Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, which offers access to a vast library of Xbox One games for a monthly fee, to Windows PC. Instead of console games, however, Xbox Game Pass for PC will offer “a curated library of over 100 high-quality PC games on Windows 10,” Microsoft announced Thursday. A statement from Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, called Xbox Game Pass for PC “a new experience that we are building together with the PC community.”

Microsoft says it will bring more of its own Windows PC games to competing digital stores, including Steam, as part of an effort to bolster its PC gaming presence. “We believe you should have choice in where you buy your PC games,” Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, said in an announcement on Thursday. “In March, we announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will come to PC later this year, launching on Steam in addition to the Microsoft Store on Windows,” Spenc

There was a moment during my first playthrough of Close Combat: The Bloody First when it felt like everything was going wrong. Close Combat: The Bloody First is the long-delayed, all-new version of the classic tactical strategy franchise. That’s when a pair of heavy infantry teams that I had placed in reserve took off at a run. Those heavy infantry teams were launching an attack all on their own, and they weren’t going to let me stop them. The team leaders of those heavy infantry squads stood th

Anthem’s developers will share more about the postponed Cataclysm endgame event during a livestream Thursday afternoon, and meantime they’ve set up a public test server where PC players can see the content as it’s being built. That doesn’t address all of the current known issues, but a community representative yesterday said the public test server and the player feedback it solicits should help with that ongoing process. The first one was part of the 90-day roadmap BioWare outlined following Ant

Even if you’ve watched every single Death Stranding trailer so far, you’d be forgiven for having no clue what the game actually is. The “Death Stranding” refers to supernatural events that occur after a series of mysterious explosions. So we know what Death Stranding is about, but what will you actually do while playing? Basically, everyone who joked that Death Stranding would be somewhat like a mailman simulator was kinda right — if delivering mail required you to run away from Mads Mikkelsen w

This makes the second month in a row for a current-year sports title being offered on Xbox Live Games With Gold. Portal: Still Alive was an Xbox 360 exclusive going back to the primordial days of Xbox Live Arcade. Earth Defense Force 2017 is also the second straight Earth Defense Force game on Games With Gold. Marooners for Xbox One and Comic Jumper for Xbox 360 and Xbox One are still available until tomorrow. Xbox Live Gold normally costs $9.99 per month (or $24.99 quarterly, $59.99 annually),

This year’s entry, titled plainly Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, will reimagine the 15-year-old franchise, according to developer Infinity Ward. After developing the triaged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and coolly received and under-appreciated Infinite Warfare, Infinity Ward says it wants to make a Modern Warfare that’s relevant and current. Jacob Minkoff, campaign gameplay director on the new Modern Warfare, made reference to another source of inspiration: Infinity Ward’s own Call of Duty 4:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward’s re-imagining of its modern military shooter franchise, will have two very big changes: This year’s game will feature cross-play support for multiplayer on PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One, and won’t have a “traditional season pass.”“With the launch of Modern Warfare, the team is taking steps to unite the community,” Infinity Ward said in a statement. “First, the team plans for Modern Warfare to be played together across PC and console through

Signs point to Larian’s next project being Baldur’s Gate 3. Baldur’s Gate is set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. The video file also contains the phrase “Gather your party,” an oft-heard refrain from the original Baldur’s Gate games. The revelation that Larian could be working on a new Baldur’s Gate affirms a rumor from 2018. The Baldur’s Gate games were originally developed by BioWare and published by Interplay and Black Isle Studios.

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Destiny 2’s new Season of Opulence drops June 4, but Bungie announced another reveal for only a few days later. On June 6, Bungie will show off what’s coming next for Destiny 2. This year’s is completely black, and the off-white glow is similar to the Pyramid ships players have seen hints of for a year now. The wording in Bungie’s tease suggests players will continue with Destiny 2 for at least another year. The presentation starts at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT, and will likely stream out through Bu

Ultimate will deliver a virtual reality mode, presumably the same kind of mode supported by the Nintendo Labo VR Kit in Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The reference to VR mode says only that it is available (in about five hours from now) and that it may be played using Nintendo Labo’s Toy-Con VR Goggles. — SSBUBot (@SSBUBot) May 30, 2019The Labo VR kit launched in April. Super Mario Odyssey has a “bite-sized experience” for the VR goggles, with Breath of the Wil

The heavy metal band Iron Maiden is suing the former owners of the Duke Nukem IP over Ion Maiden, a first-person shooter that launched on Steam Early Access in February 2018. Ion Maiden, developed in the 24-year-old Build Engine that first ran Duke Nukem 3D, is a canonical follow-up to Bombshell, which launched in 2016. Here’s Iron Maiden’s logo (as drawn on notebooks and school desks since the Reagan administration):And here is Ion Maiden’s logo, from the Steam marketplace. Iron Maiden’s compla

Though the new version skews closely to the animated film, at least a few of the tweaks can be attributed to Guy Ritchie. Polygon: Aladdin is so well-known, and I’m sure Disney was protective of meddling with the magic of the original. Guy Ritchie: You want it to hold on to enough of the nostalgia of the past incarnation. Not least is the character Jasmine, with whom I wanted to create a sort of equality of challenge. The original Aladdin has been criticized for its portrayal of Arab culture.

The Burst SMG is season 9’s newest weapon. The Burst is replacing the Silenced SMG, which is also being vaulted in this patch. The Burst is fairly accurate, at least at close ranges, but it won’t be a capable replacement for Assault Rifles like the Silenced SMG was. For a look at all the changes coming with this content update for Fortnite patch v9.10 you can look at the full patch notes below. Fires a quick 4 round burst.

Timed offers include a limited edition Steel Black PlayStation 4, discounts on the 4K-ready PS4 Pro, and deals on certain games including Days Gone and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Headlining the promotion is a 1 TB Days of Play limited edition PS4 at $299.99. The Jet Black 1 TB PS4 Pro will also be on sale at $349.99, down from $399.99. For games, the marquee titles on offer include Days Gone, God of War (2018), Marvel’s Spider-Man, and MLB The Show 19. That will include titles such as Bloodborne, Unch

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Kojima began hyping up a new Death Stranding announcement earlier this week, posting short videos to his Twitter account. New gameplay footage of Death Stranding appears to shows protagonist Sam Bridges (played by Norman Reedus) exploring new environments, like snowy mountains and moss-covered forests, and using climbing tools like ropes and ladders. Kojima Productions also showed off what might be multiplayer combat; a group of players in protective suits appears to be battling … something. M

Next month’s pair of free PlayStation 4 games for PlayStation Plus subscribers consists of Sonic Mania and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Sony announced Wednesday. Sonic Mania is a throwback to the 16-bit era of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, with side-scrolling platforming gameplay in which Sonic, Miles “Tails” Prower, and Knuckles are all playable. Sonic Mania was originally released in August 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. Borderlands: The Handsome Collectio

Kojima Productions offered a new look at Death Stranding today, as well as a release date. Alongside the release date and trailer, Kojima released a new statement about the themes of Death Stranding and its gameplay:People have created “Walls” and become accustomed to living in isolation. “Death Stranding” is a completely new type of action game, where the goal of the player is to reconnect isolated cities and a fragmented society. Hideo Kojima first unveiled Death Stranding at E3 2016, just a f