Minecraft Marketplace adds Education section with free material
The world is stuck at home as part of the fight against the spread of COVID-19. This has led to a huge jump in...
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks adds DLC rewards for free-to-play games
Microsoft is adding a new category of rewards to its Netflix-style subscription service for games. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks are launching today to...
Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants games to embrace diverse business models
When it comes to selling games, Microsoft is all-in on subscriptions. But it’s not emphasizing the Game Pass subscription service to the exclusion of...
Forget backward compatibility — Xbox One is ‘forward compatible’
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...
2019 was the year things got weird for video games
The video games industry is odd. This is a business where the leading companies regularly reset their market share every five-to-seven years. But over...
Xbox Game Pass gets Overcooked 2, Pathologic 2, and more in December
Microsoft has plans to update Xbox Game Pass throughout December with new additions. The publisher’s subscription service already has over 100 games, and now...
Wasteland 3 will launch May 19 on PC and Xbox One
InXile Entertainmet’s final announced project from before last year’s acquisition by Microsoft finally has a release date — Wasteland 3 is coming out May...
Xbox Game Pass gets flood of new games, EA Access, and more
If it wasn’t clear already, Microsoft really wants you to give Xbox Game Pass a try. To ensure you consider jumping aboard this holiday,...
Watch Age of Empires IV’s first gameplay trailer from X019
Microsoft revealed the first gameplay trailer for the epic real-time strategy game Age of Empires IV at the X019 fan event today. The team...
Watch Xbox’s X019 event live from London right here
Microsoft is about to drop a shipping container full of Xbox news on your face. The company is in London for its X019 fan...