The officially licensed Storage Expansion Card for the Xbox Series X and Series S costs $219.99, according to a product listing at Best Buy. Seagate makes the solid-state drive, which Microsoft announced but gave no price for in March. It’s pitched as “the only available expansion card that replicates the Xbox Velocity Architecture,” which is […]
What actually happens when a huge game demo fails at E3
Turn the clock back to 2008. It’s E3, and Bethesda has been tapped to open up Microsoft’s press conference with a live demonstration of its next big game, Fallout 3. This is huge. Beyond performing on a stage for thousands of people, Fallout as a franchise had, at that point, laid dormant for a long […]
Xbox will let you install games before you buy them
A new feature coming to the Xbox operating system allows players to download any game before its launch — whether they’ve pre-ordered it from the Xbox store or not — so that games on disc are as ready-to-go as their digital versions. Jerko Cilas, a writer for Lords of Gaming, noted the capability on Twitter […]
Xbox Series S cuts load times in The Outer Worlds by 77%
Microsoft has been touting the very short loading times enabled by the Xbox Series X and Series S, and now we have a concrete example of the improvement in The Outer Worlds. In a deep-dive video released Wednesday about the newly announced Xbox Series S, Microsoft demonstrated the difference in loading The Outer Worlds on […]
Xbox Games With Gold for July includes Saints Row 2, Dunk Lords
Xbox One players with Xbox Live Gold will gain access to four games this July as part of the Games with Gold program. WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship, Dunk Lords, Saints Row 2, and Juju will be available next month for players who are part of the subscription service. While players who are a […]
Failed battle royale game returns with pay-per-match model
Battle royale game The Culling 2 is making a return to Xbox One with a twist. The Culling 2 originally released in July 2018 and was pulled from storefronts a week later due to a lack of players. The game released into a crowded market during the boom of Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ success, and […]
Xbox Series X Game The Ascent Brings Cooperative RPG Shooting To Next-Gen
Between Cyberpunk 2077, Cloudpunk, and Ghostrunner, 2020 is set to be a rather cyberpunk-heavy year isn’t it? Microsoft added another to the list with the reveal of The Ascent during the May 2020 Inside Xbox livestream. Developed by Neon Giant and published by Curve Digital, The Ascent will support Smart Delivery. So whether you buy […]
Xbox 20/20 Games Event Recap: Dirt 5, Assassin's Creed, And Everything Announced For Xbox Series X
Microsoft’s Inside Xbox livestream, the first in a series of Nintendo Direct-style presentations the company calls Xbox 20/20, went live today at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 3 PM GMT. While the broadcast didn’t feature any first-party titles like Halo Infinite, the company showcased Xbox Series X games from its third-party partners. […]
Co-Op Cyberpunk RPG The Ascent Is Coming To Xbox Series X This Year
Between Cyberpunk 2077, Cloudpunk, and Ghostrunner, 2020 is set to be a rather cyberpunk-heavy year isn’t it? Microsoft added another to the list with the reveal of The Ascent during the May 2020 Inside Xbox livestream. Developed by Neon Giant and published by Curve Digital, The Ascent will support Smart Delivery. So whether you buy […]
Xbox Series X Will Get An Otherworldly Puzzle Game At Launch
Xbox Series X is scheduled to release in Holiday 2020. Ahead of its launch, Microsoft is hosting several Inside Xbox livestreams to discuss the upcoming next-gen console and games you’ll be able to play on it at launch. During the May 2020 Inside Xbox, Microsoft focused on games that are coming to Xbox (whether it’s […]