The next season of Overwatch 2 will introduced a new hero, Venture, and a new way to unlock them. Instead of having to pay for the game’s premium battle pass or unlock that new hero through dozens of hours of gameplay, Blizzard will make Venture and all future heroes available to free for all players …
Recently, Xbox has garnered attention for its new found strategy of making games available on multiple platforms. At least four games have been confirmed to launch on rival consoles such as Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. This shift has led many Xbox fans to speculate whether the company is transitioning away from the console …
If you recently bought a Windows-powered gaming PC or handheld, there is a high possibility that your device might include a complementary 3-month Xbox Game Pass subscription. Xbox Game Pass provides access to hundreds of games on both PC and Xbox gaming consoles, allowing users to play prominent AAA titles for free on supported devices. …
Xbox During today’s Xbox Business Update, Sarah Bond, president of Xbox at Microsoft, reaffirmed the gaming company’s commitment to hardware. She confirmed that Xbox is already looking ahead to its next console, which she teases will be a major technical leap. The news came at the end of a 22-minute podcast where Xbox shared its …
Season 2 of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone is due on Feb. 7, marking the next major update for Activision’s immensely popular shooter. In addition to new weapons, season 2’s “colossal content drop” will bring new maps and skins. Here’s when Modern Warfare 3 season 2 starts in your time zone, plus a rundown of …
Skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty is always a controversial topic, and last fall, the teams behind Activision’s still-dominant shooter franchise pledged to be more open about how players are matched together in games of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In a new blog that details the issue in depth, it appears the Call …
Microsoft will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, it said on Thursday, the latest cuts in the technology sector that has extended massive layoffs over the past years into 2024. The cuts represent about 8% of the overall Microsoft Gaming division and will mostly happen at Activision Blizzard. Blizzard …
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2024 is looking as stacked as ever when it comes to innovative indie games. From Pokémon-with-guns game Palworld and the highly anticipated follow-up to Hades, there’s no shortage of games to get excited for. There’s so much to look forward to that it can be a challenge to keep track of it all, which is …
Microsoft is teaming up with Inworld AI to create game development tools for Xbox, enabling developers to create characters, generate entire scripts and quests, and more. The multi-year deal brings an AI design copilot and an AI character runtime engine to the forefront, both of them being totally optional to use and to varying degrees. …
Xbox Game Pass is getting a slew of new games in the second half of August, starting today, August 17. The new arrivals include Immortals Fenyx Rising, which is best described as Ubisoft’s version of Zelda. Players assume the role of the titular Fenyx, a winged demigod and embark on a mythological journey in their …