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DFC: Nintendo Switch 2 will be "the clear winner" of next-gen consoles
Market research firm suggests "there isn't room for more than two major consoles" in 2025
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2024 was the year of Microsoft's grand pivot | Opinion
Expectations this year would suffer a drought of high-quality releases were very much defied – but it's the reinvention of Xbox that will be 2024's lasting legacy
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Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion
When it comes to the PlayStation or Xbox handheld console, the question is not whether they could, more whether they should.
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Handheld consoles are the industry's next battleground | Opinion
With both Microsoft and Sony planning portable launches down the line, and Switch and Steam Deck defining their respective markets, gaming's future seems to be handheld
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Xbox's plan to see games via Android app delayed by court order
Microsoft's Sarah Bond says functionality is "ready to go" but Google claims platform holder is choosing not to launch it
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Xbox shuts down Avatar Editor app | News-in-brief
App will no longer be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows devices from January 9, 2025, users to receive refunds for purchases
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Xbox Cloud Gaming to support titles from players' game libraries
Update: Microsoft has launched a beta version of its cloud streaming service for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers
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Merlin Entertainments to invest over $110m in Minecraft-themed attractions
Deal will see themed rides and stores to open in existing theme parks and city centres in the UK and US
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Xbox's mission to uplift indies in emerging markets
We talk to the firm's global expansion team about the market across Southeast Asia, and its efforts to help developers succeed internationally
Opinion
Microsoft's Xbox transition moves into high gear | Opinion
With a campaign about Xbox as a cross-platform service and "no red lines" for first-party on other platforms, the change to Microsoft's games business speeds to a conclusion
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ZeniMax QA workers to strike over concerns about return to office mandate and outsourcing
Members of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA say firm didn't notify union about contracting out work
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Microsoft interested in more M&A, Spencer says
"We're not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles," Microsoft Gaming boss says as the firm looks at mobile
Opinion
Black Ops 6 does the business for Microsoft | Opinion
Call of Duty's performance is exactly what Microsoft needed from the landmark franchise, and points the way to the future of its games business
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 breaks records for Game Pass subscriptions
Update: Franchise as a whole has surpassed 500m units sold
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Microsoft gaming revenue up 43% year-on-year due to Activision acquisition
Microsoft noted a "net impact" of the ABK investment, with its Xbox content and services revenue up 61% YoY
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Microsoft CEO pay rises 63% to $79 million
Satya Nadella's salary amounted to $2.5 million, with $71.2 million in stock awards
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 could boost Game Pass subscribers by 2.5m to 4m
Analysts give their predictions on the impact of the new Call of Duty into Xbox’s subscription service
Opinion
Black Ops 6 is make-or-break for the Game Pass strategy | Opinion
A year after buying Activision Blizzard, Microsoft finally has a Game Pass launch exclusive for Call of Duty. How this plays out will weigh heavily on its future strategy
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Microsoft settles antitrust lawsuit over Activision Blizzard acquisition
Terms of agreement were not disclosed, case dismissed "with prejudice"
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343 rebrands as Halo Studios, working on multiple Unreal Engine 5 games
Developer hails changes as "a new dawn for Halo" as it restructures around multiple projects
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Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2, no replacement planned
The augmented reality headset launched in 2019
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Xbox Research expands to work with developers
Microsoft also looking for feedback from studios who don't develop their games for Xbox
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Two games addiction lawsuits dismissed
The cases, which were against firms including Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, and Roblox, were voluntarily dismissed
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Microsoft shutting down Xbox Ambassadors | News-in-brief
Xbox Ambassadors website will go offline on October 15, 2024, closure due to the changing "needs of [its] global community"