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Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Xbox announced yesterday that it is phasing out Xbox Live Gold, its long-running subscription service for online multiplayer, later this year. It’s incorporating it into Game Pass as a new tier called Core, which offers similar benefits to Live Gold, with some slight…

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Earlier in the week, it appeared that the FTC’s case against Microsoft had been summarily dismissed by Judge Corley, at least insofar as she wouldn’t grant an injunction against the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC wasn’t going down without a fight, as they…

After a couple years of Xbox and PlayStation stock shortages, it’s now fairly easy to get your hands on a current gaming console. Now might be the ideal time to snap up the Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s most powerful console, as it’s on sale. You can pick up an Xbox Series X for $450, which is $50 off the regular price. Photo by Aaron Souppouris/Engadget Xbox Series…

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. A judge has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft and Activision Blizzard’s pending merger. While the FTC can still appeal this decision, this is a major win in favor of the acquisition. Had the FTC won, it would…