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Xbox Series S and X hit 2m sales in the UK, 12 weeks faster than Nintendo Switch
It is the eighth fastest-selling home console in UK history
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Is Xbox's future brighter without Activision? | Opinion
Denied a shortcut to industry leadership, Microsoft's ambitions can be channelled into innovation and creativity – starting with the world-class studios it already owns
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Redfall | Critical Consensus
Polished world-building doesn't save Arkane's latest title from a very lukewarm reception
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Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
Xbox firm soldiers on with partnerships despite UK regulator blocking Activision acquisition
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Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"
Microsoft president Brad Smith expresses shock after its bid to buy Activision Blizzard is blocked, and calls on the UK Prime Minister to "look hard" at the CMA
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Xbox hardware sales down 30% during Q3 FY23
Game Pass driving slight increase in content and services revenue for the quarter
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Netflix hires Halo vet Joseph Staten for AAA game
Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor has left after nearly 20 years on the series
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Ubisoft+ is heading to Xbox - and here's how it plans to compete with Game Pass
Service director Philippe Tremblay tells us he expects "great influx of players" as Ubisoft+ expands
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Xbox launches PC Game Pass in 40 new countries | News-in-brief
The service had opened to 40 new countries in February, now adding another batch
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Gamer group refiles lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
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Microsoft signs 10-year cloud gaming agreement with EE | News-in-brief
Details unclear, but partnership will bring PC Games by Xbox and Activision (post-acquisition) to EE customers
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New Xbox controller partly made with reclaimed materials | News-in-brief
The Remix Special Edition Controller is made with recovered plastics "with one-third of it made from regrind and reclaimed materials," Xbox said
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Xbox’s Chris Charla: Game Pass isn’t disruptive
ID@Xbox chief says business concerns over subscriptions are normal and healthy
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Xbox: We can't reach the billions of gamers without underrepresented creators
Microsoft on its program to bring different developers from different walks of life to Xbox
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ID@Xbox has paid out more than $4bn to developers in ten years
Microsoft's indie initiative has launched over 3,000 games, another 3,000 to come, revamped submission process in the works
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Xbox upgrades its developer program designed to support underrepresented creators
Microsoft details the ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program
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As supply chain issues subside, the cold console war heats up | Opinion
For two years, supply issues have dampened competition between Microsoft and Sony – but now both sides will be out to prove superiority
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Microsoft offers remedies to EU to win approval for ABK acquisition
European Union's antitrust regulator will make a final decision on $68.7 billion deal by May 22
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Microsoft's latest ten-year cloud gaming deal is with Ubitus | News-in-Brief
Phil Spencer says Japan-based cloud gaming provider will be able to stream Xbox PC games, plus Activision Blizzard titles if acquisition goes through
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Microsoft confirms it won't have a physical presence at E3
The company will co-stream its Xbox Games Showcase as part of E3 Digital but won't be on the showfloor
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Microsoft granted access to Sony documents: The FTC's response in detail
Xbox firm will receive PlayStation exclusivity contracts and four years of company records in preparation for summer trial over Activision Blizzard acquisition
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Did Microsoft do enough to convince Europe to let them buy Activision Blizzard? | Opinion
Updated: Microsoft made a strong case in Europe. But the real challenge is with the UK
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Friends & Family plan adds six countries | News-in-brief
After Ireland and Colombia, the service is now available in Chile, Hungary, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden
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Microsoft, Nintendo sign ten-year Call of Duty deal, more Xbox games to follow
Microsoft president Brad Smith says legally binding agreement is "part of our commitment to bring Xbox games to players on more platforms"
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Xbox launches its 'carbon aware' function | News-in-brief
The new energy saving feature was trialled for a month and is being rolled out as part of the Xbox February update