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Xbox Exec Gives An Update On The July Xbox Series X Event

Microsoft's next Xbox Series X event is poised to be the biggest and most exciting one yet. During the company's July Xbox 20/20 event, Microsoft will showcase a series of first-party Xbox Series X games, including Halo Infinite. The company may also use the show to reveal the long-rumored all-digital next-generation Xbox. We don't know what to expect for sure yet, but Microsoft has now provided a small update on how planning for the event is coming along.Xbox marketing director Aaron Greenberg--who heads up planning for these events--said on Twitter

Devs Creator Alex Garland On Why Video Game Movies Don’t Work (And His Favorite Animal Crossing Villager)

Alex Garland has garnered himself quite the reputation for sci-fi and horror fans with his dense and philosophical projects like Ex Machina, Annihilation, and this year's Devs, his first foray into the world of serialized storytelling with FX on Hulu. Themes in Garland's work tend to deal with things that provoke a certain sense of existential dread, like the nature of mortality and the ethics of artificial intelligence, so it's really no surprise that the writer/director's favorite video games tend towards the similarly weighty.Speaking with GameSpot during the Play for

PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X: How do they compare?

It’s finally happened: both Sony and Microsoft have shown their hand. We now know what both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X look like, what’s inside of them, and what kind of games they’ll have. So now’s as good at time as any to start properly comparing them, yeah? Both companies almost seem to be inviting the contrast, as they’re doing things very similarly and yet differently at the same time. While we’re still missing some details on both consoles — namely, the goddamned price, come on you two

ShackStream: Bleeding Edge with the developers

Bleeding Edge has been out for a moment now, bringing Ninja Theory’s take on hero-based competitive combat to Xbox One and PC. On a special edition of ShackStream, we’re getting together with developers of the game to play for an extended session today. Bleeding Edge came out on Steam, Xbox One, and Windows 10 on March 23, 2020. The stylish 4v4 competitive game allows two teams of four players to take up one of the game’s growing roster of heroes and throw down in a number of competitive modes. We’ve

Shack Chat: What is your favorite beat-em-up?

Some genres are too sweet and pure for this world. The beat-em-up, aka the brawler, brewed the perfect mix of colorful graphics, hard-hitting feedback, and fast gameplay for arcades in the '80s and '90s. They're not as prolific today outside of anthologies of golden oldies, but back in The Day, you couldn't walk into any quarter-gobbling den of iniquity (so named by parents) without tripping over quality titles from the likes of Capcom, Sega, and Konami. With Street of Rage 4 just over the horizon, the Shack staff broken open

Bleeding Edge Is Out Now, And It’s On Game Pass

Bleeding Edge finally launches today on PC and Xbox One, and if you happen to be a member of Xbox Game Pass, you can already play it at no additional cost. The game is being put out by the recently acquired Xbox studio Ninja Theory, and like all of Microsoft's first-party offerings it's being included in the subscription service.The melee-focused team shooter is inspired by MOBAs, and our own hands-on impressions found it fun but with a steep learning curve. The Standard version costs $30 without Game Pass.Each team is

Bleeding Edge Available Now with Xbox Game Pass

SummaryBleeding Edge is available now with Xbox Game Pass and on Xbox One, Windows 10 and SteamPlay from now until March 31 to unlock exclusive Punk Pack itemsMekko, everyone’s favorite trash-talking dolphin will be coming to the fight soon after launch The day is finally here – Bleeding Edge is now available worldwide with Xbox Game Pass and on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam! From humble beginnings as a passion project developed by a tiny team at Ninja Theory, it has been absolutely incredible to see Bleeding Edge smash

Bleeding Edge Achievements Revealed

Summary All 10 of the game’s achievements are revealed below Earn a total of 10 achievements for a 1000 Gamerscore Bleeding Edge is available March 24 on Xbox One, Windows 10 PC, and Steam as well as Xbox Game Pass Next week, gamers will be able to experience a brand-new type of multiplayer mayhem with the release of Ninja Theory’s Bleeding Edge on March 24. Bleeding Edge will be available on Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Steam as well as included with Xbox Game Pass the day it launches

Xbox Series X Has A Big Advantage Over PS5 For Backwards Compatibility Right Now

The next-generation of consoles continues to come into focus. Both Microsoft and Sony have shared a lot of details on their new consoles in recent weeks, and one element that is resonating particularly strongly with consumers is their different approaches to backwards compatibility--or, at least, the messaging of how this much-loved feature will be implemented. Right now, based on what we know today, Microsoft's Xbox Series X has a huge advantage over Sony's PlayStation 5 in terms of overall list of supported backwards compatible games and messaging about the feature.What