Take a step back from the bleakness of the world right now and absorb some good vibes. In today's good news roundup, Razer and Maingear are stepping up to help with the pandemic, Microsoft is giving employees a much-needed break, and more.
Twitch is rolling out its Watch Parties beta this month. The program will begin with US partners but will expand elsewhere to creators in different countries over time.
There have been a lot of game delays due to the spread of the coronavirus, and Amazon's New World joins those ranks. The studio announced today that it's been delayed to August.
Recently, Microsoft hosted an Inside Xbox show from home. The event had a number of amazing announcements, and we got a look at a lot of titles like the upcoming Grounded. However, what happened after is the focus here. Sony's Shuhei Yoshida congratulated Xbox's Phil Spencer.
Capcom has shared a roadmap for Resident Evil Resistance, showing that players can look forward to some monthly updates over the next few weeks. We don't know what each update will contain yet though.
Another new Windows Insider build is now rolling out to Insiders on the Slow ring. This build comes in at build number 19041.173, and it includes a handful of bug fixes.
With more people now working from home, Microsoft is beefing up Teams with several new features. One of the biggest is the ability to add custom backgrounds during video calls to add a little fun to the experience.
The Your Phone app has received a couple of slight UI tweaks for Windows Insiders in its latest update. The button to compose new messages now resembles its look in a lot of Android apps. The dark theme is also now slightly less dark than before.
According to a recent financial investor call, Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting as much DLC as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had 16 pieces of free DLC, as well as two paid expansions.
Fallout 76: Wastelanders was revealed back at E3 2019 but has since been delayed a number of time. Bethesda teased that some random characters and a reputation system would be added, but it was unclear what the scope of the changes would be.
Microsoft recently announced a consumer version of Microsoft Teams. Now, you can sign up to be notified when it becomes available.
Surviving the Aftermath is an apocalyptic survival game from Paradox Interactive. Paradox Interactive is known for strategy games like Cities: Skylines and Stellaris. According to Windows Central's Samuel Tolbert, "since its release, the game has received numerous updates, adding new features like trading vehicles and Twitch integration."
Rust is a popular survival game that's become quite the sensation on PC. A few months ago, Double Eleven announced that it was bringing the title to consoles, but it seems like development is much further along than anyone expected.
Microsoft's upcoming Surface Duo continues to show up in the wild. This time, Microsoft corporate vice president Brad Anderson shared an image of him using it on his deck.
The latest beta isn't a big one, instead focusing on fixing what was already there.
As more people have to work and learn from home, Microsoft's cloud services continue to grow in usage. Microsoft Teams saw a growth of 1,000 percent in March for video calls.
Minecraft added three new songs by composer Lena Raine, and they're absolutely perfect.
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