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ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2022A good year for Game Pass, but a weird year for Xbox and studios like ActivisionByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 22, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsGamers Are Suing Microsoft To Thwart Its Merger With ActivisionThe FTC isn’t the only one saying, 'hang on a minute, there'ByClaire JacksonPublishedDecember 20, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsPhil Spencer Says Sony Wants To Grow At Xbox’s ExpenseSony and Starfield are slowing down Microsoft's takeover of Activision BlizzardByEthan GachPublishedDecember 12, 2022
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CultureNewsCultureNewsFeds Sue To Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through [Update]The Federal Trade Commission has moved to block the acquisition on grounds that it would give the Xbox maker too…ByIsaiah ColbertPublishedDecember 8, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThe Game Awards’ Fashion Highlights The Industry’s Identity CrisisPlease, no more blazers and t-shirts at The Game Awards, I’m begging youByAlyssa MercantePublishedDecember 7, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Announces Bizarre Pledge To Bring Call of Duty To Nintendo ConsolesIt's a '10-year commitment' that also includes continued support on Steam as wellByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 6, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in Review2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate ItselfCompanies raced to gobble up studios from Bungie to Crystal DynamicsByEthan GachPublishedDecember 6, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Will Be $70 As Microsoft Confirms New-Gen Price HikeFuture Xbox Series X/S first-party games like Forza 9 and Redfall will cost $10 more in 2023ByZack ZwiezenUpdatedDecember 5, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Game Delays Of 2022The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and other massive games that got pushed to 2023ByEthan GachPublishedDecember 1, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Microsoft To Offer Sony 10 Years Of Call Of Duty To Close Activision Deal [Update]It’s the latest attempt by Xbox to keep its massive Activision Blizzard merger moving forwardByZack ZwiezenUpdatedNovember 28, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Xbox Series S Is Now Even Cheaper Than The Nintendo SwitchThe Game Pass machine gets marked down just in time for the holidaysByEthan GachPublishedNovember 17, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Shelved Game Pass Streaming Box Because It Was Too ExpensiveThe Xbox ‘Keystone’ was too close to the Xbox Series S in priceByEthan GachPublishedNovember 16, 2022