It’s a great time to upgrade your kitchen with Samsung’s smart appliances, and one of the most important in the house has to be the refrigerator, with the brand now offering its Bespoke 29 Cubic-Foot 4-Door Flex Refrigerator for $2,799 shipped, along w...
Xbox has just released a new update to round out September, offering new features to those using its services via the Xbox App, PC, and consoles. For PC players, things are getting more compact. For console users, updates are beginning to be improved i...
If you own an Xbox, then you should stop what you’re doing and go buy FInal Fantasy I-VI right now. This morning during its lengthy Tokyo Game Show broadcast, Xbox announced that the iconic RPGs are on the console as of today. That’s as good an excuse ...
As per the rumors, Square Enix has indeed announced some new Xbox ports during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast. However, they're all for old games. Anyway, nearly all of them are available today on Xbox, and some are included with the Game Pass subscription. To start with, Square Enix has ported the so-called Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, which include all mainline games from the first installment to the sixth. Here's an overview of some of the improvements in these remasters: New pixel art optimized for HD displays, rearranged soundtracks, and several quality-of-life features, including multiple font options, the ability […]
Newzoo's financial report for August 2024 is out, discussing the engagement and revenue rankings for the month. Many of the statistics aren't too surprising, with Black Myth: Wukong dominating the market. Although Black Myth: Wukong was incredibly popular and performed well in revenue, it didn't quite hit the mark regarding MAU (Monthly Active Users) rankings. Despite not performing well in the MAU rankings, it remained first in August and was the top-grossing game in six markets. This was a huge achievement for Game Science, the game developer, as they had only worked on mobile titles previously. The game was #1 […]
While Sony has announced its PlayStation 5 Pro mid-generation console refresh, Microsoft is betting on a wholly different strategy for Xbox. According to rumors, there will be no mid-generation console refresh akin to Xbox One X, which launched one year after the PS4 Pro and delivered top console performance. Microsoft is instead entirely focused on the next generation of hardware. Sarah Bond, President of Xbox, has famously teased that it will deliver the biggest technological leap ever seen between console generations: [...] we're also invested in the next-generation roadmap. And what we're really focused on there is delivering the largest […]
It's no secret that Xbox has been struggling lately, even more so after the Activision acquisition, a deal that cost $69 billion to buy the company. This makes it the largest acquisition in gaming but not necessarily the smartest. It's been even more challenging for Xbox, as the overall gaming market has stagnated significantly, primarily due to events like the pandemic, which made the industry even more volatile than it already was. One of the significant factors in the industry now is how inaccessible games are to many people, with blockbuster games costing $70 to purchase as the average gamer. […]
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the return of the Xbox broadcast for this year's Tokyo Game Show. The broadcast is set to go live on Thursday, September 26 at 7 PM JST / 3 AM Pacific Time / 6 AM Eastern Time / 11 AM UK Time / Noon Central European Time on the Tokyo Game Show YouTube channel and select Xbox social channels. It will feature the following languages: Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, French, French Canadian, German, Arabic (MSA), Filipino, Hindi, Italian, Maori, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish and Turkish. It will […]
Despite the rocky economy of both Xbox and PlayStation, PlayStation consistently comes out on top. Even since the PlayStation 2 came out, it has always been ahead of the curve. However, the gap closed between the PS3 and Xbox 360, with the PS3 coming out by 7.5 million units. Skipping to the present day, the PlayStation 5 has sold a significantly higher amount of units, with a number of 61.7 million units being sold compared to the Xbox Series X|S, which has only sold 28.3 million units as of June 2024. In a video released by WSJ on YouTube, they […]
Microsoft is cutting another 650 jobs in its gaming division, Stephen Totilo reported in today's Game File newsletter. The article includes a quote from an internal email sent this morning to employees by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer: As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and managing our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming—mostly corporate and supporting functions—to organize our business for long term success. This time around, no games, devices, or experiences will be affected by the job cuts. That wasn't the case with the previous mass layoffs of 1,900 […]
The Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy XVI, and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are on the docket for Xbox consoles, according to rumors circulating online. Speaking on the latest episode of the Xbox Two podcast, Windows Central's Jez Corden commented on the Square Enix series and the possibility of the latest entries getting released on Xbox consoles, saying that he has heard that the whole slate is on the docket. As for when they are going to be released, Corden could not say, although he thinks that something related to the series will be revealed during Microsoft's event […]
Enotria: The Last Song is Jyamma Games' first game. It has recently been involved in a bit of controversy with Microsoft after alleging that Microsoft had ignored them for over two months regarding their game. It was planned to be released on Xbox Series X|S, but it was delayed indefinitely just weeks before its stated release date of September 19. This comes after Jyamma Games claimed that Microsoft had "decided to ignore us" while attempting to navigate the certification process. Jyamma CEO Jacky Greco has made multiple statements about the difficulties they've had trying to communicate with the Xbox games team regarding […]
Game Pass has been making big inroads on PC with a growing catalog of games for that side of the subscription service, and September is shaping up to be a bigger (and more expensive) month in that regard with plenty of resource gathering, geopolitical ...
