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Microsoft outlines shared goals with Sony and Nintendo to make gaming ‘safer’
There are a lot of things that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all disagree about. Which company gets your money, for example. But a...
Microsoft CFO says Bethsoft IPs can still go cross-platform but also wants new games ‘first, better, or best’ on Microsoft
As the news of Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks, and its various studios has settled in, there's been one niggling point that's...
Gamers welcomed Microsoft’s record-setting Xbox Series X launch with vaping memes
The release of Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S systems has reportedly been one of the largest for the company, at least according...
Rumor: Halo Infinite may drop Xbox One support, delay to 2022
It may not be a good idea to base all of your hopes and dreams on Halo Infinite at this point in time....
Microsoft general manager says Apple’s block of Unreal Engine ‘will harm game creators and gamers’
The ongoing kaiju-sized hand-slapping fight between Epic Games and Apple isn't just about two massive corporations having a hissy fit over money; it's tangentially...
Gaming companies from Blizzard to Daybreak stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Update: We've been updating the end of this piece with all the online gaming studio statements we can find this week.
Sony has apparently decided...
Phantasy Star Online 2 launches on PC in late May, officially leaves Xbox One beta today
If you're one of the many, many would-be Phantasy Star Online 2 fans waiting eagerly for news about the game's PC release, you...
Microsoft’s latest edition of Flight Simulator touts single shard multiplayer features
Well, here's a game we weren't expecting to have on our radar, but these are strange times indeed. So with that in mind, let's...
EA aims to mask active user numbers in investor earnings reports
Don't call it hiding anything, just call it select data provisioning! Electronic Arts COO and CFO Blake Jorgensen has said that future earnings reports...
ESA responds to Sony’s skipping of E3 2020, saying the show will be ‘high-energy’
So if you missed the news due to it generally being shrug-worthy, it turns out that Sony has decided to skip out on...
Wheeee Phantasy Star Online 2 is now accepting closed beta signups in North America
One of the big surprises of 2019 - and also one of the most welcome ones - was the revelation that Phantasy Star...
A Jesuit priest is trying out a Vatican Minecraft server to encourage non-toxic behavior
We're familiar with the ways that online games, even generally rather innocent ones like Minecraft, can wind up being breeding grounds for some...
The Soapbox: Cross-play, console exclusivity, and why companies won’t play nice
Let me tell you something: As the columnist who writes about Final Fantasy XIV I am so damn tired of hearing about crossplay. Seriously....
Mobile augmented reality game Minecraft Earth enters early access in the US
The real world and the world of Minecraft -- or at least its general sense of collaborative building -- have combined with the...
Xbox’s Phil Spencer elaborates on community controls in the works to make Xbox Live less toxic
Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit" provided us with the phrase "Hell is other people," and if you've dared to leave your mic or chat...
Microsoft is bringing more Xbox Game Studios titles to Steam and other platforms
Microsoft seems to be branching out with its game distribution policies, as it announced this week that it will be working to...
Pearl Abyss makes a deal with Kakao Games to acquire Black Desert’s South Korean publishing rights
Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss has struck an agreement with the game's publisher, Kakao Games, to acquire the publishing rights for...
Will you be paying for Xbox All Access, Microsoft’s latest Xbox sub?
Would you - or do you already - pay a sub for a console? Microsoft is banking on it, doubling down on its existing...
The ESA claims crunch issues in the industry have been declining over the past decade
Crunch - the act of putting in way too much overtime to get a video game completed and out the door - is a...
Under pressure, Sony claims it’s looking into solving its crossplay dilemma
Under great amounts of pressure to reverse its anti-crossplay stance with the PlayStation 4, Sony has finally capitulated somewhat by saying that it...
