Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb and the new Xbox boss had a meeting this week
Hryb hasn't worked with Xbox for three years, but when he heard about the new boss, he wanted a meeting, and she thought it was important enough to give him that.
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe launches in late April
The beloved 80s phenomenon is really back in 2026, stronger than in a very long time with both a Hollywood movie and a new game.
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Bungie prevented people to write "Arc Raiders" in the Marathon chat
When this was brought to attention, they swiftly sorted this strange decision out, and now people are debating why this happened in the first place.
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Jason Schreier: Sony is "backing away from putting their exclusive console stuff on PC"
This mainly seems to apply to single-player rather than multiplayer, which he thinks will continue to get multi-format releases.
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Rumour: There are already plans for an eighth Scream movie
Scream 7 was supposed to be "one last scream" and end the story, but Hollywood is known to not always keep those promises, especially in the horror genre.
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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight includes a remake of a classic scene from Tim Burton's Batman
The Prince smash-hit Partyman still offers the perfect soundtrack to the trashing of Gotham City Art Museum.
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Ninja Gaiden 4 is getting a hefty expansion next week
The Two Masters includes both new weapons and modes, but it also has no less that three new story chapters.
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Rumour: Sony has tried to port Gran Turismo 7 to Switch 2
While the source say it's probably not coming, it still shows that Sony are trying out more formats for their games.
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Rumour: Wolfenstein III is in full production and motion capture work is underway
It seems that we may not have to wait as long for a new game in the series as we had feared...
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February Update launched for Xbox
The Xbox Cloud Gaming experience on consoles is significantly enhanced, even for people still playing on Xbox One.
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This is what it looked like when Phil Spencer passed the reigns to Asha Sharma
After being with the Xbox team from the start and being the boss of Xbox for half of it's existence, it's now time for a new era.
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Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is getting free DLC drivers today
Tangle and Whisper are ready to conquer yet another media as they are now moving from comics to video games.
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The sweet soundtrack from Super Mario Land 2 added to Nintendo Music
This is one of Mario's weirdest adventures of all-time, although in a good way, and it did establish Wario as a staple in the Mushroom Kingdom.
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Here's the Fallout 4 launch trailer for the Switch 2 edition
It comes with a lot of extra content, including all of the six officially released expansions and over 150 mods.
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Asha Sharma: "I am committed to 'returning to Xbox,' and that starts with console"
"Xbox players have thousands of dollars invested, in money and time too — it's incredibly important for me to understand that and protect that."
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Meet the Crimson Desert voice actors
The actors behind the three main characters reveals how they approached them to get the right personality.
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Johnny Knoxville: "Jackass 5 will be the last one, it is the natural place to end"
Almost everyone one the crew is over 50 years old with some even pushing almost 60, so perhaps it is about time. Still, we're grateful they have a last run in them.
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Sonic is battling Godzilla in new comic-book crossover
The writer Nick Marino says the concept was partly inspired by Sonic Adventure, which was originally released back in 1998 for Dreamcast.
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Sony tried to make Crimson Desert a PlayStation exclusive
The Korean developer Pearl Abyss turned down the offer though, as they were worried that Sony would get too much of the profits.
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Thank you for all the entertainment, Phil Spencer.
After nearly 40 years at Microsoft, where he has been involved in the entire Xbox journey, half of which as the top dog, Phil Spencer has now retired, and we take a look at his career...
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Live service has ruined this console generation
Countless extremely expensive games and renowned developers have been shut down in recent years, since the giants have almost completely chosen to abandon the wishes of gamers in pursuit of the next live service success...
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Under the Island gets a charming release trailer
This looks like a title fans of The Legend of Zelda III: A Link to the Past might be interested in, as it is steeped in '90s charm.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cinema description delivers a major character spoiler
Needless to say, there will be spoilers here, and it could potentially be pretty massive.
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Forza Horizon 6 campaign described in detail
This time we aren't playing as a skilled race driver, but as a tourist visiting Japan, equipped with a dream of joining the Horizon Festival.
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Report: Sarah Bond was "tough to work with" and "offended many Xbox employees"
New report provides more details on what was behind the major shake-up in Xbox management at the end of last week.
