I’m an avid Xbox Game Pass user, often trying almost every game that comes to the service and closely following the games coming to and leaving the service each month. Following some recent announcements by Microsoft, though, I’ve been thinking a lot more about something else about Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft’s current digital-focused Xbox…
The file sizes for Starfield finally appeared across some of the storefronts it’s available on now that it’s available to preload. As a result, we’ve learned just how massive the game is. On Steam, Bethesda recommends that players have 125 GB of space for the game, but Microsoft’s own launcher shows an even bigger PC install…
Microsoft announced today that it plans to shut down the Xbox 360 in 2024, an extremely disappointing move that’s bad for game preservation. The Xbox 360 Store, also known as the Xbox Live Marketplace, has been present on Microsoft’s second game console in some form ever since it launched in 2005. In recent years, storefront…
At Build 2023, Microsoft made quite a big deal about its headlining announcement, the Windows Copilot. The idea is simple: build AI right into the operating system. In the same way that the Edge browser (and soon the entire stack of Office apps) have their own AI copilots, now Windows will have one too. But…
The video game industry is a lucrative business, with some home consoles selling tens of millions of units worldwide. How well each console sold is a great measure of what went right during that particular generation and is also an indication of the trends during that time. It’s an effective way to gauge a specific…
Microsoft has consistently put out a new version of its most popular Surface device, the Surface Pro. But this year, the line is due to hit its 10-year anniversary, which feels monumental. If nothing else, it could potentially be an important milestone for the device. Contents Rumored release date Design and size options Windows 11…
Microsoft will soon begin support for iPhones on its Phone Link app in Windows 11. The brand announced on its blog Wednesday that it will begin its global rollout of Microsoft Phone Link for iOS in 39 languages across 85 markets in mid-May. This support will allow iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send…
In yet another genre-mixup following Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Legends brings the open-world survival and building game to the RTS genre. Unlike most traditional RTS games, where you control the action from a detached, overhead perspective, this game keeps you in the action by giving you a character to control on the field itself. To keep…
If you’re dealing with a sluggish or unresponsive computer, you may be close to just giving up. While your misery is understandable, don’t throw in the towel just yet. Before you ditch your computer and spend hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on a new one, there’s one last trick that can save you time…
Minecraft Legends MSRP $40.00 Score Details “Minecraft Legends does a great job at making the real-time strategy genre more approachable, even if its campaign gets repetitive.” Pros Great use of Minecraft Approachable RTS gameplay Moldable environments Strong multiplayer Cons Gets repetitive fast Room for UX improvements Real-time strategy games are a tricky genre for new…