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New Starfield Screenshots Leaked Online

New Starfield Screenshots Leaked Online

Screenshots, allegedly from Starfield, have hit the internet today. They purport to represent the 2018 build of the game and show the interior of spaceships, among other things.

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Agnes Adamus

May 14, 2021

New Starfield Screenshots Leaked Online
20 Years of Halo and Xbox; Microsoft Announces New IP

20 Years of Halo and Xbox; Microsoft Announces New IP

Microsoft is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Xbox console and the Halo series. As part of the anniversary, the company is releasing special gadgets. It has also announced the creation of a new IP.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

May 14, 2021

20 Years of Halo and Xbox; Microsoft Announces New IP
Rumor: Dishonored Devs Working on a Vampire Game

Rumor: Dishonored Devs Working on a Vampire Game

According to rumors that have surfaced online, the talented developers at Arkane Studios are working on a game codenamed Omen. It is supposed to be related to vampires and be characterized by a dark atmosphere.

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Bart Swiatek

May 14, 2021

Rumor: Dishonored Devs Working on a Vampire Game
Minecraft Snapshot 21w19a Removes Items, but Helps Modders

Minecraft Snapshot 21w19a Removes Items, but Helps Modders

Another Caves & Cliffs snapshot appeared in Minecraft. It doesn't add much content (quite the opposite in fact), but with it the title has finally moved to Java 16 and thus made life easier for creators of fan-made modifications.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 13, 2021

Minecraft Snapshot 21w19a Removes Items, but Helps Modders
New Gears Will be Powered by Unreal Engine 5

New Gears Will be Powered by Unreal Engine 5

Developers of the Gears series are switching to Unreal Engine 5, and The Coalition promises to use the technology in a number of new projects.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 10, 2021

New Gears Will be Powered by Unreal Engine 5
Xboxes Bring Losses, so Microsoft Won't Cut Margin From Game Sales

Xboxes Bring Losses, so Microsoft Won't Cut Margin From Game Sales

During the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, a Microsoft representative admitted that the company does not make money on Xbox consoles. Profits are generated by paid services, games and add-ons, so there's no expectation that the Redmond giant will give up its 30 percent profit margin on Microsoft Store.

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Hubert Sledziewski

May 6, 2021

Xboxes Bring Losses, so Microsoft Won't Cut Margin From Game Sales
Minecraft 21w18a Removes Another Old Bug and Adds Aggressive Goats

Minecraft 21w18a Removes Another Old Bug and Adds Aggressive Goats

Snapshot 21w18a is now available in Minecraft: Java Edition. In addition to fixing more bugs (including one that is over 8 years ago), the snapshot makes it much more likely that we'll get slaughtered by screaming goats.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 6, 2021

Minecraft 21w18a Removes Another Old Bug and Adds Aggressive Goats
Forza Horizon 4 Keeps Crashing on Xbox Series X/S After Today's Update

Forza Horizon 4 Keeps Crashing on Xbox Series X/S After Today's Update

The latest update to Forza Horizon 4 has caused the title to stop working on Xbox Series X/S consoles - the devices are shutting down on their own.

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Bart Swiatek

May 6, 2021

Forza Horizon 4 Keeps Crashing on Xbox Series X/S After Today's Update
xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin

xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin

Thanks to the Epic Games vs. Apple court battle, we now know that Microsoft was planning to cut its 30% profit margin on Xbox game sales in exchange for exclusive streaming rights on xCloud. Those plans have been abandoned, at least for now.

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May 5, 2021

xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin
Rumor: New Star Wars Game Might Be Microsoft's Exclusive

Rumor: New Star Wars Game Might Be Microsoft's Exclusive

Credible speculations have appeared on the web, according to which Microsoft is planning an exclusive Star Wars game. It is possible that it will be a title based on The Mandalorian.

