Remember the special Fortnite Xbox One console edition Microsoft introduced earlier this summer? The bundle included a purple console alongside a dark purple wireless controller, both styled after the game's iconic Storm. If you didn't pick up one of those bundles because you already own a console, Microsoft has some good news for you: the controller is now available to purchase a standalone item.
The game Cyberpunk 2077 will include futuristic landscapes, cybernetic implants in humans, new types of vehicles and weapons, and other science fiction elements, but none of that matters. Not when the game also has Keanu Reeves, aka Johnny Silverhand, "a rebel rocker boy who will be your companion throughout your adventure in Night City."
With September on the horizon, Microsoft has revealed the next round of titles that will be offered through Xbox Live's Games with Gold. As always, these games will be free to download to everyone who has a subscription to Xbox Live Gold, which is required to play Xbox One and Xbox 360 games online. September's games cover a wide range of genres, from shooters and stealth games to puzzle and fighting games.
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Last night, a very interesting rumor started making the rounds, claiming that Disney had plans to re-release video games based on Aladdin and The Lion King from the 16-bit era. It didn't take long for that rumor to be confirmed, with Nighthawk Interactive revealing today that it's acting as publisher on Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King.
The past weeks have been filled with news about smart assistants not just accidentally listening to conversations but those utterances being heard by complete strangers. That, however, it turns out wasn't just limited to the likes of Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. Even the likes of Microsoft Skype has been subjected to the same treatment so it's no surprise that even the Xbox One console is now reported to have been accidentally recording conversations for human ears to hear without the owner's knowledge.
Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that Ori and the Blind Forest is coming to the Switch later this year. That was a particularly surprising announcement because up until it happened, Ori and the Blind Forest was an Xbox One console exclusive. If you thought that maybe this meant Microsoft would consider bringing other exclusives to platforms like the Switch and the PlayStation 4, you might want to pump the breaks, because Microsoft says that isn't happening.
This week the folks at Western Digital released a new collection of WD_Black series hard drives (HDD and SSD) with radical new industrial designs. When you're buying a hard disk drive or solid-state drive, especially an external HDD or SSD, you'll first look at the capabilities of the drive - mostly innards. Then you'll look at the external bits - the way the case looks, the bits you'll be seeing every time you access your gaming machine. Because of this, Western Digital went the extra mile (in the right direction) with their latest round of WD_Black.
A couple of new official Microsoft-made Xbox One controllers were revealed this week - black and blue. Technically they're called Night Ops Camo and Sport Blue - and they're a bit more complicated than their simplest color conversions. Their release details aren't particularly shockingly different from their predecessors, but they've got some slightly different features than what's come in the past.
The folks behind PUBG kicked off Gamescom in a pretty big way, revealing that cross console play will soon be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. PUBG Corp says that cross platform play has been the most-requested features since the game launched on both consoles, and now it's finally becoming a reality. On top of all that, PUBG Corp. is gearing up to launch season 4 on consoles, which is going to bring some big changes along with it.
A little under a week from now, Hello Games will launch another big update for No Man's Sky. The game has come a long way since it was released back in 2016, and according to Hello Games, Beyond will grow the game even further. Apparently, Beyond is similar in size to the massive NEXT update No Man's Sky received last summer.
Gears 5 is unquestionably one of the biggest Xbox releases of the year, so of course that means it's getting a limited edition console. Microsoft is no stranger to making these limited edition consoles to go along with new game launches, and it seems that the company went all out with this particular bundle. Not only does the Xbox itself look neat, but you're getting quite a few bonuses in the box.
Earlier this year, the team at Hello Games revealed a new update for No Man's Sky called Beyond. Just the same as all the updates that came before it, Beyond will be a free update to the game, and it sounds like it's going to be a significant expansion to the content that's already there. Today, Hello Games told us when Beyond will be shipping out, and as it turns out, we don't have much longer to wait.