Category: Microsoft Games

Bethesda trademark provides another hint at a new Doom game

May 13, 2024

A trademark filed in January has surfaced that strongly hints toward a new Doom game. The trademark, which was filed in the US by Bethesda parent company Zenimax, is simply for something called IDKFA. While that might sound like nonsense, it’s actually a classic Doom cheat code that grants all […]

Rumour: A new Game Pass tier coming along with a price increase

That’s according to Rand Al Thor who was speaking on the Xbox Two podcast alongside Jez Corden of Windows Central. Rand Al Thor typically isn’t considered a leaker of information, so take everything said with a pinch of salt. During the discussion the duo tackled Tom Warren’s recent article in […]

Xbox’s Mismanagement: A Threat to Hellblade 2 Success & to Ninja Theory’s existence?

On May 21, 6 years and nine months after the first game arrived, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will be published by Microsoft on Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and PC. It’s a massive moment for developer Ninja Theory who have spent countless hours working on the follow-up to Senua’s […]

Tom Warren is hinting at a new Doom game being announced soon

Tom Warren of The Verge seems to be hinting at a new Doom game being announced, potentially at the Xbox summer showcase. On May 8 Tom Warren posted an article titled “Inside Microsoft’s Xbox turmoil” in which he discusses the recent shock announcement that Microsoft is shutting down multiple Bethesda […]

Sea of Thieves was the best selling digital game on PS5 in Europe last month

Things are rough at Xbox right now. Microsoft made the startling decision to shut down three Bethesda studios, and on top of that it was revealed that gaming subscription services, such as Game Pass, are not growing. But there is some good news for Xbox: former Xbox game Sea of […]

Tango Gameworks was pitching Hi-Fi Rush 2 before being shut down

According to a new report from Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, the team at Tango Gameworks was pitching a sequel to their critically acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush which launched last and was recently ported to PlayStation. Schreier spoke to several people behind the scenes and even seemed to have access to an […]

Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus aren’t growing. How does that effect Xbox?

It looks like non-mobile gaming subscriptions have hit a plateau, at least according to industry expert Mat Piscatella. Mr. Piscatella is the Executive Director at Circana which hoovers an ungodly amount of data which it then uses to advise various video game companies. Advertisements Quoting a Tweet he sent out […]

Microsoft & Xbox shut down multiple Bethesda studios, including the makers of Hi-Fi Rush

Xbox has made a shocking announcement that multiple Bethesda studios are being closed. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Tango Gameworks is being shuttered. While not a commercial powerhouse, Tango Gameworks has produced several beloved games such as Ghostwire Tokyo, but is probably best known for last year’s Hi-Fi Rush […]

Xbox Games Showcase announced for June. What can we expect?

Xbox has announced that this year’s Xbox Games Showcase will take place on June 9, and will be followed up by a Direct focusing on a mystery game which will most likely be Call of Duty. The Showcase will be livestreamed at 6pm UK time (10am PT, 1pm ET) on […]

Xbox revenue soars while console sales drop, and Microsoft is pleased with Xbox games performance on PlayStation

Microsoft recently released its quarterly earnings, revealing that its gaming revenue is soaring and that Xbox games are doing fantastic on PlayStation. According to Microsoft, gaming revenue was up a staggering 51% year-over-year to a record setting $5.45 billion. Unsurprisingly, its the new addition of Activision-Blizzard that Microsoft attributes this […]