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Microsoft Console-Less Streaming Game Service Should Debut by 2020, Says Phil Spencer

By Charles Singletary, Nov 07, 2017 8:15am PST

The company attempted a trial of such a service in 2012, but it was too costly. Recent progress in cloud services is changing things, though.

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"Focus is good. Why talk about something three years away when there’s new hardware to sell in ..."

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Rainbow Six: Siege Free With 6 Months of Xbox Live Gold

By Charles Singletary, Oct 05, 2017 10:50am PDT

Securing yourself additional months of online play, discounted games, and a solid tactical shooter with this promotional offer.

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PlayerUnknown Talks PUBG 1.0, Xbox, DJing, and Updates at TGS 2017 Interview

By Asif Khan, Sep 27, 2017 10:00am PDT

Shacknews chatted with PlayerUnknown, Brendan Greene, about the future of PUBG and how he is handling the games's massive success at Tokyo Game Show 2017.

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"Haha. Dnagenomes fantastic driving skills on display! Good interview. Need Shackers shirts! "

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Is Free on Xbox One This Weekend

By Donovan Erskine, Sep 07, 2017 1:15pm PDT

Xbox Live Gold members will have full access to the game until Sunday night.

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"Skyrim: SE: Director's Cut: Remastered: GOTY: HDR: 4K: Fan Edition: Horse Whipped"

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Sea of Thieves Will Be Playable on Laptops and Potatoes

By Chris Jarrard, Aug 30, 2017 11:50am PDT

Rare’s high seas adventure can run at 4K and not so 4K.

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"The Forza Horizon 3 team borrowed some of that tech for the waves on their beaches."

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Forza 5 and Oxenfree Headline September Xbox Games With Gold

By Charles Singletary, Aug 24, 2017 11:15am PDT

Battlefield 3 and Hydro Thunder Hurricane round out the month's selection. 

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Titanfall 2 Drops Onto EA's Origin Access

By Chris Jarrard, Aug 01, 2017 9:00am PDT

Respawn’s 2016 mech-filled FPS is now available to Access subscribers.

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"Yeah I think I'll have to try that too. Really enjoyed the campaign."

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Microsoft Accuses 'Gaming Site' of Hacking Xbox Accounts and Selling Proceeds

By David Craddock, May 22, 2017 4:00pm PDT

Any in-game items you buy from iGSKY might be purchased using stolen money.

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GDC 2017: Xbox Live Creators Program Announced

By Donovan Erskine, Mar 01, 2017 2:10pm PST

Welcoming all developers to publish to Xbox One and Windows 10.

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CES 2017: First Look at the New NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV

By Asif Khan, Jan 12, 2017 6:00am PST

Shacknews got our hands on NVIDIA's brand new SHIELD Android TV Console at CES 2017. Check out this informative interview about one of the coolest things we saw at CES!

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"If you get the Pro version, or plug in a USB hard drive, I believe it can also be a Plex server. ..."

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Xbox Countdown is the Biggest Sale on the Console Yet

By Jason Faulkner, Dec 20, 2016 6:55am PST

Microsoft says Xbox Countdown brings 'epic games, great deals, and no lines.'

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"Hahaha! Great sign-off on this one. Anyone know if Sony is doing something similar? I'm getting ..."

- VictoriouSecret see all 4 comments

'Xbox as a Platform' Approach May Lead Microsoft To Digital-Only Media

By Jason Faulkner, Dec 13, 2016 7:10am PST

Larry 'Major Nelson' Hyrb lauds the digital storefront as an integral part of the 'Xbox Platform.'

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"Yep I'm totally onboard with carts, funny that we've come full circle from the optical media ..."

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Xbox Live Clubs and Looking for Group are available for Preview members

By David Craddock, Sep 06, 2016 2:01pm PDT

Check out Clubs and LFG functionality on Xbox One, while support for the Xbox app available on Windows 10 and mobile devices is coming soon.

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Xbox Live gamertags expire unless you log in at least once every five years

By David Craddock, Jul 25, 2016 2:30pm PDT

Hey, if you haven't tea-bagged your peers in half a decade, you probably weren't using the handle anyway.

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"Yep, same thing happened to me. For the longest time some nobody that never logged into their ..."

- Zollington see all 26 comments

Microsoft details Xbox revenue and other data during Q4 of FY 2016

By David Craddock, Jul 19, 2016 2:30pm PDT

Xbox Live is up, but hardware is down.

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"This is what drives me nuts about finance. Of course they knew mentioning the S would ..."

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