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7 votes
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Microsoft, Rockstar, Epic, and others are being sued for using "addictive psychological features" in games like Minecraft, GTA 5, and Fortnite
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Rumor: Insider claims Xbox handheld under development
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Microsoft Flight Simulator | Dune expansion launch trailer
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Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week / Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns
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Xbox's Phil Spencer considers PS5 and Nintendo Switch players part of the Xbox community
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Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'
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Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard
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Forza Motorsport
The new Forza Motorsport has released to the masses as of today, and has been available to those who paid extra for premium upgrades and the like for about a week. I got it via Xbox Gamepass and...
The new Forza Motorsport has released to the masses as of today, and has been available to those who paid extra for premium upgrades and the like for about a week. I got it via Xbox Gamepass and played about an hour of it this morning, and so far it feels like a nice return to form for the series, which hasn't seen a new non-Horizon edition since Forza Motorsport 7 in 2017.
That game had some baggage with the card system/gambling mechanics, and I'm glad to see none of that thus far in the new Forza Motorsport - which, you may have noticed, has dropped the number. There's a feeling that Microsoft/Turn 10 may be aiming to make this something of a long-term platform play rather than just another game in the series.
I'm enjoying it so far, and after playing Forza Horizon 4 and 5 a lot since FM7 came out, I'm glad to have the return to more traditional circuit racing, and absolutely do not miss the supremely annoying voiced characters from those games.
The thing I most immediately noticed upon playing the game (besides the graphics, which are a real showcase for the Xbox Series X or a sufficiently beefy PC) is the new upgrade/tuning system, which requires you to actually spend time driving a specific car in order to unlock the various upgrade parts for it. You earn car points for doing things like clean racing and fast lap times, which you can then spend on upgrade parts between races. The game keeps calling those CP, which makes me think that nobody at Turn 10 has spent any time on the internet. An unfortunate acronym...
I'm curious to know what everyone's opinion on this game is. I know a lot of the audience is turned off by the more sim-like/boring nature of the Forza Motorsport games versus the arcade fantasy for the Horizon games, but I'm very much on the FM side of that divide.
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The making of the Burger King games
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Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says
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Microsoft Nintendo acquisition hopes revealed by leaked Xbox exec email
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Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster
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This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new controller
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Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval
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Xbox Live Gold is becoming Xbox Game Pass Core starting September 14
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US FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case
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Microsoft’s Activision deal could face ‘new merger investigation,’ UK regulator warns
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Microsoft wins US FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
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Developers restore “retail” Xbox emulators after Microsoft crackdown
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Sony’s confidential PlayStation secrets just spilled because of a Sharpie
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EVE Online: Add-in for Excel
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FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
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Microsoft to raise Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Series X prices
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Microsoft has been temporarily restrained from buying Activision Blizzard, US judge rules
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Announce trailer
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Inside the making of Redfall, Xbox's latest misfire
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Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority
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Microsoft crackdown disables emulators downloaded to Xbox consoles
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People Make Games get their asses beat in Microsoft Excel eSports
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The emotional resonance of Microsoft Flight Simulator
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In which I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft… and give it to you
11 votes -
Every new trailer from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022
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Eve Online fans literally cheer Microsoft Excel features at annual Fanfest
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Microsoft is moving ahead with an Xbox Game Pass Family Plan
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Secrets of an Excel spreadsheet esports player
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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD
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Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game preservation
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The Metaverse is already here - It's Minecraft
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Running emulators in Xbox's Edge browser
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Halo Infinite will release on December 8, 2021 - Limited-edition Xbox Series X and Elite controller now available for pre-order
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Everything shown during Microsoft's Xbox Gamescom livestream
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Psychonauts 2 | Story trailer
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Microsoft Flight Simulator adds beautiful Nordic views – update gives new perspectives on Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Finland
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Xbox and Xbox Game Pass are coming to more screens
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Minecraft removes decade-old 4chan shoutout
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Microsoft brought me back into their ecosystem with Game Pass
I'm primarily a PC gamer with a library slowly approaching 1,000 games on Steam. While I have sometimes bought games through the other storefronts like Blizzard, GOG, Uplay, and EA Origins, I...
I'm primarily a PC gamer with a library slowly approaching 1,000 games on Steam. While I have sometimes bought games through the other storefronts like Blizzard, GOG, Uplay, and EA Origins, I never really invested significant time in them to the point where I don't keep track of what is in those libraries. Suffice to say, I thought that I was so entrenched in Steam that I couldn't possibly play in another storefront for any meaningful amount of time.
This has changed for the past year. I hopped on one of those deals that gave me access to Game Pass since Microsoft added all the Bethesda games and partnered with EA Play. And I gotta say, I'm invested now. Invested so much that I bought a Series X despite having zero interest when the new generation of systems was announced. Game Pass on Xbox is an even better deal than Game Pass on PC. The library is larger and for the games that are Play Anywhere, I can continue my save file on my PC when my living room TV is unavailable.
I really think that Microsoft has a winning strategy with Game Pass this generation and it really surprised me how my attitude to the Xbox ecosystem changed this year. While I think both Sony and Nintendo have great exclusives, the value proposition for me of convenience and a rotating slate of quality games will likely keep me invested and subscribed, moreso than Xbox Gold or PS+ have in the past.
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Microsoft reducing Windows store cut to just twelve percent
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Xbox is supporting old games, while Sony and Nintendo are leaving them behind
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Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda (ZeniMax) is now officially complete - Some games coming to Xbox Game Pass this week, confirmation of plans for future Xbox/PC exclusives
8 votes