Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 Titles for August Announced: Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Rain World and More

Xbox Game Pass is adding Assassin’s Creed Mirage as part of the first wave of games joining the service in August. The action-adventure game, which served as a prequel spin-off to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, will be available on PC, Xbox consoles, and Xbox Cloud from August 7. Other titles coming to Game Pass in the … Read more

Microsoft Offers Sony 10-Year Contract for Upcoming Call of Duty Titles on PlayStation: Report

Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new Call of Duty release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday from a Microsoft executive. Sony’s gaming chief Jim Ryan said in September that Microsoft’s earlier offer to keep … Read more

FIFA 22, Among Us, More: PlayStation, Xbox Offer Popular Titles at Massive Discounts During Latest Sales

PlayStation Essential Picks promotion and Xbox Store sales are now live, offering hundreds of games at heavily discounted prices on both the platforms. Games such as FIFA 22, Among Us, Dead by Daylight, Assassin’s Creed series, Battlefield series, Need For Speed Heat, and Tekken 7 Definitive Edition are among the most popular titles available with … Read more

Microsoft Reportedly Plans to Bring First Party Titles Starfield, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5

Microsoft seems to be shifting its strategy in the gaming space, with reports claiming that the company is mulling the potential launch of its first party titles on rival consoles. Starfield, the space RPG from Microsoft-owned Bethesda Softworks that launched exclusively on Xbox and PC in September last year, could be coming to PS5. The … Read more

Microsoft Announces 4 Xbox Exclusives for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, Activision Blizzard Titles on Game Pass

Four Microsoft first-party games will launch on Sony’s PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch, the company confirmed late Thursday after weeks of speculation over its exclusive titles releasing on rival platforms. The announcement came on the Official Xbox Podcast from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who also shed further light on the reasons behind Xbox’s … Read more

New PlayStation Plus Debuts With Fewer Titles, Additional Upgrade Charges for Discounted Subscriptions [Update]

Sony’s all-new PlayStation Plus has debuted in select Asian markets as its global rollout begins, but with far fewer games than the originally teased over 700 titles. Some gamers in the region are naturally complaining about the move. Separately, it has been found that Sony is charging more for upgrades to the new PS Plus … Read more

PS5 to Overtake PS4 Install Base in Year 4, as Sony Eyes More PC and Mobile PlayStation Titles

Sony said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease, and signalled a radical broadening of its games portfolio, including more titles on PC and mobile. The PS5, which went on sale in November 2020, undersold its predecessor in its second year due to component shortages which … Read more

Microsoft Offers Sony 10-Year Contract for Upcoming Call of Duty Titles on PlayStation: Report

Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new Call of Duty release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday from a Microsoft executive. Sony’s gaming chief Jim Ryan said in September that Microsoft’s earlier offer to keep … Read more

Xbox Game Pass Titles for First Half of July Announced: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, the Ascent and More

Xbox Game Pass is adding Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, a remake that bundles two classic skateboarding games, as a day one launch title this month. Other games joining the subscription service in the first half of July include puzzle platformer Little Nightmares 2, action-adventure title Rise of the Tomb Raider and cyberpunk … Read more

Microsoft’s Xbox PC App Gets Aggregated Gaming Library With Access to Titles From Third Party Stores

Microsoft’s Xbox PC app will soon get a major upgrade, in the form of an aggregated gaming library. In the coming days, the company will roll out an update of the Xbox PC app to testers, allowing them to access games installed from “leading PC store fronts” via the unified library. The announcement comes days after … Read more