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Xbox and Bethesda confirmed for Gamescom 2023
Platform holder and its games will be on that show floor in Cologne this August
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Xbox Series X|S have sold a combined 21m units
48% of Series S players are new to Xbox, Leonard Barros Barreto revealed at BIG Festival in Brazil
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FTC asks court to prevent Microsoft closing Activision Blizzard deal early
UPDATE: Hearing for preliminary injunction request begins this week, witnesses include execs from Xbox, Activision, PlayStation and Google Stadia
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Microsoft studios no longer developing for Xbox One
Current-gen titles will be supported via Xbox's cloud streaming service instead
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Is Xbox's vision finally coming together? | Microcast
Latest episode available now, discusses yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase
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Activision Blizzard permitted to join Microsoft's appeal against UK regulator
CMA will also be able to present additional arguments against $68.7 billion deal at a hearing today
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We've turned a corner with our games, says Xbox
The company acknowledges quiet 2022, but believes they're close to delivering four major games a year
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Xbox: We will do $1bn on PC this year
Microsoft reveals it now has 150 million monthly active users with its games
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What crisis? Xbox plays its hand, and it's impressive | Opinion
At its not-E3 showcase, Microsoft delivered a reminder of what it has to come
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Fable and Star Wars Outlaws headline Xbox Games Showcase
Platform holder also unveils 1TB black Xbox Series S, launching September 1 for $349
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FTC fines Microsoft $20m for illegally collecting children's personal information
Microsoft vows to develop "next-generation identity and age validation" system as it addresses violations of COPPA
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Microsoft-ABK deal approved in South Korea
Asian market is the latest to clear the $68.7 billion acquisition without condition
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Xbox enforcements to protect players rose to 10.2m in H2 2022
80% of all actions taken were based on proactive moderation, before players reported the incidents
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Introducing the new GamesIndustry.biz Microcast
First episode discusses EU's approval of MS/ABK, Zelda launch sales and Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO
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Xbox Series S and X hit 2m sales in the UK, 12 weeks faster than Nintendo Switch
It is the eighth fastest-selling home console in UK history
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Is Xbox's future brighter without Activision? | Opinion
Denied a shortcut to industry leadership, Microsoft's ambitions can be channelled into innovation and creativity – starting with the world-class studios it already owns
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Redfall | Critical Consensus
Polished world-building doesn't save Arkane's latest title from a very lukewarm reception
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Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
Xbox firm soldiers on with partnerships despite UK regulator blocking Activision acquisition
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Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"
Microsoft president Brad Smith expresses shock after its bid to buy Activision Blizzard is blocked, and calls on the UK Prime Minister to "look hard" at the CMA
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Xbox hardware sales down 30% during Q3 FY23
Game Pass driving slight increase in content and services revenue for the quarter
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Netflix hires Halo vet Joseph Staten for AAA game
Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor has left after nearly 20 years on the series
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Ubisoft+ is heading to Xbox - and here's how it plans to compete with Game Pass
Service director Philippe Tremblay tells us he expects "great influx of players" as Ubisoft+ expands
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Xbox launches PC Game Pass in 40 new countries | News-in-brief
The service had opened to 40 new countries in February, now adding another batch
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Gamer group refiles lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
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Microsoft signs 10-year cloud gaming agreement with EE | News-in-brief
Details unclear, but partnership will bring PC Games by Xbox and Activision (post-acquisition) to EE customers