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Xbox Among Top 100 Brands in the World; No Sony and PlayStation

Xbox was ranked 65th in the BrandZ Global Top 100 ranking, presenting one hundred most valuable brands in the world. Interestingly, the ranking does not include the competing PlayStation.

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Bart Swiatek

July 1, 2020

Xbox Among Top 100 Brands in the World; No Sony and PlayStation

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition With New Update 2.8

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition has received another update, numbered 2.8. Among other things, it adds a new map and a number of codes to this refreshed version of the popular RTS, as well as eliminates several technical issues.

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Milosz Szubert

June 30, 2020

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition With New Update 2.8

Halo The Master Chief Collection - Differences in Chinese Version

A comparison of two versions of Halo The Master Chief Collection - the Chinese version and the „general” one, which has been published on most of the world's markets - has appeared on the web. We can see on it that the changes included mainly enemy models and the cut-scene showing Gravemind.

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Agnes Adamus

June 29, 2020

Halo The Master Chief Collection - Differences in Chinese Version

Microsoft: Perfect Dark and Fable Twitter Placeholders are Nothing Big

Aaron Greenberg - head of Xbox's marketing department - informed that recently discovered accounts related to the Perfect Dark and Fable brands have been registered on Twitter as part of standard practice aimed at IP protection. Their appearance does not necessarily mean the announcement of new installments of the series.

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Bart Swiatek

June 29, 2020

Microsoft: Perfect Dark and Fable Twitter Placeholders are Nothing Big
Lockhart - New Unofficial Info on Xbox Series X's Smaller Brother

Lockhart - New Unofficial Info on Xbox Series X's Smaller Brother

New unofficial information has leaked about the Xbox Series S console, previously known under the code name Lockhart, which is to be a cheaper version of Xbox Series X. We learned a partial specification of Microsoft's device.

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Bart Woldanski

June 28, 2020

Lockhart - New Unofficial Info on Xbox Series X's Smaller Brother

Minecraft Dungeons - Jungle Awakens DLC Release Date

Mojang announced the release date of Jungle Awakens, the first paid DLC for Minecraft: Dungeons. Along with the addition, an update will be released, which will enrich the game with a new dungeon.

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Adrian Werner

June 28, 2020

Minecraft Dungeons - Jungle Awakens DLC Release Date

Only 25% Players Completed Ori and the Will of the Wisps and That's a Good Result

Moon Game Studios reported that more than 2 million players played Ori and the Will of the Wisps and only 25% of them completed the main story. This result may seem low, but in fact the devs have no reason to be ashamed.

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Adrian Werner

June 25, 2020

Only 25% Players Completed Ori and the Will of the Wisps and That's a Good Result

New Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass - i.e. Observation

Today we found out what new titles will be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers in the coming days. Among the new games will be an unusual game from No Code - Observation.

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Paul Wozniak

June 24, 2020

New Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass - i.e. Observation

Minecraft Nether Update - Version 1.16 Launches Today

As planned, the latest major update for Minecraft, called Nether, has been released. It focuses on the title Nether, enriching the dangerous dimension with many attractions such as new biomes, materials and mobs.

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Michael Kulakowski

June 23, 2020

Minecraft Nether Update - Version 1.16 Launches Today

Minecraft Dungeons Becomes May's Biggest Debut

Minecraft Dungeons proved to be the best digital debut of May. In addition, Epic Games Store's giveaways of GTA 5 and Civilization 6 were great successes, with both games recording not only a large increase in user numbers but also in revenue.

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Adrian Werner

June 23, 2020

Minecraft Dungeons Becomes May's Biggest Debut

Xbox Series S May Cost Half the Price of Xbox Series X

Information has appeared on the web, suggesting that Xbox Series S may cost half the price of its stronger version - Xbox Series X.

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Mateusz Popielak

June 18, 2020

Xbox Series S May Cost Half the Price of Xbox Series X

Minecraft Nether Update Gets a Release Date

We've learned the release date of the long-awaited Nether Update for Minecraft. Adventurous users can already download the pre-release version of the patch.

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Adrian Werner

June 18, 2020

Minecraft Nether Update Gets a Release Date

Grounded From Obsidian With Demo on Steam

The demo of Grounded, a new survival game from Obsidian Entertainment, is available on Steam and Xbox One. We play as children reduced to the size of ants that have to survive in a home garden. The demo version will be available only until the end of this week.

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Michael Kulakowski

June 16, 2020

Grounded From Obsidian With Demo on Steam

XSX Smart Delivery - List of Supported Titles and New Details

Today, Microsoft shared new information about Smart Delivery. From the post published on the Xbox Wire website, we learned how the process of moving titles between both generations of consoles will take place. We also learned the first list of game available in the service.

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Agnes Adamus

June 15, 2020

XSX Smart Delivery - List of Supported Titles and New Details

Not Only Xbox Series X - Microsoft May Have More Consoles Ready

The latest reports suggest that we will be dealing with more than one next-generation console from Microsoft.

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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz

June 15, 2020

Not Only Xbox Series X - Microsoft May Have More Consoles Ready

Xbox Game Pass in June - Thronebreaker, BattleTech and More

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales will soon appear in the offer of Xbox Game Pass. In addition, in June, as part of Microsoft's service, we will be able to play games from the Kingdom Hearts, BattleTech and No Man's Sky series, among others.

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Jacob Blazewicz

June 10, 2020

Xbox Game Pass in June - Thronebreaker, BattleTech and More

Xbox Series X Show - Microsoft May Postpone the June Event

According to VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, Microsoft has initially decided to postpone this month's Xbox 20/20 broadcast scheduled to August. The reason for this is to be Sony's conference. At the same time, we have received confirmation that the July conference is not threatened so far.

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Milosz Szubert

June 9, 2020

Xbox Series X Show - Microsoft May Postpone the June Event

Phil Spencer: Game Pass and Players More Important Than Console Sales

During a recent interview for BBC, Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand, revealed the company's strategy. He believes Microsoft does not pay attention to console sales results and focuses on taking care of players' needs by developing services such as Xbox Game Pass.

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Agnes Adamus

June 9, 2020

Phil Spencer: Game Pass and Players More Important Than Console Sales

Microsoft Drops Adding Game Keys in Xbox Sets

Microsoft has made changes to the activation of digital versions of games added to its consoles. These will not be present in the form of a game key, but will automatically be assigned to the profile to which we first log in on our newly purchased device.

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Milosz Szubert

June 8, 2020

Microsoft Drops Adding Game Keys in Xbox Sets

Steam has Shown the Strength of Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves is doing great on Steam. The pirate production from Rare was the most popular item on Valve's platform last week. Moreover, according to SteamDB data, last Sunday the title was launched by more than 41 thousand people at the same time.

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Milosz Szubert

June 8, 2020

Steam has Shown the Strength of Sea of Thieves