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• Nuraphone is the best non-gamer 'gaming headset' I've ever tried

  Nura is releasing a new $60 detachable microphone so you can use your Nuraphone cans as a gaming headset (which sounds better ...

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• PlayStation 5 is winning the console wars against Xbox Series, data shows

  PlayStation and Xbox have been in a heated race since 2001 — but who's winning the console wars in the latest gen head-to-head? ...

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• Call of Duty: Warzone Season 6 riddled with crashes and silly subway bugs

  The Season 6 patch for Call of Duty: Warzone is causing the game to crash on all platforms — PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. ...

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• PSA: Call of Duty's Season 6 patch is 57GB — better start downloading it now

  True to the meme, Inifnity Ward has dropped yet another massive update for the new Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...

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• Xbox Series X and Series S launching November 10 for $499 and $299, respectively

  It's official: Microsoft has unveiled its next-generation gaming consoles, the Xbox Series X ($499) and the Xbox Series S ...

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• It's official: The Xbox Series S will arrive on November 10

  After leaks and teases, we finally know when we'll be getting the Xbox Series S. Now if only Microsoft could give us the ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft and Sony have waited too long to announce console release dates

  As we're about to start September, the final third of this awful, awful year, I have only two questions for Microsoft and ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Activision is handing out 10,000 beta keys for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

  Activision is givign out 10,000 beta keys for Call of Duty's forthcoming installment, Black Ops Cold War. Here's how to claim ...

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• Nintendo reportedly planning a beefed-up Switch console for 2021

  Nintendo might be quietly working on a souped up Switch console (and a bunch of new games) — but you probably won't be ...

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• Leaked Xbox Series S controller packaging suggests a cheaper next-gen console is on the way

  All eyes might be one the launch of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox Series X console during the holiday season this year. However, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Battletoads returns on PC and Xbox One this summer

  Battletoads returns after a 26-year absence to give us some 90s energy -- we're going to need it to get through the summer. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to use Microsoft's new app to remotely manage your kids' screen time

  Last night, Microsoft released its family safety app on iOS and Android. The idea is to let you monitor and manage your family's ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• The 5 most promising games shown at the Xbox Series X event

  Microsoft finally showed off its first-party games for the Xbox Series X. Here are the ones we think look the most interesting. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The Xbox One X and One S digital are dead; long live the Series X

  Microsoft is discontinuing the Xbox One X and the Xbox One S digital edition, probably to give the Xbox Series X clear passage. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• 3 biggest brand lessons from the PlayStation vs Xbox console wars

  Just as every game throws a curveball at the player, the gaming market can expect surprises in terms of trends and alliances. ...

  • Marta Swannie

• Here are the Xbox Series X games we think Microsoft will show off on July 23

  Microsoft will be showing off its first-party Xbox Series X games at the end of the month. We can guess what we might be ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft will reportedly reveal cheaper 'Xbox Series S' in August

  For almost as long as we've known about the Xbox Series X - even back when it was called Project Scarlett -- we've also heard ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Xbox Series X will make old games look prettier

  Microsoft will be giving older games with which the Xbox Series X is backwards compatible a much-needed HDR/120fps glow-up. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• We finally got a peek at the Xbox Series X game lineup

  Microsoft has drawn back the curtain slightly, giving us a look at some of the games coming to Xbox Series X. Too bad there ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft announces xCloud support for Game Pass games coming in 2020

  Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Specter today confirmed the rumors that Game Pass would be getting streaming support in the form ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Xbox Series X graphics source code reportedly stolen and leaked

  Someone who claims to have stolen AMD files says they will leak the new Xbox's GPU code if no one pays the $100 million it's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft spills the beans on everything about the Series X (except the price)

  Microsoft just revealed a treasure trove of info on its new console, the Xbox Series X. We know almost everything about it ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft finally shows us the Xbox Series X's guts

  Microsoft reveals details about the Xbox Series X's hardware, which is looking pretty impressive. But it still hasn't revealed ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Sony apparently delays PS5 price until the Xbox's is revealed

  A comment during a Sony earnings call implied the company is holding the PS5 price for the competition, meaning Xbox. Were ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft is offering up to $20,000 to researchers who find bugs in Xbox

  Microsoft is handing out up to $20,000 to security researchers who can unearth vulnerabilities in Xbox. The Windows-maker ...

