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Xbox’s Gamescom Lineup Includes Pentiment, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and More

Xbox’s Gamescom Lineup Includes Pentiment, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and More

Microsoft's booth at Gamescom 2022 in Cologne, Germany is going to have several playable demos of upcoming titles.

Diablo 4 Alpha Leak Showcases Customization Options, World Tiers, and More

Diablo 4 Alpha Leak Showcases Customization Options, World Tiers, and More

Along with various options for faces and bodies, accessories, skin tone and hair color, players can choose World Tier and the number of tutorials.

Halo Infinite’s Next Drop Pod is Dropping on August 9, Will Include a New Ranked Playlist, Quality-of-Life Features

Halo Infinite’s Next Drop Pod is Dropping on August 9, Will Include a New Ranked Playlist, Quality-of-Life Features

Halo Infinite is getting its next Drop Pod on August 9. Here are some of the new things coming to the game, including new multiplayer playlists.

Xbox Game Pass Family Plan Available for Insiders in Colombia and Ireland

Xbox Game Pass Family Plan Available for Insiders in Colombia and Ireland

The plan allows up to four people in the same regions to access content from a single Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

Xbox Series S – “Hundreds” of Additional Megabytes Available for Developers Following SDK Release

Xbox Series S – “Hundreds” of Additional Megabytes Available for Developers Following SDK Release

Microsoft reports that this should "improve graphics performance in memory-constrained conditions” for the budget console.

QuakeCon 2022 – Full Stream Schedule Revealed

QuakeCon 2022 – Full Stream Schedule Revealed

QuakeCon 2022 kicks off on August 18, and its stream schedule will feature a slot dedicated to a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Redfall.

Diablo 4 Internal Alpha Tests are “Mostly Positive” – Rumor

Diablo 4 Internal Alpha Tests are “Mostly Positive” – Rumor

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports that a "bunch of people" are currently playing an early build via a "friends-and-family alpha test."

Sea of Thieves Season 7 Features Detailed in New Deep Dive Trailer

Sea of Thieves Season 7 Features Detailed in New Deep Dive Trailer

New Captaincy-related features coming to Sea of Thieves in Season 7 have been detailed in a nearly-10-minute-long deep dive trailer.

Halo Infinite Saw a “Significant Scaling Back” of its Open World During Development

Halo Infinite Saw a “Significant Scaling Back” of its Open World During Development

"We knew that we needed to truly deliver a quality experience- just scope our ambitions to make sure that with the stuff that we did ship, we met the expectations," says 343 Industries' Joseph Staten....

Sony Believes it Would Take “Several Years” for a Competitor to Rival Game Pass

Sony Believes it Would Take “Several Years” for a Competitor to Rival Game Pass

Responding to Brazil's regulatory body, the PS5 manufacturer said Game Pass comprised "60-70 percent" of the global market share over the last 5 years.

Call of Duty’s Popularity is Unrivaled, Influences Users’ Choice of Console – Sony

Call of Duty’s Popularity is Unrivaled, Influences Users’ Choice of Console – Sony

"Call of Duty is overly entrenched, so that no rival – no matter how relevant – can catch up," Sony tells regulatory bodies in relation to Microsoft's looming acquisition of Activision.

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Expansion Surpasses 1 Million Players

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Expansion Surpasses 1 Million Players

The open world racer's first paid expansion launched earlier in July, and has already been played by over a million people.

Forza Motorsport Will Feature a More Social Corner Mastery System with Leaderboards

Forza Motorsport Will Feature a More Social Corner Mastery System with Leaderboards

After spending some time in silent development, Turn 10 has announced a new feature for Forza Motorsport: corner mastery with social features and leaderboards.

Grounded is Leaving Early Access on September 27

Grounded is Leaving Early Access on September 27

Obsidian has announced that Grounded is finally exiting early access on September 27. The game spent two years in early access.

Xbox Hardware Revenue Down by 11 Percent, Microsoft Confirms in Q4 FY 2022 Results

Xbox Hardware Revenue Down by 11 Percent, Microsoft Confirms in Q4 FY 2022 Results

Xbox gaming revenue is expected to decline to the "low-to-mid single digits" for the next quarter due to "declines in first party content."

Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op Won’t Have Online Matchmaking

Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op Won’t Have Online Matchmaking

Microsoft encourages players without friends to use Halo LFG and the "new Discord voice call feature" which is currently only available to Xbox Insiders.

Diablo 4 Beta Files Reportedly Added to Battle.net Launcher [UPDATE]

Diablo 4 Beta Files Reportedly Added to Battle.net Launcher [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Diablo boss Rod Fergusson has since explained that the beta build was uploaded for internal testing purposes only.

Gears 6 Campaign Development Has Started, Job Listing Suggests

Gears 6 Campaign Development Has Started, Job Listing Suggests

The Coalition is looking to recruit someone who'll help them deliver "highly engaging, high-quality campaign" in the next Gears of War game.

As Dusk Falls Review – A Playable Movie

As Dusk Falls Review – A Playable Movie

As Dusk Falls is not without merits, but its price is maybe a little too steep for what it is.

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Review – Loop Season

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Review – Loop Season

Appropriately enough for one of the best racing games of its time, Forza Horizon 5's first expansion is an unmissable experience.