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OnePlus launched the much-awaited OnePlus 9 series yesterday, March 23, but before the early adopters get their hands on the smartphone, the company is pushing an important update to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. The update carries version number OxygenOS 11.2.1.1 and adds performance improvements, Bluetooth fixes, system stability improvements. The update also includes lots of improvements to the came...

It’s day seven of Epic’s 12 Free Games Event and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator is here to liven up even the most boring Christmas party.Picture it: you’ve opened your presents and you’re currently...

Today on Twitter, Bethesda aounced that anyone who logged into Fallout 76 after its full release in 2018 will receive an entitlement to Fallout Classic Collection on PC. The deal also extends to Xbo...

Earlier this year, Razer went into a partnership with Microsoft to develop the first wireless keyboard and mouse combo for Xbox One users. The company has now aounced that it’s ready with the hardw...

Sony’s PlayStation Classic console is a cool little paperweight, but it isn’t a great machine for emulating original PlayStation games. With the prospect of modding on the horizon, we may get to play ...

Update:Telltale has confirmed earlier reports about its partnership with Netflix. Minecraft: Story Mode is coming to Netflix this fall and Telltale will publish a game based on Stranger Things for consoles and PC at a later date.Separately, we're thrilled to confirm that Telltale is developing a game based on Stranger Things that we'll publish to consoles a...

Spotify went public earlier last month, opening itself up to more scrutiny from walls quarterly basis, and that’s already begiing to bear fruit.In its firsteaings report, the firm revealed it had 170 million subscribers last quarter. Of those, 75 million were paying customers, almost double the 40 million sported by Apple’s Music service.For users who p...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of April 29 through May 5 that we think you should check out. It’s another busy week for [emailprotected] gam...

Normally we have to wait until closer to the end of the month for next month’s Games with Gold aouncement, but these ones appeared a little early. An unlisted video on Xbox’s YouTube chael has revealed which games will be coming to the program next month, and it’s another solid lineup like April. You can view the aouncement video below, which is still ...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of April 22 through April 28 that we think you should check out. Once again it’s a slower week marked by sever...

Update: The first batch of April’s original Xbox backward compatible games are now live.Original: Inside Xbox promised news on original Xbox backward compatible games and they sure did not disappoint. Though five titles leaked earlier today before the official aouncement, they weren’t the complete list. A total of 19 original Xbox games will be playable on...

This is usually where I list next week’s new games coming to Xbox One, but truthfully next week is pretty slow in terms of new releases. Most of them are indie games you probably haven’t heard of, and while I’ll still list them near the end of this article, I’m going to be changing things up this week. Instead, I’ll be focusing on the best games coming to Xb...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of April 2 through April 8 that we think you should check out. Once again it’s a quieter week with the absence...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of February 12 through February 18 that we think you should check out. It’s a quieter week than usual but among the launches next week include the awaited Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Dynasty Warriors 9.Kingdom Come: DeliveranceKingdom Come: Deliverance is a single-player RPG developed by Warhorse Studios. Players take on the role of a blacksmith named Henry who is thrown into a civil war in Bohemia during the early 15th century. Its massive open-...

If you’re looking for a way to play hundreds of some of the best indie games without breaking the bank, it just got a lot easier. Subscription PC gaming service Utomik has aounced a partnership with publisher Curve Digital to bring a selection of its award-wiing indies to the platform.In a press release, the company stated that games like Hue, Human: Fall Flat, The Little Acre, The Flame in the Flood, and more will be available in the coming months. This is in addition to the over 700 titles already available through the service, ranging from indie experiences from publishers like Curve Digital to AAA games from publishers like SEGA and Ubisoft.Utomik allows players to download games directl...

Update: You can pre-order the Xbox One Hyperkin Duke controller from GameStop right now for $69.99.Original: Seamus Blackley, one of the men who designed the original Xbox, has aounced that the Duke controller is coming back at the end of March for $69.99, close to the price of a standard Xbox One controller.Back in September, Blackley aounced that Microsoft had partnered with accessory manufacturer Hyperkin to bring back this misunderstood beast. No release date was revealed at the time, but now we know you can get your hands on one of the new Dukes in a few short months.As described by Hyperkin, the new Duke “sports a faithful recreation of the original controller’s form-factor with some u...

A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games.Xbox Wirecompiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of January 29 through February 4 that we think you should check out. Among the releases next week include EA Sports UFC 3 and the psychological thriller Asemblance.EA Sports UFC 3Back in November, EA aounced that a third entry in its UFC series was being developed for a 2018 release. The date has almost arrived as EA Sports UFC 3 launches in early February. Like its predecessors, it’s an MMA fighting game that aims to feature realistic physics and ...

In May 2017 we reported a major win for the Windows Store (now the Microsoft Store) when Apple said they would be bringing their iTunes music and phone management app to the Store “soon”, or at least before the end of the year.The Cupertino company, of course, failed to deliver, but promised: “We have been working with Microsoft to deliver the full iTunes experience to our customers and we need a little more time to get it right.”Now the first concrete sign of the work has shown up in the latest Windows Desktop version of the app.ITHome.com have noticed the build now includes a component called iTunesUWP.dll which will presumably mediate the store requirement and features for the Centeial ap...

Xbox’sLarry Hryb has revealed which four games will be joining the Games with Gold program in February. It’s not a spectacular month but the list this time is about on par with January’s titles (via Major Nelson).[embedded content]On Xbox One, players will be gettingShadow Warrior for free the entire month. Then starting on February 16 and lasting through March 15, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India will be available to download for free on Xbox One. It’s a smaller spin-off title from the main series that focuses on platforming in a 2.5D environment.Over on Xbox 360, players are getting Split/Second and Crazy Taxi, both backward compatible games. Split/Second will be free to download from Fe...

To close out the first month of 2018, Amazon is discounting dozens of video games for regular customers, though some are only available for Amazon Prime members. While this sale includes everything from 3DS games to PlayStation 4 games, we’ll just list some of the best Xbox deals you can find below (via DualShockers). Many of these titles are being offered for a discount of 50% off or more. These games range from immersive sims to action-adventures and everything in between. The aforementioned titles are just a short list of some of the best Xbox One game deals you can find in the sale right now. If you happen to be interested in other platforms like the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, PC, or PlaySta...