Larry Hryb, better known by his Xbox live gamertag Major Nelson, has today (14 July) announced that he’s leaving Microsoft after 22 years with the company. Hryb originally joined Microsoft in early 2001, intiially as the editor-in-chief for MSN Music, but two years later he moved across to the company’s Xbox division and quickly found
One of the most anticipated gaming sales of the summer has arrived! Microsoft Store Ultimate Game Sale starts today and runs through July 31 with exciting deals on select Xbox and PC games, PC accessories, and Xbox console bundles. Games, Games and More Games! Save up to 80% on select Xbox digital games Now is
The Last of Us got a big upgrade for the PlayStation 5, and it seems like its sequel might be getting a similar treatment. Series composer Gustavo Santaolalla appeared to have implied that a Last of Us Part II PS5 upgrade is in the works. Santaolalla claimed there is an “improved version” of The Last
Assassin’s Creed is about to get more immersive for some players. Ubisoft has teamed up with OWO Haptic Gaming System to create a shirt that will offer “multiple different sensations such as impacts and parkour” when playing Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The system will come with an exclusive skin tailored to the game and will be
The first half of 2023 has come to a close, so there will be some more sales data coming out in relation to that time period. For example, there has been some new sales data released from Famitsu. The data is for gaming hardware and software sales in Japan from December 26th, 2022 to June
Henry Cavill’s stint as Geralt is coming to an end with The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2, and to prepare you for his exit and to tease you about what’s to come, Netflix has released a trailer for the season’s conclusion. Season 3 was split into two volumes by Netflix, with the first five episodes
Larry Hryb, affectionately known to the Xbox community as Major Nelson, has announced his departure from Microsoft. According to Hryb, he is leaving the firm to work on “the next chapter” of his career. “After 20 incredible years, I have decided to take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career,”
Dell make some cracking monitors, from titanic OLED ultrawides to more pedestrian models suitable for office work and slower-paced gaming. We normally focus on the upper end of the spectrum, but today we’re featuring an entry-level 27-inch 1440p model that’s able to deliver excellent image quality, wide viewing angles, a higher-than-normal 75Hz refresh rate and
Last week, we asked you to share your favorite gaming heroes using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s heroic highlights: wingsforsmiles shares Cal from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sorathluna shares Rivet from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart cold_desktop_4k shares Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West ScudmanVP shares Sam from Death Stranding Comput_ART shares Selene from Returnal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been denied its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that allows Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard. This is a major victory for Microsoft, bringing the company one step closer to becoming a gaming giant. The FTC filed its appeal yesterday, hoping to stop the deal from closing by its
Dungeons & Dragons- Honour Among Thieves Film Review Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is why we can’t have nice things. While it’s set in an established IP, it’s not a sequel. It doesn’t contain superheroes. It’s family friendly and completely accessible. Most of all, it’s really, really good, focusing on a quality script, delivered
Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical has been delayed by one week. Initially due out on August 3, the musical RPG will now hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on August 10. As for why, publisher Humble Games and developer Summerfall Studios says it is taking the extra week
U.K. regulatory agency, the Competition and Markets Authority, has extended its deadline for delivering a potentially new ruling on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition by six weeks. In April, the CMA blocked this acquisition over cloud gaming concerns, making Microsoft’s fight for the green light in this acquisition more challenging. But it shifted its sights on the
This is your early heads-up to set an alert for July 19. Because in just under a week, the Summer Sale lights up PlayStation Store, bringing with it blazingly hot discounts on thousands of games across PS5 and PS4. Game discounts will be offered for a limited time, and some titles will leave the sale
Image: Nintendo Life We are just one week away from the release of Pikmin 4 now. If you have been anticipating this one for the past seven years then we assume that you have already played through the demo and you might even have the preload all set up and ready to go on 21st
Join members of the development team at Arrowhead Game Studios for a deep dive into what you can expect with combat and co-op play in Helldivers 2, including a look at the Stratagems system featuring new weapons and more, tactical gameplay and strategies, armor, and more from the upcoming third-person co-op shooter game. Helldivers 2 will
Testament: The Order of High Human reviewed by Travis Northup on PC. “Testament: The Order of High Human answers the question: “What would the phrase ‘quantity over quality’ look like if it were turned into a game?” The result is a tedious, frustrating, and cringe-inducing fantasy adventure RPG that goes on so agonizingly long with
In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at several rumored Zelda games, and gets to the bottom of whether or not the rumors were true. Follow DYKG on: Twitter: http://bit.ly/2oOavs2 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2oO4jjA Facebook: http://bit.ly/2nIrFp9 Website: http://bit.ly/NpYDbD Research/Writing by Dr Lava Video Editing by TheCartoonGamer Narration by Remix Special Thanks to Jacob Newcomb