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EA Play joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 10th

September 29, 2020
We already knew that Microsoft was adding EA Play as a free perk for Game Pass subscribers. Today, however, the Xbox team has revealed exactly when members will be able to access the service on different platforms. If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the service — which normally costs $4.99 per month on console — will be available on Xbox hardware from November 10th. Yep…
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New Trailers: Resident Evil, Truth Seekers, The Queen’s Gambit and more

September 27, 2020
No spoilers, but I started Enola Holmes and I absolutely love Millie Bobby Brown in it, she’s so charming. The looking-right-at-the-camera bit which I usually dislike (except for Fleabag!) actually works really well to give us her inner thoughts. Will report back once I’ve finished, but so far, it’s a refreshing reboot of the sometimes-stodgy Sherlock Holmes universe. Here are this week’s…
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Mass Effect remasters pushed into 2021 and Xbox buys Bethesda | GB Decides 165

September 26, 2020
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still coming, but not in 2020. GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti and editor Jeff Grubb talk about that story on this weeks GamesBeat Decides podcast. The crew then talks about Xbox buying Bethesda, Amazon’s Luna platform, and more. Subscribe to the RSS Listen on Anchor.fm Apple podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Find past episodes here Author: Jeff…
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Microsoft is bringing Xbox remote play to iOS

September 26, 2020
Just a few days after opening up Xbox remote play to Android users, Microsoft has confirmed it’s testing the feature on iOS devices as well. The Verge’s Tom Warren got a look at the new Xbox app in beta, and it works just like you’d expect: It connects directly to your…
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The RetroBeat: Can Microsoft save Quake?

September 26, 2020
With Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, everyone is buzzing about how the Xbox brand now owns huge franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Doom. But I’m just sitting over here thinking about Quake. Quake is one of the most important first-person shooter franchises ever. It’s from Id Software, the same studio that created FPS heavyweights like Wolfenstein and Doom. While…
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