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Microsoft’s new digital Xbox store now available to all Xbox One owners

September 22, 2020
Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox store rolls out digitally to all users today, after its successful initial deployment to insiders early last month. As my colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his early review, the new storefront loads dramatically faster than its predecessor. It’s been “optimized for the era of Game Pass,” meaning it’s easier to see the differences between different versions…
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Obsidian should make the next Fallout

September 22, 2020
We’re all buzzing about today’s big gaming news. Microsoft has bought Bethesda. And as part of that $7.5 billion purchase, the Xbox company now owns Bethesda Game Works and some of the biggest role-playing game franchises of all time: The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. So now Microsoft owns an RPG powerhouse. Well, another one. In 2018, Microsoft started this game company-acquiring binge, and…
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Minecraft is now available for PlayStation VR as a free update

September 21, 2020
Minecraft’s PlayStation VR update is available now to download. Developer Mojang Studios announced the update earlier this month but hadn’t previously said when it would be playable. If you own Minecraft on PlayStation, then the update is completely free. The update…
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Xbox remote play is open to everyone on Android devices

September 21, 2020
Microsoft has rolled out a new Android Xbox app, which will allow all Xbox One owners (and Series X/S players in the future) to stream games from their console to their phone or tablet. Until now, only Xbox Insiders had access to the feature. It’s different to xCloud, in that you can play games that you have downloaded to your console on your Android device rather than streaming titles from the…
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Xbox Game Pass has more than 15 million subscribers

September 21, 2020
Tucked away in its blockbuster announcement that it’s buying Bethesda Softworks, id Software and Arkane Studios parent company ZeniMax Media, Microsoft revealed that Xbox Game Pass now has more than 15 million subscribers. That means it has added more than five million…
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Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition bolsters Xbox Game Pass

September 21, 2020
The Preorders for the Xbox Series X and S begin tomorrow, and Microsoft just gave fans a reason to feel good about showing up to the next-gen party. Xbox is acquiring Bethesda Softworks and its parent company, ZeniMax Media. Bethesda is the publisher responsible for games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout, and Doom. And now those games join Halo and Gears of War as first-party Microsoft…
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