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Xbox articles

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and the future of gaming

This isn’t a blog about the business of video games, but there was one piece of industry news this week that was such a shock that I had to cover it - Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. A long time coming Really, this story started a lot earlier...

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The good stuff

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea (PC) retrospective

GTA IV's Liberty City is still the best virtual city ever made

Searching for God in Starfield

Resident Evil HD Remaster (PS4) retrospective

The Sims (PC) retrospective

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2) Master League retrospective

The newbie's guide to buying Formula 1 models

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PS4) retrospective

Formula 1 97 (PS1) retrospective

BioShock Infinite (PC) retrospective

Fable (PC) retrospective

Resident Evil 2 Remake (PS4) retrospective

How to run a half marathon (better)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360) retrospective

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