Xbox has just released a new update to round out September, offering new features to those using its services via the Xbox App, PC, and consoles. For PC players, things are getting more compact. For console users, updates are beginning to be improved i...
If you own an Xbox, then you should stop what you’re doing and go buy FInal Fantasy I-VI right now. This morning during its lengthy Tokyo Game Show broadcast, Xbox announced that the iconic RPGs are on the console as of today. That’s as good an excuse ...
As per the rumors, Square Enix has indeed announced some new Xbox ports during the Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast. However, they're all for old games. Anyway, nearly all of them are available today on Xbox, and some are included with the Game Pass subscription. To start with, Square Enix has ported the so-called Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, which include all mainline games from the first installment to the sixth. Here's an overview of some of the improvements in these remasters: New pixel art optimized for HD displays, rearranged soundtracks, and several quality-of-life features, including multiple font options, the ability […]
Newzoo's financial report for August 2024 is out, discussing the engagement and revenue rankings for the month. Many of the statistics aren't too surprising, with Black Myth: Wukong dominating the market. Although Black Myth: Wukong was incredibly popular and performed well in revenue, it didn't quite hit the mark regarding MAU (Monthly Active Users) rankings. Despite not performing well in the MAU rankings, it remained first in August and was the top-grossing game in six markets. This was a huge achievement for Game Science, the game developer, as they had only worked on mobile titles previously. The game was #1 […]
While Sony has announced its PlayStation 5 Pro mid-generation console refresh, Microsoft is betting on a wholly different strategy for Xbox. According to rumors, there will be no mid-generation console refresh akin to Xbox One X, which launched one year after the PS4 Pro and delivered top console performance. Microsoft is instead entirely focused on the next generation of hardware. Sarah Bond, President of Xbox, has famously teased that it will deliver the biggest technological leap ever seen between console generations: [...] we're also invested in the next-generation roadmap. And what we're really focused on there is delivering the largest […]
It's no secret that Xbox has been struggling lately, even more so after the Activision acquisition, a deal that cost $69 billion to buy the company. This makes it the largest acquisition in gaming but not necessarily the smartest. It's been even more challenging for Xbox, as the overall gaming market has stagnated significantly, primarily due to events like the pandemic, which made the industry even more volatile than it already was. One of the significant factors in the industry now is how inaccessible games are to many people, with blockbuster games costing $70 to purchase as the average gamer. […]
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the return of the Xbox broadcast for this year's Tokyo Game Show. The broadcast is set to go live on Thursday, September 26 at 7 PM JST / 3 AM Pacific Time / 6 AM Eastern Time / 11 AM UK Time / Noon Central European Time on the Tokyo Game Show YouTube channel and select Xbox social channels. It will feature the following languages: Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, French, French Canadian, German, Arabic (MSA), Filipino, Hindi, Italian, Maori, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish and Turkish. It will […]
Despite the rocky economy of both Xbox and PlayStation, PlayStation consistently comes out on top. Even since the PlayStation 2 came out, it has always been ahead of the curve. However, the gap closed between the PS3 and Xbox 360, with the PS3 coming out by 7.5 million units. Skipping to the present day, the PlayStation 5 has sold a significantly higher amount of units, with a number of 61.7 million units being sold compared to the Xbox Series X|S, which has only sold 28.3 million units as of June 2024. In a video released by WSJ on YouTube, they […]
Microsoft is cutting another 650 jobs in its gaming division, Stephen Totilo reported in today's Game File newsletter. The article includes a quote from an internal email sent this morning to employees by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer: As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and managing our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming—mostly corporate and supporting functions—to organize our business for long term success. This time around, no games, devices, or experiences will be affected by the job cuts. That wasn't the case with the previous mass layoffs of 1,900 […]
The Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy XVI, and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are on the docket for Xbox consoles, according to rumors circulating online. Speaking on the latest episode of the Xbox Two podcast, Windows Central's Jez Corden commented on the Square Enix series and the possibility of the latest entries getting released on Xbox consoles, saying that he has heard that the whole slate is on the docket. As for when they are going to be released, Corden could not say, although he thinks that something related to the series will be revealed during Microsoft's event […]
Enotria: The Last Song is Jyamma Games' first game. It has recently been involved in a bit of controversy with Microsoft after alleging that Microsoft had ignored them for over two months regarding their game. It was planned to be released on Xbox Series X|S, but it was delayed indefinitely just weeks before its stated release date of September 19. This comes after Jyamma Games claimed that Microsoft had "decided to ignore us" while attempting to navigate the certification process. Jyamma CEO Jacky Greco has made multiple statements about the difficulties they've had trying to communicate with the Xbox games team regarding […]
Game Pass has been making big inroads on PC with a growing catalog of games for that side of the subscription service, and September is shaping up to be a bigger (and more expensive) month in that regard with plenty of resource gathering, geopolitical ...