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Introducing XP

Our ambition at XBOX is to be the number one entertainment company in the world. This means growing our games into enduring franchises that entertain, inspire and connect people across every generation and across the globe. That opportunity is why we’re creating XP. As Asha shared in her email this morning, XP is a new…

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Official Nintendo HORI Arcade Classic Pro Features Swappable Sticks, Paddle, And Even A Trackball

Marble Madness is back on the menu, boys. Veteran controller manufacturer HORI has opened pre-orders on a new arcade stick that seems brilliantly suited to the myriad inputs of retro arcade emulation. The HORI Arcade Classic Pro is compatible with PC and Nintendo Switch 2, and features swappable components adaptable for various classic coin-ops. An…

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If Xbox is ‘recommitting’ to its console, what does that mean for its recent ‘everything is an Xbox’ strategy?

After struggling to compete with the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, Microsoft’s gaming division has spent the last few years trying to remake the Xbox brand into a software label first and foremost: it started with Steam releases and cloud streaming, continued with the painful “This is an Xbox” ad campaign, and culminated in phrases like…

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How Half-Life 2 Forever Changed the FPS Genre

In 2024, just over 20 years ago, Valve created Half-Life 2, a first-person shooter that continues the story of silent protagonist Gordon Freeman. Once a humble scientist, Freeman now finds himself in the middle of a global war against a multidimensional species known as the Combine, with humanity’s fate resting in the balance. In short,…

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Harry Potter nerds have forced an undersea cable to be moved to avoid Dobby the house elf’s grave, now runs close to Bronze Age remains instead

An undersea power cable linking the UK National Grid to Ireland has been forced to relocate, after Harry Potter fans complained it would go through Dobby’s grave. You know, Dobby the house elf. The fictional character created by J.K. Rowling. Fans became aware of the desecration of Dobby’s memorial after a BBC interview with project…

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