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Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake demo now released
This Sega Saturn classic finally seems to be on its way after originally being slated for a 2021 launch...
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Alysa Liu would love to get a Fortnite-skin
The 20-year-old Californian figure skater has taken over social media since winning gold in the women's figure skating on Friday.
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What were you thinking: Gaming's worst controller features
Official controllers are supposed to be better and perform to a standard for years, but despite this, plenty of idiocy has crept in, both unconsciously and consciously...
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Larry "Major Lelson" Hryb wants to talk to the new Xbox boss
He left Xbox three years ago, and was until very recently working for the game engine company Unity.
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Olympic figure skating medallists perform as Sub-Zero and Kitana from Mortal Kombat
Georgia's skaters Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina had a pretty cool surprise in store for Mortal Kombat fans over the weekend.
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Xbox fans hope for a comeback of exclusive games after cryptic comment from the new boss
Phil Spencer's successor is believed to imply that she considers exclusive Xbox games important.
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The gaming world pays tribute to Phil Spencer after his shocking departure
The heavyweights of the gaming world lined up over the weekend to thank the Xbox boss, including colleagues, competitors, game developers... and Elon Musk.
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DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos will be removed from digital stores very soon
As a kind of parting gift, the price tag for this charming superhero adventure has been slashed by a full 90%.
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The new Xbox boss promises "the return of Xbox" and says no to "soulless AI slop"
Asha Sharma replaces Phil Spencer as the head of Xbox starting Monday, and in a lengthy post, she now shares her goals for the future.
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Nintendo registers the trademark and logo "Nintendo Game Boy" in Brazil
Unlike registered patents, which are far from always becoming finished products, registered trademarks usually mean that something is in the works.
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Slay the Spire 2 supports up to four players
The official product page for the game says we can "play with up to 4 players and face the Spire together in the all-new co-op mode".
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Final Fantasy VII: Remake creator defends Game Key Cards for Switch 2
The fact that they exist is the reason it was possible to deliver the game at all for Nintendo's latest console.
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Report: Sony buys studios, but the games are nowhere to be seen
Out of Sony's ten studio acquisitions since 2019, half of them hasn't launched a game yet and three of them are closed.
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Fuse Games explains why Star Wars: Galactic Racer lacks an open world
The developers believe that an open world offers a little too much of everything, making it harder to really immerse yourself in the details.
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Play Battlefield 6 for free this weekend with Xbox Game Pass
There are five titles on offer with Free Play Days this week, but there is a certain shooter that towers above the rest.
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You can try John Carpenter's Toxic Commando starting today
Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment has launched a playable demo of this upcoming co-op shooter.
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Crimson Desert has no microtransactions as the developers want it to be "a premium experience"
"This is made to be a premium experience that you buy, and you enjoy the world and not something for microtransactions."
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Virtual Boy on Switch/Switch 2
The 1995 flop sold so poorly that Nintendo scrapped the concept before it even had a chance to be released in Europe. Now, for the first time, we get to officially try it out - but is it worth the money?
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Bethesda Softworks is going "back to that kind of classic style" with The Elder Scrolls VI
Todd Howard: "I think we're happy with where it's headed right now. That's what I could say."
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Check out some very Japanese commercials for Pokémon Pokopia
Japanese commercials are well known for being unpredictable, outrageous, and having jingles that are impossible to get out of your head.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer won't have any season pass
Fuse Games says it isn't free-to-play and they don't think it's fitting to have season passes for premium releases.
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Silent Hill f is getting an official perfume collection
Japanese Primaniacs and Konami has a brilliant product idea for anyone who has always dreamed of smelling the chill of horror.
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Rumour: Square Enix is working on a Chrono Trigger remake
A well known and trustworthy insider says the company is already at work creating a remake of one of the most beloved JRPGs of all-time.
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Unboxing and comparison: This is what Virtual Boy for Switch looks like
You can also compare it to the original unit, just to see how incredibly similar it actually is to the real deal from 1995.
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Rumour: Sonic's next game will be connected to the movies
According to the same source, it's a true AAA title that Sega and Sonic Team plans to support for a long time.
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