Environmental Agency Red-Flags PS5 & Xbox Series X Power Consumption

Environmental Agency Red-Flags PS5 & Xbox Series X Power Consumption

An environmental agency in the U.S. is warning that the recent release of Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will yield massive increases in power consumption and, in turn, higher energy costs. In turn, the next-gen video game consoles could have a sizable negative impact on the environment over the next several years. […]

Xbox Head Phil Spencer Maintains Bethesda Deal Won’t Necessarily Keep Games Off Of Other Consoles

Xbox Head Phil Spencer Maintains Bethesda Deal Won’t Necessarily Keep Games Off Of Other Consoles

Following Microsoft’s move to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Game Studios, id Software and Arkane Studios, there was concern that Bethesda’s popular intellectual properties could become Xbox console exclusives going forward. However, Xbox head Phil Spencer maintained in an interview published on Thursday that the purchase wasn’t made in an effort to […]

Microsoft’s ‘Netflix Of Gaming’ Plans Take Shape With Bethesda Softworks Acquisition

Microsoft’s ‘Netflix Of Gaming’ Plans Take Shape With Bethesda Softworks Acquisition

Technology giant Microsoft announced its acquisition of video game giant ZeniMax Media in a deal that will cost the Redmond-based company $7.5 billion. While ZeniMax may not be a familiar name to many people, it is the publisher that owns Bethesda Softworks, developer of popular titles like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. In a Microsoft […]

Xbox Series X Price Point Rumored To Be Leaked Through Halo Infinite Giveaway

Xbox Series X Price Point Rumored To Be Leaked Through Halo Infinite Giveaway

It’s possible the gaming community got its first solid clue as to what the Microsoft Xbox Series X will cost when it launches later this fall. Tyler Fischer of Comic Book believes he might have cracked a code that was first revealed by Kai Powell of WCCF Tech. If Fischer did indeed crack the code […]

Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 Release Dates And Pricing Reportedly Being Announced In August

Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 Release Dates And Pricing Reportedly Being Announced In August

Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X are both coming this “holiday season,” but a more specific release date for either console is still a mystery. That mystery could be solved later this month if a new report from Kinda Funny Games‘ Imran Khan can be believed. On the latest Kinda Funny Gamecast, the […]

Xbox Live Gold 12-Month Subscriptions Discontinued By Microsoft

Xbox Live Gold 12-Month Subscriptions Discontinued By Microsoft

Microsoft is changing the way things are going to be done in its corner of the console gaming world. The company confirmed an earlier report on Friday by Sean Carey of True Achievements that the 12-month-long subscriptions for Xbox Live Gold are being ended. The inability to buy a year’s subscription of Xbox Live Gold […]

Xbox Project Co-Founder J Allard To Oversee Intellivision Amico Console

Xbox Project Co-Founder J Allard To Oversee Intellivision Amico Console

One of the key people in bringing Microsoft’s original Xbox console to market in 2001 will be joining Intellivision in its effort to launch an all-new console, the Amico. J Allard — who previously served as corporate vice president and chief technology officer for the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft — is joining Intellivision […]

Gaming Consoles Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past As Google, Microsoft Compete To Revolutionize Gaming

Gaming Consoles Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past As Google, Microsoft Compete To Revolutionize Gaming

Gamers, tighten your seat belts because the world of gaming is about to change! With an estimated 2 billion gamers around the world today, the gaming industry has come a long way since consoles were first introduced in the last century. Over the last three decades, companies and game developers have treaded new horizons — […]

Get Ready For Black Friday Week Starting Tomorrow

Get Ready For Black Friday Week Starting Tomorrow

Remember when Black Friday was just a day — the Friday after Thanksgiving? That was during a time when we used to pretend that the Christmas season started after Thanksgiving. Of course, Monday go jealous and needed its own special day. So we invented Cyber Monday. That is the Monday following Black Friday. It came […]

Twitter Reacts To Sony Backing Down And Allowing Cross-Play On PS4

Twitter Reacts To Sony Backing Down And Allowing Cross-Play On PS4

After a long time, Sony has finally relented. It appears that the Playstation 4 will begin to allow cross-platform play with its rival consoles the Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch, as previously reported by the Inquisitr. Cross-play on the Playstation 4 will begin today as a cross-platform beta for Fortnite is released, making the […]

Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant Capabilities Will Be Available Soon For Xbox One

Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant Capabilities Will Be Available Soon For Xbox One

