits, as 2K Games recently revealed their price for NBA 2K21 on next-gen platforms is $69.99. This is a ...
Read More »Mass Effect 2 and 3 are finally in Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Mass Effect is one of the most beloved RPGs from the seventh generation, a combination of a well told story and surprisingly fun gameplay that received critical acclaim when every installment released. The franchise has gained such a status that Mass Effect fans now celebrate every 7th of November as N7 Day (named after a military status from the Mass ...
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda official launch postponed to 2017
Though originally planned for release in 2016, Mass Effect: Andromeda was delayed until publisher EA’s fourth fiscal quarter 2017 – meaning we could expect the game to drop somewhere between January and March. Originally reported by Destructoid, comics publisher Dark Horse seems to have inadvertently narrowed the release window down to March 21, 2017. On the US Amazon listing of their ...
Read More »Madden NFL 17 Review
I’ll be honest with you – I don’t really play a lot of sports games. In fact, Madden NFL 17 is the first football game I’ve spent more than a few hours with since Madden Football 64. To my pleasant surprise, though, I actually enjoyed my time with the game. As you all know, every year comes the day when EA puts out ...
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