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• Xbox Series X photos allegedly leak on Twitter

  We might have finally gotten our first look at the next-generation Xbox Series X -- via a leak on Twitter. And it looks about ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• See how hard you gamed in the last ten years with MyDecadeOnXbox

  The site TrueAchievements is offering Xbox gamers the chance to see what games they played and how much time they spent gaming ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The Xbox Series X won't have exclusive games at launch

  An Xbox exec revealed today in an interview that the Series X, Microsoft's next-gen offering, won't have exclusive games ...

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• AMD cops to using a phony render of the Xbox Series X in its CES keynote

  AMD gets egg on its face during its conference at the Consumer Electronics Show, as it showed off a beautiful render of a ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Unblocking Xbox clips and the future of shareable gaming

  In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, sharing is a core part of how we communicate. We almost feel as if something hasn’t ...

  • Alice Bonasio

• 2019 in gaming: Subscription services, controversy, store wars, and tragedy

  Another year passes into time's dustbin -- and what a year it's been. For gamers, the year's been rife with controversies ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Everything we know about the Xbox Series X so far

  Microsoft surprised the heck out of everyone when it revealed the name and look of its next-generation console at the Game ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The iPhone is now the internet's preferred porn streaming device

  The numbers don't lie: A lot of people are ditching their desktops and laptops, and watching porn straight from their phones ...

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• Microsoft may release two Xbox consoles next year

  A new reports suggests that, contrary to what Microsoft employees have been saying for months, there are two Xbox models ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The greatest and best Cyber Weekend tech deals... in the world, ever

  What do you get if you cross Black Friday and Cyber Monday? THE CYBER WEEKEND SUPPOSEDLY! Here are some great discounts on ...

  • Callum Booth

• Astro's A50 wireless headset feels and sounds great (but it costs more than it should)

  Astro's fourth-gen A50 wireless headset is comfortable to wear and sounds great... but it's got some issues that make its ...

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• Xbox's Project Scarlett won't do VR because 'no one's asking for it'

  Phil Spencer, Xbox head honcho, said in a recent interview that Microsoft has no plans to push Xbox Scarlett into the virtual ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft rolls out first preview of Xbox-to-Android streaming

  Microsoft today rolled the first preview of its Xbox Console streaming feature, meaning you can stream games from your Xbox ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft now lets you control your Xbox with the Google Assistant

  Microsoft today revealed it's collaborating with Google to bring the Xbox Action to the Assistant -- meaning you'll soon ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft pledges to fight climate change with carbon neutral Xbox

  Microsoft is joining Sony on the efforts to combat climate change by switching things up on the console front. In the former's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Gears 5 is the latest blockbuster game to welcome the LGBTQ+ gaming community

  Gears 5 is almost here, it's welcoming to queers, and the fact that it's just one of many AAA gaming titles featuring in-game ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Microsoft is listening to you via your Xbox One (Update: not anymore)

  Update (August 22, 2019): In a story published on August 21, Microsoft told Vice it's stopped listening to recordings from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Sony's acquisition of Insomniac mirrors Microsoft's aggressive expansion

  Sony's absorbed its perennial partner, Insomniac Games -- probably to protect it from Microsoft, which has acquired multiple ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Sony boss wants to bring first-party PlayStation titles to PC

  Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) boss Shawn Layden yesterday alluded to the possibility that first-party PlayStation ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is arriving on November 14 in 4K

  Microsoft has announced that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will launch on November 14 across Microsoft Store, Xbox ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Xbox confirms Project Scarlett is the only console it has in the works

  Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirms the company isn't working on a cloud gaming console -- and not to expect one any time in ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Explosive Switch and PS4 sales show third-party exclusives are king

  The PlayStation 4 and Switch sales are through the roof, most likely thanks to their excellent exclusives. Hopefuly the next ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to sync your game controllers wirelessly to your PC

  Want to use your console controllers on your PC? Here's how you can sync any current-gen controller to your computer, no ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update

  Microsoft is retooling the Xbox Home page yet again, and this time, in addition to "streamlining" the interface, they're ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft may still have a streaming-only console on the drawing board

  Microsoft's new baby, the console codenamed Project Scarlett, is currently getting the lion's share of attention. Despite ...

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• Xbox head thinks E3 is about boosting gaming's reputation -- it's not

  Xbox's Phil Spencer says gaming companies should stand together to change public perception of gamers -- except that's never ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft bundles Xbox Game Pass and Live Gold in a $15 monthly plan

  Microsoft officially launches Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99, almost two months after it was unveiled as a beta.

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Microsoft's next Xbox is coming in 2020 with 8K graphics and SSD storage

  At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Xbox enshrines wholesome 'trash talk' in its community standards

  Microsoft changed the wording of its standards, explicitly banning offensive trash talk on its services and offering less ...

  • Rachel Kaser