After Microsoft decided to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass and replace the Game Pass console subscription with a new Standard subscription, the FTC filed a complaint in federal court last week, complaining that the changes would cause “consumer harm.” Microsoft has now responded to the FTCsuggesting the comments are “misleading.” Microsoft responds to … Read more
I’ve been a customer of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series for a few years now and there’s one reason I’ve stuck with this series, and that’s the enduring value of Samsung’s tremendous trade-in value. The Galaxy Z Fold series, like pretty much the entire foldable market, isn’t cheap. A few years ago, I went all-in … Read more
Flintlock, Dungeons of Hinterberg, and Kunitsu-Gami are all coming to Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass subscribers are surprised by the addition of three day-one releases to the platform at once. Generally speaking, day-one additions to Game Pass are fairly common. Typically, there are at least one or two new titles joining Xbox Game Pass each … Read more
Subscribe to Pure Xbox on YouTube25k In December 2018, A44 Games released Ashen . With a striking art style, beautiful atmosphere and great combat, it remains an indie gem of the soulslike genre. Now, five and a half years later, the team is back with Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn , a soulslike that is … Read more
Subscribe to Pure Xbox on YouTube25k Is it just us, or has Capcom been on some kind of record-breaking streak of fantastic form since about 2016? The Resident Evil 2 Remake generally improved the game in terms of innovations, Street Fighter 6 is the best series since Street Fighter 2 Turbo (fact) and movies like … Read more
Xbox puts the new Call of Duty on Game Pass, day one. A year ago, when the FTC challenged Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard in US courtsThe idea of an annual Call of Duty on Game Pass made gamers very happy. Now, however, the monkey’s paw is curling. Earlier this week, Xbox announced that it … Read more
Is this good or bad news for Xbox Games Pass? (Microsoft) Thursday’s letters page recommends The Finals and other free-to-play titles, while a reader suggests a new retro-styled God Of War game. To join the discussions yourself, email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Changing levelsCorrect me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Microsoft insist a few months ago that there … Read more
Call Of Duty on Game Pass comes at a price (Microsoft) There are big price increases coming at all levels Xbox Game Pass, as the console service is being phased out and replaced with a service without day one games. In May, Microsoft confirmed that Call Of Duty would be coming straight to Game Pass … Read more
What you need to know Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s all-you-can-eat gaming subscription service, featuring hundreds of games and day-one titles from Microsoft’s internal studios, including ABK titles like the new Call of Duty. Like Netflix, Spotify and other services, Microsoft is now raising prices across all existing subscription plans, including console, Ultimate and PC. … Read more
New research shows that almost half of people fail a financial literacy test that asks three key questions about interest rates, inflation and risk. A survey of 3,000 adults, weighted to be representative of the country, found that 20 percent got no answers right and another 24 percent got only one answer correct. According to … Read more