Gears of War partners with Crisis Text Line
Gears of War is partnering with Crisis Text Line in a move timed to coincide with Suicide Prevention Day. Gears of War is, of...
Xbox Game Pass gets Friends and Family pricing in certain countries
Following a leak earlier this week, Microsoft has officially revealed its Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass. It’s an upgrade on existing...
Microsoft promises Call of Duty on PlayStation amid UK scrutiny
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today it has completed the first part of its investigation into the Activision Blizzard-Microsoft acquisition. While...
Microsoft and Nintendo are probably not raising console prices like Sony
It’s kind of a weird time to find yourself in the market for a console. Sony is raising prices on the PlayStation 5 in...
Unity and Microsoft announced Azure cloud partnership
Unity announced today it is partnering with Microsoft and making Azure its cloud solution to create real-time 3D experiences. Developers can use Azure and...
Microsoft’s gaming revenue declines 7% in June 30 quarter
Microsoft revealed in its earnings report today that its gaming revenue declined 7% (5% in constant currency) in the fourth fiscal quarter ended June...
Minecraft block-game says ‘no’ to blockchain
Lots of games and companies are hopping on the NFT bandwagon these days but not Minecraft. The latest digital trend is so pervasive that...
Game devs react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Overturning 50 years of precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected a woman’s right to...
The DeanBeat: Samsung’s cloud gaming TVs could be a big deal this fall
After some travels, I’m back at home and absorbing some of the things I’ve seen. And one of the things that I found to...
Microsoft unveils A44’s Flintlock: Siege of Dawn action RPG
Microsoft announced today that A44 is making Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, a new third-person action-role-playing game coming in early 2023. The game shows...