Microsoft’s PlayFab cuts prices for its networked player game services
Microsoft’s PlayFab division said it is cutting prices for its networked player game services. The changes are rooted in PlayFab’s effort to find efficiencies and...
Yakuza: Like A Dragon on Xbox Series X feels like a launch game
Yakuza: Like A Dragon is exactly the kind of game that I expect to find at a console launch. That is to say that...
Dirt 5’s 120Hz mode is why Xbox Series X is so exciting
I love playing games on the PC because of the control I have over the experience. Even if a developer doesn’t give me an...
The RetroBeat: Will we ever feel nostalgia for PS4 or Xbox One?
I was clearing up some clutter this week, and I came across my old childhood TV. This is the screen I had in my...
ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....
InvestGame breaks down $20.5 billion in 2020 game deals
The game industry has seen an estimated $20.5 billion in acquisitions, investments, and IPOs in the first nine months of the year, according to...
Xbox Series X’s machine-learning auto-HDR renders stunning results
The Xbox Series X has a number of display-related technologies and features that we haven’t seen in any console before. This includes support for...
Xbox Game Studios has a record year heading into console launch
Microsoft said its Xbox Game Studios has so far enjoyed a record year in terms of the number of games it has launched ahead...
The Xbox Series X controller is great so far (especially the D-pad)
Along with the Xbox Series X, Microsoft sent GamesBeat the new Xbox controller. This gamepad comes with the next-gen hardware, but you can, of...
Microsoft unveils Surface laptops to fulfill ‘PC for every single person’ vision
It’s October, which for Microsoft means new Surface devices. Microsoft today unveiled the Surface Laptop Go with a 12.4-inch touchscreen for $550, its cheapest...