In addition to the Microsoft Store and Steam, the PC version of Avowed is also releasing on the Battle.net app. Pre-orders are now live for standard and premium editions.
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Xbox's expansion plans go beyond consoles, with experiments in handheld tech and an eye toward mobile gaming platforms.
Treyarch's latest update to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 carries a lot of fixes for the Multiplayer and Zombies portions of the game, including a black screen bug.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 had the series' biggest launch ever with record numbers of players.
Blizzard is finally bringing back 6v6 format from the original game to Overwatch 2 soon. However, the studio will gauge player interest to see if it's worth keeping.
Blizzard is promising multiple surprises for Warcraft fans in the upcoming 30th anniversary special Direct broadcast.
Microsoft has reached a settlement with the people involved in the "gamers lawsuit" that was filed back in 2022 over the Activision Blizzard acquistion.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting multiplayer adjustments ahead of its launch next month. This includes fixing spawns, hitching issues, smoother animations, and omnimovement system upgrades.
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Microsoft and Blizzard are bringing Overwatch 2 to Xbox Game Pass. The free-to-play entry will offer a myriad of bonuses for playing with a subscription.
This week's layoffs of 650 members of Microsoft's gaming division reportedly affected members of the Call of Duty Warzone Mobile and Warcraft Rumble teams.
Activision subsidiary Elsewhere Entertainment, the new studio formed to create a genre-defining AAA narrative IP, has revealed plans to expand its workforce and development efforts beyond Poland.
Rumors have surfaced about Microsoft secretly developing two new Transformers game projects. The titles are targeted for a 2024 release, though details are scarce.
Microsoft may be working on bringing another Activision game to its Xbox console and PC Game Pass subscription services. A new report says Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming early next month.
Microsoft may be bringing Sledgehammer Games' Modern Warfare 3 to Xbox Game Pass subscribers as soon as this month. The popular FPS title released in 2023 with a campaign, multiplayer, and zombies.
You can now grab Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for the Xbox Series X and Xbox One for just £40 on Amazon. The price drop happened earlier this week and it's the lowest it has ever been.
Diablo IV shatters records on Xbox Game Pass, surpassing 10 million hours of play in its first 10 days. This makes it the biggest Game Pass launch ever, surpassing even Starfield's impressive debut.
Microsoft kicked off its Xbox Games Showcase with a look at the next Call of Duty entry. Black Ops 6 is launching across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms, alongside Game Pass, in October.
Activision, now owned by Microsoft, has opened a new game development studio called Elsewhere. The team is working on an all-new "narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise."
Blizzard Entertainment is now hiring for a number of positions for a new but currently unannounced game, a few months after its survival game was canceled after several years of development.
Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to mainland China. Following the 2022 breakup, Microsoft and NetEase have entered a new agreement to bring back both old and new titles to the country.
The ongoing malware campaign targeting gamers steals credentials to various online services. Activision Blizzard is reportedly investigating and trying to help those with affected accounts.
A new report says that Toys For Bob, who suffered major layoffs and ended up breaking away from Activision Blizzard, is getting funding from Microsoft to fund its next game project.
Toys for Bob, which has been part of Activision Blizzard for many years, has announced it has become an independent game developer again, but it may still do some work for Microsoft.
Activision has confirmed it will launch the long-awaited Call of Duty Warzone Mobile game for iOS and Android on March 21. Pre-registration for the mobile first person shooter is now live.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has reaffirmed the company's commitment to bringing the full portfolio of Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax games to Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Microsoft has officially announced the first Activision Blizzard title to hit Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass to be Diablo IV. The hugely popular action RPG is coming to the service next month.
New reports claim that Microsoft's recent layoffs will cause the physical office of Activision development studio Toys for Boy to close, although the team itself will reportedly remain.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a formal complaint to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, saying Microsoft's gaming layoffs contradict its previous Activision Blizzard claims.
As part of Microsoft's 1,900 layoffs in its gaming division, the company has reportedly cut a majority of the team members employed at Activision Blizzard's esports division this week.
Some unconfirmed but reliable reports seem to show more of the extent of Thursday's layoffs in the Microsoft Gaming division, including shutting down teams for launching physical games.
Microsoft is letting go about 1,900 employees from its gaming division, most of whom work in Activision Blizzard. Xbox and ZeniMax employees are also affected by the latest layoffs.
Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a new interview that UK regulators were "tough and fair" when they initially blocked the company's deal to buy Activision Blizzard in April 2023.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will officially depart the company on Friday, December 29. Microsoft will be making some more changes in its executive ranks following Kotick's departure.
The Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft will battle in a US appeals courtroom today. The FTC will try to convince the judges that Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is anticompetitive
Microsoft is alerting players in parts of Europe that they will see a pop-up the next time they play three Call of Duty games and Crash Team Rumble to accept a new software agreement.
The next entry in the Call of Duty franchise will take players to the Gulf War according to a new report. The upcoming Black Ops title has reportedly been in development for four years.
As part of an extensive new interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks back at the shutdown of its Windows Phone division, stating "we could have made it work" by trying to reinvent that category.
In a new interview, Xbox head Phil Spencer has confirmed that the first Activision Blizzard games won't be added to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, admitting that's "a little bit of a downer."
Ubisoft will take over the cloud gaming rights to current and future Activision Blizzard games for 15 years, but the company believes that physical game disk sales will never completely go away.
The US Federal Trade Commission is still going to go through with its court case against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, claiming that the $69 billion deal is "a threat to competition"
