Next fall, you won't need an Xbox Series X (or a high-end Windows 10 gaming PC) to play the next chapter in Master Chief's saga. Halo Infinite will be the flagship showcase of everything the Xbox Series X is capable of, that much is ce...

After an explosive launch, Sea of Thieves could have easily fizzed out, but it just hasn't. The open-ended seafaring co-op adventure game delighted many of us at launch despite complaints about a lack of content, and while Rare's post-launc...

This is...this is probably the last time we do this, right? At least, it's the last time we do it in this exact way. By December of next year, the Xbox Series X will have ushered in the next generation of Xbox, leaving our 2020 list as...

Modern video game consoles can get pretty darn noisy, especially when game developers try to squeeze all they can out of the machines. Is it normal for a PlayStation 4 Pro to sound like it's ready for takeoff? I don't know about normal, but...

"The 2010s" doesn't roll off the tongue as well as say, "the 2000s," but it'll do. We've had a ton of innovation these past 10 years or so, from the proliferation of home tablets, to widespread smartphone use, to technology like modern virt...

While Lyle continues to dunk on you dweebs, here's what's been happening in video games this past week: Project Scarlett now has a (way worse) name and was unveiled! The Video Game Awards came and went! Kingdom Hearts III is getting DLC an...

It's taken some time, but the PS4 port of globally-popular build-'em-up Minecraft will be updated to the "Bedrock Edition" tomorrow, finally allowing the same cross-play features that the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and mobile editions have b...

What to play, what to play. If you're anything like me, you could go in a bunch of different directions right now but a single game has been hogging all of your time. That said, I'm always thinking about what's next, and while the release s...

It's a big day for Halo fans on not just Xbox One, but finally – at last! – on PC too. Halo: Reach, one of the most memorable games in the wide-ranging series, is playable today on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Xbox One. If yo...

Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Microsoft is keenly aware of how hard it bungled the Xbox One launch in 2013. When compared to PlayStation 4, the early days of the Xbox One gave consumers weaker hardware, forced ...

Microsoft just capped off its X019, the annual celebration of everything Xbox. Well, technically only the news reveal portion has wrapped. The rest of X019 is a fan event that runs through the weekend. Xbox used its 90 minutes mostly as an ...

Where have all the AR games gone? Oh, they're either region exclusive, in development, or named Pokemon Go. While I'm still waiting for the localization of Yo-Kai Watch Go and Dragon Quest Go (which is evidently doing very well in...

Xbox Game Pass continues to be a wicked deal, and thanks to news out of today's X019 event, that list continues to grow. Microsoft just announced that 50 new games are coming to the service, a laundry list that includes titles that la...

Xbox sure knows how to slash prices for big holiday promos, and Black Friday 2019 is no exception. Microsoft is taking $150 off the top for Xbox One X console bundles and $100 off Xbox One S systems. From November 24 to December 2, the cons...

Age of Empires II: Definite Edition has taken up the spotlight lately, but during today's X019 presentation in London, we got a look – a real, non-concept-arty look – at the future of the series, Age of Empires IV. Along with A...

Microsoft Flight Simulator is still figuring out the finer details with assistance from the Insider Program community, but for the rest of us, there's this: a fresh trailer to gawk at from today's X019 stream. The attention to detail made ...

Microsoft continues to add onto the compilation that is the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, especially as the publisher gears up for the impending full PC launch. As part of the X019 festivities, Microsoft has announced that Halo: R...

Not to totally knock Bleeding Edge, but I'm glad Ninja Theory has multiple projects in the pipeline and the financial security that comes with being owned by Microsoft. Maybe it'll reach a big-enough audience with Xbox Game Pass to find mod...

It wouldn't be an Xbox live stream without a quick word from Rare about Sea of Thieves. During today's X019 broadcast, the developer showed The Seabound Soul, a new narrative-focused content update. The latest free Tall Tale mission has to...

So Obsidian was acquired by Microsoft in late 2018, but they had obligations to meet and a multiplatform game to ship. I'm naturally talking about The Outer Worlds, which ended up fantastically out-Fallouting recent Fallout entries, launchi...

Xbox's preeminent brand celebration is set to take place in London in just under a week's time. X019, the second consecutive year Xbox has returned to the X0-styled event, runs November 14 through 16. Of course, a showcase like this couldn'...

[Update: Responding to speculation with a statement posted to Twitter, Playtonic Games said that it is not currently working on "a new Banjo-Kazooie game" and the studio remains "independent." "While we would love to work with the bear and ...

Microsoft's Xbox All Access monthly payment plan is coming back for not only Xbox One consoles, but the next-gen Project Scarlett, too. If you're into the idea of Game Pass, it's worth considering. In essence, Xbox All Access is a way to pi...

Earlier this month, Xbox Corporate Vice President Mike Ybarra announced that he was stepping down from the role, having served the Xbox brand for over 20 years. Now it appears that his new adventure lies with Blizzard Entertainment, whom he...

Microsoft has been making huge strides this generation and a lot of people haven't noticed. Look, I get that we shouldn't forget the initial draconian DRM reveal for the Xbox One. But when people were excited to find out that Sony is focusi...