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Everybody stay calm! The Xbox Series S starter bundle is under £200 for Black Friday at Game. Don't…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to buy a games console, and this Xbox Series X bundle is everything you need to get started with hundreds of awesome games on tap. US mega-retailer Walmart is selling the Xbox Series S with two controllers for $289.99. While that’s a great deal in its own […]

Microsoft owns Call of Duty now and, if you didn't know that, you will next time you turn on your X…

Ray tracing is slowly becoming more commonplace, with it now available on AMD and Nvidia graphics cards, as well as the PS5 and Xbox.

OPINION: The Xbox Series S/X generation has delivered a pitifully paltry number of top first-party games. Now, with Activision and Bethesda under the Xbox umbrella, Microsoft must deliver. Microsoft has finally got the Activision Blizzard acquisition over the line, 21 months after agreeing the purchase. The Xbox maker survived objections from competition watchdogs around the […]

Microsoft’s may be planning a mid-cycle refresh of the Xbox Series X, but plans are already afoot for the next-gen Xbox console. The unnamed machine will be headlined by “Cloud Hybrid Games”, according to the giant leak that laid bare much of the division’s future plans. The leaked document – deriving from Microsoft’s battle with […]

A brand new leak from the FTC vs Microsoft court case has uncovered an all-new Xbox console with no disk drive, codenamed Project Brooklin. Reports from The Verge have highlighted an interesting leak from the FTC vs Microsoft case that shows a new Xbox Series X console, slated for release in 2024. Several new pieces […]

Microsoft may have pencilled in 2028 for the next-generation Xbox console, according to the internal chat logs that surfaced as part of a recent court case. The logs were revealed as part of the United States Federal Trade Commission’s ultimately failed attempts to block Microsoft’s takeover of the publisher Activision Blizzard. As recently as May […]

Microsoft has revealed the full list of 36 games that'll be available as part of the new Xbox Game …

If you've been embarking on marathon sessions following the release of Starfield this week, your co…

Microsoft is preparing to roll out the September software update for Xbox Series S and Series X consoles, which includes an update to the Variable Refresh Rate feature. The update, which is announced on the eve of the big Starfield release, will also give Xbox gamers the ability to stream gameplay directly to Discord pals […]

Starfield is a huge game, packed to the brim with explorable planets, an arsenal of weapons and eng…

Starfield Review: Bethesda shoots for the stars

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An expansive RPG let down by lacklustre space exploration

PS5 gamers have been able to spice up look of their console for a while now. However, until now, Xbox gamers have had to put up with the standard colours – at least if you wanted an officially-branded solution. That changes today, with Microsoft announcing Xbox Series X console wraps will go on sale later […]

While it's strange to think about the Xbox 360 as retro, the console reaches adulthood this Novembe…

For Xbox gamers it's now eight-strikes and you're out. No, this isn't a new batter-friendly basebal…

Microsoft has cut the length of the Xbox Game Pass trial period to just 14 days, down from the entire month new subscribers have traditionally enjoyed. For just £1 gamers have been able to trial any of the Game Pass tiers 30 days, but with potential blockbuster Starfield just weeks away, Microsoft is reducing the […]

If you're a full-on button masher or – whisper it – pad thrower, it can be galling to hand over th…

Microsoft is now rolling out a brand new Home dashboard for the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consol…

Microsoft could soon allow owners of some Xbox controllers to replicate keyboard controls. In a move often requested by PC and console gamers, Microsoft has launched an alpha test for the feature that’ll allow users to map a controller button to a key. It’ll also be possible to map the the button along with a […]

OPINION: Xbox is smart to share Call of Duty with PlayStation for the next decade. The legacy franchise is already past its best and is small fry compared to the real prize of Microsoft’s competition-sapping acquisitions. Have you ever thought Microsoft might be a little too happy for all of the focus to be on […]

What is Xbox Game Pass Core? Microsoft is shaking up the online gaming offering with Xbox Game Pass Core. Here’s how it’s different to Xbox Live Gold. As well as putting up the prices for Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the Xbox-maker is introducing a new tier called Xbox Game Pass Core. […]

It’s the first weekend of July, which means it’s time for us to wrap up our final Winners and Losers from the month of June.  This week was a big one for smartphones, as we shared our final verdict on the compact Asus Zenfone 10 and Google’s first foldable, the Pixel Fold.  Keep reading to […]

As a courtroom battle raged over exclusive console games, it was revealed one of the PS5's most lov…

The unenviable bet-hedging console gamers have to do when buying the newest Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5 console is Sony’s fault, according to Microsoft. In the latest instalment from the FTC vs Microsoft saga (pertaining to Microsoft’s contested takeover of Activision Blizzard), Microsoft’s own CEO Satya Nadella advocated for a world where all games […]

Over the last few years the console wars have become polite exchanges of pleasantries, but there’s nothing like this fight over the fate of Activision Blizzard to bring out some good old fashioned ill will between Xbox and PlayStation. During the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) hearing to probe the Microsoft’s proposed takeover over of the […]

Microsoft is increasing the price of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions in the UK. …

The Xbox Series X and Series S were released nearly three years ago. Despite their similar monikers…

Microsoft is offering up a plethora of memberships and subscriptions for its users to make it even easier to play all your favourite games. Xbox gamers should be familiar with both Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold, but which membership is right for you? We’re going to be running through all the key differences […]

Sunday means it’s time for another edition of Trusted Reviews Winners and Losers and this week it’s Microsoft vs Ticketmaster.  Keep reading to discover how the Xbox Series S earned our winner title this week, along with why Ticketmaster’s commitment to more transparent pricing simply isn’t enough.  Winner: Microsoft  Our winner this week is Microsoft […]