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EXPLAINED: 3 | Vintage Vibes

By rewriting its own history, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is the latest AAA title to reject modern trends in favor of retro sensibilities

Opinion | Simplicity rules, actually

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The 7 best moments in Xbox history

Xbox has been around for nearly half of Microsoft's 50-year history. Here are the seven best moments from the brand's past.

Windows Central

Xbox fans are pining for Microsoft to re-open backward compatibility, considering it previously said it would add "as many games as possible" from Activision's catalog

Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard in full in 2023, and as we enter the second year of that acquisition, some fans have grown frustrated.

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Games Industry Still A Hostile Environment For Many Women

Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple women working in the industry tell AFP they have seen or experienced sexism in the workplace, fearing economic hardship in the sector will lead to backsliding.

International Business Times

Xbox next-gen console and handheld release dates leaked: what we know

The two gaming machines will finally reveal Microsoft’s grand plan to merge Xbox with Windows

Evening Standard

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,' 'Warzone' Season 3 Face Delays; Release Moved to April—Here's Why

The upcoming releases for Call of Duty have been delayed to next month, much to the disappointment of waiting fans.

Player One

Activision Confirms 'Call of Duty' Used AI-Generated Visuals in the Game After 'AI Hand' Fiasco

Activision Blizzard recently confirmed that it used generative AI to create in-game visuals for Call of Duty.

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'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Season 2 Reloaded Adds 'Bullet' Map That Forces Enemy Encounters

Call of Duty's Season 2 Reloaded is here, and it brings the Bullet map, which is the thinnest map of all time.

Player One

Call of Duty's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costs like $90 and even the die-hards are in shellshock: 'Cash cow-abunga!'

Radical-ly expensive.

PC Gamer

'We should be a little scared of what we're putting out there': Overwatch 2 lead designer says hero perks are about 'letting go' of perfect balance

Blizzard is finally letting fun be louder than balance in Overwatch 2.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them'

But also calls it "the best subscription business of all time."

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time

The most exciting thing to happen to Overwatch 2 since Overwatch 1.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'

"It took a lot of resources and distracted them."

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 is getting radical changes that might finally help that '2' make sense, starting with a third-person mode and over 160 hero perks

Blizzard wants fans to rediscover their love of Overwatch with its new perks and modes.

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Windows Central

Overwatch 2 devs say Stadium is "the biggest game mode we've ever made," and it looks wild enough to make my head spin

Later this year, Overwatch 2 is getting Stadium — a crazy new mode with unlockable powers, a new format, and more.

PC Gamer

For COD’s sake: One player’s 763-day legal quest to make Activision unban their account ends in total success: ‘Worth the effort’

Now that's some serious dedication.

Fortune

Gamers are accusing Elon Musk of cheating at popular video games by allegedly turning to loopholes and hiring better users to play for him

“I don't see the reason to do this,” one Diablo IV gamer said, “because he's already famous—very famous.”

Windows Central

Over 8 billion game hours were spent with Blizzard in 2024

Blizzard Entertainment's President shares some light-hearted statistics from her first year at the helm

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Some long-awaited classic Activision-Blizzard games just appeared on the Microsoft Store, could Xbox be getting another Game Pass injection?

Call of Duty + United Offensive, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have appeared on the Microsoft Store, so will they come to Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

As a Diablo fan, I'm rooting for the success of its strongest competitor: Path of Exile 2

With Path of Exile 2 launching soon, Diablo 4 devotees are pushing back on the notion that it spells doom for Blizzard and, rather, brings innovation to both games.

Windows Central

Another Activision Blizzard gem is crashing onto Xbox Game Pass in *checks watch* two days

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is headed to Xbox Game Pass on December 4.

GamesRadar

Avowed is selling 5 days of early access, and in a surprise twist fueled by Xbox buying everyone, Obsidian's RPG is coming to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net

Fork over $90 and you can play Avowed five days early

Windows Central

One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is launching day one on Blizzard Entertainment's PC storefront Battle.net.

Windows Central

Everyone's favorite purple dragon Spyro is about to finally join the Xbox family through Game Pass — here's when

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is about to hit Xbox Game Pass, with confirmation following a new tease from Xbox.

PC Gamer

The best Black Ops 6 map for XP grinding finally got a 24/7 playlist, so you know what to do

This weekend, stake out on Stakeout.

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