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A number of things happened this week, including the announcement that Windows 10X was no more, a joint E3 conference from Xbox and Bethesda, and more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Insider sessions, and, as usual, its an interesting set of features being tested. With Season 7 on the horizon, the studio is testing the new customization content, plus upgrades to Halo: Combat Evolved, further changes to the incoming Halo Online maps, and more. Starting off, the latest graphics improvements to Combat Evolved aims to bring its divisive Classic mode visuals from the PC port back to the levels of the original Xbox release. This involves chang...

And it burns, burns, burns... 17 May 2021 This week, while a lot of you will be (re)exploring the galaxy of the original Mass Effect trilogy, we thought it would be fun to revisit some of our own favourite video game planets. First up, Oli remembers the glory of Halo. Halos a planet right? It isnt? Oh well, nobody said this stuff was simple - just ask Pluto. Halo, the series, owes a lot more than just its name to its original setting. The name is a pretty good sta...

May 15th, 2021 If you’re into games in the slightest little bit, you’ve likely heard about the launch of Resident Evil Village. The game has taken off and has been covered by numerous outlets and publications, and all-in-all it seems like it’s a really great addition to the Resident Evil series. With the rise of cloud gaming at an all-time high thanks to the likes of NVIDIA GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming, Google Stadia continues to hang around. There are rumors and reports that Ubisof...

Microsoft celebrates 20 years of Xbox with new Xbox merch, free wallpapers, and more Comments November 15th, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Xbox, and to celebrate, Microsoft has launched a new range of Xbox commemorative merchandise in the Xbox Gear Shop, is giving out some free anniversary-themed wallpapers, and more. Over on Xbox Wire, Major Nelson says today marks the beginning of the festivities and that theres more to come throughout the year. To start, Microsoft has launched its "fi...

SimCity 2000 Special Edition The service also adds and removes a few games every month. Here are the new arrivals and those leaving in a couple of days: New: Remnant: From the Ashes (PC), Red Dead Online (Console and Cloud), Psychonauts (Console, Cloud, and PC), Just Cause 4: Reloaded (Console, Cloud and PC), Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Steep (Cloud and Console), Outlast 2 (Console, Cloud and PC), FIFA 21 (Console and PC EA Play), and Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Console and PC). Most of thes...

November, 2021 marks 20 wonderful years of Xbox and Halo gaming across four console generations. Today, Xbox has announced their months-long anniversary celebration with new merch, fan events, and more. Until November 15, 2021, Xbox will celebrate with more announcements, events, and activities for fans. Starting today, you can sign up for Xbox FanFest, buy new Xbox merch, and check out games from an expansive new collection. Source: Xbox Were still six months away from the 20 year anniversary ...

7,000 games have been released on Xbox platforms over the past 20 years, and players have racked up nearly 1 trillion Gamerscore.

Microsoft Launches Yearlong 20 Years of Xbox Celebration May 13, 2021 The original Xbox console launched all the way back in November of 2001. Now on their fourth hardware iteration, Microsoft is celebrating 20 Years of Xbox gaming with Master Chief, Conker, and the  Sea of Thieves pirates with an event throughout 2021. For now, 20 Years of Xbox is mostly a news post, a set of snazzy wallpapers, and a drop of merch on the Microsoft Store. However, the post promises more announcements throug...

This year marks two major milestones for Microsoft. One, it’s the 20-year anniversary of the Xbox, the company’s first gaming console. It is also the the 20-year anniversary of the Halo franchise, as the first installment launched alongside the Xbox. Microsoft has announced its plans to celebrate both of these major milestones all throughout 2021 with events, giveaways, and special content. Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb (AKA Major Nelson) made a post to Xbox Wire to talk more about the anniversa...