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Xbox Has Acquired Activision Blizzard

Xbox Has Acquired Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and all of its internal studios. The deal is valued at nearly $69 billion.

Xbox Backward Compatibility’s Success Has Been Instrumental for Game Preservation, Says Exec

Xbox Backward Compatibility’s Success Has Been Instrumental for Game Preservation, Says Exec

In an interview with TechRadar, Xbox's Jason Ronald talked about the influence of backward compatibility on the industry at large.

Xbox Boss on Rumours About PlayStation’s Game Pass Competitor: “It’s the Right Answer”

Xbox Boss on Rumours About PlayStation’s Game Pass Competitor: “It’s the Right Answer”

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says he views subscription services similar to Xbox's own Game Pass as something of "an inevitability".

Halo Infinite – Big Team Battle Fix Coming Later This Week

Halo Infinite – Big Team Battle Fix Coming Later This Week

343 Industries will also compensate all players by offering five XP Boosts and five Challenge Swaps for free upon logging in after the fix is live.

Halo Infinite – In-Game Store Changes, Price Drops Coming Tomorrow

Halo Infinite – In-Game Store Changes, Price Drops Coming Tomorrow

343 Industries says it's focused on "reducing pricing across the board, providing stronger values in our bundles" and more in the coming days.

Killer Instinct Reboot Might be in the Works at Bandai Namco – Rumour

Killer Instinct Reboot Might be in the Works at Bandai Namco – Rumour

Previous rumours have suggested that a new game in the fighting series is in active development, but details on who's working on it have been scant.

Redfall Could Get Delayed to Holiday 2022 – Rumour

Redfall Could Get Delayed to Holiday 2022 – Rumour

Arkane Studios' open world vampire-slaying first person shooter might not hit its intended Summer 2022 launch window.

Microsoft Has Stopped Production of All Xbox One Consoles

Microsoft Has Stopped Production of All Xbox One Consoles

Senior director of Xbox console product marketing Cindy Walker said this was done at the end of 2020 to "focus on production of Xbox Series X/S"

State of Decay 2 is Set to Receive Multiple Content Updates in 2022

State of Decay 2 is Set to Receive Multiple Content Updates in 2022

Well over 3 years since its release, State of Decay 2 is set to receive multiple content updates in 2022, as revealed in a recent livestream by developer Undead Labs.

GhostWire: Tokyo Has Been Rated in Taiwan as Well

GhostWire: Tokyo Has Been Rated in Taiwan as Well

More evidence continues to mount for Tango Gameworks' upcoming spooky action-adventure game possibly approaching release.

Phil Spencer Talks About How Xbox Handles Online Toxicity and Data Collection

Phil Spencer Talks About How Xbox Handles Online Toxicity and Data Collection

Xbox boss Phil Spencer talks about how the company handles live video toxicity on their platforms, and how data from users is collected and used.

Halo Infinite – Big Team Battle Fix in Testing; New Patch Coming in Mid-February

Halo Infinite – Big Team Battle Fix in Testing; New Patch Coming in Mid-February

343 Industries is looking to address cheating issues with the upcoming patch. It also has plans to share a roadmap for the future.

Xbox Series X/S Sales Top 1 Million in the UK

Xbox Series X/S Sales Top 1 Million in the UK

Microsoft's new-gen consoles enjoyed their best ever sales month in the UK, topping what was achieved even when they launched in November 2020.

“We Have Changed How We Do Certain Things with Activision” – Xbox Boss

“We Have Changed How We Do Certain Things with Activision” – Xbox Boss

In light of Activision's many recent controversies, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the relationship between the two companies has changed.

Xbox Series X/S Sales Still Outpacing All Previous Xbox Consoles, Over 12 Million Units Reportedly Shipped

Xbox Series X/S Sales Still Outpacing All Previous Xbox Consoles, Over 12 Million Units Reportedly Shipped

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that the Xbox Series X/S duo is performing as well as it ever has, and continues to outpace the sales of all previous Xbox consoles.

Forza Horizon 5 Crosses 15 Million Players

Forza Horizon 5 Crosses 15 Million Players

Playground Games' open world racer crosses another major milestone, amassing over 15 million players since its November 2021 launch.

Age of Empires 4 Might be Headed to Xbox

Age of Empires 4 Might be Headed to Xbox

A recently discovered codename suggests that an Xbox port of 2021's Age of Empires 4 is currently being tested.

GhostWire: Tokyo Has Been Rated in Korea

GhostWire: Tokyo Has Been Rated in Korea

Tango Gameworks and Bethesda's action-adventure game is scheduled to launch sometime in early 2022, but doesn't yet have an exact release date.

“We Have No Plans to Remove Developer Mode on Xbox Consoles,” Says Xbox Exec

“We Have No Plans to Remove Developer Mode on Xbox Consoles,” Says Xbox Exec

Jason Ronald of Xbox dismisses the claims on Twitter, saying that the recent removals were accidental and happened during the maintenance.

Nintendo Switch Sold Over 5 Million Units in Japan in 2021, PS5 Sold Under 1 Million

Nintendo Switch Sold Over 5 Million Units in Japan in 2021, PS5 Sold Under 1 Million

Xbox Series X/S, meanwhile, sold under 100,000. On the software front, every single game in the year's top 10 was a Switch release.