Today during Minecraft's 10th anniversary, Microsoft unveiled the new "top secret" project: Minecraft Earth. It's that AR (augmented reality) concept we heard about recently, much in the same vein as Pokemon Go, Garfield Go (haha), and what...

Sony and Microsoft, once thought to be bitter rivals in the gaming space, have laid down their guns and extended the olive branch. Okay, maybe that depiction is a little dramatic, but the two tech giants are about to start working together ...

The table is mostly set for E3 2019, and surprisingly, several of those seats are going to be vacant. All eyes are on Microsoft this year, as Sony completely bowed out of the conference game (their lengthy late shows really took it out of m...

A few days ago, Microsoft dropped a hint on the Xbox Twitter account that it was getting involved with Game of Thrones in some capacity or another. Folks saw a burst of flames and imagery that suggested maybe, just maybe, this would amount ...

There has been a near-unanimous refrain following Microsoft's cancelation of Platinum's Scalebound back in 2017: How could Xbox, a platform that's light on first-party exclusives, shut down the most promising game in its pipeline? More...

It's possible to (officially) play Minecraft Classic for free in your browser like it's 2009 all over again. You won't need to bust out a separate launcher or catch up on in-depth wikis – it's a cinch. In celebration of the game's fas...

I thought I was done with Minecraft for good, but an augmented-reality mobile game could be the precise thing to pull me back in after all these years. Earlier today, Microsoft began teasing Minecraft AR with the promise that more details w...

We've seen some bizarre custom consoles in our time, but this officially sanctioned Godzilla-themed Xbox One might just take the kaiju cake. It looks like someone carved out a hunk of Godzilla's flesh. And, well, you can win it! As a promo ...

As teased in Monday's Halo Insider update, 343 Industries has revealed some of the details for what the upcoming PC port of Halo: Master Chief Collection will play like. While the core gameplay will remain untouched, new control options, an...

Microsoft has announced the May 2019 line-up for its "Games With Gold" selection and it's all over the place. I understand not every month can be a banger, but this is an exceptionally odd collection of games. Each game is from a different ...

Speaking with Variety, a Microsoft spokesperson has announced that Minecraft creator Markus Persson - better known by pseudonym "Notch," will not be in attendance at an upcoming event celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the globally popu...

It's no secret now that Nintendo and Microsoft are getting a bit chummy with one another. The two companies have advertised Minecraft together, former Xbox console exclusives have started popping up on Switch, and they never shy away f...

eSports! Today during their Inside Xbox briefing (a concept that Sony just joined in on, on top of the existing Nintendo Direct presentations), Microsoft unveiled a new six-part documentary called ELeague Gears Summer Series: The Bonds and ...

What's a disc drive worth to you? If it's $50 (or less), there's a new Xbox that you might be interested in. All the leaks were spot-on. During today's Inside Xbox stream, Microsoft revealed the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition -- a new model...

Hard to believe, but we're coming up on two years of Xbox Game Pass. As we inch toward the anniversary, Microsoft has a new offering: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That name might've been cause for concern had it not already leaked. Basically, t...

Microsoft has been ramping up its Inside Xbox shows, or it at least feels that way. Love 'em or hate 'em, I appreciate their communication efforts, particularly after Sony's underbaked first State of Play stream. The April 2019 episode of I...

Microsoft is getting their E3 planning phase out of the way early. This morning the official Xbox site gave us a hard date for their E3 conference: June 9 at 1:00PM PT. Note that they are now the only member of the "big three" that's even h...

Just yesterday I saw a Cuphead plushie for sale at Target next to the Game of Thrones and Stranger Thing merchandise. The game's brand is bigger than the game itself, largely because of ease of availability. Being published by Microsoft mea...

Microsoft has two different gaming subscriptions that serve unique purposes. Xbox Live Gold is the one that enables multiplayer functionality, cloud saves, and four free games each month. Xbox Game Pass is essentially a digital rental servi...

A new update has rolled out for globally-popular crafting title Minecraft that appears to remove multiple references to the game's creator, Markus Persson, mostly known by his handle "Notch".Although Persson's name remains in the Minecraft ...

Just mere hours after Sony came out with news about the "State of Play" stream, Microsoft announced today that it will be hosting a new stream focused on indie games called "[email protected] Game Pass." It will debut on March 26, 2019, at 9:00 am PD...

Microsoft is going to sweeten the deal for anyone who's interested in becoming an early adopter of its upcoming (and not even announced yet) disc-less Xbox One. A recent report indicates that the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will ship wit...

If you don't feel like waiting when it comes to Halo: The Master Chief Collection's PC port, developer 343 Industries is reminding folks that the Halo Insider Program (read: a community-like springboard for all things Halo) will allow for s...

Regardless of how you feel about Halo in 2019 (for some, the magic is gone), it's very clear that the folks over at 343 Industries are still very much in it to win it. Following a recent bid to give the folks at 343 as much pizza as possibl...

While Lyle continues to be the multi-dimensional janitor that cleans up your mess in over 30 different scenarios, here's what's been happening in video games on Earth A246: Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC! Dragon's Dogm...