For Xbox One gamers that also enjoy the convenience of digital assistants, there’s some good news: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant capabilities are coming soon. Currently, gamers can access Microsoft Cortana through a Kinect accessory or through headphones. However, Cortana’s abilities are limited, reported the Verge. Many speculate that the new Alexa and Google Assistant […]

Here’s How Australia Would Fare In A Zombie Apocalypse

Here’s How Australia Would Fare In A Zombie Apocalypse

Quite often, when the zombie apocalypse occurs, it begins in the United States of America. Fans of this genre — be it literature, movies, or television — immediately presume the outbreak will begin there and spread to the rest of the world. Automatically, people assume there will be a stockpiling of weapons along with food […]

‘Spyro Reignited Trilogy’ Officially Announced, Burning Fans With Nostalgic Fire This September

‘Spyro Reignited Trilogy’ Officially Announced, Burning Fans With Nostalgic Fire This September

With the success of remastered video game compilations such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more and more classics are being brought back to life and released on the latest gaming consoles. Spyro the Dragon and the series of games he appears in had previously been rumored to be coming out in a brand new […]

Lara Croft Returns In ‘Shadow Of The Tomb Raider,’ Coming To Xbox, PS4, And PC In September

Lara Croft Returns In ‘Shadow Of The Tomb Raider,’ Coming To Xbox, PS4, And PC In September

The third and final chapter in the new Tomb Raider reboot, titled Shadow of the Tomb Raider, has just been officially announced. Square Enix officially revealed the launch date of the new action-adventure video game via a teaser trailer, which also showcased some details regarding its full reveal. The third installment in the rebooted franchise […]

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ Patch 1.3.1 Brings Some Bug Fixes But Causes Visual Issues For Users

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ Patch 1.3.1 Brings Some Bug Fixes But Causes Visual Issues For Users

Kingdom Come: Deliverance has taken the gaming world by storm since its launch in mid-February. However, as with most massive open world games, Kingdom Come did release with its own host of bugs. Since it’s release, Czech developer Warhorse Studios has been hard at work releasing patches for PC, Xbox and PlayStation 4 users, and […]

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ ExecProducer Wishes Dev Had ‘More Time To Polish’ Open-World RPG Before Release

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ ExecProducer Wishes Dev Had ‘More Time To Polish’ Open-World RPG Before Release

Kingdom Come: Deliverance has recently released to pretty favorable reviews, with many sites giving the title high marks for its in-depth roleplaying mechanics and incredibly detailed visuals. However, like most open-world RPGs to come before it, Kingdom Come suffers from some pretty bad bugs – and while some only offer a mild annoyance to the […]

‘Overwatch’ Lunar New Year Event Adds New Skins, The Ability To Change Skins Before A Match

‘Overwatch’ Lunar New Year Event Adds New Skins, The Ability To Change Skins Before A Match

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with good fortune and new skins in Overwatch. The Lunar New Year event is back for the Year of the Dog with several new skins and a revamped capture the flag mode. Not to mention, today’s Overwatch update lets players change their skin in a match lobby before the fight […]

‘Anthem’: EA’s 2018 ‘Destiny 2’ Killer Might Actually Have Sensible Microtransactions, Says Analyst

‘Anthem’: EA’s 2018 ‘Destiny 2’ Killer Might Actually Have Sensible Microtransactions, Says Analyst

Bioware’s Anthem maybe EA’s lifeline in 2018 after multiple ill-received game releases last year. Anthem has the potential to attract Destiny 2 and Overwatch players. However, EA must address the question of microtransactions to gain gamers’ support for the game. Michael Pachter, a prominent gaming analyst, believes that EA will approach Anthem’s monetary system differently […]

343 Industries Indirectly Shoots Down ‘Halo 6’ 2018 Release Rumors

343 Industries Indirectly Shoots Down ‘Halo 6’ 2018 Release Rumors

A 2018 release date for 343 Industries’ highly anticipated first-person video game sequel Halo 6 has recently been the topic of discussion for a lot of hopeful fans ever since the year started. However, the studio has now hinted that this may not be the case after all as they are still working on a […]

‘The Sims 4’ DLC ‘Dine Out’ Comes To PlayStation 4, Xbox One Next Week

‘The Sims 4’ DLC ‘Dine Out’ Comes To PlayStation 4, Xbox One Next Week

With the upcoming “Dine Out” game pack, console players of The Sims 4 can own and run restaurants. The new downloadable content is the second game pack available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One since the simulation title released on console in November. The game pack focuses on Sim-owned restaurants, creating new food, and the […]

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