Xbox Game Pass Has Turned Games With Gold Into a Wasteland
Xbox Game Pass is the best deal in gaming, hands down. However, the rise of this service has meant the downfall of another: Games with Gold.
September 29, 2020 No Comments
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Xbox Game Pass is the best deal in gaming, hands down. However, the rise of this service has meant the downfall of another: Games with Gold.
With EA Play’s availability on Xbox Game Pass confirmed for the launch of the Series S/X, Nov. 10 is lining up as a massive release day.
As retailers warn of pre-order delays stretching to 2021, would-be owners’ hopes of securing a PS5 at launch are rapidly fading.
New report from Sony says playing on PS4 reportedly accounts for almost half of the energy consumption of the typical PC game.
Nintendo has filed a DMCA claim against the creator of a Mario adult parody, and it’s going to do them no good at all.
Xbox Series X is already outshining the PS5 in terms of clarity about cross-saving and backward compatibility.
While everyone is rightfully excited to get a new Xbox Series X, the box comes with one big caveat: its 1TB SSD has 802GB of usable storage.
The first of hands-on Xbox Series previews have landed, offering the first impartial takes on Quick Resume, load times, and more.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone swell by a further 20 GB with the arrival of the Season 6 update later on today.
EA promotes FIFA 21 Ultimate Team in-game purchases in UK toy store catalog aimed at children in what is a new low for the publisher.
PlayStation’s convoluted Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered upgrade policy doesn’t bode well for PS5 version of other first-party games.
Microsoft has claimed they want to rise above the console wars, and with Game Pass they might have just gone and done it.
2020 was going to be an exciting year for Sonic fans, but that excitement has turned to impatience due to Sega’s silence.
Former Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Michel Ancel’s departure from Ubisoft clouded by accusations of toxic management style.
With a strong model, impressive technical infrastructure, and a low bar of entry, Luna looks set to thrive where Stadia stumbled.
Popular streamer DrDisrespect has spewed an ignorant view on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X to his fans and followers.
The Xbox Series X is hoping to break into the Japanese market in a big way, but will Microsoft be able to pull it off this time?
New Oodle Texture tech is set to slash PS5 game sizes by roughly half thanks to advances in texture encoding and compression.
After seven-years, Xbox finally lands its revenge on PlayStation with a scathing tweet blasting Spider-Man’s confusing PS5 upgrade path.
With confirmation that Seagate’s 1TB expansion card costs $220, the Series X is looking like a far better, value-packed purchase.
Ubisoft seems to be addicted to making mistakes after uploading a video of Assassin’s Creed protagonists, with none of the women included.
Hello Games is back with a brand new No Man’s Sky update, and it is nothing short of colossal, offering a wide-reaching universe facelift.
Harry Potter, who? Magic is in right now, and it’s thanks to the next big battle royale game, Spellbreak. But can it hold a player base?
A selection of top Japanese creators will share their impressions after some hands-on time with Sony’s next-gen PS5 later this week.
Current-gen Xbox One X sales surge on Amazon as pre-order scramble leads to confusion over Microsoft’s console naming convention.
Metal Gear Solid might be coming to PC (again), and if that’s true, then Konami needs to make sure it’s the Twin Snakes version, at least.
Fall Guys publisher Devolver Digital has interjected into the headline-dominating Bethesda acquisition with a good old dose of witty levity.
EA says it won’t be releasing a FIFA 21 demo this year as it shifts focus to delivering the best possible full game experience.
From a £40K Xbox Series X to a signed special edition drawing of the console, the pre-order scalpers and scammers are already out in force.
Microsoft has purchased Bethesda in a massive $7.5 billion buyout. But don’t worry – its games are still coming to the PlayStation 5.
Xbox has just shown that it’s willing to dip into Microsoft’s deep pockets to buy big studios. Who could be next on their list?
Bethesda is now fully owned by Microsoft and that is going to pay big dividends for Xbox and its next-gen ecosystem.
Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Starfield, DOOM, Dishonored, and more from Bethesda’s portfolio will now exist under the Microsoft Xbox umbrella.
Sony releases install size details for Demon’s Souls and Miles Morales – the PS5 825 GB SSD is going to fill up real fast.
Retail giant Amazon warns that ‘high demand’ may prevent customers from receiving a pre-ordered next-gen PS5 on launch day.
Harry Potter fans have been waiting for Hogwarts Legacy for years, but J.K. Rowling has killed many people’s excitement.
Sony wants in on the subscription service market, but Microsoft is already winning by a landslide. Can PlayStation catch up?
The PlayStation 5 has proven itself as a better purchase compared to the Xbox Series S as soon as its price has been revealed.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy has just been revealed at today’s PlayStation 5 event, and it looks to be everything a fan could dream of.
PlayStation 5 might be on its way soon, but there’s still plenty of confusion surrounding the exclusivity of some its games.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says the company considered a low spec, budget PS5 variant, but quickly abandoned the idea.
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan finally confirms that the PS5 won’t feature backward compatibility support for PS1, PS2, and PS3 titles.
French retailer FNAC lists Bloodborne Remastered as heading to PS5, rekindling rumors of a PC and next-gen port of the PS4 exclusive.
The recently revealed Final Fantasy XVI may look a lot like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, but that’s actually a good thing.
Despite claiming a belief in ‘generations,’ Sony has announced PS4 versions of several games previously confirmed as PS5 exclusives.
A little over twelve hours after Sony’s mic-drop price announcement, it’s now virtually impossible to secure a PS5 pre-order.
Not wasting any time, enterprising scalpers are already flogging freshly-secured PS5 pre-orders on auction sites at wallet-busting prices.
Call of Duty Warzone is heading to mobile platforms soon and will probably make all of the money that there is to be made.
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