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The biggest takeover in videogame history looks likely to see Call of Duty coming to Game Pass
Read More »Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7bn deal
Phil Spencer speaks out after Bobby Kotick allegations, says Xbox is “evaluating” its relationship with Activision
Spencer remarked that he and the leadership team at Microsoft are "disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions” at Activision Blizzard
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming to get Xbox Series X hardware, TV apps, streaming device, more regions, console demos…
A raft of announcements show the huge potential of an ambitious but well-managed cloud gaming ecosystem
Read More »What’s next for Xbox – ‘The bottom line is that we simply put out more top quality games in front of more people than other companies’
Microsoft refines its strategy and releases engagement figures to back up its direction to date
Read More »Microsoft completes ZeniMax acquisition – confirms that some Bethesda games will be Xbox and PC exclusives
Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed that "some" of Bethesda's titles will be exclusive to Xbox consoles and PC.
Read More »Xbox is “working as hard as we can” to deliver more Xbox Series X|S stock
"[T]here’s just a lot of interest in gaming right now and console sales are just a sign of that, game sales are a sign of that and hardware is in short supply"
Read More »Xbox is exploring various payment models for studios on Game Pass, saying “we don’t think we have it figured out”
"Our deals are, I’ll say, all over the place"
Read More »Next-gen console wars will be an issue of supply, not demand says Phil Spencer
"The number one thing that's going to dictate how many consoles we sell is not the competition and it's not a Halo or a launch lineup. It's going to be how many units we can build."
Read More »Xbox’s Phil Spencer opposed to a “one model to rule them all” approach to games monetisation
“Diversity of business models should be a strength for us as an industry”
Read More »Xbox head Phil Spencer hints at streaming sticks for xCloud access
Microsoft may be looking into more budget approaches to entering the Xbox ecosystem
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