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It's a great day for fighting game aficionados and emulation enthusiasts everywhere. The much-revered 8BitDo, known for its high quality peripherals, has released its own take on a high-quality hitbox-style controller. Comboing off has never been easier.
For those unfamiliar, a hitbox (or leverless) controller is...
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We're going to cover several separate stories all in this one post, so buckle up kids, because there's a whole bunch of news here. Microsoft's Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has spoken on record several times about his intent to create an Xbox handheld. More recently, rumors flew that Microsoft was collaborating with...
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Hot off the heels of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's release, Microsoft is reaching back into its vast back catalog to revive another fan favorite from its Xbox 360 heyday. Gears of War is next in line to get the remaster treatment, and it's also coming to PlayStation gamers for the first time.
GoW: Reloaded will...
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In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Forza Motorsport racing simulation franchise, developer Turn 10 is dumping a load of goodies for PC and Xbox Series X|S gamers in the latest (and aptly named) Update 20. This huge update includes the return of the 10.24-mile long Fujimi Kaido circuit, new spotlight cars...
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The growing trend for gaming in 2025 is that everything is getting more expensive, with no exceptions. The popular Call of Duty franchise falls into the 'no exceptions' category, as there are some early murmurs claiming that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have some more expensive changes to its Battle Pass...
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Microsoft surprised the console community when, just a few days ago, it announced a round of significant price hikes to its Xbox hardware lineup, including new MSRPs for its aging Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S systems ranging from $80 to $130 more than the launch prices. That's a tough pill to swallow for a nearly...
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In a move announced with all the fanfare of a tax audit, Microsoft has quietly hiked prices on every piece of Xbox hardware it sells—consoles, controllers, and headsets alike. The news was buried in a support article on the official Xbox website, which is kind of like hiding a price hike in the fine print of a dentist...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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ASUS ROG has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to tease an upcoming Xbox-branded game console in a short 34-second animated/rendered trailer. The actual console only appears in a few seconds (see the screenshot above), but it's enough to give us an idea of the design language. Assuming this is representative of the final...
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It's no secret that Xbox is expanding its reach beyond just hardware, with a move to platforms such as Sony's PlayStation console paying off. The latest title to make the move is Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, a well-reviewed game that first made a splash on the Xbox. It is known for having ray tracing as a...
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Indiana Jones and The Great Circle launched late last year, giving Microsoft a great title to cap off a strong year. However, with all the hoopla of awards season, the game got overlooked as the gaming community discourse focused on the game of the year discussion. Now, the game is getting a second chance to get the...
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Xbox seems to be full steam ahead in forging a new path for its future in the gaming space. An image within a recent blog post got the gaming world buzzing about what that future might look like. And it was an image the company didn’t necessarily want anyone to see, as it was quickly pulled down after The Verge...
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Video games and their accompanying hardware have been a big part of mainstream entertainment for decades with billions of gamers worldwide partaking in the pastime. This segment is also not immune to the slings and arrows of fortune, and thus plummeting sales at certain times. To that end, video game hardware spending...
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The proliferation of gaming has reached levels never before seen, leading to billions of humans partaking in the activity. Those with more limited mobility love to game as well, but standard devices aren't always suitable for them. Microsoft has launched a new joystick gaming accessory aimed at making it easier for...
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Modding an Xbox 360 isn’t for the faint of heart, as the task requires knowledge of both hardware and software. This has kept it an incredibly niche use case. However, that might all change with the release of a new exploit called BadUpdate. It’s a software-only mod that could potentially make the console a modder’s...
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Hot on the heels of Microsoft announcing its Muse AI modelm which is designed to aid the game development process, the company has introduced an additional AI tool meant for gamers. During the Xbox Podcast, Fatima Kardar, Corporate Vice President of Gaming AI, unveiled Copilot for Gaming. It’s being billed as...
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New information has emerged about Microsoft's plans to partner with an OEM on an official Xbox handheld. Originally reported as being called Project Keenan, Tom Warren at The Verge says it's actually called Project Kennan, and that ASUS is the one Microsoft has partnered up with to build the device, which is part of a...
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How many times have you heard that Microsoft is developing a handheld Xbox console of some sort? Whatever the number might be, go ahead and add one more. This is something that Xbox boss Phil Spencer has publicly indicated interest in, though up until now, most of the chatter has been centered on the idea or concept...
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The current console cycle is mature enough that rumors have begun swirling regarding the next generation. There’s already been some rumblings about the PlayStation 6, and now there’s some potential information about what the next Xbox will have in store for fans, by way of Windows Central’s Jez Corden.
During the...
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Generative AI seems poised to become an integral part of the game development pipeline, with Microsoft unveiling Muse, a World and Human Action Model (WHAM). It’s the first model of its kind, and comes by way of a collaborative effort between the research team and Xbox Game Studios’ Ninja Theory, which provided...
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If you've been waiting for some of Microsoft's Xbox exclusives to finally make their way to Sony's PlayStation 5 console, you're in luck. The ever fun Forza Horizon 5 is headed to the PS5 sometime this springtime, opening up the game to an entirely new group of players. With a stunning open-world design, this game is...
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Microsoft's Xbox console is having a serious introspection moment, questioning its own reason for existence (at least by those in charge of the system). We've grown accustomed to the console wars dating back decades, and the assumption was they'll always continue as such. In a recent interview with Destin on YouTube...
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