Xbox Talks #30 - Game Pass Family Plan, Act/Blizzard acquisition, Series S performance boost

Xbox Talks #30 - Game Pass Family Plan, Act/Blizzard acquisition, Series S performance boost

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Microsoft Defends Activision Blizzard Acquisition, Claims Studio Makes No “Must Have” Games

Sony states their concerns about Microsoft's Activision acquisition - " can influence users' to “switch consoles”. no one can replicate what COD can offer and gaming studios can't create a title that can compete with the series.

Square Enix has reportedly confirmed it’s ‘looking to sell stakes’ in its studios

Someone finally beat the $20,000 Halo 2 No Death challenge

Microsoft Starts Testing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Family Plan

Diablo 4 Playtests Reportedly Creating 'Positive Buzz' At Blizzard

Activision Blizzard Increases Development Headcount by 25%

User Opinion - The state of Minecraft on Xbox is a huge disappointment and the marketing has been dishonest

Halo Infinite's open world saw "significant scaling back" from original design

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Ghost Recon Wildlands, Turbo Golf Racing, Two Point Campus, and More

There is now an official way to report games with broken or discontinued achievements to Microsoft, if the game is not delisted

MultiVersus Is The Most Popular Free-To-Play Game On Xbox Right Now

'Xbox Moda' - Did Among Us VR just leak a xbox VR headset?

[Tom Warren] Series S could see a performance boost soon

Microsoft Rewards Now Available in 38 New Countries

Logitech announces a dedicated cloud gaming handheld that supports Xbox Cloud Gaming and more -

Halo Infinite Players Are Already Doing Amazing Things In The New Forge Mode -

Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC has sold 1 million+

‘Scorn’ - Playthrough will take between 6-8 hours and file size is around 50gb

Overwatch 2 survey potentially points towards $45 skins

Activision's active player base falls below 100 million for the first time since 2019

Rumor - "A new source that has corroborated, that the Elite V3 will be tied to a major release in 2023. Also a peripheral for Forza will be released in 2023... assume it will be a steering wheel"

Calico Gets Review Bombed On Xbox, Dev Calls For 'Better Moderation'

Ed Boon Dispels Rumors that Mortal Kombat 12 Would Be announced at EVO 2022 - "“It's time for Street Fighter and other great fighting games to be in the sun! Let's enjoy that!"

user opinion - With Forza, Redfall and Starfield coming up in 2023, Xbox should consider doing more pre-release presentations for exclusives.

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