Latest Xbox Series X News
Minecraft was nearly sold to Activision Blizzard for $1.5 billion before Microsoft secured Mojang, says former CEO Bobby Kotick: "I almost bought it"
News Microsoft offered Notch $2.5 billion, however
Roblox set "to require facial age checks to access chat" much like Discord, mere months after the CEO told concerned parents to just not "let your kids be on Roblox"
News "...establishing what we believe will become a new industry standard"
Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"
News Analysts don't necessarily see the Steam Machine as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2 rival
After launching Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft dubs the market "more volatile" now amid rise of free-to-play titles and subscriptions: "Many new games are struggling"
News "Consumers are playing fewer games…"
As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surpasses Baldur's Gate 3 on Game Award nominations, Larian publishing lead says it's "intensely hopeful" to see a new IP from a fledgling team do so well
News "A message that says you don't have to be in the conversation to become the conversation."
Assassin's Creed actor only found out his character died in a huge plot twist because he checked Twitter after the game released: "I'm thinking, 'what?'"
News "There's no 'Ahhhhh!' There's nothing that you'd expect from a main character's death"
Helldivers 2 drops a cryptic message with its latest patch notes asking us to draw a "'fiery' red circle" around early December for some "'buzzing' updates," immediately sparking speculation
News What did Arrowhead Studios mean by this?
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says the industry is "moving towards PC" even if consoles are "never going away," but still hasn't confirmed if GTA 6 is coming to PC
News He also thinks "business is moving towards open rather than closed"
