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Sea of Thieves will get a competitive mode, Arena, in early 2019, Rare announced today at XO18. Crews will compete to get the most treasure.
The original Crackdown is free on Xbox this month, Microsoft announced today at its X018 event in Mexico City.
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In November’s Games with Gold, I’m personally most excited about indie racer Race the Sun, but Battlefield 1 is good…
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X018—a “global celebration of all things Xbox”—will be held in Mexico City on November 10-11. There’ll be thousands of fans in attendance, but announcements will be streamed online as well.
FPS games (and...strategy games?) are about to get a lot more precise on the Xbox One, with the announcement today…
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Xbox announced October’s Games with Gold lineup during its Inside Xbox presentation this afternoon. I’m excited to…
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Gaming peripheral maker Hyperkin is releasing another Duke replica, this time in green. The black version was surprisingly ergonomical for being a $70 nostalgia trap, but if you like a splash of color to go with your ginormous hands, the green Duke has you covered. It’s currently available at Gamestop and Amazon.
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August’s Xbox Live Games with Gold is pretty good this month. It features a few games I keep meaning to check out,…
Whenever I’ve interviewed a games industry executive over the past few months, I’ve asked them what single thing…
After briefly getting the world excited over the prospect of a new hardware announcement at Gamescom next month, Microsoft has changed a line in its blog post from promising “all-new Xbox hardware and accessories” to “new Xbox One bundles and accessories.” Whoops!
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There’s nothing too exciting in July’s Xbox Live Games With Gold. I will confess a deep fondness for Splinter Cell…