Xbox Cloud Gaming officially launches on consoles

Xbox has teased, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, that four Xbox Game Pass game announcements will be coming to The Game Awards.Airing on December 9 8PM ET (December 10 1AM in the UK), The Game Awards will feature plenty of awards, trailers, and announcements.

Sony is reportedly planning to consolidate its existing PlayStation subscription services into one package, potentially to take on Microsoft’s all-encompassing Xbox Game Pass.The move comes from a Bloomberg report citing “people familiar with Sony’s plans” and claims the project is currently codenamed “Spartacus”.At present, Sony has two subscription packages.

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With Black Friday rapidly approaching we're starting to see retailers all over launch exclusive deals.

With retailers across the country getting involved with Black Friday, shoppers are seeing some major price cuts on products.

Bloc Party have announced details of their sixth studio album Alpha Games, due on April 29 2022 via Infectious / BMG. The news of the forthcoming album is accompanied by the arrival of new song "Traps." Check it out below.

Rockstar Games has issued an apology over the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition(GTA: The Trilogy) and done a U-turn on delisting the original games from online PC stores.This comes from an official statement earlier today by the developer, which reads: “Firstly, we want to sincerely apologise to everyone who has encountered issues playing these games.“The Grand Theft Auto series — and the games that make up this iconic trilogy — are as special to us as we know they

Playground Games has revealed that Forza Horizon 5 has achieved the biggest launch week in Xbox history, with over 10million players flocking to the racing game.Today (November 19) the Twitter account for Forza Horizon 5 has shared that over 10million players have already played the game since it launched on November 9.The post also shares that Forza Horizon 5 has achieved the “biggest launch in Xbox history”, with the game’s first week of play resulting in the biggest first week ever for both

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has voiced his belief that older games should be preserved, adding that he hopes the gaming industry can work on “legal emulation” to promote this.Speaking to Axios, Spencer said that the gaming industry should prioritise the preservation of older video games.

Industry exec David P. Davis is launching an ITV Studios-backed drama indie.

Microsoft has detailed Xbox’s November update, and it’s available now.The new update brings new accessibility features to Microsoft Store, better colour filters for the Xbox Series X/S, new audio output settings and a controller firmware update.The update also improves stability in several games, such as NBA2K22, FIFA 22 and Battlefield 2042.

Xbox Phil Spencer has weighed in on the constantly evolving relationship between video games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and made it clear that he is currently very wary of them.In an interview with Axios, Spencer was asked about NFTs and where they might fit into the Xbox ecosystem.“What I’d say today on NFT, all up, is I think there’s a lot of speculation and experimentation that’s happening, and that some of the creative that I see today feels more exploitive than about entertainment,”

Microsoft has revealed the new games that are coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout November.Joining the service on Wednesday November 18 is sci-fi game Exo One. It describes itself as “an interplanetary journey through space and time.

Bad Robot Games, the video game division of JJ Abrams’ production banner, has tapped games industry vet Tanya Watson as COO and President.

Xbox is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new documentary series set to chart the origins of Microsoft’s once-ridiculed console project.Called Power On: The Story of Xbox, the series was announced during the Xbox Anniversary Celebration livestream.

Xbox has announced that over 70 games will be added to its backwards compatibility program during today’s Xbox Anniversary Celebration.Titles first released on the original Xbox and Xbox 360 will be available, including the entirety of the Max Payne series. Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne were both released on the original Xbox, while Max Payne 3 was released on the Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 games have been updated ahead of the Xbox 20th Anniversary event next week.According to VGC, Dead Space, Dead Space 3, Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age 2, Fable Anniversary and Fable 3 have received updates alongside Bethesda titles Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and Oblivion.This has led to speculation that these titles could be receiving improved backwards compatibility functionality as a part of the event on November 15, as Microsoft has confirmed that no new games will be announced at