Leaked email reveals Phil Spencer’s damning verdict on AAA games: ‘Most publishers are riding the success of franchises created 10+ years ago’

A whole lot of interesting (and occasionally awkward) secrets were revealed by the big Microsoft document leak that occurred last week. One of the most notable bits was a brutally frank analysis by Xbox boss Phil Spencer on the current state of major videogame publishers like Activision and Electronic Arts, who Spencer said are struggling…

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Payday 3’s launch has gone so badly that Starbreeze says it’s now ‘looking at the possibility of some sort of offline mode’

The launch of heist-shooter Payday 3 last week has not gone well. Persistent server problems have frustrated players, and the game’s always-online requirement means that even people who want to play solo are having trouble getting into the game. The net result: A disastrous “mostly negative” user rating on Steam, where 68% of the nearly…

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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2310.230921-2200)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…

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Poll: Have You Come First In F-Zero 99 Yet?

Chasing cars. When Nintendo surprised its community with the release of F-Zero 99 on Nintendo Switch Online, we honestly weren’t quite expecting it to be as good as it is. And yet, demonstrating a clever twist on the classic SNES title, it wound up being what we’d argue is the best of the ’99’ range…

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