Microsoft's Xbox Live online services are back online once again, after another extended period of downtime that lasted for a number of hours and prevented many users from signing into the service.
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Paramount+ has canceled the Halo live-action TV series. The show, based on the sci-fi first-person shooter game franchise owned by Microsoft, first launched in 2022 and got its second season in 2024.
Ubisoft's financial report for the first quarter of 2024 has the French company finishing ahead of expectations. This is mostly thanks to its suite of classic and recent "Games as a Service" titles.
Developer Rare and publisher Microsoft have revealed what will be included in Season 13 of the pirate-themed online game Sea of Thieves, as players will have to take on The Burning Blade ship.
If you have not spent enough money on the recent Steam Summer Sale, the Epic Games Store is giving you another chance to buy some discounted PC games. The Epic Games Store Summer Sale is now live.
Microsoft's latest Free Play Days promotion for Xbox players is touting access to PGA Tour 2K23, Park Beyond and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The Ubisoft title is free for all Xbox players to try.
The Epic Games Store is back with another double giveaway for PC gamers. This time, you can grab copies of the business sim Arcade Paradise and the survival horror entry Maid of Sker.
1047 Games has officially unveiled Splitgate 2, the sequel to the free-to-play arena shooter with portals that blew up in popularity in 2021. The Unreal Engine 5-powered entry will launch in 2025.
The Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service is cutting prices for Priority and Ultimate memberships by 50 percent from now until August 18. It has also added nine new games to the service this week.
Season One of the video game-based TV show Fallout received 17 Emmy Award nominations. They include a nod for Best Drama Series and a nod for actor Walton Goggins for Lead Actor In a Drama Series.
Microsoft is rolling out an update today for the Xbox.com games site. Certain supported games on the site now offer an option to be launched and played on the Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service.
Activision has revealed that the Season 5 content update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III launches on July 24. It will add new maps, a crossover with WWE, and the final story mission for Zombies.
New extended gameplay has been released for Ubisoft's open-world game Star Wars Outlaws. In over 10 minutes of footage, you can see rogue Kay Vess exploring Tatooine and meeting Jawas.
Robot Entertainment has revealed the next game in its Orcs Must Die! tower defense series. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is due in early 2025 and will be an Xbox console exclusive along with a PC version
Microsoft has unveiled a unique Xbox Wireless Controller design to promote the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine movie. As its main draw, it features the popular anti-hero's "perfectly rounded tush."
Developer Hello Games is dropping the next major update for its space sandbox game No Man's Sky. The 5.0 update, called Worlds Part 1, includes major graphical upgrades for shadow effects and more.
Members of the Xbox Insider program in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings can download a new update that adds a couple of new console features, including one that gives more control over downloads.
Focus Entertainment now says the leaked build of the upcoming Saber Interactive developed Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 is much older than first thought and is discouraging anyone from playing it.
Xbox 360 owners now have a final list of discounted games they can buy before the Xbox 360 store shuts down on July 29. Plus, Xbox Series X|S owners can check out a new Xbox 360 dynamic background.
The official Towerborne site has posted its latest dev diary on the upcoming fantasy action-adventure game. This time, the dev diary focuses on one of the game's human weapons, the Gauntlets.
Nvidia has just released a new WHQL graphics driver. Version 570.70 is now available for supported graphics cards with Stormgate, Dungeonborn, and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn support.
Microsoft has announced the mid-July lineup of new games that will be added to Xbox Game Pass. All of them will be Day One releases, including Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and many more.
Activision has announced that the Early Access Beta dates for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be August 30-September 4 for people who preorder the game. Open Beta dates will be September 6-9.
The annual Steam Summer Sale is now over, but the platform continues offering special discounts. Right now, Steam kicked off its Fighting Fest with plenty of discounted fighting titles for PC.
The Fallout: London fan-made DLC pack for Fallout 4 will not work with the Epic Games Store version of the game, at least at launch, due to that version's inability to roll back updates.
Hallmark has an official Keepsake Christmas ornament made to look like the original Microsoft Xbox console and controller. It also lights up and plays the Halo theme music. It's priced at $22.89.
Forza Horizon 5 has reached another milestone, with more than 40 million players having experienced the racing game on Xbox and PC since launch. Forza Horizon 5 continues to delight audiences.
NetherRealm Studios has posted the Mortal Mortal Kombat 1 gameplay trailer for its DLC fighter Takeda, along with its Kameo fighter Ferra. Both will launch for Premium Edition owners on July 26,
GameSir recently released the Kaleid and Kaleid Flux, one using mechanical face buttons, the other using all membrane buttons. They are almost the same price, yet very different in other ways.
Microsoft has now sent a new message to Xbox users, clarifying that they can still use Microsoft Rewards points to pay for auto-renewals for PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions.
Some documents in a court case involving a lawsuit against Valve have revealed some financial data for the private company, including its number of employees and the gross pay up until 2021.
This weekend's PC game deals include two more bundles from the Humble Store, a tactical deck-building game from the Epic Games Store as a freebie, plenty of hit indie specials, and more.
Microsoft has announced that the Season 8 update for the RTS game Age of Empires IV will begin on July 18 with the Summer Sights events. There will be a new map, new rewards, and more.
Microsoft may be putting the brakes on Xbox Series X|S marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It will prioritize Game Pass, cloud gaming, and the next generation of consoles.
Microsoft has brought four games to its Free Play Days promotion this weekend for Xbox players. Game Pass Ultimate and Core members can now enjoy EA Sports FC 24, MLB The Show 24, and more.
Frontier Developments has officially announced Planet Coaster 2. The sequel to its successful 2016 rollercoaster park game will launch later in 2024 for the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
This week's free game from the Epic Games Store is a copy of Floppy Knights, an indie entry that fuses tactical battler and deck builder genres. The game is free to claim for an entire week.
This week, the Nvidia GeForce NOW PC cloud gaming service adds three more titles. They include the survival game Once Human, the different first-person action game Anger Foot, and Cricket 24.
As part of Amazon Prime Day 2024 next week, Prime members can get three free PC games. They will include Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Chivalry 2, and Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Microsoft may be bringing Sledgehammer Games' Modern Warfare 3 to Xbox Game Pass subscribers as soon as this month. The popular FPS title released in 2023 with a campaign, multiplayer, and zombies.