Xbox head Phil Spencer calls for “legal emulation” of older games

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.

Spencer director Pablo Larraín said Saturday that while he and screenwriter Steven Knight took different immersive paths when developing the film’s screenplay, the result was unlike any other he’d worked on: the finished script matched the final edit scene for scene.

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Not in it for a trophy! Amid Kristen Stewart’s continued success surrounding her role of the late Princess Diana in Spencer, the Twilight star has revealed she isn’t bothered if her film portrayal does or doesn’t earn an Academy Award nomination or victory.

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 head Phil Spencer has reportedly sent out a staff-wide email stating that Microsoft will be “evaluating all aspects” of its relationship with Activision Blizzard, in the wake of major sexual misconduct allegations.According to a report by Bloomberg, Spencer has sent an email stating that he is “evaluating all aspects” of Microsoft’s relationship with Activision Blizzard, and has clarified that the company is already “making ongoing proactive adjustments”.Spencer added that he is “disturbed

It’s a topic that’s been hot for a long time now, and with more and more people downloading games digitally than ever before, the question often comes up: what happens to games when servers get turned off, or new consoles come out and don’t run the older games? Phil Spencer and Xbox has been pushing backwards compatibility for a while now, and speaking to Axios.com Spencer has had some pretty bold statements to make about the situation.

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,”

One of the things about Xbox Game Pass that comes up now and again is the fact people worry it’s too good to be true. Sure, you’re paying a subscription fee, but within a month you’ll have had more games than that fee costs by some distance.

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.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has talked about the current trajectory and state of Xbox Game Pass, saying the service is doing very well.Spencer was interviewed by Axios as part of the 20th anniversary of the Xbox console launch, where he told journalist Stephen Totilo: “I know there’s a lot of people that like to write [that] we’re burning cash right now for some future pot of gold at the end. No.

Elder Scrolls 6 continues, Xbox head Phil Spencer has all but confirmed the title will be an Xbox ecosystem exclusive.In a recent GQ interview Spencer was asked about the exclusivity status of the upcoming title, to which he confidently replied: “It’s not about punishing any other platform, like I fundamentally believe all of the platforms can continue to grow.”“But in order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have.

Xbox Phil Spencer has expressed regret at the early reveal of 343 Industries‘ upcoming Halo Infinite and its initial positioning as a launch title for Xbox Series X|S.The game was initially announced at E3 in 2018, at the time confirmed for Xbox One and PC. The following year, Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite would also be a launch title for its new generation of consoles, at the time codenamed “Project Scarlett”.

Kristen Stewart keeps it chic in a pinstripe suit at Deadline’s The Contenders Event held at DGA Theater Complex on Sunday (November 14) in Los Angeles.

1 vs 100, a quiz game for Xbox Live, is rumoured to be making a comeback using avatars from Microsoft Teams and optimised for VR.According to Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb, the quiz game which originally came out in 2009 for Xbox 360, is definitely in development by Microsoft. Grubb spoke about the rumours being confirmed following Phil Spencer alluding to a quiz game in development back in 2020.In 1 vs 100, a hundred players compete online answering quiz questions in various rounds.

It seems the studio purchases aren’t quite done yet for Xbox, however, as Phil Spencer, the chief of gaming at Xbox has said that the company has a lot of ambition and is looking to invest in more social, casual content.

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has talked about more of the acquisitions the console owner is looking to make in the future.In an interview with Bloomberg (via VGC), Spencer talked about wanting to increase the company’s place within casual titles.