Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft’s Crackdown on Emulation Leaves Retro Enthusiasts Up in Arms
Microsoft has recently made a move that has sent shockwaves through the gaming community, shutting down classic game emulation on the Xbox Series X/S as of April 6. While this move may seem trivial to some, it has left a small but passionate community of retro enthusiasts, preservationists, and homebrew devs up in arms, calling…
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Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action – PS5 Review
What if Solid Snake was a Roomba? Or maybe if Macaulay Culkin, rather than being a cute trap-setting kid, was a cute, murderous, trap-setting vacuum cleaner? Well, Justice Sucks is here to answer those questions. Spoiler alert: it answers these questions really really well! “Justice Sucks plays out in a very accessible isometric perspective, allowing…
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When Is A Game Really Complete?
Most of you now reading this have reached the end credits of at least one game. But with the various advancements in how games are made and played, at what point can you say a game is complete? You reach that final boss battle and defeat the massive monstrosity that has been tearing up the…
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What Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Means For The Future
As everyone not living under a rock knows by now, Microsoft announced that it would buy Activision Blizzard last week. The $70 billion acquisition is making waves across several industries, but mostly in tech and gaming. Evidently, no one will truly understand the full impact of this momentous deal for a while. Nevertheless, industry experts…
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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard in Huge Deal Worth $70 Billion
Earlier today, Microsoft Corporation announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in arguably one of the biggest, most decisive deals in video game history. Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share. Therefore, the total transaction is valued at US$68.7 billion. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will be the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue,…
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Xbox Live Gold Membership Cost Won’t Rise in Microsoft Backflip
Earlier today, Microsoft released a statement on the Xbox Wire stating they will increase the price of Xbox Gold memberships. This didn’t go down well. People did what they do best and took to social media to express their opinions. Due to the overwhelming backlash, Microsoft have since miraculously reversed their decision to increase the…
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EA Play Joins the Xbox Game Pass in November
In early September, Microsoft announced the Xbox Games Pass will include EA’s subscription service, EA Play. Since then, Microsoft has announced another partnership with Zenimax media, the parent company of Bethesda, and is transforming the value of the Xbox Games Pass completely. On September 29th, Xbox announced the official date of EA Play on Xbox…