After nearly two years of sitting on the bench, Anthony's back in the Rocket League game! Why? I can finally start a cross-platform party with friends who have expressed interest in playing with me. As of now, the system is live and ready t...

While Lyle continues to train vigorously in the action room for the inevitable battle for the Nebraskan power grid, here's what's been happening in video games: Respawn Entertainment has a new battle royale game called Apex Legends! Micro...

Today during the Inside Xbox event, Microsoft unveiled a new controller type: the "Sport Red Special Edition." Said to be "inspired by active wear" (I can see it) it sports a red/silver combo. Microsoft's controller game is just one of the ...

I think one of my least favorite things ever is a marketing campaign that is framed around "have you ever wanted to be [x] character!? Well now you can!" Most of those experiences hardly ever measure up, but now Microsoft is trying the...

2018 was quite the eventful year for Microsoft Studios. The division ushered numerous high-profile game studios under its umbrella including Playground Games (Forza Horizon), inXile Entertainment (Wasteland), Ninja Theory (Hellblade ),...

Yesterday, a plethora of Xbox One owners were finding themselves besieged by a whole host of software problems. These ranged from being unable to sign in or connect to Xbox Live, to simply being met with a pitch-black screen upon turning on...

And just like that, I'm thankful that I inadvertently let Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon slip through my fingers when it first released (and again after recently burning through Castlevania: Requiem, now that I think about it). Inti Create...

The Xbox Game Pass is still chugging along: nicely, I might add. In addition to new-release games a bunch of semi-new and older titles also pop up rather frequently, and we're getting some decent drops this week and throughout January. On J...

2018 was the first year I could say I was honestly excited about the Xbox brand. Not excited enough to actually buy a system, heavens no, but last year was certainly a turning point in how I look at Xbox and its place within Microsoft. This...

A few months ago, Microsoft rolled out a subsidized Xbox One bundle at select Microsoft retail stores. The deal would lock buyers into a two-year contract and immediately give them an Xbox One or Xbox One X for a specified price. The offer ...

Microsoft has announced a new costume pack for hugely-successful build 'em up title Minecraft, with aims of raising cash for animal-friendly charity The World Wildlife Fund.The "Paws and Claws" pack will be the first of the WWF-themed chari...

I'm a bit perplexed as I look at this list of nominees for Best Xbox One Game of 2018. There's a duo of humongous open-world action games. There's another game that takes place one minute at a time. There are two fighters. There's a game wh...

I've played a lot of Metroidvanias and Ori and the Blind Forest sits squarely near the top of the pack. Now it's coming to Xbox Game Pass, so if you have it, you should get on that. Microsoft is ramping up the pretty great service as t...

We kicked things off with a surprisingly packed Nintendo Switch eShop sale, but that's just the beginning. In celebration of The Game Awards, Sony, Microsoft, and Valve are also hosting sales. You'll find deals on mostly big-name, big-budge...

Microsoft's Phil Spencer has some big plans in store for Xbox Game Pass. In addition to bringing the service to mobile devices via Project xCloud, Spencer has stated that he'd like to see the service hit "every device." That could mean quit...

Sometimes, completionists have to write off a game as a lost cause. Whether due to technical hurdles like online services shutting down, high skill-based challenges, or time-consuming requirements, achieving 100 percent completion in certai...

It's Monday morning and you know what that means: Cyber Monday deals. For those looking to scoop up a PS4, Xbox One, or Switch console, there are quite a few deals available as of this morning. In fact, some of them are significantly better...

Mover over Wednesday night, Sunday morning is the new Black Friday, at least - according to major retailers. Starting today, you can already pick up the Black Friday advertised $199 Xbox One S 1TB Minecraft Creators Bundle at various retail...

In today's episode, me and Associate Editor Peter Glagowski discuss the recent purchasing habits from Microsoft, which lately has included a number of notable game studios. From Obsidian Entertainment (the fine folks behind Fallout: New Ve...

With Microsoft starting to invest heavily in its Game Pass subscription service, this latest report holds some credence. According to Thurrott, Microsoft is preparing two new SKUs for the Xbox One family of consoles. One version will be a r...

Microsoft just wrapped X018, its "celebration of all things Xbox." What went down? A lot of crowd cheering, an on-stage selfie with Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto, and a release date for Crackdown 3. While much of the show's news was Game P...

So this happened. Back in October Microsoft was allegedly in talks to acquire Obsidian Entertainment, purveyor of the best modern Fallout in New Vegas (we have proof) and more recently, the Pillars of Eternity series. Well, t...

Looking back inXile has a history of buddying up with Microsoft, so when recent rumors suggested that they were working out a deal to become acquired by them, it made sense. Back in 2013 its CEO Brian Fargo talked up Microsoft's approach to...

Mouse and keyboard support for consoles has been a divisive issue for over a decade. Microsoft even tried experimenting with it Shadowrun on the Xbox 360 and the results were mixed (I was there! It was a wild time for online gaming). It's t...

Of all places, we're learning more about an anime game at Microsoft's X018 event today. Jump Force has been gaining momentum since its E3 reveal and today publisher Bandai Namco confirmed two more characters: SSGSS (Super Saiyan God Super S...