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'7 Days to Die' meets 'Animal Crossing': This wholesome survival game for Xbox and PC has some interesting inspiration

Cozy meets survival to explore safety and danger in Winter Burrow, a unique genre-mashup from Pine Creek Games that offers a more approachable survival experience with a storybook aesthetic.

Winter Burrow key art.

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"I wish everybody could play my game." The Outer Worlds 2 director doesn't like its $80 price tag either, and says it was an Xbox decision

The first Xbox game to cost $80 is The Outer Worlds 2, but its director says the price was chosen by Microsoft and Xbox, not Obsidian, and simply wishes everyone could play.

The Outer Worlds 2

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7 changes for Call of Duty that I know could improve the game in 2025

Anticipation for this year’s Call of Duty is ramping up. Still, as a longstanding fan, I have some grievances I would like to see the next premium game address.

Call of Duty operator bundles coming to Season 4 from left to right, the Tracer Pack: Olympus Bolt Mastercraft Ultra Skin, the Tracer Pack: System Breach bundle, and the Tracer Pack: The Goat Ultra Skin.

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Xbox Game Pass is having its most insane quarter ever — with more games and variety than ever — and gamers are starting to notice

Xbox Game Pass is having an absolutely insane quarter, and it'll be interesting to see if Microsoft shares stats when the next quarterly earning report drops.

Xbox Game Pass with "Why can't I hold all these limes" meme guy.

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Available now, this might be the darkest and most gorgeous metroidvania hitting Xbox and PC this year

Craving a new punishing soulslike adventure? Pick up arms in Mandragora and become the hero of a world that has fallen to ruinous monsters. Crafted by narrative experts previously known for Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree’s narrative is almost as haunting as its combat.

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree screenshots showing off gameplay for the 2.5D side scrolling action RPG that blends metroidvania and soulslike gameplay.

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"It's literally tens ofmillions of hours." Xbox CEO Phil Spencer celebrates Xbox Cloud Gaming's "dramatic growth," now with per-device usage charts.

Recently, Microsoft shared a full breakdown of Xbox Cloud Gaming's usage distribution by platform, and mobile is a lot lower than you might think.

Xbox Cloud Gaming distribution, December 2024, Xbox One: 21.9% (79°)Smart TV: 21.1% (76°)Windows PC: 20.8% (75°)Xbox Series: 19.4% (70°)Mobile: 6.7% (24°)Other Desktops: 5.3% (19°)Other Devices: 4.7% (17°)

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