Relatively few organizations on the planet can profess to be as profoundly associated with both gaming and AI as Microsoft, which has whole groups committed to each. Uniting a huge load of visitor speakers and analysts, Microsoft is facilitating a ... Read more
Intel has had a rough 2020 with Apple unveiling its plans to switch all its PC offerings to its own silicon by 2022 and AMD taking chunks out of its 'backup' server market. On top of a competitively turbulent year, ... Read more
Microsoft revealed the upcoming Games with Gold lineup for January 2021 for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscribers. On Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, you can relive your biggest childhood fears in Little Nightmares or fight off ... Read more
YouTube Gaming users watched more than 100 billion hours of gaming content in 2020, making this year the biggest year ever. In a post on the official YouTube Blog, Head of Global Gaming, Ryan Wyatt, looks back at 2020 and ... Read more
Starting at $999 Lenovo is in the midst of a product wide rebranding and its efforts have now touched its gaming laptops as a new Legion device hits shelves. What used to be referred to as the Legion Y-series is ... Read more
The Xbox team announced that there's another Free Play Days event for this weekend on Xbox Wire. From now until Sunday, September 24, at 12:01 a.m. PDT, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and Bomber Crew are all ... Read more
Ubisoft's new free-to-play battle royale game, Hyper Scape launches on Xbox One today for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Hyper Scape's Season 1, "The First Principle," also arrives today, adding some background into the Hyper Scape universe as well as adding ... Read more
Facebook is launching its new Facebook Gaming app on iOS today, but the company has also gone public about the complicated and frustrating process that led to the publication of the app on the iOS App Store today.
The Xbox and Project xCloud teams have learned to adapt on during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Working from home presents its own unique set of challenges for everyone, but especially for game developers. One pain point is that many game ... Read more
Xbox consoles have all come with a black HDMI sticker on the front in recent years, and it's safe to say that some Xbox fans don't like that at all. The HDMI sticker controversy is a bit of a joke ... Read more
Another weekend of Xbox Free Play Days is here with another trio of games to play on Xbox One. As noted in a post on Xbox Wire, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get to play Soul ... Read more
Xbox co-founder J Allard is joining Intellivision as a Global Managing Director. As noted in a post on GeekWire, Allard will join the team to help launch the Intellivision Amico, a $249 family-friendly console set to be released in October ... Read more
Dell's new Alienware lineup sits nicely next to Lenovo's Legion efforts as well as Razer's refined and polished gaming laptops for 2020.
In a post on his blog, Major Nelson listed out all the Deals with Gold available on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Deals with Gold are offered exclusively to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, available in ... Read more
Ahead of the official announcement on Xbox Wire, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 and Override: Mech City Brawl will be available to play for free for Xbox Live subscribers this weekend. As noted in a post on TrueAchievements, these two games ... Read more
Yesterday, at the Google for Games Developer Summit, Google announced the Stadia Makers program "is the first step into an expansion of self-publishing for experienced independent game developers" who want to publish their game on Stadia's streaming service. To date, ... Read more
Another weekend of Free Play Days has begun with another trio of Xbox One games available to play for free. As noted in a post on Xbox Wire, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are eligible to ... Read more
On March 19, 2020, GTA IV: Complete Edition is coming to Steam as a free upgrade for those who already own the game. It will also launch for the first time on Rockstar Games' new launcher for Windows. As noted ... Read more
Initial 2020 offerings will set the pace for what's to come from the company in gaming for the year.
There is a new update to Smite, the free-to-play, MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game for Xbox One. As noted in a post on Xbox Wire, the newest Smite update, "The Vigilant," is now available and adds full keyboard and ... Read more
Mortal Kombat 11 is likely to get cross-play support soon, allowing Xbox One and PS4 players to play head-to-head. As noted in a post on the Mortal Kombat FAQ page, the game developers are working on a way to bring ... Read more