The gaming industry has a justly earned reputation when it comes to ugly behavior from users — from hate groups to grooming and illegal goods. With the metaverse and the influx of user-generated content, there’s a whole new avenue for harmful content and people intent on causing harm.
But along with this new stage of gaming and technology comes an opportunity to do things differently, and do…
Xbox Game Pass accounts for 15 percent of Microsoft’s gaming revenue, says Phil Spencer
October 27, 2022
Microsoft’s Game Pass service is profitable and accounts for about 15 percent of the company’s overall Xbox content and services revenue. Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer shared the tidbit of information in an on-stage interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech…
Philips Norelco brings Movember to Roblox with Shavetopia
October 26, 2022
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Philips Norelco is creating an interactive metaverse experience called Shavetopia in…
At WWDC 2022 earlier this year, Apple announced a bunch of gaming improvements rolling out with iOS 16, including support for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Now, you’ll also be able to use Nintendo’s modernized retro gamepads with your iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and even Apple TVs. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that iOS 16.1 and tvOS 16.1 supports…
World’s Edge, the Xbox studio that’s overseeing Age of Empires these days, held an event to mark the franchise’s 25th anniversary. With it came some major news about the future of the series, including its debut on consoles. Age of Empires II: Definitive…
Age of Empires is set to conquer Xbox
October 25, 2022
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Microsoft announced today that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires…
Microsoft and Discord plan to make joining a voice channel from an Xbox console easier. If you’re a frequent Discord user, you may recall the companies recently launched Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S integration. Following a beta test in July, Discord started rolling out the feature to all Xbox users in September. Unfortunately, in its current iteration, the integration isn’t as straightforward…
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We’re happy to say we’ll have our fifth Women in Gaming breakfast on October 25 at…
On November 2nd, the original Mario Party game and its sequel will be available on Nintendo’s Switch Online service. The games were first released in the late 90’s for the N64 and feature board games with various themes that you can play together with up to four…
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Version1 esports, parent company of the Call of Duty League’s Minnesota Røkkr, is set to host upcoming regular season CDL matches in Minneapolis. Typically, in-person matches are reserved for CDL Majors —…
