Here’s how to get a subscription to EA Play for under £1
SAVE 80%: A one-month subscription to EA Play is on sale for £0.79 as of Jan. 23, saving you 80% on list price. Subscribing to EA Play is one of the simplest, fastest, and cheapest ways of boosting your gaming collection. Members get rewards, exclusive content, and unlimited access to …
Xbox Live Gold doesn’t need a price change. It just needs to disappear.
Microsoft had quite a Friday. The fun started when the Xbox maker shared the news that Xbox Live Gold, a paid subscription service that primarily exists to let Xbox users play their games online, would soon cost more. By roughly double. The particulars varied by subscription length, but the formerly …
Please, someone cast Anthony Carrigan in a ‘Hitman’ series
Happy Hitman III to all who celebrate. The recent release of the latest installment in IO Interactive’s legendary assassination games should keep most fans of series protagonist Agent 47 busy for a while. But in between dressing the big guy up as a ramen chef and dropping moose statues on …
Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games
In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, it’s adding a treat. Soon, for free-to-play games (like Fortnite, Apex Legends o… Continue Reading…
Recommended Reading: What went wrong with Cyberpunk 2077?
Inside Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous rolloutJason Schreier, BloombergInterviews with more than 20 CD Projekt Red staff members (current and former) uncovered a development cycle “marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning and technical shortcomings.”… Continue Reading…
Microsoft withdraws Xbox Live Gold price hike following uproar from users
Updated at 10:26PM PT, January 22: Microsoft is backtracking on the planned price hike of Xbox Live Gold, less than 24 hours after making the announcement as the gaming giant attempts to mend its relationship with fans. “We messed up today and you were right to let us know. Connecting …
Here’s how to get a subscription to EA Play for under £1
SAVE 80%: A one-month subscription to EA Play is on sale for £0.79 as of Jan. 23, saving you 80% on list price. Subscribing to EA Play is one of the simplest, fastest, and cheapest ways of boosting your gaming collection. Members get rewards, exclusive content, and unlimited access to …
Microsoft won’t increase Xbox Live Gold prices for new members
Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold memberships across the board, with the changes becoming more no… Continue Reading…
Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions
Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. On Friday, the company told GamesIndustry.biz all 200 team members of Vicarious Visions are now employees of Blizzard. And moving forward, they’ll be “fully dedicat… Continue Reading…
The first big ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ patch has arrived
As promised, the first of two early-2021 patches for CD Projekt Red’s troubled Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived. This updates the game to version 1.1 on PC, consoles and Stadia, and according to the notes it lays the groundwork for future updates, while al… Continue Reading…