Microsoft have responded to the US Federal Trade Commission’s assertion that the tech giant are now offering a “degraded” Game Pass experience, posing “exactly the sort of consumer harm” the FTC warned was possible in advance of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Nuh-uh, say Microsoft, who call the FTC’s letter “a misleading, extra-record account of the
Cars and coffee, eh? Those are two of the things I like in real life, but now they have come to Forza Horizon 5 and Series 36 of the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges. Of course, in addition to a new area to hang out and meet up, there is going to be a plethora of new
Spoilers ahead for The Acolyte. Ever since I started watching The Acolyte, there’s been a particular path I hoped it would head down, but wasn’t particularly sure Disney would allow, at least not explicitly anyway. You see, in the original Star Wars trilogy, the Jedi weren’t really a thing, they were just forgotten history, so
Earlier this week, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown was officially released on the Nintendo Switch by Bandai Namco. The game originally released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC more than 5 years ago, in early 2019. That said, you may be wondering how well the game is running on Nintendo’s hybrid console. That’s where
Summary Stampede: Racing Royale (Game Preview) is now available for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. Player feedback has helped the team understand how to make 60-player racing feel balanced and rewarding. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can grab a Starter Pack via Game Pass Perks. 60 drivers. Three rounds. One champion. Math was never
It’s the weekend! And that means you have another chance to solve a weekend Connections puzzle: they’re the same as the weekday Connections puzzles, but on a weekend. Yay! Read on for my hints and commentary on today’s game. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube772k Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat 7 is finally out on Nintendo Switch, and by all accounts, it seems like it’s a pretty successful port. In our own review, we called it the “absolute pinnacle of the series” and the “most comprehensive portable experience”, awarding it a hefty score of
1047 Games has confirmed that the servers for Splitgate will remain online for the next few months despite the announcement of Splitgate 2. The company “has no plans” to shut down the game’s servers at the moment but has removed the ability to purchase Splitcoin due to its incompatibility with Splitgate 2. Splitgate servers may
Ancient Phantasma – on console and PC It’s that time again. KEMCO are back with their latest retro turn-based RPG, with the release of Ancient Phantasma. This time around, you’ll be protecting your homeland from an invading threat, and look to become the world’s biggest hero as you do so. A Brave New Realm Now
Last week, Xbox announced it was introducing new Game Pass tiers and raising its subscription prices for existing members on September 12. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took issue with these changes in a filing yesterday to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In case you missed it, Microsoft revealed a new
Ho, wayfarer! Beware slight spoilers for Alan Wake 2 in the passages ahead. Deep in the Dark Place of Alan Wake 2 there is a forest that is not a forest – a zig-zag tunnel adorned with murals of a grisly woodland scene. Entering that tunnel, you find yourself sealed in at either end. But
Last week, we asked you to share moments sailing through your favorite games using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: shimo_ps shares sailing on a schooner in Windbound WarDaddyPlatine shares Nathan sailing through chaos in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Dario_OtherEyes shares an aerial view of Bayek and his skiff in Assassin’s Creed Origins
The live-service bubble has been bursting for a while. That much is clear. But with how long most triple-A (and even double-AA) video games take to make nowadays and how absurdly huge the possible wins are, it comes as no surprise it’s taking a bit of time to partially retreat from a model that’s grown
Sorry, fans of the live-action Halo TV series, which proved a bit controversial at time, but did end up winning a fair few folks over. After two seasons, it’s set to be cancelled by Paramount+, which has served as its home up until this point. Though, it sounds at though this might not necessarily be
Ubisoft stakeholders have expressed concerns about “mixed reviews” of an early Star Wars Outlaws gameplay showcase. IGN exclusively published 10 minutes of Outlaws gameplay this week, the response to which has been overwhelmingly negative. However, Ubisoft insists that the game will release on schedule. Early Star Wars Outlaws gameplay reviews highlight rough graphics and lackluster
A recently-discovered Helldivers 2 Xbox page has resulted in rumors that the game is headed to Game Pass, but we’re here to tell you that hell will freeze over before Sony puts its IP on Microsoft’s subscription service. That said, rumors have been swirling for a while that Sony is at least considering releasing the
A casting call has been discovered for an unannounced PlayStation Studios game that’ll supposedly feature “intense violence.” The casting call was originally leaked by a known insider back in May, but the rumor was overlooked due to little information. Now, a different outlet has apparently uncovered evidence of the casting call along with potential character
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has blasted Game Pass price hike in a new letter arguing against Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The FTC’s appeal against the merger is pending before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where the authority is attempting to make the case that Microsoft’s consolidation activity harms consumers.