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Oct 31, 2023 | onmsft.com | Robert Collins

Activision has revealed some info on its upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Specifically, we now have the PC system requirements as well as when preloads for the game will become available. Oh, and the launch trailer shown above. As for those PC system requirements, see below.

Oct 31, 2023 | onmsft.com | Robert Collins

Former Halo developer Bungie has announced staff layoffs in what seems to be an ongoing trend in the gaming industry. Bungie of course is best known as the original developer behind the iconic Halo franchise, and was responsible for Halos 1-3 as well as Halo: Reach. Bungie went on to develop online FPS Destiny and its sequel, Destiny 2. Bungie was acquired by Sony in 2022. It is not publicly known how many Bungie staffers are being let go.

Oct 31, 2023 | onmsft.com | Robert Collins

As another month comes to a close, we now have a new month of Xbox Game Pass releases to look forward to. And even at this early stage it looks like there’s plenty to be excited about for Game Pass in November. Let’s start by getting the bad news out of the way: below are the games that will be leaving Game Pass soon as part of the bimonthly removals. Presumably these removals will occur somewhere around the 15th.

Oct 30, 2023 | onmsft.com | Robert Collins

At this point, nearly two years into its endeavor to break into mobile game streaming, only 1% of Netflix subscribers are taking advantage of Netflix Games. While this isn’t as paltry as it may first appear—that’s 1% of a 250 million member subscriber base, or about 2.2 million subscribers—it’s still likely less than Netflix is hoping for. Especially given that Netflix has upped its offerings to 77 games at the time of this writing. Among them: Sonic Prime Dash, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and more.

Oct 30, 2023 | onmsft.com | Robert Collins

Microsoft will soon start blocking unauthorized Xbox controllers and accessories on Xbox consoles. This move is part of a new policy that is apparently intended to push Microsoft’s official partner program. The unauthorized accessory ban will begin on November 17. Users have already reported getting an error message warning of the impending change, and at least one user has reported that their third-party controller has already been rendered useless with Xbox.