Sony’s Helldivers 2 has crashed Xbox’s best‑seller list and — for a brief, loud moment — is outselling Microsoft’s own heavyweights on the Xbox storefront, an unusual reversal that speaks to how cross‑platform releases and live‑service economics are reshaping console competition today. The...
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This week’s Xbox calendar (August 25–29) reads like a high-stakes festival for players: a canonical remaster of a defining shooter, a long-awaited console arrival for a runaway multiplayer hit, a faithful -- and controversial -- remake of a PlayStation-era classic, and a stylish Shinobi revival...
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Pac‑Man’s 45th anniversary is getting a proper party: Bandai Namco’s year‑long “Make imPACt” campaign has been joined this weekend by an Xbox Free Play Days spotlight that lets Game Pass members jump into three Pac‑Man titles for free while limited‑time discounts make ownership tempting...
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Square Enix has officially confirmed that support for Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) on Windows 10 will come to an end on October 14, 2025, a date synchronizing precisely with Microsoft’s own termination of security updates for the aging operating system. For millions of FFXIV players on PC, this...
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If you've faced issues with automatic updates on Windows 11, you're not alone. Many users encounter disruptions that hinder critical updates from successfully installing. Fortunately, Microsoft provides multiple methods to manually install updates, ensuring your device is always up-to-date with...
this is for people that want to play against their mates but are having crossplay issues
Steam players: need to right click Stellaris from the steam ui, pick properites
then Betas and the cross_play server... if you now see Stellaris [Stellaris_Test] in the game title you got it right...