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Giant Bomb – that Microsoft is still planning on getting rid of Xbox Live Gold in the future.Grubb reiterated claims he made last year, after he originally stated that since Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component went free to play, Xbox Live Gold leaving would make sense.He said (thanks, VGC): “I just wanted to reiterate, Xbox Live Gold is still on a board somewhere saying ‘this is going to go away at some point’.” He added “Whether or not they’re actively talking about it right now, I don’t know, but they still have it on a roadmap saying ‘Xbox Live Gold will be dropped at some point in the future’.”The main reason Grubb gave for Microsoft not dropping Live Gold as of now is due to the fact it wants to keep growing Game Pass.“[Dropping

Microsoft has announced the games that are coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service throughout July.July’s Xbox Game Pass announcements are here, and they reveal what subscribers can expect to see on Cloud, console, and PC.First up is Dragon Quest Builders 2, releasing on Cloud streaming on July 8 – the game is already available on consoles and PC.City builder Tropico 6 also lands on July 8 for cloud console and PC, whilst UFC 4 comes to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on the same day thanks to its addition to EA Play.Next up are indie action brawler Bloodroots, and Farming Simulator 19, both coming to Cloud, console and PC on July 15.

Sea Of Thieves has a new event underway which encourages more friendly alliances to welcome the new uptake of players to the game.Flags Of Friendship runs from July 1 11am BST to July 15 11am BST, tasking players to gain Favour with the Bilge Rats.Defeating threats such as Skeleton Ships, Krakens and Flameheart’s forces will allow players to gain Favour.

Windows has confirmed that users with Windows 10 will not be offered a free upgrade to Windows 11 until 2022.When asked about a release date for Windows 11, the official Windows Twitter account confirmed that while Windows 11 is still due for a release in 2021, the free upgrade for Windows 10 devices would not be released until 2022.Though the reply states that the Windows 11 upgrade is due for “the first half” of 2022, it notes that this date is only for the upgrade rollout to begin, meaning that not all devices could receive it at the same time.Windows 11 is due out later in 2021 and will be delivered over several months.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer reportedly said that Halo Infinite doesn’t have a set release date as they’re “waiting on other games”.As reported by VGC, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stated in the latest Dropped Frames podcast that Microsoft doesn’t have a set release date for the upcoming first-person shooter just yet.He said: “For us, we know kind of our range in the three-to-four-week range.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that Fable fans should take confidence from Playground Games’ work on Forza Horizon 5.Phil Spencer spoke to Dropped Frames about the upcoming Fable project, which VGC spotted.“The only thing I can really say about Fable is, seeing the pedigree of the team and Playground, and where they set the bar for themselves in building a game—I think that showed with the Forza Horizon 5 preview that they had—I think people should just take confidence in that [studio director] Gavin [Raeburn] and the team there have that same level of focus on doing something amazing with an IP that we know is really important to a lot of Xbox fans, so we can’t wait to get to show more, but the team is just amazing.”Your story’s not over.

Microsoft has revealed that to get MLB The Show 21 running on the Xbox Series X|S, they had to trust Sony with the console’s hardware pre-release.To make sure that the game ran on the – at the time unreleased – Xbox Series X|S hardware, Microsoft sent it over to Sony, who until MLB The Show 21 released, had exclusive rights to the MLB series on PlayStation.Sarah Bond, the head of game creator experience and ecosystem at Microsoft, told Axios: “It was a real, real sign of industry trust”.Bond added that whilst Microsoft were working with MLB on a different baseball game, R.B.I Baseball, the conversation always shifted to MLB The Show: “We always said, ‘We love this game.

Outer Wilds, Monster Hunter: World and more will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on July 1.According to a post from Wario64, Microsoft plans on removing eight games from Game Pass next month, making June the final time players will be able to play them with the subscription service.Here’s a list of those games:Every month, Microsoft releases brand new additions to Xbox Game Pass that are available to play for a set amount of time in return for a monthly subscription fee.

