#February2017
Microsoft Reveals Xbox Game Pass, A Netflix-Style Gaming Subscription
This is pretty goddamn awesome. Microsoft has revealed Xbox Game Pass, a gaming subscription services. $9.99 a month, over 100 games, any game you purchase will be discounted 20% off.
Microsoft Rebuilding Xbox One Dashboard With Emphasis On Speed
Microsoft is finally rebuilding their XB1 dashboard. Previously, it was built around Kinect usage. Which currently probably pleases the two people who use Kinects. However, the next iteration is going to be fast and furious. Fast! And fucking furious!
‘Gears of War 4’ Launch Trailer: Lock and Load and Chainsaw Guns and Mechs
Microsoft and its Cabal have released the Gears of War 4 launch trailer ahead of the game’s upcoming release. The motherfucker is everything you’d expect from a trailer for the franchise. You know, big guns. Big people. Big monsters. Big action. I’m ready.
‘Game of Thrones’ composer is handling ‘Gears of War 4’ score
Some epic as fuck music is coming to the epic bro-fuck as fuck Gears of War 4.
Microsoft claims “Project Scorpio” will have VR Exclusives; declares console generations dead
I’m selling my XB1. Do you want an XB1? ‘Cause I’m certainly going to be buying a Project Scorpio, and I’m certainly going to be playing any XB1 exclusives until then on my PC. That said, I’m buying Project Scorpio because I’m a Consumerist Whore, not because of any VR exclusives.
Microsoft’s ‘Xbox One S’ is dropping August 2
Don’t have an XB1 and are looking to get on the train with the new “S” model? Have an XB1 but are looking to slim-down, and sexy-up? Microsoft has a date of arrival for you.
‘Sea of Thieves’ E3 2016 Trailer: Rare Brings Yarr’ll A Pirate Sim
I appreciate the fuck out of the conceit of this game, Sea of Thieves. It ain’t for me. But I appreciate it.
Microsoft turning every Windows PC into a potential Xbox One
I haven’t used my XB1, at all. It appears that I may be able to sell said unused XB1 quite soon, since my gaming PC will essentially be one.
Microsoft has ended ‘Xbox 360’ production; fare thee well
It is with somber tones, ashen eyes, and a strained sadness that I announce that the Xbox 360 has ceased production. Man, my Xbox 360 and me spent some serious fucking time together. Or rather, my three Xbox 360s and me spent some serious fucking time together. From Gears to the Mass Effect series to Fallout 3, I probably chalked up thousands of hours of my twenty-somethings on Microsoft’s sophomore console.