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Xbox Game Pass for PC will soon double in price

September 10, 2020
All good things must come to an end. Microsoft has confirmed that the PC version of Game Pass will soon cost $9.99 per month, rather than $4.99 per month. We knew this price hike was coming: Game Pass for PC is technically in beta at the moment, and the Xbox website has long stated that $4.99 is a “limited time price.” The higher cost of entry will go into effect on September 17th, the same…
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Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price next week

September 10, 2020
Alongside an influx of next-gen console news, Microsoft also confirmed today that it will raise its pricing for Xbox Game Pass for PC from $4.99 per month to $9.99 a month starting on September 17th. Existing members on the introductory price will still pay the same rate…
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Twitch brings custom esports competitions to streamers in closed beta

September 10, 2020
Twitch and esports go together like a dusting of salt on top of a chocolate chip cookie: the sweetness of victory etc., tempered by the saltiness of defeat. Today, Twitch launches Versus — a suite of competitive tools that will let creators on the site organize and manage their own tournaments — which promises to bring those agonies and ecstasies to any streamer who feels like pubstomping…
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Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile players have spent over $3.5 billion

September 10, 2020
PUBG Mobile players have spent over $3.5 billion on the battle royale game, according to market analyst Sensor Tower, with the most recent $500 million coming over the last 72 days. The mobile version of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) — the game that made the…
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This ship-to-ship battle looks amazing in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer trailer

September 10, 2020
I still don’t know what I think about Ronald Reagan sending players to do war crimes, but I’m certainly on board with the epic shipboarding combat I just saw in the first multiplayer reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. While we don’t see the ship’s actual armaments in play (it’s not clear if you can control them), the rest of the map seems incredibly dynamic: zip line…
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Here are the Xbox Series S and X games you can play at launch

September 9, 2020
Now that we know when the Xbox Series X and Series S will be released (November 10th), studios and developers are finally locking in release dates for next-gen games beyond the annoyingly vague “Holiday 2020” mantra we’ve heard so often. Many of those will be launch titles on Microsoft’s latest consoles, so here’s a look at the games coming to Xbox Series X and Series S on day one — at…
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