The DeanBeat: Console games aren’t dead yet
We all remember headlines about how console games are dead or dying. Mobile games, PC games, Android settop boxes, virtual reality, and cloud gaming were...
Forza Horizon 4 hands-on — Do seasons change everything, after all?
I laughed cynically during the unintentionally funny moment of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at Microsoft’s press event last June, when Ralph Fulton, creative director of...
Microsoft brings Xbox One voice control to Amazon Echo speakers and Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft today introduced Xbox voice control with AI assistants Cortana and Alexa. Xbox One control is available in a range of places where you...
Xbox All Access is real and a great deal
If you don’t already own an Xbox One, Microsoft is making a bold and aggressive move to get you onboard with its new Xbox...
July 2018 NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4
The Nintendo Switch had the only big new breakout hit of July, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Octopath Traveler topped the software...
The fixed Halo: Master Chief Collection hits Game Pass in September
Microsoft has spent most of the last year trying to fix its much maligned Master Chief Collection, which brings together multiple Halo games into...
Hunt: Showdown comes to Xbox Game Preview
Microsoft’s program for unfinished games is getting another big port from the PC. Hunt: Showdown from developer Crytek is launching into Xbox Game Preview...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds leaves Xbox Game Preview on September 4
The PUBG Corporation and publisher Microsoft are launching the 1.0 version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One on September 4. This comes nine months...
Watch Xbox’s Gamescom media presentation live right now
Microsoft has showed up in Germany to make some announcements today at Gamescom (Europe’s biggest gaming show), and you can watch it live right...
Xbox Live is down, so how will teens yell at me now?
Xbox Live isn’t working for everyone at the moment. Microsoft has confirmed the issue on its Xbox Live status site, and players are complaining about...