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Xbox Games Pass Owns 60 Percent of the Gaming Subscription Market 

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

With over 25 million subscribers and 60% of the total revenue of 3.7 billion dollars in the gaming subscription market segment, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service is the leader of the gaming subscription market. Microsoft’s goal has always been for its service to turn into gaming’s Netflix.   60 Percent of the Gaming Subscription Market…

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Microsoft to Acquire Activision/Blizzard; Game Pass is About to get Beefier

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Big News today has to do with Microsoft shocking the business world by acquiring Activision in a historic 68.7 billion dollar deal. Given the Call of Duty fanbase currently playing on the PlayStation 4/5 platform, future exclusivity of this and other franchises could deliver a massive blow to the Japanese giant. Microsoft is not…

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Microsoft: Fable Kinect Marriage a Mistake; Regrets Closing Lionhead Studios

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Fable franchise, at one point, was one of Microsoft’s most important exclusive properties under its Xbox brand. In fact, the Fable reboot (currently in development by PlayGround Games) is one of the most anticipated exclusive games on the Xbox Series consoles, and one that is expected to go head to head with Sony’s premier…

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Black Friday: PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X? But Can You Find One?

Posted on November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

As Black Friday Approaches…Will You Be Able to Find a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X in Stock on Stores?  My answer to this is to keep your expectations in check. Since the launch of “next”, now “current”, generation machines last November, I have only been able to find Xbox Series Xs in Walmart shelves once in…

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Phil Spencer On Elder Scrolls VI Xbox Exclusivity: “Not About Punishing” Sony

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Microsoft’s historic (7.5 Billion Dollars) acquisition of Bethesda, last year, changed the gaming landscape. The Xbox brand went from having ‘Few exclusives’ to owning franchises like Doom, Dishonored, Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, among others. The buyout was good news for Xbox owners, but scary news for PlayStation loyalists who feared that the long awaited…

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New Fable Has Been in Development for 4 Years

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

With Forza Horizon 5 out now in stores and Game Pass, Playground Games’ focus can shift towards Microsoft’s Action-RPG property. However, Playground has had two separate teams working on the games over the past 4 years (at least). Tom Golton (Lead Engineer) wrote a tweet a few days ago confirming the length of Fable’s development…

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Avowed Could be Obsidian’s Answer to The Elder Scrolls

Posted on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Obsidian’s Avowed was formally announced more than a year ago. It was an important announcement for Role-Playing Game fans everywhere because Obsidian has a very good game development pedigree. Fallout fans have found Obsidian’s  The Outer Worlds to be a godsend, and many of these fans swear by Fallout: New Vegas (developed by Obsidian) being…

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Tales of Arise (PS5, Xbox Series X) Review

Posted on September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Since 1995, the Tales series has graced consoles every generation (from the SNES to the Xbox Series X/PlayStation 5). Namco’s Action-RPG series has managed to outlast Suikoden, Lunar, Grandia, Wild Arms, Legend of Legaia, and maybe even Star Ocean on home consoles. In fact, apart from The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, and Final…

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Cross-Generation Games and the Struggle to Find a Next-Gen Console

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

How many times have you walked into your local big retail chain in hopes of finding either an Xbox Series X or a PlayStation 5, and found yourself walking out empty handed? The answer for me is that: I have lost count! It took me nearly 9 months to find an Xbox Series X, and…

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Bethesada Announces The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Novermber 11th, 2021 will mark the 10 year anniversary of what (along with The Witcher 3) is the most successful single player Role-Playing Game of the last decade, in Skyrim. It will also mark 10 years since we last received an original Elder Scrolls entry (the longest stretch of time without a main entry). But…

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