Microsoft Gambles on Call of Duty to Boost Game Pass Subscriptions
Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the first game in the Call of Duty franchise to be available day one on Game Pass.
Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the first game in the Call of Duty franchise to be available day one on Game Pass.
Microsoft has been accused of slowly pivoting away from being a console manufacturer towards becoming a third-party publisher.
Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft has a solid history with partnering with independent studios and letting them do their own thing.
Hearthstone’s 10th anniversary has a bunch of freebies for the digital card game and World of Warcraft, but server issues led to frustration.
Sydney Sweeney might not be aware of it but she might have just planted the seeds for a remake of the 2003 classic.
Unlike Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is more open to loaning its properties, paving the way for a new Crash Bandicoot and Spyro game.
The Game Pass guarantees that Diablo 4 always has a sizable audience as Blizzard takes its time releasing seasonal updates and expansions.
Xbox's rumored and imminent about-face all but confirms the PlayStation release of other upcoming exclusives.
The recent rumors make it appear as if Microsoft is slowly shoving the Xbox platform, and possibly even the Game Pass, out of the door.
For the first time in forever, its often-criticized gaming arm has overtaken Windows as Microsoft's third-biggest money maker.
It seems odd for a company to acquire the world's best-selling first-person shooter only to lay off a good chunk of the people behind it.
Activision Blizzard's decision to use a mobile game engine for the development of an ambitious new IP led to the death of 'Odyssey.'
Activision Blizzard wasn't the only company affected by Microsoft's recent wave of layoffs but it's arguably the worst off.
Big names such as Allen Adham and Mike Ybarra are departing from Blizzard as Microsoft realigns its priorities for growth.
Where there's smoke, there's fire, and there's a whole lot of smoke blowing all over the world coming straight from Kyoto.
Square Enix has already signed a deal to bring Final Fantasy 14 to Xbox, so more Final Fantasy games could be on the table.
To be fair, a live-service Call of Duty game as early as in 2011-2012 might not have exploded in popularity as Warzone did in 2020.
Despite being the inspiration for Lara Croft and Nathan Drake, this is actually Indiana Jones' first big AAA video game adaptation.