There might be some delays already this year, but Double Fine has reassured it's still aiming for 2021. The studio tweeted today that yes, Psychonauts 2 is still slated for this year. The statement reaffirms what the company's Twitter accou...

The Colorado of Wasteland 3 is pretty rough, and to survive it, you're going to need some steel. The Battle of Steeltown, Wasteland 3's first narrative expansion, is headed to the titular Steeltown to resolve an internal conflict so th...

Smart speakers can do a lot: control your music, maintain a grocery list, and wake you up in the morning. Now, you can also tell them to start downloading some Halo to your Xbox. Today, Amazon and Microsoft announced a new Alexa skill that ...

E3 2021 is back in digital form, and it's not going to be a paywalled affair. That's good! Nintendo and Microsoft were also confirmed to be in on the festivities, and the former actively showed their support on Twitter via Nintendo of Ameri...

The announcement that Sony's baseball sim MLB The Show is coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. But Sony is saying the decision didn't come from them. Speaking to Inverse, a PlayStation representative...

Big news today for Xbox Game Pass: it's getting one of the biggest games in recent memory. Yep! It's none other than Grand Theft Auto V, which hits the Game Pass service on April 8, on mobile devices and consoles. Also on that same date you...

Microsoft has done a bang-up job in terms of game preservation and backward compatibility this generation. The Xbox Series X is a powerhouse of a console in terms of cross-generation preservation, letting people play a large swath of games ...

The previously PlayStation-exclusive MLB The Show franchise coming to new consoles was already one new step for the series this year, and now it's making another big one. This year's entry of MLB The Show will be making its way to Xbox Game...

Microsoft just finished its "first ever" ID@Xbox showcase stream, and there's a lot to unpack. As a recap, ID@Xbox kicked off in 2013, as a way for Microsoft to push indies forward specifically within their ecosystem. The publisher typicall...

The Xbox Game Pass library has been great for accumulating access to a lot of games I need to get around to playing, and it's adding even more to the list. At today's Twitch Gaming and ID@Xbox showcase, over 20 games were confirmed for Game...

Some changes are coming down the pipeline for Xbox Live users. Today, an update to the Xbox Insiders Alpha will remove the Xbox Live Gold requirement for Party Chat, Looking 4 Groups, and multiplayer in free-to-play games. According to the ...

Microsoft has announced that it is officially rebranding its Xbox Live service "Xbox Network". The change is not expected to alter too much in the bigger picture, and has seemingly been made purely for aesthetic, descriptive, and marketing ...

According to an overnight report from business and finance outlet Bloomberg, Microsoft is currently in talks to potentially purchase Discord Inc. for a reported $10 billion USD. After speaking with "people familiar with the matter," Bloombe...

[Update: So it seems as if NieR: Automata's PC version is different from the Steam iteration, which has given many people issues. The PC for Game Pass port is the "Become as Gods Edition," which is reportedly more stable. It's a very s...

In today's contest you can win a brand new Xbox Series X, courtesy of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened! I'd say the worst part of my job here is that I give away all sorts of cool stuff, but can't actually win any of it, myself. Case in point; I...

After a longer-than-expected rollout, Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC will soon be able to play a bunch of EA-published games at no extra cost – including Star Wars: Squadrons. Game Pass and EA Play are bundling up. While that alread...

Halo Infinite, thankfully, is getting more time in the oven. It must have been an excruciating decision to delay it beyond the launch of a new console, but 343 seems to be using this time to make the game better, based on numerous updates j...

With each and every passing statement, Xbox continues to lean in harder on the exclusivity benefits the green brand has earned thanks to its mighty pricey purchase of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary studios, most notably the AAA developer/...

There are short- and long-term implications with Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media and all of its studios, and we're already starting to see them play out. Unsurprisingly, Xbox Game Pass is getting a lot of Bethesda titles this week ...

[Update: Xbox has announced that it will premiere a "Bethesda Joins Xbox" video today at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET. Described as a "roundtable conversation," Xbox Aaron Greenberg notes that the video will not focus on major news or any game annou...

[Update: Forza Horizon 4 launched today on Steam and there's a free car for all platforms. You can get the 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS if you sign into your Xbox profile before March 14 at 10:00 am Pacific.] Playground Games' crowd-favorite rac...

This morning, Microsoft officially confirmed that it has completed its $7.5 billion USD acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary companies. As of today, Bethesda Softworks, its studios, and range of IPs and licenses are now officiall...

Microsoft is now one step closer to completing its acquisition of ZeniMax Media, having sought and received approval from both the European Commission and the U.S. Securities & Exchanges Commission (SEC) both of whom offered no oppositi...

Xbox Game Pass is back in March, and this time, it's a little niche. Sports niche. Madden NFL 21, halfway into its relevant lifecycle, is coming to consoles today. That's probably the biggest get. Beyond that on March 4 we're also getting F...

Elden Ring was announced nearly two years ago at E3 2019, and since then, the wait has been unbearable. From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki in the director's chair, and George R.R. Martin handling the lore? Folks are already excited for the su...