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Report: Microsoft is to 'nearly double' its employee compensation budget
Likely in response to the so-called "Great Resignation," Microsoft is vastly increasing its budgets for retaining and rewarding staff, according to this report.
Jez Corden
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Wallpaper Engine?
Microsoft may soon let you create your own dynamic themes for Xbox and PC
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A new app called "Xbox Dynamic Themes Editor" has appeared, thanks to a reliable Microsoft leakster. Here's what it looks like.
JRPGs for Xbox
Atlus asks if Xbox fans would like to get Persona, Shin Megami Tensei
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In a glimmer of hope for Xbox JRPG fans, Atlus of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei fame has begun asking western fans in North America for their opinions on Xbox.
Delayfield
Xbox head Phil Spencer responds to the Starfield, Redfall delays
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Starfield and Redfall essentially formed the basis of Xbox's 2022 lineup, and both have been delayed to 2023. Here's what Xbox head Phil Spencer had to say on the matter.
⚠️MAX⚠️
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX headset review: Maximum compatibility
The Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX boasts truly absurd 40-hour battery life, and some of the most impressive cross-platform capabilities in the biz. Is this $200 headset worth the asking price, though? We went ears on to find out.
Overwatch 1.5
'Overwatch 2' is running headfirst into an identity crisis
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"Why does Overwatch 2 exist?" is one of gaming's most compelling mysteries right now. As Blizzard sleepwalks into a big marketing problem, we have to ask the questions many Overwatch fans are themselves thinking about right now.
Carpe DRM
This weekend's Xbox outage put Microsoft's DRM back in the spotlight
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This weekend, thousands of gamers were unable to access their content over Xbox Live, which raised the ghost of the catastrophic Xbox One DRM argument.
Spreadsheets in space
Microsoft Excel is dipping its toes into gaming with EVE Online
EVE Online is grabbing an unlikely partnership with everybody's favorite spreadsheet engine.
Taking Flight
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has a real chance to make WoW grow again
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WoW has been in decline over the past few years, from its peak of 15 million monthly active users. With the upcoming expansion, Dragonflight, Blizzard has a real chance at recapturing that old magic. And there are signs they know how to do it.
📉
As lockdowns lift, Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook see stream declines
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With lockdowns easing, game streaming services like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook see year-over-year declines.
Unlikely
Will World of Warcraft ever come to consoles?
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Could World of Warcraft ever come to consoles? Probably not, but there's always a chance. Let's analyze the latest information, together.
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Clippy makes a cameo as part of Halo Infinite📎
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Microsoft's forgotten child Clippy has appeared in the unlikiest of places, as part of Halo Infinite.
Embraced
Embracer acquires Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and their studios from Square Enix
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Likely beating Xbox to the punch, Embracer Group has "embraced" Square Enix's entire western operation for a cool $300 million USD in cash.
Yes and no and yes
Is the Xbox Series S an upgrade over the One X?
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With the Xbox Series S "Lockhart" finally out in the open, many of you have been asking whether it's actually a definitive upgrade from the Xbox One X. The answer is complicated.
ALL THE GAMES
Everything Xbox Game Studios is working on: Roadmap, news, rumors
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Microsoft rebranded its contingent of internal studios to "Xbox Game Studios," and now counts ZeniMax's legendary teams among its ranks. Here's everything (we think) the studios are working on.
X FACTOR
There's no denying: Xbox has got its mojo back
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After Xbox's decade of discontent, Microsoft is gearing up to have a great generation with its Xbox platform. From boosted sales and engagement success, to building a platform of legendary characters and universes, the future looks brighter than ever for Microsoft Gaming.
Haloverwatch
... I kinda want Halo Infinite's cancelled 'Overwatch' mode
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As someone who finds standard Halo to be painfully dull, modes that shake up the traditional formula may be exactly what Halo Infinite needed to find a new audience.
To the former agents of Overwatch
Overwatch 2 for Xbox and PC: Everything we know so far
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Overwatch 2 was revealed back in 2019, but we haven't heard much since then. Gradually, we've been getting snippets of new information here and there, though. Here's everything you need to know about Blizzard's latest sci-fi shooter in 2022.
Here be dragons
Everything you need to know so far about World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
As expected, the next World of Warcraft expansion will take place on the Dragon Isles and feature a heavy dragon theme. Here's what we know so far.
Take flight
What we hope to see from World of Warcraft's rumored Dragonflight expansion
What could World of Warcraft's next expansion look like? Rumors point to a dragon-themed expansion, and we've rounded up all the latest rumors and speculation into one neat package.