NEWS 25 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Official Xbox Stream

Last night Microsoft took to the stage to show off a bunch of upcoming games. Though nominally aimed at the console crowd, there’s near complete crossover between the Xbox and PC these days so there’s plenty of interest to see. As usual the full show is above and we’ll have individual games below. Dying Light…
NEWS 14 Jun 2021­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021

Microsoft and Bethesda – two companies that usually put on decent shows separately are now one and the same. Is it going to result in a super-show that conquers the world like an atomic monster? Probably not, but we predict plenty of interesting games. As usual, the full show is above and the games are…
NEWS 21 Sep 2020­ by Jay Shaw

Microsoft Purchase Zenimax Media

Microsoft have announced they bought Zenimax Media – parent company of Bethesda, Arkane, Machine Games, id, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog – and thus is now one of the largest developers and publishers in the world. Thanks to this deal many massive properties are under the Microsoft brand including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Prey,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Sep 2020

Get EA Play With Game Pass Ultimate Later This Year

Microsoft and EA have just announced that the EA Play subscription service will be provided to Xbox/PC Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at no extra cost from Holiday 2020. Find out more in the press release below.
NEWS 23 Jul 2020­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Xbox Games Showcase 2020

Microsoft's July Games Showcase event has just wrapped up and we've had an hour of new games making their way to both PC and Xbox consoles to mull over. The star of the show will undoubtedly be news about Halo: Infinite as it's primed to be the first Halo to hit PC at the same…
NEWS 09 Jun 2019­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Microsoft 2019

Microsoft's E3 show is almost upon us and there's plenty to look forward to for PC gamers. Expect talk of the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite, and an absolute boatload more as Microsoft have 14 first-party titles and who knows how much more to show off today. On top…
NEWS 11 Jun 2018­ by L Coulsen

E3: Microsoft 2018

Oh boy, where do we begin? This has, far and away, been Microsoft's best ever E3 presentation. Featuring 50 games! Yes, you read that right, five-zero. That's a lot of gaming. A great deal of which will be coming to the PC via the UWP. Because there are so many of them, we're not going…
NEWS 12 Jun 2017­ by Max Halcomb

E3: Microsoft 2017

I'm a huge gamer who looks forward to E3 every single year. I don’t know if it’s the aching for new games or the great potential the many announcements bring for toilet reading... whatever it is, I just can't get enough of it. And today in the world of gaming we had Microsoft’s conference confirming…
NEWS 13 Jun 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

E3: Microsoft 2016

It’s that time of the year again, in which the entire gaming press converges on Los Angeles to discover new games, consoles, and more from (arguably) gaming’s largest trade show. Though the necessity of E3 has been debated in recent years, it doesn’t stop companies from releasing a whole glut of news, and Microsoft is…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 May 2016­ by L Coulsen

A Real Bright Spark – Project Spark Cancelled

Following on from the official dissolution of Lionhead, Microsoft have now announced they are officially shutting down Project Spark as well. Effective from yesterday, the game can no longer be downloaded, and as of the 12th of August all service will cease. The official reason is unclear, but does state that active development ceased during…
ANNOUNCEMENT 31 Mar 2016­ by Nail Garejev

Microsoft Build 2016 Keynote

Microsoft’s Build conference is mostly aimed at developers, but the announcements there also give a hint on what to expect in the future. In our case, gaming future where MS is starting to take action on their promise to properly support PC gaming. Phil Spencer used the keynote to acknowledge the issues the community was…
NEWS 07 Mar 2016­ by Tomer S.

Microsoft Possibly Shutting Down Lionhead, Cancelling Games

Lionhead might finally be reaching its finale as Microsoft announces the fact that Fable Legends development has been completely stopped and that there is a good chance the studio will be closing down all together. Lionhead Studios has been known for making a lot of great IPs throughout the years. They are most commonly known…
NEWS 05 Mar 2016­ by Nail Garejev

Tim Sweeney’s Concern over Microsoft Policies

The appearance of a curated and restricted Microsoft Store on Windows 8 have made many people suspicious about the future of Windows. Valve was first to react to a potential threat to their game store by launching their own fork of Linux – SteamOS. Now, after the release of several large games on Windows 10…