Microsoft and Electronic Arts have made a deal to incorporate the benefits of EA Play into your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. If you pay the $15 per month for Game Pass Ultimate, you will now also get EA Play’s vault of games, early access to new EA releases, and more. This is all coming “this holiday,” according to an Xbox blog post.
“We are teaming up with Electronic Arts to…
Ubisoft has revealed Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla‘s release date. Surprise! It’s on November 10, the same day that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are debuting.
Valhalla will also be out on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Stadia that day. The open-world viking game…
Xbox Series X officially arrives November 10th for $499
September 9, 2020
Microsoft has finally given us launch details on the Xbox Series X: It’s arriving on November 10th for $499, just like the leaks earlier this week predicted. It’ll also be available via Xbox All Access, a bundle which includes the system Game Pass Ultimate, for $34.99 a…
Microsoft is adding EA Play to Xbox Game Pass
September 9, 2020
One of the best deals in gaming is about to get even better. Today, Microsoft announced that multiple versions of Xbox Game Pass will soon come with EA Play, another subscription service run by a completely different publisher, at no extra cost. Starting “this holiday,” anyone with the PC version of Game Pass, which currently costs $4.99 per month, or Game Pass Ultimate, which is…
Xbox Series X launches on November 10th for $499
September 9, 2020
Microsoft is launching its Xbox Series X console on November 10th for $499. Preorders for the new console will begin on September 22nd, with the company also offering the Xbox Series X through its Xbox All Access program. Xbox All Access is a bundle that splits the cost of…
Nintendo is boosting Switch production again to keep up with high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. The company has reportedly asked partners to make as many as 30 million of the consoles in 2020, after raising targets from 19 million to 22…
Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S specs, promises four times the processing power of Xbox One
September 9, 2020
Microsoft is fully detailing its new Xbox Series S console today. The $299 next-gen console will arrive on November 10th, designed to be a more affordable option for 1440p gaming. Microsoft is using the same CPU from the Xbox Series X inside the Series S, running at 3.6Hz. This is only slightly slower than the 3.8GHz speed the Zen 2-based CPU runs at in the Series X. “The primary difference…
Microsoft’s Netflix-like subscription service is getting a bit bigger. Today, the company announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass for PC subscribers will soon get an EA Play membership at no additional charge.
Essentially, this means that if you shell out for…
How Square Enix found the beat for Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
September 9, 2020
Kingdom Hearts is getting musical with Melody of Memory, the franchise’s first rhythm game, coming out November 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch.
This will be the series’ first new game since the mammoth 2019 release of Kingdom Hearts III. But if you think…
Microsoft is finally revealing the most important details about its next-generation Xbox Series X. The system will launch November 10 for $500. This puts it alongside the $300 Xbox Series S as the company’s no-compromise 4K-gaming device. You can begin preordering this console September 22.
This puts the new console out in time for the busy gift-giving holiday season. That preorder date should…