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Minecraft Hits New Highest Monthly Players Record

Minecraft has to be considered alongside the all-time greatest games; revolutionizing the world of gaming, indie releases, and my patience when it comes to my dad talking about one game for three years. If anything, it is the only game we’ve both played…

Do Studio Acquisitions Mean Better Xbox Games?

A big question at the heart of an Xbox fanatic like myself is simple: I see these studio acquisitions, but will it mean better games? It sounds silly, and a bit revisionist, but the Playstation 4 wins this console cycle because Microsoft…

Xbox Game Pass Titles for August

A new month means new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the subscription based games library for Xbox One and PC. Here’s a breakdown of this month’s releases! August 1st Ashes Cricket (Xbox Game Pass for Console) Ashes Cricket brings all…

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony Team Up for Tariffs

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all teaming up together to warn the United States against tariffs against China affecting video game sales. The government won’t care about video game sales, right? Wrong. The video games market is expected to be worth over…

A Rundown Heading Into E3

If you have been keeping up with everything I’ve been writing of late, you are a mad fool only movie villains can sympathize with, and you know, I’m excited for E3. With it all kicking off next Sunday, I am currently building…

Xbox To Be One Of The Longest Shows At E3

I’m sure we all remember the first year PC Gamer joined the catalog of shows we watch to find exciting games coming soon at E3. I’m also sure we all remember the agony that was getting through the slog of that first…

E3 Leaks, The Microsoft Showcase

As Christmas grows nearer so does my own personal Christmas, E3. It is the one time of the year I am truly excited for, period. As much as I will state my displeasure of the PC Gamer Show for being a very…

Microsoft and Sony to Collaborate in Next Gen

Sony and Microsoft have been competing for what is now the better part of 14 years. When the original Xbox came out, the console wars were leveled up to a huge proportion. Now, as the PS4 and Xbox One are set to…

Discussing Accessibility For Gamers

Since the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, I have heard of the constant and never-ending squabble between three groups. The creative intention, difficulty, and accessibility camps all having their own group; jumping on different arguments that aren’t speaking about them, yet…

Xbox Controller with Braille Display Coming Soon

Microsoft is all about getting games into the hands of as many people as possible. Their work on accessibility now extends to the blind and hard of seeing. That’s right: Braille displays are coming to a new type of Xbox Controller. The…