50 Cent: Blood on the Sand now works on Xbox Series X/S (so do 75 other games)
Microsoft is expanding support for backward compatibility on its Xbox consoles. That starts with a huge drop of new … uh, old games to...
Halo Infinite’s free multiplayer surprise launches
Microsoft announced the surprise launch of Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer during its Xbox 20th anniversary stream today. Technically, this is an open beta, but it’s...
The RetroBeat: Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley looks back 20 years later
The original Xbox launched on November 15, meaning that Microsoft’s first console is nearing its 20th anniversary. Our own Dean Takahashi chatted with Xbox...
Back 4 Blood sales seem unphased by day-one Xbox Game Pass launch
The common wisdom surrounding Xbox Game Pass is that it’s great, but it will destroy game sales. And yet, we can definitely seen evidence...
1 vs. 100 is in the works at Microsoft
Be cool, everybody, because 1 vs. 100 may soon make a comeback. The company’s AltSpaceVR team is working on the project with full support...
Xbox explains its acquisition strategy
Xbox has been all about investments the past few years, including in subscription models like Game Pass, cloud gaming with xCloud, and of course...
Sega and Microsoft plan strategic alliance for ‘Super Game’
Sega and Microsoft announced today they have agreed in principle to a new partnership that will allow the former to build games on the...
Xbox hardware sales fuel Microsoft’s 16% gaming growth
Hardware remained a driving force for Microsoft’s gaming division. The company reported 2022’s first-quarter earnings today, revealing a revenue increase of 16% over the...
Halo Infinite campaign trailer swings for redemption
343 Industries today released new details about the campaign of the upcoming Halo Infinite. It released the first trailer for the single-player story since...
Age of Empires IV review impressions — Real-time strategy comes back to the mainstream
Real-time strategy is back, baby. OK, it never really went away. But it is back for mainstream gamers, who haven’t seen a major release...