CD Projekt Red has ‘no Game Pass plans’ for Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the biggest games coming this year for consoles and PC. But one platform it’s not headed to any time...
Microsoft built Xbox Game Pass for this moment, and it’s thriving
Xbox Game Pass doesn’t have Friends, but it does have the friends we’ve made along the way. And that’s not just a silly phrase by a...
IGDA executive director: Subscription game services ‘make a lot of sense’ in a pandemic
Apple made waves when it launched its Arcade subscription service in September, releasing exclusive games like Grindstone and Mini Motorways to Apple device users...
Gears Tactics keeps players engaged by amping up its Gears-ness
Gears Tactics is a Gears game. That’s the impression I came away with after watching the developers play the turn-based tactical adventure for an...
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...