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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum gets an official story trailer
One of the many anticipated titles coming to Xbox (and other platforms) in 2023, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum looks like it may finally be coming our way → Read More
The Last of Us is now the number 2 video game adaptation on Just Watch
The Last of Us has surpassed Halo to become the no. 2 video game-to-TV adaptation of all time according to JustWatch. For those unfamiliar, → Read More
Try these 4 games this week with Xbox Free Play Days
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again for a pretty stacked week with no less than 4 games. It's a pretty sweet lineup too, with some pretty big names on the → Read More
New Hogwarts Legacy patch adds ray tracing enhancements and audio, UI, cinematics improvements
Hogwarts Legacy just got a new patch update featuring a slew of minor improvements. The dozens of fixes are way too much to go into here, but you can read the → Read More
Google Cloud for Games unveiled with live service games strategy outlined
In the wake of Google Stadia's closure, Google in now unveiling something new: Google Cloud for Games. This is not so much a new product as a new strategy for → Read More
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan's troubling remarks to Activision and Sony's wild claims against Microsoft
Some pretty troubling remarks from PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan to Activision executives were unearthed yesterday in a Twitter conversation with Tom Warren of The → Read More
Hogwarts Legacy sales continue to astound as art book and game guide go on sale
We all knew that Hogwarts Legacy was bound to be a big success. Although the game has been mired in controversy due to its affiliation with author J.K. → Read More
Starfield release date finally set for September 6
The Starfield release date has at last been announced. We thought we would have to wait until the upcoming special Starfield showcase event (which itself was → Read More
Here is what's headed to Game Pass over the next few weeks
The following is a quick roundup of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass over the next two weeks. Likely this list is incomplete as there will be more → Read More
Sea of Thieves to get a tabletop game releasing this summer
The Sea of Thieves tabletop adaptation will be titled Sea of Thieves: Voyage of Legends and will retail for $59.95/£59.99/€59.95. The set will include 24 → Read More
The Xbox Series S Oreo edition unboxing pics have surfaced
In one of the more...interesting gaming promotions in recent memory, Xbox teamed up with Oreo to create the Xbox Series S Oreo edition. Going by the pics, → Read More
Redfall crossplay confirmed in recent developer Q&A
It has been confirmed that Redfall will feature crossplay between Xbox, PC Game Pass, Steam and Epic Games Store. The announcement was made rather casually in → Read More
Halo Infinite Season 3 launches today with promise of better seasonal consistency
Halo Infinite Season 3: Echoes Within goes live today (March 7). The new season brings new content to the game in the form of new maps, modes, weapons and → Read More
Xbox Series S Toaster: real or just an early April Fools' joke?
It looks like the popularity of this novelty appliance isn't lost on Microsoft, at least if the latest rumors are to be believed. "Leaked" images of an Xbox → Read More
Xbox Series X|S vs PS5: How do they stack up so far?
As we head into the 29th month that Sony and Microsoft’s ninth-generation consoles have been on the market, how do the current-gen systems stack up in terms → Read More
Dead by Daylight to get a movie adaptation
Blumhouse is best known for its horror films and TV shows, which include The Invisible Man, M3GAN, The Purge, Happy Death Day and more. So it would seem like → Read More
Dead Island 2 gets extended gameplay trailer ahead of April release
We now know that the long-awaited (and we do mean long—the game has been in development for almost a decade) Dead Island 2 will at last release on April 21st → Read More
Halo Infinite Forge beta has produced over 1 million creations
Over on Xbox Wire the team has announced that as of January 2nd users had made over 1 million creations in the Halo Infinite Forge beta. That is quite an → Read More
Minecraft Update 1.20 to be named "Trails and Tales"
We now know what we'll be calling the long-awaited Minecraft Update 1.20! During the first installment of the all-new video series "Minecraft Monthly," the → Read More
Hi-Fi Rush finally gets Photo Mode in latest update
The latest update for Hi-Fi Rush delivers a much-requested feature: Photo Mode. Now players can take snapshots of the game's gorgeous cartoon-like visuals and → Read More