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Game Pass
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Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #2) play as the monster in CARRION
If you're a fan of horror, then The Thing is on your favorite movies list. Now, imagine for a moment, being able to play as the creature and that's what you do -- no licensing, no IP, no relation to the Carpenter or 50s…
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Maybe Game Subscription Services like Game Pass Aren't the Future?
We've talked here before about the Achilles heel of Microsoft's Game Pass service, and even Phil Spencer not 100% on its future, see: Microsoft CEO of Gaming Hints Closing Game Pass if Subscriber Numbers Don’t Meet…
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Microsoft Raising Game Pass Price Again and Introduces New (Sub)Standard Subscription Tier
Hold your wallets, if you want or need another .. Good Reason NOT to Renew Game Pass Ultimate No, this isn't about rogue chat bots running rampant during play sessions: @OllieNorris posted a screenshot of their…
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Newly released Palworld #1 on Steam, played it, yet? Lethal Company still top 15
Ed. Writing about games in a genre that isn't your favorite and yet popular -- even if it's only popular for a short time -- is not this author's strong point, so asking for reader's patience on this one. Just because a…
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How To Use Game Streaming Services to Decide Which Games to Buy
We continue to be more than casual fans of game streaming services here at PGM, but with a wary eye when it comes to ownership of games versus renting (more on that later in this article). We also can/will cancel game…
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Deeper Than Normal Holiday Discounts on Xbox Series S/X Due to Lackluster Sales?
Came across a piece from Tom's Hardware speculating that the holiday deals we're seeing on the XBox Series X are a result of lackluster sales? We'll get to that, shortly. One thing our youngest grandson wanted for…
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Starfield Developer gets Defensive with Players, and yes, it is Offensive
We don't do this with every new game at PGM, but Starfield got its own Discord discussion thread, multiple posts here (see: Where/When/If You Will Be Playing Starfield Launching Wednesday 9/6/2023? and Uh Oh, Some…
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Iron Galaxy to make Killer Instinct Free-To-Play on Steam/PC and Xbox
Good news for those that enjoy fighting game Killer Instinct. The base edition is going free-to-play on both Steam/PC and Xbox . The date of when exactly this is happening, as of this writing, has not been announced,…
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"Most" of Microsoft's 238,000 Employees To Lose Benefit of Free Access To Game Pass Ultimate, Says Report (UPDATE - they reversed decision)
UPDATE 11/7/2023 @ 5:28am PST : Microsoft has reversed their decision described below. The fact they were even contemplating it doesn't change the rest of the information below. See this article for the reversal (thanks…
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Microsoft CEO of Gaming Hints Closing Game Pass if Subscriber Numbers Don't Meet Expectations by 2027
Is Microsoft's Game Pass in some kind of financial trouble? Is Game Pass unprofitable with the number of paying subscribers? Would not have thought that to be the case, but this MSN article (ironic!) somewhat suggests…
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Where/When/If You Will Be Playing Starfield Launching Wednesday 9/6/2023?
A big game launch is coming about a week from this post. In the developer's own words, "Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V:…
