The impending Xbox 360 Store closure makes me wary of Game Pass’ future
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.…
Xbox 360 Store to Become a Thing of the Past Starting in 2024
Image: Barone Firenze (Shutterstock) Microsoft is bringing an end to its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace starting July 29, 2024, the company announced on Thursday. The closure brings…
AYN Announces the Odin 2 Handheld Will Cost $299
AYN has been ever-so-slowly unveiling more details about its upcoming Odin 2 handheld console for the past several weeks. Now, the company shared specs for its upcoming Steam Deck competitor,…
Xbox Adds New a New Strike System to Help Give Bad Gamers the Boot
Image: vfhnb12 (Shutterstock) Sorry gamers, Xbox says you need to behave. Starting today, Xbox will be cracking down on its Community Standards by rolling out an eight-strike policy that should…
You Can Soon Stream Your Xbox Gameplay to Friends on Discord
Go ahead, show off your Rocket League skills. I won’t judge you.Image: Microsoft Microsoft and Discord want your friends to tear apart your gaming skills, now from the comfort of…
Square Enix commits to release more games on Xbox, starting with Final Fantasy XIV
During Final Fantasy XIV’s FanFest today, Square Enix not only confirmed that its popular MMO would finally come to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in spring 2024, but…
Xbox has new Ninja Turtles controllers … and they smell like pizza
Microsoft and Paramount Pictures are giving away Xbox controllers based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which they are proudly proclaiming are “the world’s first pizza-scented Xbox controllers.” This…
These Xbox Controllers Blast Your Face With the Scent of New York ‘Za’
Anybody who’s been on the Stich’s Great Escape! Magic Kingdom ride is having sudden flashbacks to the awful scent dispenser chairs.Photo: Microsoft If you’re too impatient to wait for your…
Xbox icon ‘Major Nelson’ is leaving the company after 20 years
Larry Hryb — better-known to Xbox fans by his gamer tag Major Nelson, as the senior director of corporate communications for Xbox, and as host of the official Xbox podcast…
Third-Party Streaming Platform Brings a Few NES and PlayStation Properties to Xbox
Just how much old-school content do you want, or need, from the comfort of your couch? With all the talk about game streaming nowadays, Xbox Series X and Series S…