I don't know how I let such a long-time-coming game like Psychonauts 2 sneak up on me, but it kind of has — assuming it's coming out soon, I mean. The latest official word on launch day is still "this year," but after a recent Microso...

Microsoft has responded to recent reports that the publisher is planning to reduce the amount of money it makes on each and every Xbox game sale. According to the industry giant, it currently has no plans to take any less of a stake in the ...

Microsoft has added even more old games to its FPS Boost lineup, bringing the total up to 97. FPS Boost is a special feature of the Xbox Series X and S that pumps up the framerate on older games, often either a lift up to either 60hz or 120...

What a combo! East meets west. While there are several "big" games on offer this May in terms of Xbox Game Pass, arguably the two biggest are Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and Red Dead Online. The former is notable because Game Pass ...

I'm actually enjoying the relaxed and fireside manner in which Microsoft is giving us Halo Infinite updates. They took the memes to heart when it was shown off that fateful afternoon, and the Halo Waypoint blog has been a font of infor...

One of the last generation's big Star Wars games is getting a new next-gen version. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will have its own PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S release this summer. The announcement comes as part of the lead-up to ...

Microsoft has released its latest financial results for its most recent quarter, and things are most assuredly looking up in The House of Xbox. Overall gaming revenue has been boosted by 50% year-on-year, driven by the launch of its next-ge...

The journey of the apprentice builder and his amnesiac friend Malroth is coming to Xbox, and it will be headed to Game Pass as well. Square Enix and Xbox confirmed today that 2019's Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Ser...

The back catalog has been growing on Xbox, and several Electronic Arts games are getting a little boost to their performance on newer consoles. Earlier this year, Microsoft detailed FPS Boost, a new tool for making older games run even bett...

Xbox is lifting the restrictions on its free-to-play games. While some online multiplayer games still required an Xbox Live Gold membership to play even if they didn't cost any money to play themselves, Microsoft is unlocking that today. Th...

There might be some delays already this year, but Double Fine has reassured it's still aiming for 2021. The studio tweeted today that yes, Psychonauts 2 is still slated for this year. The statement reaffirms what the company's Twitter accou...

The Colorado of Wasteland 3 is pretty rough, and to survive it, you're going to need some steel. The Battle of Steeltown, Wasteland 3's first narrative expansion, is headed to the titular Steeltown to resolve an internal conflict so th...

Smart speakers can do a lot: control your music, maintain a grocery list, and wake you up in the morning. Now, you can also tell them to start downloading some Halo to your Xbox. Today, Amazon and Microsoft announced a new Alexa skill that ...

E3 2021 is back in digital form, and it's not going to be a paywalled affair. That's good! Nintendo and Microsoft were also confirmed to be in on the festivities, and the former actively showed their support on Twitter via Nintendo of Ameri...

The announcement that Sony's baseball sim MLB The Show is coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. But Sony is saying the decision didn't come from them. Speaking to Inverse, a PlayStation representative...

Big news today for Xbox Game Pass: it's getting one of the biggest games in recent memory. Yep! It's none other than Grand Theft Auto V, which hits the Game Pass service on April 8, on mobile devices and consoles. Also on that same date you...

Microsoft has done a bang-up job in terms of game preservation and backward compatibility this generation. The Xbox Series X is a powerhouse of a console in terms of cross-generation preservation, letting people play a large swath of games ...

The previously PlayStation-exclusive MLB The Show franchise coming to new consoles was already one new step for the series this year, and now it's making another big one. This year's entry of MLB The Show will be making its way to Xbox Game...

Microsoft just finished its "first ever" [email protected] showcase stream, and there's a lot to unpack. As a recap, [email protected] kicked off in 2013, as a way for Microsoft to push indies forward specifically within their ecosystem. The publisher typicall...

The Xbox Game Pass library has been great for accumulating access to a lot of games I need to get around to playing, and it's adding even more to the list. At today's Twitch Gaming and [email protected] showcase, over 20 games were confirmed for Game...

Some changes are coming down the pipeline for Xbox Live users. Today, an update to the Xbox Insiders Alpha will remove the Xbox Live Gold requirement for Party Chat, Looking 4 Groups, and multiplayer in free-to-play games. According to the ...

Microsoft has announced that it is officially rebranding its Xbox Live service "Xbox Network". The change is not expected to alter too much in the bigger picture, and has seemingly been made purely for aesthetic, descriptive, and marketing ...

According to an overnight report from business and finance outlet Bloomberg, Microsoft is currently in talks to potentially purchase Discord Inc. for a reported $10 billion USD. After speaking with "people familiar with the matter," Bloombe...

[Update: So it seems as if NieR: Automata's PC version is different from the Steam iteration, which has given many people issues. The PC for Game Pass port is the "Become as Gods Edition," which is reportedly more stable. It's a very s...

In today's contest you can win a brand new Xbox Series X, courtesy of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened! I'd say the worst part of my job here is that I give away all sorts of cool stuff, but can't actually win any of it, myself. Case in point; I...