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How The Xbox Series S Will Help Microsoft’s xCloud Streaming Service

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The Xbox Series S was recently unveiled as a cheaper alternative to the Xbox Series X, both of which are set to debut November 10th, though pre-orders started on September 22nd. Whereas the Xbox Series X will set consumers back $499, the Series S is more budget-friendly at $299. However, while gamers may pay less upfront, they may end up spending more in the long-run to compensate for the Xbox Series S’ lack of storage. This could be a good thing for Microsoft’s xCloud gaming subscription service, which launched on September 15th, 2020.…

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Want to join the Xbox Game Pass for PC beta? Get your first 3 months for only $1.

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TL;DR: A three-month introductory subscription to the Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) normally costs $14.99, but for a limited time, you can join for just $1. Often described as the Netflix for video games, the Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that offers access to a gigantic library of titles, all free to play and download.  If you’ve always been a PC gamer, that might be news to you: Up until very recently, the service was only available on Xbox One consoles. It was only just last May…

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Superstar Streamer Ninja Leaves Twitch For Microsoft’s Mixer

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If you know about any online video game streamers, it’s probably Ninja. With his colorful hair and skill in games like Halo and Fortnite, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the most successful people who films themselves playing video games for a living. And he’s found much of that success on Twitch.tv, the most popular place for streaming video games. But other companies are trying take Twitch down, most notably Microsoft. Over the past few years the technology giant has been building up Mixer, its own streaming platform that has…

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