Forget backward compatibility — Xbox One is ‘forward compatible’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 10, 2020 5 min I should be upfront and honest with you. I’m writing this story to say that I called it. What did I call? That Xbox... Continue Reading 5 min
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 3, 2020 14 min I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them... Continue Reading 14 min
Razer Junglecat turns my phone into a Nintendo Switch for cloud gaming Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 22, 2019 2 min The way we play games is about to change. Or, at least, that’s the claim from companies with cloud-gaming services. Using Project xCloud or... Continue Reading 2 min
PlayStation’s DualShock 4 will soon work with Xbox cloud games Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 14, 2019 1 min Microsoft had a lot to announce at its X019 event in London today. But one of the strangest tidbits is that you will soon... Continue Reading 1 min
Project xCloud streaming tech is coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2020 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 14, 2019 3 min Microsoft detailed its plans for the future of Project xCloud today as part of its X019 presentation in London. The Xbox game-streaming tech is... Continue Reading 3 min
Watch Xbox’s X019 event live from London right here Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 14, 2019 1 min Microsoft is about to drop a shipping container full of Xbox news on your face. The company is in London for its X019 fan... Continue Reading 1 min
Xbox Live change enables you to choose any gamertag you want Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 21, 2019 2 min Xbox Live is changing the way that gamertags work. The service now enables you to change your name to whatever you want — although... Continue Reading 2 min
Nvidia’s GeForce Now service launches on Android by the end of 2019 Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 19, 2019 1 min While Google and Microsoft have attracted a lot of headlines about their cloud-gaming plans, Nvidia has continued to run its GeForce Now beta on... Continue Reading 1 min
Why video games are shooting down the Hollywood model Posted byby GamesBeat August 17, 2019 5 min Not that long ago, big video games used to get sold like big movies: a flashy trailer, lots of messageboard hype, some fan conference... Continue Reading 5 min
How Microsoft is tackling cloud gaming with Project xCloud Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 13, 2019 6 min Microsoft took the wraps off its Project xCloud cloud gaming service this week without a lot of fanfare. At the company’s Electronic Entertainment Expo... Continue Reading 6 min