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• Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is headed to Xbox Game Pass

  Microsoft today announced its subscription-based gaming service Xbox Game Pass would be adding the incredibly popular Player Unknown's Battlegrounds to its lineup. The Redmond company opened it's XO18 show today in Mexico City with a PUBG montage featuring pumping music and the ...

  • Tristan Greene

• PUBG goes free-to-play briefly on Xbox to combat waning interest

  Microsoft today revealed PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would be free-to-play this weekend, the first time the game has ever been free on that platform. It's a pleasant surprise for gamers, but as far as the game itself is concerned, it looks like a last-ditch effort to generate ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Forza Horizon 4 is the best reason to get Xbox Game Pass today

  I've always had a weird relationship with racing games. I don't care much for cars, and I've never driven one. I don't have a license nor am I planning to get one. I see the appeal of expensive supercars going really fast, but the whole car and tuning culture just doesn't do it for ...

  • Nino de Vries

• PlayStation 4 finally allows Switch and Xbox cross-play with new Fortnite beta

  After months of pressure, Sony is finally opening up to cross-platform play with its console cousins, starting with an open ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft confirms Xbox One is getting keyboard and mouse support

  It's finally happening: Microsoft's Xbox One console will soon support mice and keyboards as input devices for select games. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• The Xbox One X and Elite Controller now come in a clean white for ~~aesthetics~~

  When I reviewed the Xbox One X last year I lamented one detail in particular: it only came in boring black color, as opposed to the nifty contrasting white-on-black of the One S. Well, today Microsoft has answered my wishes, offering the Xbox One X and the luxuriously expensive Elite ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Microsoft announces All Access, a sweet Xbox financing plan with a not-so-sweet catch

  Xbox All Access is a new way for users to get their hands on a One S or One X for a low price, but it all depends on where ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller packaging is made to be accessible to all

  Microsoft's new Xbox Adaptive Controller's packaging has been designed so those with limited mobility can open it easily. ...

  • Callum Booth

• Microsoft developed an AI to catch Xbox Live cheaters

  Microsoft recently filed for a patent for an AI that detects Xbox cheaters by combing through their gaming history for suspicious ranks or achievements. The patent application was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office last month. Unlike other efforts by the likes of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox range reportedly includes a powerful console and a game streaming device

  Thurrott.com reports that we can expect to see two distinctly different consoles from Microsoft soon, including one made ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Microsoft teases Xbox hardware reveal next month

  Microsoft today hinted it could be showing off some fun new hardware at a major gaming event next month and be still, my heart. The details: Microsoft gave a small preview of what to expect from its visit to this year's Gamescom, to be held in Germany in late August. In a blog ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Xbox One rolls out FastStart feature to speed up downloads

  Microsoft is rolling out an update for Xbox users that includes a feature called FastStart, which is designed to get users ...

  • Rachel Kaser