Bethesda Softwork’s upcoming Starfield, said that developing on fewer consoles “is going to make for a better product.”In a recent interview with the Telegraph, Todd Howard discussed Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda and how it will affect the developers’ games going forward.“It’s really about focus, that’s what I would say. It’s nice to put the bar high, obviously, but it’s really good to be able to focus and say this is what we’re creating, and here is the bar.“Oftentimes,” he continued, “that is governed by just the timing of where you’re at, and where the hardware is at.

Xbox One by letting it play next-gen titles through its cloud gaming service.The tech giant talked about the upcoming feature in a recent Xbox Wire post, where the company mostly recapped its joint E3 2021 showcase with Bethesda.

Ninja Theory has revealed on Twitter that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will be shown at the Xbox Games Showcase Extended on June 17.After the first Xbox Games Showcase of this year’s E3, Microsoft will be hosting a second event with a handful of extra games, including conversations with developers from studios like Double Fine, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Rare, and others.Ninja Theory’s tweet states that fans should “Tune in tomorrow for a behind the scenes update on the development of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.”Tune in tomorrow for a behind the scenes update on the development of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.Thursday June 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BSThttps://t.co/7wNnrFkg3s— Ninja Theory (@NinjaTheory) June 16, 2021Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is

343 Industries‘ highly anticipated Halo Infinite has been through a difficult development but is set to launch later this year.Halo Infinite was announced back in 2018 along with a cinematic trailer that gave fans the first look at the sci-fi shooter.

Microsoft announced its second ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event during Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live.Starting from June 15, Xbox players will be able to download and play over 40 demos of upcoming and unreleased games for free.Much like last year’s Xbox Summer Game Fest, an Xbox Wire post has emphasised that “these are not normal ‘game demos’.”“Typically, the demos you see in our Demo channel are created after the game is completed (or nearly completed) and represent the final version,” read the post.“Many of these demos are early, and some are for games that won’t be out for quite some time.

Xbox exclusive for two years after an article leak by the French Xbox Wire team.Dolby Atmos and Vision, the latter of which is already available to participants of the Xbox Insider Program, is the Xbox’s licensed answer to the PS5’s Tempest Engine.As reported by the Wired Up Report the French Xbox Wire page briefly hosted a post that claimed that Dolby’s 3D audio tech and their vision improvement software would be exclusive to the Xbox Series X|S for a period of roughly two years.The translated information said: “The Xbox Series X|S has been Dolby Atmos compatible since their release and Dolby Vision will arrive on these consoles in 2021, both technologies will remain exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem for two years.”Microsoft quickly removed

The co-founder of Microsoft revealed is separating from his wife as “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”.The pair had been married for 27 years - and will continue to run the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together.In a statement posted to Mr Gates Twitter account, the philanthropist said: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.“Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.“We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together

Microsoft have announced a cut in the fees taken from developers when games are sold from their store.Previously taking 30 per cent, the cut will see them match the Epic Games Store at 12 per cent in an effort to entice developers to list games on their platform and stores.

Xbox Twitter account has commented that it is “more important than ever” to preserve classic games and gaming icons, as Nintendo and Sony remove old games.After it was announced that backward compatible games have been added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, the console’s social media team took to Twitter to clarify their views on the preservation of classic games.As time goes on, it becomes more important than ever that we ensure gaming icons and classics are preserved for new and old players alike.

Stalker 2.The showcase that was aired yesterday (March 26) featured a behind the scenes showcase from GSC Game World’s PR rep Zakahr Bocharov.GSC chose to mainly show off the derail on their character models, which had outfits that showed off the “scuffs, scratches, and sticking-out threads” that come with the wear and tear of working in the Zone.The video also showed off the detail of their weapon sculpts, as well as a close-up look at the teeth of characters in the game, which are designed in a manner which allows GSC to give every character a “one-of-a-kind smile”.GSC also promised gameplay footage from Stalker 2 later in the year.