On Wednesday, Microsoft followed through on a promise of a big change regarding free-to-play (F2P) games on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles. As of April 21, 2021 an …
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Microsoft is inviting everyone to their summer barbecue with another weekend of Free Play Days. For the next four days all Xbox Live members can play online and enjoy the …
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In preperation for next week’s E3 festivities, Microsoft has announced that they are having their biggest sale of the year on all things Xbox. The E3 Week Sale will start …
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Chainsawesome Games is bringing the party game chaos with their new title Knight Squad. This medieval-themed game is a team based free-for-all battle that features nine different modes to duke it out …
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The latest system update for Xbox One rolled out last week, bringing with it a slew of new features. First and foremost are the Gold benefits, including Deals with …
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The one-year anniversary of the Games with Gold program brings with it the standard two titles each for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, as well as a bonus game for Xbox 360.
The first title for Xbox 360 is Dark Souls. This is an action-RPG for those who enjoy a grueling, teeth-grinding challenge, perhaps even to a masochistic level. The difficulty is legendary, and not for the faint of heart; however, for the grand total of no money, it might be worth it for those on the fence to give Dark Souls a chance and forever be trapped in the mindset of “just one more try.” The game will be free June 1-15.
The 13th title update for Happy Wars has been released. The upgrades and changes this time around include support items, which are consumables used to hasten the progress …
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Microsoft’s Xbox team is aware that many gamers aren’t fans of its forcing Xbox One and 360 owners to pay $59.99 annually for Xbox Live Gold access in order to play games online and access apps like Netflix. It’s aware that rivals Sony and Nintendo don’t charge their customers an additional fee to access many of the same apps. And since many of these apps (Netflix, HBO Go, etc.) already charge users a subscription fee, that means Microsoft is the only console creator making its customers pay a second time to enjoy such apps.
That might be changing at some point. Maybe. Possibly.
Phil Spencer, who in March was promoted to lead the Xbox team, recently had an exchange with a Twitter user over the Xbox’s app paywall, reports Forbes. His words may be of interest to Xbox Live Gold’s detractors.
Xbox 360 owners who aren’t card-carrying members of the Gold club will have a chance to dabble in some of the service’s subscription-based perks. Starting today and continuing throughout …
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Xbox LIVE Gold has been unlocked today in the U.S., Latin America, Japan and Canda. All Xbox owners in these regions will now have access to online multiplayer gaming, …
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