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Adrian Werner

May 5, 2021

Rumor: New Star Wars Game Might Be Microsoft's Exclusive
FPS Boost Supported by 97 Xbox Series S/X Games

FPS Boost Supported by 97 Xbox Series S/X Games

Microsoft is very quickly expanding support for FPS Boost on their consoles. Currently, we can run it in 97 games on Xbox Series S/X. Among them are titles from the Battlefield, Far Cry and Metro series.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

May 4, 2021

FPS Boost Supported by 97 Xbox Series S/X Games
FIFA 21 And Red Dead Online Available In Xbox Game Pass

FIFA 21 And Red Dead Online Available In Xbox Game Pass

We've learned the games that will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in the first half of May. The list includes FIFA 21, Red Dead Online, Just Cause 4 and Remnant: From the Ashes.

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Agnes Adamus

May 4, 2021

FIFA 21 And Red Dead Online Available In Xbox Game Pass
New Fable Will Be Powered by Forza's Engine

New Fable Will Be Powered by Forza's Engine

All indications are that the new installment of the Fable series will use the ForzaTech graphics engine - the same one that powers the Forza Motrosport and Forza Horizon racing games.

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Bart Swiatek

May 4, 2021

New Fable Will Be Powered by Forza's Engine
Jeff Grub Claims Forza Horizon 5 May Take Us to Mexico

Jeff Grub Claims Forza Horizon 5 May Take Us to Mexico

Forza Horizon 5 will most likely take us to Mexico. Such a scenario is confirmed by Jeff Grubb.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

May 3, 2021

Jeff Grub Claims Forza Horizon 5 May Take Us to Mexico
Rumor: Project Dragon From IO Interactive and Microsoft May be and RPG

Rumor: Project Dragon From IO Interactive and Microsoft May be and RPG

What are the Hitman developers up to right now? Recent leaks suggest that in addition to a James Bond game, IO Interactive is working on Project Dragon: a fantasy RPG developed under the aegis of Microsoft.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 30, 2021

Rumor: Project Dragon From IO Interactive and Microsoft May be and RPG
Microsoft Follows in Epic Games Store's Footsteps and Reduces Revenue Share

Microsoft Follows in Epic Games Store's Footsteps and Reduces Revenue Share

Microsoft Store is following in Epic Games Store's footsteps and will offer more compensation to video game developers. Starting August 1, the store's revenue share will decrease to 12%, albeit this applies only to PC games.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

April 29, 2021

Microsoft Follows in Epic Games Store's Footsteps and Reduces Revenue Share
Halo Infinite Will Have Many Useful Features on PC

Halo Infinite Will Have Many Useful Features on PC

Microsoft provided a number of details about the PC version of Halo Infinite. The game will support ultrawide resolutions and the option of triple key binds. We will also get advanced graphics settings, as well as cross-play and cross-platform save features.

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Bart Swiatek

April 29, 2021

Halo Infinite Will Have Many Useful Features on PC
Xbox is Doing Great - Microsoft Boasts Financial Results

Xbox is Doing Great - Microsoft Boasts Financial Results

Microsoft's financial report showed great results for its Xbox division. It reported big increases in revenue from console, game and service sales.

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Adrian Werner

April 28, 2021

Xbox is Doing Great - Microsoft Boasts Financial Results
Minecraft Mods Have Become a Business Worth Hundreds of Millions

Minecraft Mods Have Become a Business Worth Hundreds of Millions

Selling mods for Minecraft turned out to be a very lucrative business. The amounts and numbers obtained in the official store are very impressive.

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Adrian Werner

April 28, 2021

Minecraft Mods Have Become a Business Worth Hundreds of Millions
Brian Fargo Excited About New Game

Brian Fargo Excited About New Game

Brian Fargo, creator of such titles as Wasteland 3 and Fallout 2, announced that inXile Entertainment is working on a new game. Unfortunately, we shouldn't expect news about it anytime soon.

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Hubert Sledziewski

April 27, 2021

Brian Fargo Excited About New Game