Microsoft raises its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price from $19.99/month to $29.99/month, rebrands Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard plans, and more
so GameStop claps back with this price-freezing deal Moz Farooque / TheStreet : Microsoft's harsh decision frustrates gamers Pure Xbox : ‘Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody’ Says Xbox Exec Defe...
Valve adds credit card-based age checks for UK users to access “mature content” games on Steam; Discord and others are using selfies for verification
UK's Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content Asha Bardon / CBR : Steam Now Needs Your Age & ID Verified When You Buy Mature Video Games Richard Devine / Windows Centra...
In a memo, Satya Nadella addresses the “enigma” of layoffs while “Microsoft is thriving”, saying the transition into the AI era “might feel messy at times”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO … Edwin Evans-Thirlwell / Rock, Paper, Shotgun : Dear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, please prove that an AI didn't write your insulting, vacuous blog about why you're la...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he does not “feel an imperative” from users to release a new Xbox console, and the team is “pretty set on the hardware”
but it doesn't need one Metro : Xbox boss insists there's no demand for a more powerful console yet Aleksha McLoughlin / TechRadar : Xbox head Phil Spencer doesn't see the need for an upgraded Xbox Se...
Twitch lifts its long-standing partner exclusivity requirement, letting partners stream on YouTube, Facebook Live, and other platforms with some conditions
with one caveat Ed Nightingale / Eurogamer.net : Twitch allows Partners to stream on rival platforms Tweets: Makena Kelly / @kellymakena : Twitch is allowing partners to simulcast streams to TikTok. B...