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DOOM: The Dark Ages doesn't release until later this week, but fans have already begun receiving physical copies of the game. Unfortunately, those who purchased the game on disc have swiftly discovered that there is almost no data on it. 

Following on from their id Software Bundle, Humble is now offering an Xbox Game Studios bundle.

Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard back in late 2023, after fighting off an injunction from the US Federal Trade Commission that threatened to blow up the deal. Since then, the FTC has been appealing the original decision, looking to split Microsoft and Activision up after the fact. Now …

Last year, we received the first teaser trailer for the next Mafia game. Rather than a sequel, we are getting Mafia: The Old Country, a prequel that explores the origins of the Mafia families. Today, 2K Games and Hangar 13 revealed the latest trailer for the game, along with an …

Following in the footsteps of other Microsoft releases, Gears of War Reloaded may not be getting any physical version on Xbox consoles.

In recent months, we've heard rumblings about an upcoming Xbox handheld, created in partnership with Asus. Xbox and Asus ROG began to tease that something was up back in April. Now, photos of the Xbox handheld have leaked online.  Following on from the teaser shared last month, the first photos …

Following on from last week's surprise announcement that GTA 6 will be releasing in May 2026, Rockstar has now followed up with the long-anticipated release of Trailer 2. 

, Microsoft has announced the first wave of Game Pass titles for May, with the biggest game of the bunch naturally being DOOM: The Dark Ages.

For a while, it seemed as though both digital and physical mediums could co-exist in the games industry. Unfortunately, through the evolution of technology, the de-evolution of the industry and what seems to be a concerted effort to make the overall experience worse, physical media is now in many ways objectively inferior to digital.

Despite having the biggest slice of the player count pie, Game Pass users have put less time into Oblivion and Clair Obscur compared to Steam and PlayStation.

Weeks following Sony's price hike for PS5, Microsoft has now announced plans to increase Xbox Series X/S prices. The price increase will take effect in Europe, Australia, the US and the UK. Microsoft has also announced plans to follow in Nintendo's footsteps and raise the price of "some first party games" to $80.

Microsoft's Q3 earnings report is in, and things are looking up for Xbox. The Xbox business showcased another quarter of growth across game sales and subscriptions/services. A big portion of this growth is being attributed to Microsoft's increasingly strong presence on PlayStation.

After spending many years as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive, Shovel Knight Dig is finally coming to PlayStation and Xbox later this month.

Bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5 seems to be paying off, with the game having now topped the weekly sales charts for the first time.

Following leaks back in 2023, we’ve now gotten new details on Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Xbox controllers, with 3 reportedly currently in the works.

Back in 2023, Bulletstorm developers People Can Fly announced that they were working on a game with Microsoft known as Project Maverick. Following this, the studio revealed that they are also assisting The Coalition with development on Gear of War: E-Day. Though not explicitly stated at the time, the team has now confirmed that Project Maverick was in fact Gear of War: E-Day.

Nvidia has announced the next round of titles for GeForce Now. This week, eight more games will join the cloud gaming library, including Bethesda's surprise release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. 

Mere hours following its shadow drop, the long-awaited Oblivion Remaster has already amassed hundreds of thousands of concurrent players

The day has finally arrived - the official reveal trailer for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has released, better yet, the game is available right now on PC, PS5 and Xbox. 

Since the launch of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft has been planning to enable the option for game buyers to 'stream their own games', without needing to make sure the title is available on Game Pass. This year, the feature finally went live, and the library is already quickly growing. 

Ahead of the official PS5 launch of Forza Horizon 5, the racing title has reached a new major milestone of over 45 million players.

Back in 2023 during the FTC lawsuit against Microsoft, the console maker was made to hand over a bunch of internal documents – some of which leaked online. Amongst the unannounced projects was an Oblivion and Fallout 3 Remaster. With the former now all-but-confirmed, one insider has offered an update on the status of the latter.

Over 6 years on from the initial launch of Sea of Thieves on Steam, Microsoft has announced that the title is set to come to the Battle.net launcher next month.

We are midway through April, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass drop. Over the next two weeks, 11 more games will join the Game Pass library, including massive hits like GTA V and Modern Warfare 2, in addition to indie hits like Dredge.  Dredge gets the …

Adding on to many previous leaks, it appears as though Call of Duty World at War, Infinite Warfare and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 are coming to Game Pass.

Unlike the Xbox version, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will include a physical disc on PS5. Unfortunately, it features less than 20% of the data on-disc.

Larian Studios hasn't finished up work on Baldur's Gate 3 just yet. The studio has issued seven major patches for the game, adding all new content and gameplay for players looking to jump in for another run. All good things must come to an end though, with the game's final …

Since acquiring Activision, Fans have been hopeful that Xbox will look to bring back some long-lost IP. It would seem that Prototype could be first in line for such a revival.  Prototype first released in 2009 and was followed by a sequel in 2012. The Prototype games follow the story …

Bungie is gearing up for its big Marathon reveal next week. While owned by Sony, Bungie is in a unique position, as it has more independence than other first-party PlayStation studios. As a result, Marathon will be one of the few PlayStation PC titles that does not require a PSN …

The Xbox Games Showcase is indeed returning in June. The big showcase will focus on a number of major first and third-party games coming to Xbox and PC in 2025 and 2026. Each year, Microsoft has a key game that gets a little bit more marketing than the rest. In …