‘We are evaluating different marketing promotions’

In letters obtained by Axios, reps blast an “imbalanced Japanese video game market.”

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has now confirmed the company’s 10-year commitment to release Call of Duty on Nintendo devices “the same day as Xbox, with complete feature and content parity.” According to Smith’s tweet announcing the partnership, “[Microsoft’s] commitment to deliver Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more people on more platforms” is a result of this new agreement.

Xbox maker says power-saving changes "can be entirely imperceptible to the gamer."

Gamers have 20 days to supply more evidence showing the merger would harm them.

Let’s just cut to the chase. Is Starfield delayed? Officially, no. And to be fair to Microsoft and Bethesda Game Studios, they already told us we wouldn’t be hearing anything out of Todd Howard’s next epic role-playing game during Wednesday’s Developer Direct showcase. There’s going to be a stand-alone showcase for Starfield at some point. It’s still one hell of an elephant not in the room, especially if two of the four games shown — Redfall and The Elder Scrolls Online’s Necrom expansion — are big Bethesda projects launching in May and June, respectively.

Microsoft has changed some settings on game consoles to make them more eco-friendly. Some Republicans say this means the "woke brigade" is after your Xbox.

With Xbox Live Gold thrown in?

Hell is June-bound for Diablo 4, quite possibly.

Microsoft joins the $70 game club.

Sony claims Game Pass already has 29 million subscribers, which is millions more than Microsoft's last official record states.

According to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, Microsoft is selling Xbox Series X|S consoles at a hefty loss of up to $200, though that loss could be reduced next year.

If you're not sure if you want to add Gotham Knights to your game collection, you may appreciate these impressions of the game to help you decide.

Apple Music is now available on the Microsoft Store for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One, providing subscribers with access to the streaming music service, complete with large album art, full-screen time-synced lyrics, and more. As noted by users on Reddit, music can be played in the background while gaming.

Microsoft has registered a new Gears of War trademark related to video games. This could suggest they plan on a new game in the series. Gears of War title was changed to Gears beginning with the 5th entry in the series. It was named Gears 5 marking a name change for the series. However, based on the new trademark, Microsoft might go back to using Gears of War as the game name going forward.

“It’s taken a long time for us to learn from our mistakes," said Sarah Bond, Xbox corporate vice president of game creator experience and ecosystem.

Microsoft has made some major changes to the way Xbox DRM operates allowing users without any internet to play their games offline. Previously, it was simply not possible to play games like the one that came with Smart Delivery without having the Xbox connected online. In the case of discs, they were required to be checked online for verification before they could be booted, while the ones with Smart Delivery would require the user to download the Xbox Series X version by inserting the disc into their consoles.

Phil Spencer has revealed that Xbox has a strong lineup of games coming in the year 2023 and beyond, and he’s especially excited for Hideo Kojima’s project.

Electronic Arts and Maxis announced that The Sims 4’s base game will be free to play.

Will Xbox follow suit?