Like every Sunday, and now we are on the third that we maintain this section, it is time to inform you of all the most important things that have happened this week in the Xbox generation, that is to say the most relevant news of what happened in the gaming industry related to Xbox and PC. Of course, things got interesting again and we had several moments that we had been waiting for a long time.
But first, we start with things related to Microsoft and its services, such as new offers with gold, which are again marked by Halloween and a multitude of titles at reduced prices until tomorrow 31. On the other hand, the Games with gold of the month of November They have been announced, and as usual they are also very weak, but hey, as they say around here, do not look for a gift horse in the mouth, we can get interesting hours of pleasure with them. Plus, if you need to know how many games are coming to Xbox in November, here’s a full and detailed list.
Phil Spencer gave the floor with a single interview
Yes, certainly the head of Xbox has made several headlines again with an interview with the Wallstreet Journal, but first it is tacit to remember the announcement that the Age of Empires saga will finally arrive on Xbox, with Age of Empires II : Definitive Edition and the new Age of Empires IV later. Of course, we will have to wait until 2023. We will also have to wait for the re-release, the remake or as we can define the return of Age of Mythology, this kind of spin-off of the franchise, which has been great news for Fans.
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And it’s no coincidence that Microsoft also presented last quarter financial results this week, which continue to be positive for Xbox. Again, the numbers continue to rise, although especially those related to PC Game Pass, which have increased by more than 150%. And they weren’t to be as good as Phil Spencer wanted them to be, because in the aforementioned interview he assures that the prices of the consoles and the Xbox Game Pass service itself could increase in the future, although he clarified than not for this Christmas, because although you can “consume” in peace.
Regarding Activision and Call of Duty, he also spoke, of course, saying he wants to treat the franchise like he did with Minecraft, leading it into a new era of success without having to restrict access to any platform. . Although it looks like at the moment one of them won’t be the Metaverse, as Phil himself said, it seems “a bad game”.
Resident Evil returns this week in which Call of Duty is king
If you haven’t gotten lost in the bush without an internet connection, you may have already heard that the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched last Friday, scoring a number of sales hits, including the player record. concurrent releases of the franchise on Steam, where nearly 300,000 users were viewed. We’re still finalizing our review to include multiplayer, which no one had access to at first, but we expect it to be rated VERY HIGH.
And we mention Resident Evil, because from this Friday the 28th its Gold Edition is also available, which for only $ 49.99 we will have the full game, the new Shadows of Rose expansion and the possibility of replaying everything on the third nobody, a spectacular change that It gives a new look to the game. In addition, this new DLC offers us once again a big dose of terror.
Finally, we will end with two news that we believe are essential, the official announcement of one of the mysterious projects of the Poles of CD Projekt has been confirmed. It’s the witcher remake. The first title will be totally redone with Unreal Engine 5, a real opportunity to relive the first adventures of Geralt de Riv in video games with a new look. And one of the temporary exclusives that will come directly to Xbox Game Pass is Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, from Team Ninja and it already has a release date. The souls style title will arrive on March 3, 2023 on all platforms.
