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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has moved quickly to calm any fears about his firm’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

For most of its history in the videogame industry, Sony has wielded its PlayStation-exclusive games as a cudgel against the competition.

The first limited beta version of Google Play Games for PC is now available in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Sony shares fell 13 percent on Wednesday, its biggest drop in over 12 years, thanks to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard announcement.

Now that we’ve moved into the second half of January, Microsoft has announced the new Xbox Game Pass titles it will ship soon.

Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard is big news, but there are a lot of other changes happening. Let’s dive in.

In a stunning development, Microsoft today said that it would acquire gaming behemoth Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion.

On January 6, 2001, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates delivered the keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Not sure why this is news per se, but Microsoft confirmed this week that it stopped making Xbox One consoles over a year ago.

Niko Partners reported this week that Microsoft has now sold over 12 million Xbox Series X and S consoles despite global supply chain issues.

Sony confirmed this week that it will continue making its previous-generation PlayStation 4 console through the end of 2022.

Microsoft announced today that Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Extraction is coming to all versions of Xbox Game Pass on its first day of availability.

While Microsoft continues to ignore virtual reality on its own gaming consoles, Sony continues to push forward.

Today, Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass titles it will make available in the first half of this month across console, PC, and cloud.

Samsung last night announced its Samsung Gaming Hub, which will bring NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Google Stadia, and Utomik to its Smart TVs.

With me switching to an iPhone, one might naturally wonder if a Mac is next. Put simply, no. But you’re looking in the wrong place.

It’s a bit early for this, but with the holidays underway, Microsoft has revealed the Games with Gold title for January 2022.

Microsoft today announced what I assume are the final titles it will launch via Xbox Game Pass in the second half of December.

After spending the past year preventing third parties from doing so, Sony will release PlayStation 5 console covers in 2022.

“Power On: The Story of Xbox,” a free, six-part documentary about the history of Xbox, is now available for viewing worldwide.

In a bid to further differentiate the service, Microsoft revealed that it is rebranding Xbox Game Pass for PC to PC Game Pass.

Last night, Google revealed that it is bringing Play Store-based Android games to Windows in 2022.

After a 13-month delay, it’s finally here! Halo Infinite is available across Xbox One and Series X|S, PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Since publishing my preview of the Halo Infinite campaign, I’ve played a bit deeper into the game, so here are some additional screenshots to enjoy.

After lurching into uncomfortable territory in the two most recent installments of the series, Halo and Master Chief are back, and in fine form.

Bloomberg reports something we’ve long suspected, that Sony will use some in-house DNA to better take on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Xbox touch controls are now available on over 100 Xbox Cloud Gaming titles, and they’re used by over 20 percent of gamers, Microsoft says.