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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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Hard Times | Not even the director of Mass Effect can survive the games industry right now, as his own studio and "all-new" sci-fi game get shut down
2024 continues to look a bit bleak.
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It's Time | Still playing Steam games on Windows 7 or 8? You might want to consider upgrading your operating system soon
All things must die, even software.
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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'
Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.
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Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft
The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.
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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off
Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.
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Switching Things Up | Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and... An Xbox handheld? Microsoft says it's happening, even if it is 'years away'
You can wait a little while, right?
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Tough Times | "The whole studio was burning the candle at both ends" - Two of Halo 2's most important designers reflect on the beloved sequel's working conditions
"We really didn’t know what was going to happen."
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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth
Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.
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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family
N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.
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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support
To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.
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Clocked In | It was only a matter of time: someone has gotten Doom to run on the Nintendo Alarmo
The age old question answered once again.
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Not Normessing About | As Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignites Mass Effect chatter, BioWare lead declares the latter will stick to being about serious, mature alien shaggers looking "photorealistic"
Even as they're put in some "humorous situations" like, I don't know, asking someone to bang, ok?
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Feeling Blue | Netflix shuts down its “Team Blue” triple-A game studio, losing big ex-Halo, Overwatch, and God of War devs in the process
What could this mean for the streaming giant's gaming efforts? We'll have to see.
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Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets
To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight.
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On Cloud Nine | Xbox players will reportedly soon be able to cloud stream the games they own, even if they're not on Game Pass
Microsoft is apparently planning on testing the feature this November.
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PODCAST | Which expansions are better than the main game?
From The Shivering Isles to Toussaint: some downloadable content is worth every penny twice.
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It's Xback | Watch the Xbox Tokyo Game Show showcase here
Live from Japan, it's more of the video games.
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Hardcore Exodus | Xbox's PS5 Pro Pickle, or how Xbox might lose even more of its audience without a new console soon
Now Sony is giving people a powerful option to bridge the gap to the PS6, Xbox finds itself in a very unwanted place.
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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer
The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.
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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them
Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.
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Soulslike Stumbles | "Ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months" - Enotria: The Last Song's Xbox version is delayed indefinitely, with devs citing lack of Microsoft comms
"Obviously they don't care about Enotria and they don't care about you."
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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal
The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.
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Al In This Together | Alan Wake and Control TV and movies look to be on the way from Annapurna, thanks to new partnership with Remedy over Control 2
Relinquishing some control in order to gain some, er, control over Control.
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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation
Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.
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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van
See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.
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Indy News Again | Xbox boss Phil Spencer's just said some things about the decision to bring Indiana Jones and The Great Circle to PlayStation
"I think it's just gonna be a strategy that works for us."
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Game Passwords | Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life
OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.
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Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch
"Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves."
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In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report
The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.
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Full Circle | In case you forgot, you've only got one day left before the Xbox 360 Marketplace shuts down for good
Soon to be gone but not forgotten.
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World of Workers | Over 500 World of Warcraft devs at Blizzard have unionised, and they don't mind having lost the world's most worker-friendly race to Bethesda staff
It doesn't matter if you're the tortoise or the hare when it comes to securing protection for developers.
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The Cheek Of It | Fear not, Wolverine has also got his arse on an Xbox controller
Deadpool & Wolverine have something in common: they've got plenty of cake.
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He Said, She Said | Microsoft doesn't quite agree with the FTC's recent comments, says no, Xbox Game Pass isn't "degraded" following price hike
The tech company says the FTC "presents a misleading, extra-record account of the facts and is a continuation of the agency's attempts to reinvent its case on appeal."
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Stronger Together | After half a year of layoffs and closures, more than 240 Bethesda workers come together to unionise
"We are so excited to announce our union at Bethesda Game Studio and join the movement sweeping across the video game industry."
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Halo-meless | The Halo TV series is looking for a new home after being cancelled by Paramount+, so step up if there's a spare streaming service in your Warthog's trunk
Look, we know it's a long shot, but come on, surely Cortana made one of you pack such a thing for this mission.
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Deal Dispute Remains | Those recent Xbox Game Pass changes are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" the FTC warned the Activision Blizzard deal could lead to, it claims
"What did we tell you?", says body that's continuing to fight against the merger.
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Not A Long Splitwait | Splitgate 2 arrives in 2025, so you can look forward to attending another fun wedding between Halo and Portal
Get shopping for tuxes now, before everyone rents the Master Chief green ones.
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Pass Me A Calculator | Are the new Xbox Game Pass tiers actually confusing? We investigate
There's a lot of reading to do, but do you actually need to be an alien with two separate brains to figure out what Microsoft's done here?
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Money talks | Xbox Game Pass is getting more expensive, as are day-one games for subscribers
Big changes for those signed up to Game Pass across PC and the Xbox Series X/S.
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PODCAST | Which games have aged like a fine wine, and why is everyone so mad at our guest host?
There's nothing graceful about the Best Games Ever podcast episode 104
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WIDOWS AND BAIRNS | Still Wakes the Deep review: This is perfect Game Pass fodder - great but flawed, perfectly paced, and exactly the right length.
This six-hour disaster movie keeps the tension up, but it has entirely the wrong focus.
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Perfect Timing | After Perfect Dark's reboot rocked up at the Xbox showcase, the original drops on Switch today
Now, that's what I call corporate synergy.
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Box It Up To Go | The Xbox handheld dream lives - Phil Spencer adds more fuel to the fire
OK, maybe not everyone's dream, but some of you definitely want one.
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Tough Decisions | Phil Spencer: "Running a sustainable business" the reason why Xbox closed multiple beloved Bethesda game studios
"We will continue to invest in what we're trying to go do in Xbox."
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Year Zero | Doom: The Dark Ages takes us back to the beginning, and it'll be in our hands next year
After a few leaks, Doom: The Dark Ages has been officially announced as the next game game in the shooter series.
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X-Rated | Watch Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase here
Another year, another round of World Premieres - probably.
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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5
A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.
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RED LINE | Amazon is swerving into driving games - via a "narrative-led" open world title from the creators of Forza Horizon
A new genre for Amazon Games, which is stepping away from MMOs towards four solid wheels.
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ONE LAST BITE | Redfall is getting a final update with offline mode, revamped systems, and single-player pausing after studio closure
One last hurrah.