Plane Crash Investigated in Microsoft Flight Simulator
The excellent realism and visuals of Flight Simulator 2020 were used for a good cause. American association of pilots and aircraft owners used Asobo's game to analyze a plane accident.
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Darius Matusiak
February 1, 2021
Bethesda is Not Enough; Microsoft About to Buy Another Publisher
Reports have surfaced that Microsoft will soon surprise us with another major acquisition on the level of last year's buyout of Bethesda Softworks.
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Adrian Werner
January 29, 2021
Xbox X/S Series Drive Good Results of Microsoft's Gaming Division
Microsoft boasts excellent financial results for the previous quarter. Of note is the significant revenue growth from the gaming division, driven by the launches of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.
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Adrian Werner
January 28, 2021
Xbox Game Pass Has 18 Million Subscribers
Thanks to Microsoft's financial conference, we learned that over 18 million gamers have subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass service.
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Bart Swiatek
January 27, 2021
Lords of the West DLC for Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Goes Live
Lords of the West - the first major expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - will be released today. It will add two new civilizations and three campaigns to the refreshed version of the iconic RTS from 2000.
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Milosz Szubert
January 26, 2021
Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox Live Gold Price Increase
Microsoft has only just announced a price hike for its Xbox Live Gold service, and the company has already backed away from the decision. What's more, soon we won't need the subscription to play free-to-play online games anymore.
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Adrian Werner
January 23, 2021
Minecraft Snapshot 21w03a Adds Shiny Squids
Mojang has released another preview of the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft. This time, players can light up their voxel world with the help of glowing lichens and squids.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 21, 2021
Xbox Game Pass for End of January: The Medium, Control, Yakuza 3, 4 and 5
At the end of January Xbox Game Pass will gain a number of new games. Among them we can find The Medium, Desperados III and three remastered Yakuza games.
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Karol Laska
January 19, 2021
Father of Dead or Alive Returns With New Studio
Tomonobu Itagaki has started a new studio. The father of the Dead or Alive brand, also responsible for resurrecting the Ninja Gaiden series, is returning after a four-year hiatus and he wouldn't mind working with Microsoft again.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 18, 2021
Xbox Series X|S Exclusives Coming in 2021
What games will be available on Xbox Series X|S in 2021? Microsoft boasted a list of titles that will be available exclusively on its console and PC.
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Paul Musiolik
January 17, 2021
Microsoft's Deal With Duracell is Why we Have AA Batteries in Xbox Pads
If you thought AA batteries were a thing of the past, Microsoft's decision to include them in the controllers for new Xbox must have surprised you. The company's deal with Duracell is to blame for this state of affairs.
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Karol Laska
January 7, 2021
Wasteland 3 Devs are Working on First-person RPG
inXile Entertaiment is working on two new RPGs. According to latest information, at least one of them will include FPS elements.
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Michal Ciezadlik
January 7, 2021
How About Xbox Series X/S Controller With DualSense Features?
Microsoft may be interested in creating a new controller for Xbox Series X/S. This is suggested by a survey in which the company asks console buyers if they are interested in the features offered by the DualSense controller.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 7, 2021
Microsoft Tried to Buy Nintendo, Got Killed With Laughter
Over twenty years ago, Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo. However, while the Japanese were not interested in such development, they were sincerily amused by the offer. The Redmond giant also tried to buy EA, Midway and Square.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 7, 2021
Sea of Thieves Climbs the Popularity Ranks on Steam
Sea of Thieves recovers on Steam. The game is slowly regaining popularity, and soon it may even catch up with the numbers from the launch period on Valve's platform.
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January 6, 2021
Xbox Game Pass in January: PES 2021, Injustice 2, Torchlight 3 and More
We've learned a list of titles that will be added to the Xbox Game Pass library in January. New titles available for subscribers include PES 2021, Injustice 2 and Torchlight III.
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Michael Kulakowski
January 5, 2021
Age of Empires 4 Already Playable; Testing and Polishing is Underway
Work on Age of Empires IV is said to be nearing its end. The creators have revealed that the project is fully playable. Currently, Relic Entertainment is mainly focused on testing the game.
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Adrian Werner
December 31, 2020
Psychonauts 2 Almost Done And Without Crunch
Tim Schafer, the founder of Double Fine, revealed that work on Psychonauts 2 is coming to an end. He promised to do without crunch in the last stage of development.
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Bart Woldanski
December 28, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets VR Mode That Takes Down Most PCs
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 on PC finally got support for VR, which enables the players to feel like a pilot of a real plane. The update also brings a number of minor changes.
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Bart Woldanski
December 23, 2020
Xbox Game Pass May Get a Family Plan
It's possible that the popular Xbox Game Pass service will get a so-called family plan in the future, which will enable several members of a single household to pay the subscription together.
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Bart Swiatek
December 22, 2020